Category: TV

Watch Bob Mould blow the roof off ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’

Watch Bob Mould blow the roof off ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’

Bob Mould and his eponymous band stopped by “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Friday night to promote their current album, Beauty & Ruin, performing a pair of songs — “Tomorrow Morning” and “Kid with a Crooked Face” — back to back. Watch that performance right here.

Watch J Mascis cover Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’

Watch J Mascis cover Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’

Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis returned to “Late Night With Seth Meyers” last night to promote his latest album, Tied to a Star, performing the single “Every Morning” on air, and then sticking around for a web-only cover of Mazzy Star’s 1993 hit “Fade Into You.”

Watch the BBC’s ‘The Clash: New Year’s Day ′77’ — featuring unseen live footage

Watch the BBC’s ‘The Clash: New Year’s Day ′77’ — featuring unseen live footage

On New Year’s Day, the UK’s BBC Four aired a new 75-minute documentary called “The Clash: New Year’s Day ’77” put together by filmmaker Julien Temple and built around his own, previously unseen footage of the of the band performing on Jan. 1, 1977, at the Roxy club.

Watch The Replacements rip through ‘Alex Chilton’ on ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

Watch The Replacements rip through ‘Alex Chilton’ on ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

Nearly 30 after allegedly being banned from “Saturday Night Live” over a drunken and profane performance, The Replacements returned to NBC’s famed 30 Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to blast through their 1987 single “Alex Chilton” on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

Decades after ‘SNL’ ban, The Replacements returning to 30 Rock to play ‘Tonight Show’

Decades after ‘SNL’ ban, The Replacements returning to 30 Rock to play ‘Tonight Show’

More than 28 years after being banned from “Saturday Night Live” — reportedly over a drunken and profane performance — The Replacements will return to NBC’s famed 30 Rockefeller Center next week to perform as musical guests on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

Video: Bob Mould tears through two ‘Beauty & Ruin’ songs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Video: Bob Mould tears through two ‘Beauty & Ruin’ songs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Bob Mould swung by “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday to promote his new album Beauty & Ruin, tearing through a pair of the record’s tracks — “The War” on air, and “Hey Mr. Grey” as a web exclusive — with Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins filling in for Mould’s regular stickman, Jon Wurster.

‘The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill’: Watch full, hour-long BBC documentary

‘The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill’: Watch full, hour-long BBC documentary

With Kate Bush set to take the stage this week in London for her first full concerts in 35 years, the BBC on Friday night aired an hour-long documentary “The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill,” featuring archival footage, plus new interviews with fans including John Lydon, Elton John and more.

Video: Echo & The Bunnymen bring ‘Holy Moses’ to ‘Late Night with David Letterman’

Video: Echo & The Bunnymen bring ‘Holy Moses’ to ‘Late Night with David Letterman’

Echo & The Bunnymen this week wrapped up their U.S. tour in support of brand-new album Meteorites, and capped the trek with a return appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman” last night that saw the band performing that album’s “Holy Moses” for a national TV audience.

Watch Al Jourgensen moonlight as a TV weatherman ahead of new Ministry tour, live album

Watch Al Jourgensen moonlight as a TV weatherman ahead of new Ministry tour, live album

Now that he’s out of rehab, Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen’s getting back to the business of being Al Jourgensen, and that means putting out a live album. getting the band back for a new tour and, last but not least, trying his hand at being a TV weatherman.

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Mike Mills help Joseph Arthur pay tribute to Lou Reed on Letterman

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Mike Mills help Joseph Arthur pay tribute to Lou Reed on Letterman

By now you’ve heard about R.E.M.’s Mike Mills breaking the news of David Letterman’s retirement yesterday, but here’s the reason he was even there: Mills and former bandmate Peter Buck reunited on “The Late Show” to back Joseph Arthur’s performance of “Walk on the Wild Side.”

Bob Mould announces new album ‘Beauty & Ruin,’ plays ‘See a Little Light’ on Letterman

Bob Mould announces new album ‘Beauty & Ruin,’ plays ‘See a Little Light’ on Letterman

Bob Mould may be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Workbook at the moment, but he’s also looking ahead: Merge Records this week announced that it will release Mould’s 11th studio album, Beauty & Ruin, which “packs a staggering lifetime’s worth of emotion and experience into a 36-minute package.”

Watch Eurythmics reunite to perform ‘Fool on the Hill’ at Beatles tribute concert

Watch Eurythmics reunite to perform ‘Fool on the Hill’ at Beatles tribute concert

As promised, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart reunited as the Eurythmics to perform a Beatles cover — “The Fool on the Hill” off Magical Mystery Tour — on the “The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles” television special that was taped last month and broadcast on CBS last night.

‘A machine to make people dance’: Watch 30-minute documentary on New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’

‘A machine to make people dance’: Watch 30-minute documentary on New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’

Last summer, the members of New Order — Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, as well as former bassist Peter Hook — and sleeve designer Peter Saville were interviewed by Swedish National Television for a 30-minute documentary on the story behind their iconic 1983 single “Blue Monday.”