Kendrick Lamar (featuring Dr. Dre) - "The Recipe"

Because I don't listen to much commercial radio anymore, I mostly hear new music through albums. There are lots of advantages to this ap...

Atoms for Peace - "Default"

Plenty of potentially worthwhile albums will be coming our way in 2013. One is from Atoms for Peace, the side project from Thom Yorke. Here...

The Weeknd - "Wicked Games"

The Weeknd's House of Balloons was one of my Top 10 albums of last year , and in 2012, it as well as two other mixtapes he put out in 2...

Randy Newman - "I Want You to Hurt Like I Do"

Congratulations, Mr. Newman . You're the best.

The Beatles - "Julia"

This week's Friday Video goes out to some dear friends who just had their second child and named her Julia. The father is a huge Beatles...

PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke - "This Mess We're In"

I haven't listened to Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea  in a while, so I popped it in the other day. Still fantastic, but ...

Bruce Springsteen - "State Trooper (Trentemøller Mix)"

If it's playing in your town, you should see Rust and Bone , the fine new film from French director Jacques Audiard, who previously made...

Joni Mitchell - "The Last Time I Saw Richard"

Joni Mitchell's birthday was earlier this month, which made me think about her career and what I would consider her best non-hit. A lot ...

Prince - "Kiss"

I have no empirical proof to back up this feeling, but I just get the sense that when it comes to Prince's all-time best songs, "Ki...

Steely Dan - "Midnight Cruiser"

Most weeks, I resist the urge to post a Steely Dan song for the Friday Video. Just too obvious. This week, though, I'm giving in and put...

The Rolling Stones - "Rocks Off"

The Rolling Stones will soon be back for yet another tour . So I'm picking a personal favorite of theirs. Off Exile on Main Street , whi...

Daryl Hall & John Oates - "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"

My growing fondness for '80s cheese is criminal and should be brought up on charges as soon as possible.

The xx - "Chained"

The xx's self-titled debut was much praised -- rightly so -- but their latest, Coexist , seems less beloved. I find it quite beguiling. ...

Roxy Music - "Avalon"

Like many people, I've long lamented the fact that MTV doesn't play videos anymore. But why? Were videos in and of themselves incred...

Django Django - "Default"

I felt like hearing something peppy. So here you go....

Band of Horses - "How to Live"

The new Band of Horses record, Mirage Rock , is out now. (It's pretty darn good .) If I had to pick a favorite track, I'd probably g...

Stevie Wonder - "My Cherie Amour"

I'm back from the Toronto Film Festival. This week's Friday Video is in honor of a song that has an important role in one of the fil...

Chicago - "Beginnings"

My dad loves this song. (And, don't forget, this is back when they were the Chicago Transit Authority, not Chicago.) And don't get h...

Divine Fits - "Baby Get Worse"

Divine Fits are a new indie supergroup that includes Spoon's Britt Daniel. But I'm really happy to hear Dan Boeckner as part of this...

Grandaddy - "The Warming Sun"

A fan-made video for "The Warming Sun" from Grandaddy's Sumday , which is still my favorite album of theirs. I miss these guys...