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Friday, Feb 21 2020, 6AM
"Dusk" was The The's sixth studio album. It featured such extraordinary songs as "Love Is Stronger Than Death." Matt Johnson said that the songs and the major concept of the album are not so much rooted in the joy of love, but in the approaching darkness of loneliness and seclusion just around the corner.
Mick Jagger arranged for Living Colour to be signed by Epic Records. “In a very singular way, Mick Jagger is rock’n’roll,” Vernon Reid enthuses. “We had even been considering the possibility of making records independently, but Jagger’s belief in us opened lots of doors.”: bit.ly
"Aching for a word and the words are not coming..." At a time when events render us speechless, this song celebrates music's ability to engender hope. "I guess I found my peace again...
And yes, I found my second wind...": www.azlyrics.com
The lead vocal on the chorus contains just one word: "Fire," which Michael Stipe draws out into a long wail. In the background, you can hear bass player Mike Mills singing, "She's comin' down on her own, now."
Don't miss the video of Satan-dressed Tom Waits riding a mini-bicycle and playing a very small ukulele: www.youtube.com
Watch the fabulous Neko Case playing live in the KEXP studio in 2018: www.youtube.com
"Like the band’s name, the origin of the track’s title is unknown. In the King James Bible, Psalm 63:10 translates as “They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.” That’s the best I can offer." Read a paean to "Portions for Foxes": www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
Velocity Girl formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band. The band released three albums and a abundance of singles before splitting up in 1996.: www.teenbeatrecords.com
Archers of Loaf will bring this song (their first new music in more than twenty years) and others to The Showbox on Saturday, July 11th, 2020. : n.pr
"The halls smell like piss...
The rooms are underlit..." Watch the band perform this one live: www.youtube.com
The Replacements' Bob Stinson died at age 35 on February 18th, 1995.: www.twincities.com
See Frightened Rabbit performing live at The Triple Door for KEXP listeners in 2013: www.youtube.com
Happy birthday, Crosby. This one's for you! "Birthday" is the song that brought Björk into the popular American consciousness. Released in August 1987 on the Sugarcubes' debut album "Life's Too Good," it was the band's first international single.
The song is most notable for Bjork's unique vocal gymnastics and for its odd lyrics about a girl who "threads worms on a string," "keeps spiders in her pocket," and "collects fly wings in a jar."
Go back in time to watch Phantogram perform "When I'm Small" from the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland in 2010: www.youtube.com
"Ana Ng and I are getting old...
And we still haven't walked in the glow of each others majestic presence..." The band got the idea for this song when they noticed a large number of people in the New York City phone book named "Ana Ng.": www.songfacts.com
XTC's Andy Partridge based the song on Manfred Mann's "5-4-3-2-1" (1964). Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
“And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain...” Wow! The Waterboys' cover of Mr. Van Morrison is a classic in its own right.: www.vice.com
The waterfront in this song is the River Clyde in Glasgow, where the band is from. "The song itself is about the rebirth of our city," Simple Minds lead singer Jim Kerr said. "It talks about the water, and anyone listening might think it's Biblical. A baptism or something."
Glasgow was economically depressed at the time but, walking along the river, Kerr got a sense of hope.
Read about "Mystify: Michael Hutchence," the powerful new documentary about the INXS lead: www.rollingstone.com
"Modern Love" is a song with a call-and-response vocal arrangement, which David Bowie said, “ all comes from Little Richard.”It all began when Bowie's dad came home with a copy of ""Tutti Frutti." : www.jonkutner.com
Ahhh....the Friday song. You have just another week to vote for your very favorite Live at KEXP Youtube video sessions: www.kexp.org
"This morning's unprecedented solar eclipse is not a cause for alarm....": www.youtube.com
At first the band say they chose to cover Pixies' "Gouge Away" simply because “it’s a great tune,” though when pressed frontman Grian Chatten tells a short anecdote about being 10 years old and seeing his first proper gig in Dublin, Pixies with Kings Of Leon opening. : www.stereogum.com
John Richards welcomed Great Grandpa to the KEXP studio for a fine live performance that included "Teen Challenge": www.youtube.com
Acquire "Moaning Lisa Smile," a free KEXP Song of the Day from Wolf Alice: www.kexp.org
Lord Huron's "Time to Run" was the FIRST song on John's FIRST running podcast: www.kexp.org
"Blinking in the morning sun..." (That's what we're doing in the booth today,) It IS "looking like a beautiful day.": www.youtube.com
Songwriter Richard Ashcroft said, "The definitive Richard Ashcroft song will be when the cream of a particular emotion or a particular scenario in the human condition plays out, and that song mirrors it. So, if it happens to be 'Lucky Man' for that feeling of transcendence, of liberty within yourself, your body, your partner in life, you can actually fleetingly feel that moment and you want to put it in a bottle. And that's what music's about. It should be about capturing those moments for yourself and then the listener can put it on over and over again, if they want."
The music video for "Rhinoceros" was one of the Pumpkins' earliest. It has three main sources of footage, with the first having the band "looking bored" on a sound stage. Then, there's footage from a small club gig and, finally, video of the band in Hyde Park, London.: www.youtube.com
You can purchase Cuffed Up's self-titled EP that includes "Danger, Danger" at their Bandcamp page: cuffedup.bandcamp.com
This one's for Violet in California from her dad Matt. Want to know more about San Francisco band Imperial Teen?: www.allmusic.com
"Three Sixteen" was recorded and produced by Jon Goodmanson (Harvey Danger, Sleater-Kinney...) in Severna Park's hometown of Seattle.
We know why "Flagpole Sitta" "still endures": music.avclub.com
Happy birthday to Kim West of Smokey Brights! Ooooh, this KEXP Song of the day is a remix....and you know that Kevin Cole is paying tribute to remixes on his show this afternoon.: www.kexp.org
KEXP & Cloudbreak Music Festival Present: Smokey Brights 10 year Anniversary 2024
Friday, Nov 22, 2024
Event Info
"Hey ladies...." "Yeah..." You must have this song, chosen by John Richards, as a free KEXP Song of the Day.: www.kexp.org
"...praying that the music will change my life..." Here are the lyrics to "Up All Night": genius.com
Beastie Boys enjoyed throwing eggs at people, and their newfound riches from their debut album "Licensed to Ill" only enabled the habit.
After leaving their original label, Def Jam, and getting a $750,000 advance to sign with Capitol, they spent some time at the stylish Mondrian hotel in Los Angeles, where they threw eggs from the roof at the folks below. Hotel management politely asked them to stop.
Richard Hell was born Richard Meyers on October 2, 1949, and raised in Lexington, KY. He dropped out of high school in 1966 to come to New York and make his way as a poet. His album "Blank Generation" by "Richard Hell and the Voidoids" was chosen by the New York Times as one of the ten best albums of the decade. :www.richardhell.com
You can hear Nation of Language perform John's new favorite song when they play The sunset Tavern on Sunday, March 29th, 2020.
Watch the official music video for Joy Division's "Transmission" to see the band performing it live: www.youtube.com
Speaking of Scotland...thanks, Angus, for that glorious introduction. Listen to a live version of "Reverence" by this Glasgow band : www.youtube.com
"There's no time to keep it low...
I've been deaf now I want noise..." (The volume in the booth might be a little high.): www.youtube.com
Metallica's third album, "Master of Puppets," was released on March 3rd, 1986. It is considered by many in the metal community to be the best metal album of all time. : www.metallica.com
In December. IDLES released a live album, made at Le Bataclan in Paris. It's great!: www.kerrang.com
2008's "Stay Positive" was The Hold Steady's fourth album. Read a discussion of the album (and what came after): www.salon.com
Go here to see some of the best Empire of the Sun costumes: www.pinterest.com
Watch Beck (and his harmonica and his feet) in the "freestyle" video for "Saw Lightning": www.rollingstone.com
Grimes' excellent new album, "Miss Anthropocene," is out today!: grimesmusic.com
The music video won the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice and International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe. : www.youtube.com
Read how Renegade Soundwave influenced The Prodigy (the previous song) and the whole of the UK rave scene.: djmag.com
Love and Rockets were live in Chicago in 2008 and performed this song: www.youtube.com
"Hi-yeah, I got plenty of time...
Hi-yeah, you got light in your eyes..." You will want to sing along with Mr. Byrne here: genius.com
