Last night, the Shins showed up on the Late Show With David Letterman, blasting through their world-beating single "Simple Song." I swear that one is like a top-five Shins song at this point; I never…   Read Story »

On his show last night, David Letterman played host to an interesting collection of talent: Astral soul-queen Erykah Badu, star producer Mark Ronson, legendary Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, and…   Read Story »

On last night's episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, the Kills brought a stripped-down, no-backing-band rendition of their gooily gorgeous ballad "The Last Goodbye" to the stage. Allison…   Read Story »

Last night, South African freak rap combo Die Antwoord took their current single "I Fink U Freeky" to The Late Show With David Letterman. It was considerably tame, given what we've seen from the…   Read Story »

It's been a compelling week of television on CBS's Late Show. On Tuesday, K-Pop's Girls' Generation made their American TV debut to the delight of all of us, and especially guest Bill Murray.…   Read Story »

A few months ago, this New York Times article sent me on an hours-long YouTube binge of Korean pop videos. K-pop is a relatively young genre, and if you give yourself over to it, it works as a deeply…   Read Story »

On last night's episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, the singer, songwriter, and Justin Vernon boo Kathleen Edwards rolled through to air out a gorgeous, spirited rendition of "Change The…   Read Story »

Five days into 2012, we already have a contender for the year-ending Best Late Night Performances list. On last night's episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, WU LYF brought their ferociously…   Read Story »

Last night, reformed indie heroes Guided By Voices appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman, busting through with "The Unsinkable Fats Domino," the first single from their new Album Of The Week…   Read Story »

Our annual list of late night television's best performances has quickly become an annual exercise in big-upping Jimmy Fallon's music talent booker. Way to go, person responsible for pointing those…   Read Story »