KNOW IT?   I WROTE IT! Vol. 2 delivers more songs sung by the folks who wrote them.   There are a few artists from Vol. 1 who had a couple ...

  Illustration by Coop Got to thinking recently about the great songs that  Roky Erickson released in the 70's and 80's as a solo a...

Take That! Songwriters Taking Swipes At Others Vol. 4 I feel like I've almost exhausted the cream of the crop of  songwriters directing ...

“Angry young man” Andy Partridge sets his sights high with Dear God - XTC .   The boys have never rocked harder than they do when they’re vi...

Iggy Pop's birthday is just two weeks away -- and I haven't received my party invitation yet.  He will perform at Coachella just a c...

It’s rare that we get our grubby little hands on something that’s unavailable anywhere else, but we believe this WEIRD AL performance to be...

What's not to love about NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts ?  Or Weird Al , for that matter?    From Brandon Choe ’s fantastic   Los Angeles ...