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Blarney Rubble.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY STARTS HERE: …with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on today, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin on "London Calling"…

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Feels like the sword is still out there.

DRAMARAMA give you "Anything, Anything" and a "Last Cigarette" for Twofer Thursday. DEEPER plays World Cafe. THE LEMON TWIGS share “A Dream is All I Know.” SPLIT ENZ shares "Murder," a previously unreleased song…

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Wednesmeh.

GUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo." THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN visits World Cafe. JEFFREY SILVERSTEIN covers…

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And the Monday goes to…

BLUE SWEDE: "Hooked on a Feeling," introduced by the late Don Kirshner. Ooga-Chucka. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bleachers, Kim Gordon, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Astrel K, Meatbodies,…

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The state of the blog is steady.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with ROCKPILE, a band that featured old pals Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds cranking out the rootsy pub rock. Let's start with "Teacher, Teacher" and "I Knew the…

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BTO > RTO

WRECKLESS ERIC: The "Whole Wide World," of course. With Ian Dury on the throne. FUTURE ISLANDS visits World Cafe. U2 shares video of "Beautiful Day" from their Sphere finale. NICK CAVE &…

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Logged a lot of phone time. Sigh.

HARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969. MANNEQUIN P*SSY visits World Cafe. OF MONTREAL retruns with "Yung Hearts Bleed Free." BUFFALO TOM shares "New Girl Singing." LA LUZ shares "Strange…

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Trying to seize the week, really.

THE BANGLES are "Going Down To Liverpool" to do nothing with Mr. Spock. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Faye Webster, Mannequin P*ssy, and more… BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Yard Act,…

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