Has this ever happened to you? Things are going great in a relationship. And then, you find out that your significant other loves music that you hate. Or doesn't understand your taste in music at all. Or is really critical of the music that you enjoy. And suddenly, dating that person just doesn't seem like such a good idea anymore.

Music writer Bill Wyman reviewed Untouchable, a new book about Michael Jackson, for The New Yorker and joins us with his take.

Mystical Weapons -- a new project from Sean Lennon and Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier -- stops by the studio to play its brash blend of experimental and improvisational noise rock.

It's shockingly been ten years since the release of The Postal Services's influential album Give Up. To commemorate the anniversary, the duo, comprised of Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello, are reuniting for some upcoming shows and a deluxe reissue.

NYC Subway-bred folk band Taarka plays Barbès Tuesday night. Download the track "Wandering."

In seven or so albums as Mice Parade, Adam Pierce has traversed shoegaze, twee-strumentals, low-fi electronica and post-rock, and more recently incorporated Brazilian Tropicalia and West African influences. On Candela, Pierce continues to add some more pages to his musical passport while drawing further on his indie-pop past, with surprising, appealing results. Hear the album in its entirety until its release on Jan. 29.

From its opening notes, Trixie Whitley’s debut record Fourth Corner is a triumph thanks to the singer's powerful, emotional delivery that goes right for the gut. The record is a confident statement of an artist on the verge. Hear the album in its entirety until its release on Jan. 29.