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The band's name referred to a sleeve design on the Buzzcocks' single "Promises", and was inspired by Buzzcocks vocalist Pete Shelley's constant interfering with the initial sleeve designs.
Handsome Furs was a Montreal-based duo which consisted of Dan Boeckner, of Wolf Parade and Atlas Strategic, and his now ex-wife, Alexei Perry.
Check out the video for the special Japanese language version of the song, recorded to celebrate the album's Japan release www.youtube.com
On songwriting for the album Laura Hermiston “I write about my experiences with sexism and people who act entitled to take advantage of you because that’s what I feel like I can comment on honestly. In the past I’ve felt like my voice isn’t heard and had to bite my tongue to avoid stirring up drama. I wanted to speak up about my personal experiences while still saying something universal.”
Since March 2018 the song has been the theme song for the german late night show Late Night Berlin
The lovely Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires Live on KEXP from our gathering space: www.youtube.com
Out of the UK, "fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk, disco, and modern post-punk and electro. Evocative Nigerian poetic imagery." Find more via Bandcamp: ibibiosoundmachine.bandcamp.com
Check out the exercism-tastic music video: www.youtube.com
Check out a guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World by Black Moth Super Rainbow: www.mixcloud.com
"Galang" was released on Showbiz Records in 2003 as M.I.A's first single .
Out of New York, New York, find The Juan Maclean on Bandcamp: thejuanmaclean.bandcamp.com
A collaborative project between the Estonian-born producer Maria Minerva and the late Cherushii, aka Chelsea Faith. The two producers were friends and penpals, they had started to collaborate on a project before Chelsea Faith was tragically killed in the Oakland Ghost Ship fire in 2016. Thanks to David Last, Adam Gunther and Brian Foote the recordings have since been finalized and will be released on 100% Silk next month
Always an excellent performer, check out Cherry Glazerr Live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
Playing a short reunion tour: 04-25 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
05-31 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
06-01 New York, NY - Terminal 5 --
Tobi Vail of Bikini Kill reported Hillary Clinton's use of "Rebel Girl" in a political advertisement for Copyright Infringement in the last election circuit
Celebrate the new release with a Live on KEXP session with Ex Hex: www.youtube.com
Member Clay Frankel is also an active member of band Twin Peaks and has now taken on this new side project alongside Chris Balioni (aka Home-Sick). The duo have been working on the collaboration for two years, recently releasing their single “Trouble.”
Check out the documentary about the band's reformation directed by Shane Meadows and titled The Stone Roses: Made of Stone-- www.youtube.com
The local Seattle band is playing Look Up Fest later in March, until then check them out on Bandcamp: antonioni.bandcamp.com
Out of Seattle, check them out via Bandcamp here: fluung.bandcamp.com
Check out a Live on KEXP with Built to Spill: www.youtube.com
The band name "The Clean" comes from a character from the movie Free Ride called Mr. Clean.
Mac just announced he will be playing two shows in Seattle on May 11th and 12th at Showbox SoDo. In the meantime check out a *vintage* and classic Live on KEXP with Mac: www.youtube.com
Boy Harsher will be playing the Highline Bar in April and September, they have quite the tour schedule-- check out all the dates on their site here: boyharsher.com
Playing 3/16 at the Central Saloon--In the meantime check out Actors on the top of DJ Abbie's Top 10 of 2018 list: www.kexp.org and check out a Live on KEXP session with the Vancouver based band: www.youtube.com
The song allegedly contains a secret message from 1:35 to 1:39 saying, "She's worried about you, call your mother", if played backwards.
Check out The Twilight Sad performing live at The Triple Door--www.youtube.com
Early-’90s British shoegaze band Swervedriver broke up in 1998, got back together in 2008, and released their first album in 17 years in 2015, recently getting back together again for this new release!
Diesel and Dust, the album from which Beds are Burning was drawn, was the result of Midnight Oil’s 1986 Blackfella-Whitefella tour of Indigenous communities with the mostly Aboriginal Warumpi Band and Gondwanaland. "Beds are Burning" was written as a protest song to speak on Australia's mistreatment of the indigenous populations.
The supergroup has teased a tour to go along with their upcoming 2019 release, with an appearance at Australia’s Byron Bay Bluesfest in April already confirmed. Keep an eye out for other dates hopefully to come soon!
According to Monáe on her Twitter page, "Q.U.E.E.N." was inspired by "private discussions between her and Erykah Badu," and "is meant to make you jam, dance, funk out and dialogue later."
Read all about KEXP's Light In The Attic Records: A Visual Archive exhibit featuring some unique photos of Davis-- www.kexp.org
“We think of this song as a forensic study of the end of a friendship — searching for the exact moment where something went terribly wrong” check out the video here: www.youtube.com
Yeah Yeahs Yeahs singer Karen O has revealed that the tears she shed in the band’s infamous video for their 2003 single ‘Maps’ were real. The star told NME that she was upset because her then boyfriend, Angus Andrew of Liars, was meant to turn up for the shoot, but was late. Check out a cover by Anderson .Paak: www.youtube.com
Check out photos from Yaeji's performance at last year's Capitol Hill Block party via the KEXP blog: www.kexp.org
No Seattle dates yet, but Anderson .Paak is playing California later this year so fingers crossed--keep an eye on tour dates here: www.andersonpaak.com
While Neon Indian hasn’t released an album since 2015’s VEGA INTL. Night School, Alan Paloma has pursued a variety of other projects. He recently directed his first short film titled 86’d, a 13-minute film depicting “five seedy stories” at a 24-hour deli. Last year, Paloma scored the sci-fi film Everything Is Far Away.
Check out a live review of New Order back from 2015 on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
“Chameleon Nights” marks The Faint’s return to Saddle Creek Records. Their last release on the label was the 2004 LP, Wet From Birth. Playing at Cloak and Dagger in Mexico City later this year
Read about the song and collaboration on the KEXP blog "visceral lyrics that were inspired by the North Korean band Moranbong, an all-female propaganda band whose members were reportedly hand-picked by Kim Jong-un.": www.kexp.org
