5 songs you need to hear this week

February 19, 2026 5 songs you need to hear this week FEB. 19, 2026 TOP STORIES Beggar Weeds are doing their own thing in their own time In the 1980s, Beggar Weeds were Jacksonville punks sleeping under trucks, opening for X, recording with Michael Stipe, and skinny-dipping with David Berman. In a new, career-defining reissue, they're the long-missing link between R.E.M. and Uncle Tupelo. Brendan Carr denies putting FCC pressure on Colbert—but is investigating The View Carr's "I'm not technically regulating you" approach to the FCC's equal-time rules includes an "enforcement action" on The View . 5 songs you need to hear this week Featurin... read