Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as “In the Midnight Hour,” ‘’Hold On, I’m Coming” and “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” died Sunday at 70.

Read more here.

-BB

“Green Onions”- Booker T. & the MGs

Donald “Duck” Dunn w/ the Blues Brothers

Another big day for new music!  Tonight we shared new tunes from PASSION PIT!  ANIMAL COLLECTIVE!  NEIL YOUNG! and more.  Here’s a full look at tonight’s playlist:

8PM

• MICHAEL KIWANUKA “Any Day Will Do” Home Again
• TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND “Everybody’s Talkin’” Everybody’s Talkin’
• JUKEBOX THE GHOST “Somebody” Safe Travels
• HERE WE GO MAGIC “How Do I Know” A Different Ship
• RUFUS WAINWRIGHT “Jericho” Out of the Game
• THE SPINTO BAND “The Living Things” Shy Pursuit
• CHEERS ELEPHANT “Peoples” Like Wind Blows Fire
• PASSION PIT “Take a Walk” Gossamer
• POP ETC “Keep It For Your Own” POP ETC
• RYAN SHAW “Karina” Real Love
• DIRTY PROJECTORS “Gun Has No Trigger” Swing Lo Magellan
• JULIA STONE “Bloodbuzz Ohio” By the Horns
• DELTA RAE “Bottom of the River” Carry the Fire
• BEST COAST “Why I Cry” The Only Place

9PM

• ANDERS OSBORNE “When Will I See You Again” Black Eye Galaxy
• NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE “Oh Susannah” Americana
• LEE RANALDO “Off the Wall” Between the Times and the Tides
• DIAMOND RUGS “Blue Mountains” Diamond Rugs
• JOE WALSH “Lucky That Way” Analog Man
• SHAWN COLVIN “Knowing What I Know” All Fall Down
• BEACH HOUSE “Lazuli” Bloom
• METRIC “Youth Without Youth” Synthetica
• SONNY LANDRETH “For You and Forever” Elemental Journey
• THE CRANBERRIES “Show Me” Roses
• COLD SPECKS “Winter Solstice” Winter Solstice EP
• ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Honeycomb” single
• ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Gotham” single

Passion Pit has a new record coming out on July 24th called Gossamer. Below, listen to the first new song from the record, “Take A Walk.”

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have debuted the video for their new song “Oh Susannah”, the first single to be taken from the new album, “Americana”, which will be released on June 4. It’s Young’s first album with Crazy Horse since 2003 and the first album with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank Sampedro since 1996′s ‘Broken Arrow’.

-BB

We close out the month of April playing some of the best new music the month had to offer.  And, of course we preview some upcoming new releases including new music from BEACH HOUSE … JUKEBOX THE GHOST … NORAH JONES and more!  Plus a couple artists that we weren’t expecting to hear from – JOEY RAMONE and THE BEACH BOYS offer up some new tunes (believe it or not).  Here’s a full look at tonight’s playlist:

8PM

• NORAH JONES “Little Broken Hearts” Little Broken Hearts
• BEACH HOUSE “Lazuli” Bloom
• SARA WATKINS “When It Pleases You” Sun Midnight Sun
• TRAMPLED BY TURTLES “Alone” Stars and Satellites
• TANLINES “All of Me” Mixed Emotions
• SANTIGOLD “Big Mouth” Master of My Make Believe
• THE WALKMEN “Heaven” Heaven
• COUNTING CROWS “Meet on the Ledge” Underwater Sunshine
• BLUES TRAVELER “You Don’t Have to Love Me” Suzie Cracks the Whip
• FIRST AID KIT “Blue” The Lion’s Roar
• GLEN HANSARD “Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting” Rhythm and Repose
• FIONA APPLE “Every Single Night” The Idler Wheel …
• EXITMUSIC “The Night” Passage
• DIAMOND RUGS “Blue Mountains” Diamond Rugs

9PM

• JACK WHITE “Missing Pieces” Blunderbuss
• BRENDAN BENSON “Bad for Me” What Kind of World
• ALLO DARLIN’ “Capricornia” Europe
• JJAMZ “Heartbeat” Suicide Pact
• JUKEBOX THE GHOST “Oh, Emily” Safe Travels
• JOEY RAMONE “What Did I Do to Deserve You?” …ya Know?
• THE BEACH BOYS “That’s Why God Made the Radio” That’s Why God Made the Radio
• ANDERS OSBORNE “When Will I See You Again” Black Eye Galaxy
• INGRID MICHAELSON “Blood Brothers” Human Again
• BROWNOUT “Oozy” Oozy
• NICK WATERHOUSE “I Can Only Give You Everything” Time’s All Gone
• HUSKY “History’s Door” Forever So
• METRIC “Youth Without Youth” Synthetica
• NOW, NOW “Thread” Threads