John Richards

John Richards

John Richards

The Morning Show
Last show: Wednesday, Oct 23 2024, 7AM
john@kexp.org
Wednesday, Jan 19 2022, 7AM
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Hey Wednesday, it's time for The Morning Show! --- Cat Power's new album is an entire album of... Covers! In addition to this song by The Replacements, "Covers" features covers of tracks by The Pogues, Bob Seger, Lana Del Rey, Jackson Browne, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, and more. Cat Power plays The Showbox on Wednesday, July 20th! Tickets here: www.showboxpresents.com www.catpowermusic.com
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Rosie Thomas's cover of Björk’s late 1990s single “All Is Full of Love,” which features vocals from Sufjan Stevens, the Shins, Iron & Wine, Alexi Murdoch, and many others. “All Is Full of Love” is part of Thomas’ new series Lullabies for Parents, a multimedia collection of music, podcast, videos, essays, resources, entertainment, and encouragement created in “an attempt to reach out to parents and help them self-sooth,” as stated in press materials. - bit.ly www.rosiethomas.com
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Amythyst Kiah cover of Joy Division’s classic “Love Will Tear Us Apart”! www.amythystkiah.com
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“Love Is Selfish” will appear on Entering Heaven Alive, one of two albums White will release this year. - bit.ly Jack White plays Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday, July 8th - jackwhiteiii.com
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Bron-yr-Aur (pronounced "Bron-rar") is a place in Wales where Page and Plant went after a tough tour in the US. This was recorded in 1970 at the Led Zeppelin III sessions. It was resurrected for Physical Graffiti to fill the double album. - bit.ly
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7:22 AM
25th spin
Jar of Flies is the third studio EP by the American rock band Alice in Chains. All seven songs were recorded in seven days at London Bridge Studios. The sessions lasted 14 to 18 hours a day, and each song was complete in one or two takes. - bit.ly
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7:27 AM
3rd spin
F!RES are a Seattle rock band! firesofficial.bandcamp.com firesofficial.com
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7:31 AM
17th spin
Good Morning John and crew, Would love to request something from Eddie V's Into the Wild. Today is my wife Beth's 50th!! birthday. We are heading off down the road, leaving Portland to eastern OR to ski into a yurt....with no services where we can laugh, enjoy nature's and each other's beauty. Here's to my phenomenal partner, best friend and mother of 2 badass! KEXP has been a staple for us in all the light and dark times, always reminding us that we are not alone. Here's to the future, the journey and the grand adventure. Have a great week y'all Nate, Huck and Aurora
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John- thank you for playing some AIC, and Jack White. Are you up for playing the Stones "Wild Horses?" Kerrie in West Seattle
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7:41 AM
89th spin
Rolling Stones cover that appears as the closing track on The Sundays second album
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Here comes the sun And I say it's all right... --- "It was just sunny and it was all just the release of that tension that had been building up on me," Harrison said in a 1969 BBC Radio interview. "It was just a really nice sunny day, and I picked up the guitar, which was the first time I'd played the guitar for a couple of weeks because I'd been so busy. And the first thing that came out was that song. It just came. And I finished it later when I was on holiday in Sardinia." - bit.ly
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Brand new music from Big Thief! Coming out in February, the new album from the Brooklyn-based band will be their fifth record and contains 20 tracks. - bigthief.bandcamp.com
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7:55 AM
31st spin
Aldous Harding is playing the Neptune Theatre on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. - aldousharding.com She stopped in to the KEXP studio in October 2019, and you can watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
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8:00 AM
52nd spin
Wet Leg are playing at the Sunset Tavern on Saturday, March 26, 2022! Wet Leg swept KEXP by storm with their singles, “Wet Dream” and “Chaise Longue” in 2021. They dropped two new singles and announced their self-titled debut album will be released in April 2022. DJ Larry Mizell Jr. sat down with British band Wet Leg for a recent KEXP Sound & Vision podcast and found out just how silly they really are. Check out the whole segment here: www.kexp.org www.wetlegband.com
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8:03 AM
99th spin
Mandinka is off O'Connor's debut full-length, The Lion and the Cobra, from 1987. www.sineadoconnor.com --- Celebrating 50 Years of KEXP today with music from 1987! In 1972, four students at the University of Washington in Seattle had an idea. The university -- and the city -- needed a radio station where students could learn the art of broadcasting and listeners could discover music. hank you for powering KEXP for 50 years. - kexp.org
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8:06 AM
218th spin
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, The Cure's seventh album, was released in 1987. It brought The Cure to American mainstream, where it reached the Top 40 on the albums chart and sold a million copies. --- Today we celebrate 50 years of KEXP with music from 1987! kexp.org
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Dinosaur Jr covering The Cure! You're Living All Over Me, the second studio album by Dinosaur Jr. was released in 1987. www.dinosaurjr.com --- Celebrating 50 Years of KEXP today with music from 1987! kexp.org
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Sign o' the Times is the ninth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was first released in 1987 as a double album. - www.prince.com --- Today we are celebrating 50 years of KEXP with music from 1987! - kexp.org
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This 1987 song about young love was the first US hit for Terence Trent D'Arby, who changed his name to Sananda Maitreya in 2001. - www.sanandamaitreya.com --- Celebrating music from 1987 and 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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1987 duet between English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys and legendary soul singer Dusty Springfield! --- Celebrating 50 Years of KEXP today with music from 1987! kexp.org
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The only single from this British act, released in 1987. This song is made up of about 250 samples. The line, "Pump Up The Volume" came from "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim, which was released earlier in 1987. --- Pump up the volume as we celebrate music from 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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8:34 AM
38th spin
"Need You Tonight" by the Australian rock band INXS was released as the first single from their 1987 album, Kick. - www.inxs.com --- Music from 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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8:37 AM
13th spin
"Mediate" from the 1987 album, Kick. On the album, the song segues from INXS's big hit single, "Need You Tonight." Almost every line rhymes with the word "ate" (as in "Mediate"). --- Celebrating 1987 music & 50 years of KEXP! kexp.org
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8:41 AM
4th spin
"Luka" a song written and recorded by Suzanne Vega, is about child abuse. The song is from Vega's second studio album, released in 1987. - www.suzannevega.com --- Today we celebrate music from 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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Like many songs on the 1987 album, this song is a powerful piece of social commentary, in this instance about child abuse. - bit.ly maniacs.com --- Today we are looking back on the music of 1987 as part of our 50-year celebration of KEXP! - kexp.org
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By request! This was the second single from their 1987 album. - bunnymen.com --- Today we are celebrating 50 years of KEXP with the music of 1987! - kexp.org
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Hi John! It wouldn't be 1987 without the first Public Enemy album. Thanks for the good company you provide us in the morning. LeeAnn Portland, OR --- Celebrating 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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8:59 AM
11th spin
Among the Living, the third studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax, was released in 1987. - www.anthrax.com --- 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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Released on this day in 1987! --- Today we are celebrating 50 years of KEXP with the music of 1987! - kexp.org
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Pleased to Meet Me is the fifth studio album by the American rock band The Replacements, released in 1987. --- Celebrating 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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Strangeways, Here We Come, the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths, was released in 1987. --- Today we celebrate 50 years of KEXP with the music of 1987! - kexp.org
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Diesel and Dust is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in 1987. - www.midnightoil.com --- Celebrating 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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1987 REM by request! --- Celebrating 50 years of KEXP & music from 1987. - kexp.org
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How about No New Tale to Tell from Love and Rockets? Maybe not their best song but one I must sing along to whenever I hear it. 1987 was an amazing year for music or maybe just for me because I was 15 and discovering all the good music. --- 50 years of KEXP & music from 1987. - kexp.org
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This is Jane's Addiction cover of the classic Velvet Underground 1970 song. The live album Jane's Addiction was released in 1987. - www.janesaddiction.com --- Rockin' to the music of 1987 & celebrating 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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9:31 AM
24th spin
Rolling Stones cover, but re-titled as "Sympathy" on the live album from Jane's Addiction. The basic tracks were recorded live over a single night at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles in January 1987. --- Today we are celebrating 50 years of KEXP with the music of 1987! - kexp.org
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Floodland, the second studio album by English gothic rock band the Sisters of Mercy, was released in 1987. - www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com --- 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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9:42 AM
77th spin
New Order's True Faith from 1987 by request! --- Celebrate 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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"Going Back to Cali" by LL Cool J is from the1987 Less Than Zero soundtrack as well as his third album, Walking with a Panther. - llcoolj.com --- 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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Paid in Full is the debut album of American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released in 1987 --- Celebrate 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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Tango in the Night, the fourteenth and final album by Fleetwood Mac was released in 1987. --- Today we are celebrating the music of 1987 & 50 years of KEXP! - kexp.org
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This title track to George Michael's debut album begins with an organ fanfare that was actually the music to Wham!'s "Freedom" played as if in a cathedral. Wham! was an English pop duo featuring both George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. It’s KEXP’s 50th anniversary! To celebrate we’re playing songs you know and love from 1987! kexp.org/50/
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