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Monday, Aug 28 2023, 7AM
Good morning and welcome to the Morning Show with John!
For those who don't know, Mad Season was a supergroup formed in 1994 featuring guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, lead singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, and bassist John Baker Saunders of The Walkabouts.
Checkout this amazing video of Mad Season live at the Moore in 1995.
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From Pearl Jam's debut album, "Release" was one of the first songs Eddie wrote with the band, and it's one that helped them find common ground. "We were strangers, but we were coming from a similar place," said Vedder.
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Temple of the Dog is the only album by the American rock band Temple of the Dog, released on April 16, 1991. It is a tribute to Andrew Wood, the former lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone, who died on March 19, 1990, of a heroin overdose.
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who had been Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood's roommate, approached former Mother Love Bone members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament about working on material he had written when he was on tour with Soundgarden in Europe. The line-up eventually included Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and newcomers Mike McCready (lead guitar) and Eddie Vedder (background vocals).
This song was written by the late Van Conner and the late Mark Lanegan.
R.I.P., Van Conner, who died in January at age 55: bit.ly
R.I.P., Mark Lanegan, who died in 2022 at age 57: www.theguardian.com
The Mad Season live album "Sonic Evolution" was released on this day in 2015. Recorded on January 30th, 2015 at Benaroya Hall, it features Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Chris Cornell, drummers Barrett Martin and Matt Cameron and, of course, Seattle Symphony
The late and beloved Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) stepped in for Layne Staley's (Alice in Chains, Mad Season) vocals on this live performance. Watch the video of this phenomenal performance here: www.youtube.com
This song was written shortly before the band went into Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey in January 1985 to record it. It was mixed later in the month at Utopia Studios in Primrose Hill. The Smiths (mostly Johnny Marr) acted as producers, with Stephen Street as recording engineer.
Golden Brown was the most played song in the UK in 1982.
R.I.P., Dave Greenfield, keyboardist of The Stranglers, who died in 2020 of COVID. He was 71.: www.nytimes.com
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In the highly recommended documentary "Love Story," arranger David Angel has high praises for the band: “I never heard any other group reach that level of art. I mean the Beatles had a wonderful combination and they had the right stuff. Everybody had a role and they did it right. But as far as a group that just created a kind of abstract rock art, I never heard anything like this group and that album." Read the story behind this song: bit.ly
Rodriguez, the Detroit singer-songwriter who was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, recently died at the age of 81. - sugarman.org
Junip is a Swedish folk rock band. The band consists of the duo José González and Tobias Winterkorn, with various accompanying musicians in recordings and in live gigs. Watch Junip vocalist José González performing a gorgeous acoustic rendition of this song at KEXP in 2016 here: www.youtube.com
Happy birthday to Florence Welch, born on this day in 1986!
Florence + the Machine have had to cancel most of the remaining Dance Fever tour dates due to Florence having "life saving surgery." Check out her post about it here:
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New album 'Volcano' from English electronic group Jungle! With features including Roots Manuva, Channel Tres and more.
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New music from The Chemical Brothers and Beck!
"Skipping Like a Stone" features Beck on vocals, reuniting the two artists after their 2015 collaboration “Wide Open” from Born in the Echoes.
For That Beautiful Feeling is the upcoming tenth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brother. tinyurl.com
New supergroup featuring Lol Tolhurst (The Cure), Budgie Clark (Siouxsie and the Banshees), and producer Jacknife Lee - this is their debut single, featuring LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Their new LP also includes guest appearances by Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, U2's The Edge, Mary Lattimore, and Mark Bowen from IDLES Read an interview at The NME: tinyurl.com
This L.A. New Wave group first formed in 1980 and initially called themselves U.S. Drag. The original band members were: Dale Bozzio (vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums), Warren Cuccurullo (guitar), Patrick O'Hearn (bass), and Chuck Wild (keyboards). (Dale and Terry Bozzio met while working with Frank Zappa during sessions in 1979 for the album Joe's Garage.) Missing Persons released their self-titled debut four song EP in 1980. They signed with the major label Capitol Records in 1982 and released their first full-length album "Spring Session M" that same year.: www.imdb.com
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Don't miss the video for "Walking in L.A.": www.youtube.com
When Devo played their cover of this Rolling Stones song for Mick Jagger, they said that Mick stood up and started dancing around in front of the fireplace in his socks and velour pants, which was how they knew he approved of their rendition.
Read more here: bit.ly
Teenage Sequence is Dewan-Dean Soomary, a London musician who used to be in bands King Blues and Bleach Blood.
In his first single, 2021's cult smash "All This Art," British South Asian disco punk act Teenage Sequence exhorted white listeners to remember that the joke's on them— even when he's the punchline. tinyurl.com
This 2007 debut release was nominated for the Mercury Prize. When it came out, its creator Jamie Treays had just turned 21. The album was written because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent.
Here's a love letter to the album, written 10 years after its release: www.nme.com
Brand new Bombay Bicycle Club. The new record, 'My Big Day,' will be released October 20th! Pre-order it here:
bombaybicycle.club
Death Cab for Cutie will perform in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena on October 6 & 7! This new single from Death Cab for Cutie was remixed by CHVRVCHES. Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. They have been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. The band’s tenth studio album ‘Asphalt Meadows’ is out now. deathcabforcutie.bandcamp.com
“Every Day Is Exactly the Same” was the third of the three successful singles released from "With Teeth," Nine Inch Nails' fourth studio album.
The song reached the number one spot on Billboard’s Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2007 Grammy Awards.
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Check out John's exclusive KEXP interview with Trent Reznor: www.kexp.org
Brand new music from the local Seattle artist Sea Lemon!
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Lush formed in 1987 when close friends Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson (who were in other bands previously) joined Chris Acland’s band, Baby Machines. After bassist Steve Rippon joined the band, they changed their name to Lush:
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"Cut Your Face," the brand new single from the Joy Formidable, is out now.
Of the song, Bryan says in a press release: “‘Cut Your Face’ is a reminder to myself that even in shyness, when that voice is telling you to hide away, that what I really want is deep, authentic connection. The only way to satisfy that longing is to be vulnerable, messy and imperfect…and life is all the more beautiful because of it.”
Watch the music video here:
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"The video shows the band playing in an audition in a high school gymnasium, with different light filters changing the color of the room. Karen O's crying in the video was not staged. She explains: "They were real tears. My boyfriend at the time (Angus Andrew [of the band Liars]) was supposed to come to the shoot – he was three hours late and I was just about to leave for tour. I didn't think he was even going to come and this was the song that was written for him. He eventually showed up and I got myself in a real emotional state." Some have suggested the song title stands for “My Angus Please Stay,” though this was never confirmed by the band."
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The third album by The Pretenders was released in 1984. The title of this album came from Chrissie Hynde's then-infant daughter, who was learning to crawl while the band worked on this album.
Black Pumas dropped "More Than a Love Song" recently alongside an announcement that their sophomore album, Chronicles of a Diamond, will come out October 27th!
See the original video for More Than a Love Song youtu.be
"Let's Get it On" Marvin Gaye's is the thirteenth studio and was released on this day August 1973. That makes it *checks notes* 50 YEARS OLD TODAY?
Genesis Owusu will perform at Neumos in Seattle, November 9!
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Genesis Owusu released 'STRUGGLER' August 18th! Check it out and support here:
www.genesisowusu.com
Check out his recent Live On KEXP performance hosted by Reverend Dollars: www.youtube.com
None Shall Pass is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, released in 2007.
Here's Aesop Rock performing this one live for KEXP at The Doug Fir in Portland during Musicfest NW 2007: www.youtube.com
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After 20 years of delays, Danger Mouse & Jemini the Gifted One have finally released a follow up to their 2003 collaboration 'Ghetto Pop Life.' Read the Guardian's glowing review here:
www.theguardian.com
The Budos Band's 'Frontier's Edge EP' came out just last month. thebudos.com
Released on this day in 2015!! One of Foals best.
Foals stopped by the KEXP studio back in June of 2013. Check out their full performance here: www.youtube.com
Though they are called "JOHN," this is not John's band. Easy mistake to make.
JOHN (the band, not the DJ) will be playing the Sunset Tavern on October 10th, and have announced their fourth studio album!
A Life Diagrammatic will arrive on September 22 via Brace Yourself and Pets Care Records.
Recorded by Tom Hill at The Bookhouse in South London, mixed by Seth Manchester and mastered by Frank Arkwright, it'll follow up 2021's 'Nocturnal Manoeuvres' LP and their 2023 7" single featuring Theme New Bond Junior and Hopper On The Dial. tinyurl.com
LA Duo ill peach released their first love song "BLOOM."
Speaking on the new single, the duo explain, “‘BLOOM’ might be our only love song. A bittersweet one. It’s about testing the boundaries of a long-distance relationship. How can you love and be with someone if you can’t see them? In the flux of everything that happened these past few years, we saw friends and longtime relationships break up like a ripple effect. But also surprisingly, the ones that had it the hardest around us found love in the ashes, a beginning to an ending. Love can and will navigate anything if you believe it. So ‘BLOOM’ is our anthem to fighting for love.”
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By request from Orion in Bellingham!
"Help I'm Alive" comes from Metric's 4th full-length album, Fantasies.
The band's new album, Formentera II, is due out October 13th! www.ilovemetric.com
In a 1995 interview, Steve Marker, the band's guitarist, said, "It's really just us poking fun of ourselves... We're poking fun at the alternate rock angst, wearing your heart on your sleeve thing and at ourselves for writing such dark songs."
"Released in 1987, the album "Darklands" plays as a celebration of the gloomy and rainy springs of the group’s native Glasgow. The band seem to find the promise of new life that comes with spring rains exhilarating and appropriately mix candy-flavored pop amid the waves of skuzz and feedback that were their stock and trade. The track is a carefully crafted appreciation of the spring and all of its new possibilities as life seems to re-emerge after the bleakness of winter.": www.djdmac.com
Brand new music from the electronic Manchester artist:
www.whlungmusic.com
Title track from OMD's 14th studio album, which will be released on October 27. Pre-order it here:
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New music from Yard Act! Yard Act will be performing at Iceland Airwaves in November!
Yard Act performed live in the KEXP studio last year. Watch the performance here: youtu.be www.yardactors.com
‘The Trench Coat Museum’ is about how our perception of everything shifts both collectively and individually over time at speeds we simply can’t measure in the moment. Within whatever space in society we occupy, we often see our own beliefs as being at the absolute pinnacle of what should be the ‘cultural norm’ and whilst the completely human trait of being self-assured can’t be helped, it’s an absolute hindrance on our collective process. We are one etc.
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Here's Nation of Language covering the Pixies' 1989 song from Doolittle.
Nation of Language performed Live on KEXP from THING in 2022: youtu.be.
They also stopped by to play a set in the KEXP gathering space earlier this month. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when that video drops. www.youtube.com
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