Rock archive

January 9, 2013 – Watch the Australian band perform its breakthrough hit "Trojans," live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. KCRW

January 9, 2013 – The two artists give a carefully choreographed performance highlighting their album Love This Giant.

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January 9, 2013 – The ambitious, venerated singer and composer says he has reached the "point of no return." WXPN

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January 8, 2013 – In the early 1960s, Joe Barry combined Cajun and country music into a whole new sound.

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January 8, 2013 – Bowie has released "Where Are We Now," from the new album, The Next Day, on his 66th birthday.

January 8, 2013 – Watch the Mercury Prize-winning British band perform its biggest hit, "Fitzpleasure," at opbmusic. opbmusic

January 8, 2013 – Tom Waits and Keith Richards do a traditional sea chantey. Hear that and more on this week's show.

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January 7, 2013 – Hear songs from a singer-songwriter who draws inspiration from his hometown hero, James Brown. WXPN

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January 7, 2013 – The power-pop group returns to the show to perform favorites and new songs from Sky Full of Holes.

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January 6, 2013 – Hear warm headphone music that reaches both the heart and the loneliest reaches of the heavens.

January 5, 2013 – The 1990s punk group is giving listeners a second chance to hear the music — and its message.

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January 4, 2013 – Laina Dawes has loved heavy metal since she was 8, but her peers haven't always loved her back.

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January 3, 2013 – The unorthodox New York band blurs the line between a rock concert and a dance performance. WXPN

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January 3, 2013 – By our count this is the ninth band or side-project for the already ridiculously prolific guitarist.

January 3, 2013 – Phil Elverum untangles a quietly complex acoustic version of "Ocean Roar" in an empty theatre.