This song has been in rotation at KCRW, and you can hear/see the official video here . I went with the live version, though, because the ...

RIP Nelson Mandela.

the idea for 'the perfect life' video is pretty simple... wayne and i in mariachi costumes walking around l.a. picking up a very r...

NSFW. Some of the other songs on Neko Case's new album are quite good and pretty catchy, but this is the one that's been sticking...

Here's the whole session.

This is a track from Camera Obscura 's new album, and it seems appropriate to keep with the Scottish theme this week.

There are many great Doors songs to choose from, but I have to agree with Digby that this is one of the best for featuring Ray Manzarek. ...

RIP . This Woodstock performance is the obvious choice, but it's iconic and kicks ass. In some folk-rock documentary, one of the oth...

Here's their recent live session on KCRW.

There's also a good live version from their KCRW session (but the backing vocals are mixed too low for my tastes). As some folks mi...

Congratulations to Bonnie Raitt and her band (which includes Mike Finnigan) on their Grammy win for "Best Americana Album."

A cover by a Chilean band of one's of Billy Idol's more intimate, evocative songs (which takes its name from a French horror film)...

Here's the original. There's a wild story behind this one.

The animated verison of a lovely Christmas song by a nonbeliever. Minchin can be very funny, but here's he's quite touching. (I ...

RIP . It would be hard to overstate Ravi Shankar's influence on introducing world music… to the world. He was an excellent musician,...