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Wednesday, May 17 2023, 7AM
Happy birthday to Trent Reznor! The American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and producer (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels, and Tapeworm) was born on this day in 1965.
www.nin.com
Happy birthday to Enya!
From Bissau to Palau, in the shade of Avalon
From Fiji to Tyree and the Isles of Ebony
From Peru to Cebu, hear the power of Babylon
From Bali to Cali, far beneath the Coral Sea
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up, adieu, ooh, ooh
Happy birthday to the "This Is Happening" album! The third studio album by LCD Soundsystem was released on this day in 2010. www.lcdsoundsystem.com
On this day in 2012, Donna Summer, aka the Queen of Disco, passed away at 63 years old (b. December 31, 1948). donnasummer.com
Happy 10th birthday to "Random Access Memories"!
On this day in 2013, Daft Punk released their fourth and final studio album - www.daftpunk.com
In a press release Alison Goldfrapp said, “In ‘Digging Deeper,” I’m effortlessly gliding through air, on a gloriously hot breezy night arriving at a blissed-out dancefloor on the island of my dreams.” - bit.ly
www.goldfrapp.com
The word röyksopp is a stylized version of the Norwegian word for the puffball mushroom, "røyksopp". This Norwegian electronic duo has stated that the word could also evoke the mushroom cloud resulting from an atomic blast. : royksopp.com
Doctor L and Comet Records honor Tony Allen and Ty on the three years anniversary of their passing.
tonyallen.bandcamp.com
Originally recorded in 1974. This song has famously been covered by Syl Johnson and Talking Heads.
New Durand Jones' debut solo album! -durandjones.bandcamp.com
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On the deeply personal album, Jones reflects on his relationship to his hometown of Hillaryville, LA, a town first established as a form of reparations to previously enslaved Black Americans. -bit.ly
Calibro 35 is a cinematic funk Italian band formed in 2007 in Milan.
www.calibro35.com
Sampa the Great by request for Mary!
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Sampa the Great plays The Neptune Theatre tonight/Wednesday, May 17.
sampathegreat.com
Plastic Fang is the seventh official release by the American punk blues group The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
jonspencerbluesexplosion.com
2002 remix of a 1968 song!
Polythythmics will play at the Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center on Friday, July 21, 2023.
polyrhythmics.bandcamp.com
GHOST OF VROOM is the band comprised of Mike Doughty and his longtime collaborator Andrew "Scrap" Livingston.
www.ghostofvroom.com
The National released I Am Easy to Find on this day in 2019.
www.americanmary.com
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"Rylan" was first heard officially on KEXP during their live session back in 2017: youtu.be
Happy birthday to the Ram album.
Ram is the only album credited to the husband-and-wife music duo Paul and Linda McCartney, released on May 17 1971.
www.paulmccartney.com
Hi John. As always, your show kicks off my workday. Today is my Beatles BD ... I turned 64. I bought a tile to celebrate. Could you play "When I'm 64" and/or "All You Need Is Love". Cuz it really is all we need.
Jim Amplifier in Mt. Baker neighborhood
Good morning, John,
What a great birth day today is!
It is also my dear friend Anna’s birthday. She is part of the morning faithful, even as she travels the country making sure food banks are stocked up and feeding our community.
Could you play something from David Byrne’s American Utopia to celebrate this fantastic human who uses logistics and love to care for so many people, please?
Thanks,
Zan in Ballard
Happy birthday to my beautiful Oingo Boingo loving wife, Anna. She's fifty three today and after years of longing will travel from Seattle to see Danny Elfman in California later this year this year. Can you prime the pump so to speak to give her a birthday bump? Thanks for everything and have a great day.
Jason in Seattle
Sampa The Great at Neptune Theater tonight!
sampathegreat.com
Cover of the Dead Kennedys track from the group led by Michael Franti
Happy birthday to the Tougher Than Leather album!
The the fourth studio album by Run‐D.M.C. was released on this day in 1988.
www.rundmc.com
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Run‐D.M.C. sampled The Monkees' "Mary, Mary" & John Davis and the Monster Orchestra "I Can't Stop" for this song - bit.ly
"Mary, Mary" is a song written by Michael Nesmith (before he joined The Monkees) and first recorded by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album East-West.
A portion of the song from funk group The Soul Searchers from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres,
On this day in 1980, Joan Jett self-released her debut album "Bad Reputation" featuring "Bad Reputation."
Joan Jett plays Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday, Aug 3rd - www.joanjett.com
It's my B-Day! Could you play My My Orca Card by Who Is She!
Thanks!!
Nate
Le Tigre was formed by Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and Sadie Benning. This song uses a call-and-response to condemn the policies of Rudy Giulani. -- Here's a live performance (Last year!) from Pasadena: www.youtube.com
Manchester band PINS write: "The track is about how sometimes we feel like we only exist to make money for other people, it’s a swizz. We are promised things by saviours, these people who have come to rescue us, but it’s not true. “Serve The Rich” was my opportunity to assert myself. I’m saying that we as PINS, musicians, women, Labour voters, and feminists, are here to save the kids, we’re here to save each other, we’re here to save ourselves." bit.ly
A common misconception in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Lynne shouts "Bruce!" Geoff Lynne has explained that he is singing a made-up word, "Groos", which some have suggested sounds like the German expression "Gruß", meaning "greeting." Lynne did not realize the meaning of the syllable, and he just used it as a temporary place-keeper to fill a gap in the lyrics, but upon learning the German meaning he decided to leave it in. After the song's release, so many people had misinterpreted the word as "Bruce" that Lynne actually began to sing the word as "Bruce" for fun at live shows. #TheMoreYouKnow
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This was the first ELO song that did not use strings. After recording it, they fired their string section, leaving four members in the band.
bit.ly
www.jefflynneselo.com
This song was inspired by an idea LCD Soundsystem leader James Murphy had for enlisting French electronic music duo Daft Punk for a film. - bit.ly
lcdsoundsystem.com
Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Pun was released on this day in 2013 - daftpunk.com
Seattle-based Spirit Award will be Live on KEXP on Thursday, May 18th at 12pm.
They'll be playing at a 21+ show at Neumos on Saturday, June 10th!
And they'll be performing as part of Bumbershoot at Seattle Center on September 2nd. spiritaward.bandcamp.com
On this day in 2004, McLusky released The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire.
Happy birthday to Trent Reznor! The American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and producer (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels, and Tapeworm) was born on this day in 1965.
www.nin.com
This was written by songwriters Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher for The Muppet Movie, which came out in 1979. In the film, it is sung by Kermit The Frog as the Muppets set out to find adventure. In a Songfacts interview with Williams, he said: "Rainbow Connection was the first number in The Muppet Movie. - bit.ly
Satchmo doing this tune on the BBC in 1967, the year the single came out: www.youtube.com
Something something something something something something LEONARD BEINSTEIN!