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Tuesday, Jun 7 2022, 7AM
You know it's gonna be a day when you are on the bus heading into work tearing up to the music.
We are not alone
Carolyn
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Good morning! It's a sunny day here in Seattle, but there's always a slight chance for Purple Rain.
Prince Rogers Nelson, born on this day in 1958, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was a musical innovator and known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range.
Read "A tribute to Prince" by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole here: www.kexp.org
Happy birthday to Dave Navarro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, The Panic Channel, Camp Freddy, and Red Hot Chili Peppers), born on this day in 1967!
In case you didn't know... Jane's Addiction will be playing a show with Smashing Pumpkins in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, November 12th.
Brand new music out of Brighton, United Kingdom.
porridgeradio.bandcamp.com
Porridge Radio will be playing in Seattle at Barboza on September 13th!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are BACK! After announcing some shows and signing to Secretly Canadian, the trio has announced a brand-new album, Cool It Down, which will be out in September.
“I see the younger generations staring down this threat, and they’re standing on the edge of a precipice, confronting what’s coming with anger and defiance,” Karen O said of the new song, "Spitting Off The Edge Of The World". “It’s galvanizing, and there’s hope there.” bit.ly
The original "Cry Little Sister" from 1987's 'Lost Boys,' a movie about teenage vampires with collectively amazing mullets. And that sax guy. Here's the movie trailer: youtu.be
Brimheim, is an homage to singer/songwriter Helena Heinesen Rebensdorff's Faroese roots, translating to "home of the breaking waves."
brimheim.bandcamp.com
Good morning John and Owen, and SUNSHINE! We are here at the Hoh Rainforest on our last day in the woods and would love to hear A Forest by The Cure or Near Wild Heaven by REM. It is so beautiful out here and I love having KEXP as our soundtrack. Thank you and take care! You are not alone 💜
Jaimee
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Robert Smith has given varying explanations of his lyric for "A Forest." He has said the lyric was based upon a dream he had as a child where he was lost in the woods unable to escape, but later denied it and stated, "It's just about a forest."
Matthew Dear Live on KEXP back in 2019:
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Talking Sleep is the latest from Matthew Dear!
matthewdear.bandcamp.com
Sudan Archives say this new song is “about women and the celebration of hair. It’s about representation of different hair textures and embracing all colors and textures of it.”
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Sudan Archives will be at Capitol Hill Block Party on July 22nd, and if you can't catch them but, they'll be back in Seattle at Neumos on Saturday, October 1st.
sudanarchives.com
“No Angels,” according to Robbie Furze, is “a track reflecting that moment when you understand that all you’ve set your sights on has led to a place far away from where you should be and everything you truly love.
He adds:
"It took sacrificing everything I’d built in London and moving to Los Angeles, a place I thought I needed to be in order to achieve my dreams, for me to realise that it was about much more than just myself. I had a moment of clarity when I understood what’s truly important and what I needed to do to get back to everything and everyone that I loved. That’s what this song is about."
www.stereogum.com
This song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and finished the song in a day, just in time for the album to cut and ship.
However, this isn't quite the magic trick it first appears; Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'"
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Shoegaze sounds from our neighbors in Portland, Oregon.
darkswoon.bandcamp.com
Fly on the Windscreen, composed by Martin Gore, was originally released in 1985 on the single album It's Called a Heart of that year, and shortly after on his 1986 album Black Celebration for which it was remixed.
Medicine are perhaps best known for their cameo appearance in The Crow, in which they performed "Time Baby II", although the soundtrack album included a different version titled "Time Baby III" which features guest vocals from the Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser.
The perfect soundtrack for a sunny day.
Formed in Bogotá in 1998 Columbian 5-piece Meridian Brothers
Colombia say their forthcoming album 'Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento' excavates the forgotten sounds of the fantastical 1970s salsa dura group El Grupo Renacimiento. The group identifies as “B-class” salsa whose music explores human struggles in the urban city landscape, with themes such as police brutality, social marginalization, and addiction.
William Correa, better known by his stage name Willie Bobo, was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of Latino music and was noted for combining elements of jazz, Latin and rhythm and blues music.
Jungle is playing THING the weekend of August 26-28, 2022 at historic Fort Worden in Port Townsend, WA.
Here they are, Live on KEXP, back in 2021:
youtu.be
jungle.bandcamp.com www.junglejunglejungle.com
Good morning John,
I'm getting ready to head back to the midwest to help my parents close down and sell their home as they get ready to move into assisted living near my youngest sister in Eugene, OR.
This move is hard. My dad was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's and my mom is far older than her years. They have been staying with my sister and her family in Eugene as they look for a place to move into and while there is much love, there is also much sadness and the need for patience. My other sister and I have been working from our homes in Seattle and Reading, PA to get the foundation laid for the move as we get ready to fly to Illinois to support our parents with the sale of most of their possessions and home. I could not begin to do this without my sisters, Katie and Thomasina. I feel so very fortunate to have them at my side during this journey.
I was hoping you could play We Are Family by Sister Sledge in support of all those families, chosen and born, who pull together to support each other.
We are not alone,
Amy
Seattle, WA
"Hi John, I'm driving to sign final divorce papers this morning while listening. Is Freedom by George Michael too obvious? Thanks for a great show as always!"
Amy
"Love love love this George Michael tune!!!! If it fits, I'd love to request Movin On Up by Primal Scream, it always reminds me of that song."
-Valerie, NorCal
Featuring Tanya Donelly from Throwing Muses, Breeders, and Belly on vocals.
"How was it singing with Tanya Donnelly on "Judy Staring at the Sun?" Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter of Catherine Wheel were asked in an interview.
"It was fun. We actually did our parts separately, I did my bits in England and then me and Gil flew to fort Apache in Boston and Tanya did all her parts in about six hours. Then we took it back to England and pulled it apart and put it back together. It was kind of a disjointed way of doing it but it worked out very well."
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Sampling Herbie Hancock's 1964 song "Cantaloupe Island." Us3 is a British jazz-rap group founded in London in 1992. Their name was inspired by a Horace Parlan recording titled "Us Three," produced by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records.
Here's an oral history of Us3: www.spin.com
Hot Chip's eight album, "Freakout/Release," due out in August, is their first album in three years. The album features contributions from Cadence Weapon, Soulwax, and Lou Hayter. “We were living through a period where it was very easy to feel like people were losing control of their lives in different ways,” Joe Goddard said. “There’s a darkness that runs through a lot of those tracks.”
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Hot Chip was officially started by vocalists Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard in 2000, but the duo had actually been making music together since 1991.
“Anohni and I wrote this song with the hope of further empowering young trans, queer and feminine spirits,” says Hercules & Love Affair founder Andy Butler says of their collaboration song, “One.”
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"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" marked Pet Shop Boys' first major collaboration with another recording artist (Dusty Springfield).
The song was originally written and demoed around Christmas 1984. It was originally intended for use on Please (1986), but the problem was to decide who’d sing the other half of the duet. Various contemporary singers were suggested to them, but none of them seemed suitable for the song. Eventually their manager’s assistant suggested Dusty Springfield, whose album Dusty in Memphis (1969) was often acknowledged by Neil Tennant as his favourite LP.
Hey John,
I know I'm late -- could you keep the funk going with either Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry, or The DeeLite Theme by DeeLite (which actually reminds me of DJ Morgan)?
Peace,
Amy
Baltimore
Jane's Addiction will be playing with Smashing Pumpkins in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday November 12th!
In case you missed it...
Saturday, November 12th. Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. You heard it here!
Ben Gibbard describes "Roman Candles' as a concentrated effort to create something “succinct, loud and strikingly direct,” sharing that “the lyrics were cobbled from a couple of different songs dealing with my general sense of anxiety; the feeling that the fabric that weaves a functioning society together was crumbling during the pandemic.”
Death Cab for Cutie will play The Paramount Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, October 26th and 27th.
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Don't miss the video for this new song: www.youtube.com
This was the opening track on this Seattle band's 1994 debut album. Learn more about them at Sub Pop's website: www.subpop.com
Here's the official video for "Seven": www.youtube.com
Have a great day, and enjoy the sun! Thanks for hanging out with us this morning!
Good morning, happy Tuesday, and welcome to The Midday Show with the fabulous Cheryl Waters! Thanks for listening!
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Atlas Sound sampled the previous song, The Dovers' "What Am I Going to Do" here.
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The song came about when Atlas Sound began to tour as the opener for Animal Collective in Europe. Bradford Cox states:
I toured for a period in Europe with Animal Collective, whose band dynamic was very inspirational to be around. On the bus, we often played improvised iPod games. We would take turns formulating a theme or unifying concept and then play three songs. The goal would be for everyone to try and figure out the theme. During one of these games, someone played 'What Am I Going to Do' by the Dovers. I was amazed at the hook-- a weird organ thing with drums and electric bass. I mentioned to Noah [Lennox] that someone should really sample that riff. He agreed and he taught me a little about sampling and matching up beats. This ended up as the collaborative effort 'Walkabout.'