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The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds
Danielle Dax is an English musician, producer and visual artist.
Nirvana's song "Come As You Are" features a similar guitar riff to Killing Joke's "Eighties". There was never an official copyright lawsuit that was taken to court, but the song's similarities did cause for some conflicts between the two bands.
"In a 2012 A.V. Club interview with Will Harris, Astbury discussed the song: 'She Sells Sanctuary” was probably referring to the power of finding solitude in a woman’s arms and the matriarchal energy, whether it be an actual physical person or in a spiritual sense, the greatest matriarch, and thinking of the cosmos as a female energy rather than a male energy. These are archetypal things I was picking up from discovering things like Joseph Campbell and Buffy Sainte-Marie or even Jim Morrison.'" bit.ly
Canadian musician Robert Alfons, aka TR/ST, gave a stunning in-studio performance at KEXP last May: www.youtube.com
Jonathan Wilson plays live tonight at the Fremont Abbey. An all-ages show.
Harlem River Kevin Morby's debut, released on November 26, 2013 by Woodsist Records. kevinmorby.bandcamp.com
Angel Olsen plays the Moore on Wednesday, December 11 with special guest Vagabon.
Blood Orange plays the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC with Tyler, the Creator on October 15.
Vagabon plays the Moore on Wednesday, December 11 with Angel Olsen.
The song was made as a promotion for a casino, check out the fittingly lavish video -- www.youtube.com
This is DJ Shadow's first new music in more than two years. He enlisted De La Soul to make this "boisterous track": www.rollingstone.com
The second single to be released from their second album "It Takes A Nation..." The song's lyrics are mostly about the political issues that were current in the United States at the time of its release. "Don't Believe the Hype" charted at number 18 on the U.S. R&B chart and also reached a high of 18 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1988. Chuck D has stated the song was inspired by the works of Noam Chomsky. This song samples a total of 7 songs.
"7" is the second surprise album of the year from mystery band Sault: www.roughtrade.com
Kim Shattuck of the Muffs died on Wednesday. She was 56. Read more about her life and legacy: www.kexp.org
Born in 1963, Shattuck spent most of her life as a fixture of Los Angeles after joining The Pandoras as a bassist in 1985. Conflict arose in the band due to the removal of keyboardist Melanie Vammen. Coupled with two canceled international tours, Shattuck opted to leave the band of her own volition in 1990. In 1991, she and Vammen would reunite to form The Muffs.
The band put out a slew of singles on Sub Pop and Sympathy for the Music Industry before attracting major label interest from Warner Bros Records, who would put out the band’s self-titled debut. Shattuck’s infectious, vibrant melodies juxtaposed against their brash punk arrangements were a winning combination, carrying the band through three records on the major label and its subsidiary Reprise. The band had a mainstream breakthrough moment with their cover of Kim Wilde’s “Kids In America” for the soundtrack to the comedy classic Clueless.
Born in 1963, Shattuck spent most of her life as a fixture of Los Angeles after joining The Pandoras as a bassist in 1985. Conflict arose in the band due to the removal of keyboardist Melanie Vammen. Coupled with two canceled international tours, Shattuck opted to leave the band of her own volition in 1990. In 1991, she and Vammen would reunite to form The Muffs.
The band put out a slew of singles on Sub Pop and Sympathy for the Music Industry before attracting major label interest from Warner Bros Records, who would put out the band’s self-titled debut. Shattuck’s infectious, vibrant melodies juxtaposed against their brash punk arrangements were a winning combination, carrying the band through three records on the major label and its subsidiary Reprise. The band had a mainstream breakthrough moment with their cover of Kim Wilde’s “Kids In America” for the soundtrack to the comedy classic Clueless.
This was the first single off The Jesus and Mary Chain's fourth studio album, "Honey's Dead." It attracted some controversy for the lyrics "I want to die just like Jesus Christ", and "I want to die just like JFK". Banned by Top of the Pops, the track peaked at #10 in the UK charts.: genius.com
Friendly Fires just came out with an album in August called Inflorescent. friendlyfires.co.uk
Penny Penny is the stage name of Giyani Kulani, a South African musician and politician. Penny Penny is sometimes referred to as the "Shangaan Disco King" for the musical style he helped popularize.
Check out Polyrhythmics performing live on KEXP in 2017: www.youtube.com