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Friday, Jun 11 2021, 7AM
This live performance at Coachella in the dark in 2011 is extraordinary: www.youtube.com
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"Arcade Fire in concert is probably the closest to a religious experience as I have ever had.": 25yearslatersite.com
In the "Today" video, Billy Corgan plays the role of a guy who takes an ice cream van into the desert (on his uniform, his name is spelled "Billie"). Part of it was shot at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California in a homage to the 1970 film "Zabriskie Point."
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Corgan says he remembers a time when he was younger and the local ice cream man decided that today would be the day that he quit, so he drove around the neighborhood giving free ice cream to all the kids. At the start of the video this is echoed when Billy's character gives smiling children free treats, then drives off on his wild ride.: www.youtube.com
I’ve heard this song dozens of times and it really struck a chord with me today. Keep doing what you’re doing! With gratitude!
Will donate from Albuquerque. --Norina
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The New Radicals broke up in 1999, just months after their anthemic single “You Get What You Give” became a hit all over the world. The band reunited on January 20, 2021, to perform at President Joe Biden's presidential inauguration - bit.ly
Did you know that this classic is actually a cover version - of an old single by South African musician John Kongos, originally titled "He’s Gonna Step On You Again"?: bit.ly
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The repeated line from this song: "you're twisting my melon, man" became the title of lead singer Shaun Ryder's autobiography "Twisting My Melon".
R.I.P., Shock G (Greg Jacobs) of the Digital Underground, who died earlier this spring at the age of 57. : n.pr
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As his "alter ego," Humpty Hump, he perfected The Humpty Dance: www.youtube.com
Whale, whale, whale, what have we here?
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Someone wrote, "I remember hearing this song and wondering if Bjork and the Beastie Boys got into a car accident together." The video won the first MTV Europe Music Award for "Best Video" in 1994.: www.youtube.com
Among many reasons KEXP plays this band is the opportunity to hear John pronounce, "Wolf."
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"Smile" was inspired by lead singer Ellie Rowsell’s desire to fight back against those who try to define her. “It’s about people that make assumptions about you,” she said. “This is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live." Watch Wolf Alice channel their inner punk in the video: www.youtube.com
The five biggest supermodels of the 1990's were persuaded by George Michael to appear in his music video for the song 'Freedom! '90'.
Here, they recall intimate moments and "naughty" antics from the making of that iconic video for "Freedom! 90": bit.ly
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Oh, and here's the video: www.youtube.com
Speaking of freedom.....
The song isn't a pure cover, as it takes many musical liberties and alters the lyrics. But it's similar enough that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the writers of the original, are credited as the only composers on the Soup Dragons version.
- bit.ly
thebeatofficial.com
In 1981, coming off the back of The Beat’s top ten hit “Too Nice To Talk To”, Roger was asked by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones to sing on a version of Rock The Casbah that the Clash were recording. This lead to further collaborations between Roger and the Clash on the road, and then to Mick Jones playing guitar (and nearly joining the group) for General Public, the band that Roger and Dave Wakeling formed after the break up of The Beat in 1983, which enjoyed considerable success on the USA (their biggest hit, Tenderness, still being used in movies today).
While Roger and The Clash’s version of Rock The Casbah was never released, Roger has continued to play the song live (it was included on his recent Live In London CD), so when he met the producing duo Dopegrinders at Across The Tracks festival in 2012, and they decided to record together, it was an obvious track to start with.
Don't save it for later---donate now!: www.kexp.org
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Isn't this a wonderful song?
It was a great experience when The English Beat played "Save It For Later" live in the KEXP Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2010: www.youtube.com
This is my second time hearing Robyn's Dancing on My Own this morning! Once during my workout, and once during my commute to work! Destined to be a great day...making my summer drive donation now! Thanks for all you do, you're TOTES the best!💗⭐️😍#youarenotalone-- Kathleen
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You are not alone. This extraordinary song, "all about being alone, has helped people find community and togetherness." Read the story of Robyn's great anthem: www.npr.org
OMG all y'all are selling the s**t out of the tote bag! I HAD to donate for the tote bag. Thanks from your friend, Nick.
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"Kylie Minogue is the most charming and unassuming pop superstar of all. She’s never been as provocative as Madonna or a vocal marvel to rival Mariah Carey, but her career has proven equally fascinating and enduring. The performer who was dismissively dubbed ‘the singing budgie’ when she broke through with The Loco-Motion in the late 1980s is now a gold-plated icon whose first name alone stands for joyous dance-pop brilliance." Read a tribute to Australian's best-selling female artist who released her fifteenth album, "DISCO," last year: bbc.in
“‘Please’ is full of optimism and ready to be played in a place where we can all be together and flirt, dance, touch, and kiss,” Jessie Ware said.
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It's the lead single from the just-released deluxe edition of Jessie Ware's 2020 album, 'What’s Your Pleasure?'.
www.jessieware.com
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Watch the video at youtu.be
Ahhhh...the Friday song. Donate now and that impressive KEXP tote can be yours....tote-ally!: www.kexp.org
It's graduation day for my son! All kinds of memories of driving to school listening to the morning show 💜💜💜Had to donate! ---Brenda in Bremerton
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"Loving every minute, 'cause you make me feel so alive....": www.youtube.com
John! Your music picks are making my last morning teaching 5th grade special education dynamite. Thanks for all you do. Your reminders that life is hard but we are not alone have helped me to keep going during the hardest year of teaching that I have ever experienced. Party on! Party. On. ---Hilari in Bellingham
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This song was originally recorded in 2012 on "S**t We Recorded in Our Bedroom." It was re-recorded and remastered for Fidlars's second album "Too."
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Here's Fidlar in our studio back in 2015: www.youtube.com
Tote bag. Not the gift we need. The gift we deserve. --Alison
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R.I.P., Eddie Van Halen. The guitar legend, songwriter and founder of Van Halen died on October 6th, 2020 as the result of a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65. Read KEXP's tribute to this incredibly influential musician: www.kexp.org
John and Morgan,
Part of the magic of being an amplifier of KEXP is listening to the drive without that nagging guilt that I’m not supporting a station whose music, culture, and people I love.
This is the first recession in my lifetime where I’ve been lucky enough to be gainfully employed. I feel lucky and grateful, and I know what it’s like for those who a struggling through this. So I “upped my amp” to $15 a month in honor of those who might not be able to give. Don’t feel guilty if you can’t support KEXP right now. Focus on you and those you love. We have your back.
Thank you for being you. ----Hugh in Indianapolis
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Sly & The Family Stone performed "Dance to the Music" live on "Soul Train": www.youtube.com
"We are family...."
KEXP is my community. It doesn't matter where I live, it is a part of me, and we listeners are in this together. --Michael in Houston
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Sister Sledge is four sisters whose last names really are Sledge. They were a backup band for various artists before releasing this album, which was their first. This was their biggest hit. It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers; their band Chic had a hit at the time with "Le Freak." Rodgers and Edwards got the idea for the song's title when they first met the sisters.: bit.ly
Toronto-based R&B pop artist The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfayewas) born in Ontario, Canada to Ethiopian immigrants. He credits his stage name to his high school drop-out status, claiming he left one weekend and never came home.
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The Weeknd will be here in Seattle, playing Climate Pledge Arena on Friday, March 4th, 2022. (And, yes, that's the beginning of the weekend.)
Hi John and Morgan!
I'm at work and while in the restroom earlier I popped on the radio to hear how the drive was going and HAD to become an amplifier to get that tote so took an extra long bathroom break to donate!
Now I'm on my 15 min lunch and LOVE the energy you both have! I needed this noontime pick me up! Thanks for making me smile and giving me the energy to carry on in good spirits with the rest of my workday I. Am. Healed!
Keep on rockin! Cheers! --Chelsea
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BFF's Mick Jagger and Keith Richards go for a walk, run into Ronnie Wood at a bar, drink, and then (naturally) start singing together ... www.youtube.com
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Psst, that's Sonny Rollins playing sax on this song.
"Woo-hoo!" "Song 2" lasts (You guessed it!) exactly 2 minutes and 2 seconds.
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There wasn't much thought put into this song. According to bassist Alex James, "We didn't think about it all." He added that he had a "really bad, sweaty" hangover the day they wrote the song. Producer Stephen Street revealed in an interview that "Damon [Albarn]'s guide vocal was pure babbling but it worked so well I suggested we went with it."
"I wait, I wait, I wait..."
If you've been waiting, now is the time to donate for The Morning Show: www.kexp.org
This song has led to some very interesting covers, including those by TV on the Radio, Rancid, Jimmie's Chicken Shack (!), and The Blue Ribbon Glee Club, among others: www.verbicidemagazine.com
I love y’all nerds! That’s all. --Roy
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The title of the track came from an experience the Johns had when they found a substantial number of Ng's listed in a phone book. Linnell: "I think I was collecting possible song ideas and, for some reason, I ended up looking in the phone book, and there were about four pages of this name that contains no vowels, Ng. I was fascinated because it's a name I didn't know about before, and it was filling up a large chunk of the Manhattan white pages. I called up some of the numbers kind of experimentally to find out how it was pronounced, and I got the phone machine of a Dr. Ng and I was kind of relieved. The message said, 'Dr. Ng is not in,' and I had my material."
The music matters but the DJ's may matter more for me. It's the selection, curation, expertise, the segues. KEXP is a masterclass in sound... Chazz
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Simple Minds were "alive and kicking" in 1985 when they released this song as the first single from their "Once Upon A Time" album. The group was enjoying creative and critical success, with their 1984 album "Sparkle in the Rain" a breakthrough.
Lead singer Jim Kerr, who wrote the lyrics, had reason to celebrate on a personal level: He married Chrissie Hynde in 1984 and the couple had a daughter, Yasmin, the next year.
Thanks so much for listening to The Morning Show and for your wonderful donations! You can still contribute: www.kexp.org