On The Telly

BIG THIEF BAND Plays Delightful Version Of Album Pearl ‘GRANDMOTHER’ On The Tonight Show

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29 October 2025

Brooklyn‘s lauded folk pop/rock band BIG THIEF launched
their 6th full length, titled Double Infinity last September.

The new LP was recorded by a sprawling collective, with multiple musicians joining
them in the studio. Those musicians all joined the group on The Tonight Show With
Jimmy Fallon last Monday. That line-up includes the 82-year-old ambient pioneer
Laajari, who plays and sings backup on much of the album.

They played GRANDMOTHER, one of the album’s highlights.

Never saw vocalist Adrienne Lenker perform
with black sunglasses on. Pretty cool!

Watch/hear teh delightful big band performance.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Live On The Tonight Show For Some Catacombs Vibes

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12 October 2025

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE released a 5-track EP last June, called Alive In The Catacombs, recorded in the literal catacombs, the old cemetery tunnels under
Paris. Five old, stripped-to-the-bone, songs.

The recordings were filmed, capturing the band as you’ve never seen or heard them before, with each song carefully chosen and reimagined to reflect the darkly atmospheric ambience and natural resonances of the Catacombs. The result is an unprecedented incarnation of Queens Of The Stone Age at their most intimate.

The film is available to download. Info here.

This week QOTSA appeared on The Tonight Show with Jim Fallon and played
the opening medley of the EP, featuring Running Joke from 2007’s Era Vulgaris
album, and Paper Machete from 2023’s In Times New Roman.

Shine a light, Josh.

FULL EP


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MATT BERNINGER Performs Highlight ‘INLAND OCEAN’ Of His New Album On TV

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21 June 2025

The National‘s twilight dreamer MATT BERNINGER
released his 2nd solo LP, named GET SUNK a couple
of weeks ago.

TUTV said: “It’s Matt Berninger all right, crooning stories about his life, past and present.
His mellow and tender timbre is everywhere. All songs are stylistically polished, silkily orchestrated, while bluesy horns add a warm feel on a regular basis. Most of them could
easily be The National tunes. Leonard Cohen‘s muse is omnipresent. Impassioned intimacy
in motion.”

This week Berninger was a guest on the The Daily Show (US).
He performed Inland Ocean , the beautiful opener of the LP.

GET SUNK


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PULP Shine More On The Telly

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4 June 2025

This Friday, Sheffield‘s guitar-pop luminaries PULP release
their 8th full-length, their first in 24 years, with MORE.

The band gave us two top-notch singles with Spike Island and Got To Have Love.
This past weekend, they were guests on the by now legendary Later… With Jools
Holland show.

They played Spike Island and the album’s ballad Farmer’s Market.

Instagram – Linktree

WET LEG Deliver Glorious Live Performance Of New Single ‘CATCH THESE FISTS’ – For Your Ears And Eyes

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22 April 2025


New album artwork

Isle Of Wight (UK) pop sensation WET LEG – Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers –
attracted tons of attention with their prizewinning self-titled debut LP from 2022.

A couple of weeks ago they told the world that they’ve canned LP
number two. Moisturizer arrives on July 11th. Pre-order info here.

Along with the news came the first single, smoking
rocker CATCH THESE FISTS.They played it last weekend
on The Jonathan Ross Show.

Wow – Sigh – Wow – Sigh.

Instagram – Spotify

BOB MOULD On The Tonight Show With ‘WHEN YOUR HEART IS BROKEN’

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25 March 2025

Former Hüsker Dü hero BOB MOULD launched his
15th solo LP HERE WE GO CRAZY. Without a shadow
of a doubt, one of his best to my ears.

Last weekend he went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed
one of the album’s standout tracks, named WHEN YOUR HEART IS BROKEN.

Watch him go crazy.

ALBUM


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SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE Celebrates Its 50th Season – Wacht NIRVANA Members And POST MALONE Smell Like Teen Spirit

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Watch up?

15 February 2025

Legendary American late-night live sketch comedy, variety and music
show Saturday Night Life celebrates its 50th season on the telly.

Last night they broadcasted a nearly three-and-a-half-hour live concert with
a glamorous cast of celebs such as Lady Gaga, Eddie Vedder, Miley Cyrus, David
Byrne, Backstreet Boys, Devo and many more, with most of them performing a
cover of classic hits from the past 50 years.

Also on the show were original Nirvana heroes Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
who played with fabulous rapper Post Malone (who did a dumbfounded job)
behind the mic, the band’s immortal classic Smells Like Teen Spirit (more
than 2 billion streams on Spotify).

Watch a fragment right here.

SNL Website

FRANZ FERDINAND Premier New Track ‘BAR LONELY’ On TV

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7 January 2025

Scottish power pop heroes FRANZ FERDINAND share
their 6th album, titled The Human Fear with the world
on 10 January 2025.

Alex Kapranos (frontman): “Making this record was one of the most life-affirming
experiences I’ve had, but it’s called The Human Fear,” he continued. “Fear reminds you
that you’re alive. I think we all are addicted in some way to the buzz it can give us. How
we respond to it shows how we are human. So here’s a bunch of songs searching for
the thrill of being human via fears. Not that you’d necessarily notice on first listen.”


Promo photo

The band, shared so far, 2 preview tracks,
Audacious and Night Or Day

Last weekend they played both on CBS Saturday Sessions,
as well as another new one, named BAR LONELY.

SOLD OUT

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LAUREN MAYBERRY Performed Her Pop Pearl ‘SOMETHING IN THE AIR’ On American TV Show

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12 December 2024


Album artwork

Synth-pop band CHVRCHES‘ Scottish frontwoman LAUREN
MAYBERRY released her solo debut album VICIOUS CREATURE
last week.

NME wrote: “Mayberry is indeed on her own path of solo discovery, and that
leaves plenty of room to be excited about what lies on the road ahead as she
digs even deeper into her solo artistry.”

To TUTV’s ears, the record’s stand-out track – one of this year’s
best singles – is SOMETHING IN THE AIR. A vocal tour de force.

Last week she performed the solid gold
pop pearl on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show.

Astounding.

VICIOUS CREATURE


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FONTAINES D.C. Played The Two (So Far) Shared Stellar Singles From Thier Upoming LP On British Telly

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24 June 2024


Promo photo

Irish indie stars FONTAINES D.C. already have 3 top-tier LPs on their résumé.
And number 4 is waiting in the pipeline. They titled it ROMANCE and will hit
the streets on August 23rd. Pre-order info here.

So far we got two previews with the haunting jam Starburster annex a by
now familiar Chatten parlando waterfall and the more melodic Favourite.

They both played them last weekend on the long-running
British music show Later… With Jools Holland.

Put on your fancy sunglasses and enjoy the ride.

– STARBURSTER –

– FAVOURITE –

F-DC: Instagram


Turning Up The Volume with Grian in Belgium