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More on U2 releasing their album Rattle and Hum on this day 35 years ago (1988):
The album was also released with a companion rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou. The title, Rattle and Hum, is taken from a lyric from "Bullet the Blue Sky", the fourth track on The Joshua Tree. The image used for the album cover and movie poster, depicting Bono shining a spotlight on Edge as he plays, was inspired by a scene in the live performance of "Bullet the Blue Sky" recorded in the film and album, but was recreated in a stills studio and photographed by Anton Corbijn.
So... who else saw Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service in Seattle last weekend?
The bands are both celebrating 20 years of their albums Transatlanticism and Give Up. Transatlanticism, released in 2003, is a concept album exploring a theme of long-distance romance. Transatlanticism was mainly recorded at the Hall of Justice, a studio in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.
In a 2009 interview, Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown explained that he "didn't actually want people to adore me. I was trying to say then, if you want to be adored, it's like a sin, like lust or gluttony or something like that."
"Long known as Dylan’s Royal Albert Hall Concert due to bootleg mislabeling, the 1966 concert actually took place at the Manchester Free Trade Hall. Infamously, an audience member screamed “Judas” at Dylan during the electric portion of the set. Over five decades later, somebody apparently recreated the moment at Cat Power’s show, and, instead of instructing the band to “play it f*ckin’ loud,” Chan Marshall [Cat Power] responded by mentioning Jesus."
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Iron & Wine have announced Who Can See Forever, a new concert documentary and live album that will be out November 17 via Sub Pop.
The film, directed by Josh Sliffe, captured a performance at Saxapahaw, North Carolina’s Haw River Ballroom and features performances of 19 songs from across Sam Beam’s discography, including Thomas County Law. Watch the performance from the film here:
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Here is José González & The String Theory playing this song Live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
From Seattle band The Cave Singers's third album No Witch.
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John Prine's 15th studio album. At the 48th Grammy Awards, Fair & Square won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
John Prine was born on this day in 1946.
Another night of not sleeping. Devastated by what’s happening in Israel and the world. Devastated by the silence of friends and allies. Devastated by the horror of what’s happened and what has yet to unfold.
Hoping you can play Leonard Cohen’s Who by Fire, a prayer and a sober reminder of the suffering in this world.
Thanks for being committed to music being eyes in a moon of blindness, a harbor in the tempest.
It’s like watching the towers fall in slow motion.
Ashley
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Who by fire, one of Leonard Cohen’s most loved songs, was inspired by the medieval liturgical Jewish poem Unetanneh Tokef, known from the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers.
Skinny Pelembe and Beth Orton's cover of Leonard Cohen’s 1974 track “Who by Fire."
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"Who by Fire" explicitly relates to Cohen's Jewish roots, echoing the words of the Unetanneh Tokef prayer and sung as a duet with Janis Ian (also Jewish; her birth name is Janis Eddy Fink). The song was written after Cohen's improvised concerts for Israeli soldiers in Sinai during the Yom Kippur War.
Private Revolution is the debut album by the British rock band World Party. At the time, singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger was the only member of World Party, and the only person pictured on the cover.
Watch World Party performing live in the KEXP studio in 2012 - www.youtube.com
Thelonious Monk, the world-renowned American jazz pianist and composer, was born on this day in 1917 in North Carolina. He died February 17, 1982 at the age of 64.
Radiohead released their album In Rainbows on this day in 2007.
Thom Yorke has said the guitar riff was a homage to Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, "in my sort of clunky 'can't-really-pick' kind of way". bit.ly
Watch Radiohead perform "Reckoner" live at The Hospital Club in London in 2008:
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Blackoak refers to the area where the bulk of this track was written over the winter of 2021, surrounded by snow covered woodland.
Here is Maribou State play Live on KEXP in 2019:
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New music! Torres will be here in Seattle on Tuesday, March 26th, 2024, playing at Neumos - "What an Enormous Room," will be out on January 26th. torresmusicofficial.com
Continuing to celebrate U2's Rattle and Hum, released on this day in 1988!
"Bullet the Blue Sky" was the fourth track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and lyrically, the song was inspired by a trip that lead vocalist Bono made to Nicaragua and El Salvador, where he saw firsthand how locals were affected by United States military intervention in the region. "Bullet the Blue Sky" is one of the band's most overtly political songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of political conflicts and violence.
Good morning from Portugal. My husband and I came to Portugal to finally see The National abroad. It was an epic show last week (the Portuguese are superfans like us!). We are now beachside and while we are enamored with this beautiful country and friendly people, we are saddened by what’s happening in Israel. Having family there, makes our enjoyment feel bittersweet. Please play Fake Empire for us.
-Dara (like Sara 😇) and Jeff
Slowdive will play a sold-out show tonight at Showbox SoDo - Tuesday, October 10th, 2023.
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“'alife' is a gentle ballad of desolation and rueful reflections, with Neil Halstead taking the lead, and Rachel Goswell’s ethereal vocals singing the chorus." Watch the animated video, directed by the band’s friend Jake Nelson: www.youtube.com
Greetings from San Antonio, TX!
Could you please play Sun in the Morning by Future Islands, and send it out to my wife, Natalie, for her birthday?
Thank you,
Mike
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Happy birthday Natalie!
Kirsty MacColl & Evan Dando cover of Lou Reed's Perfect Day.
Happy birthday Kirsty Maccoll, born on this day in 1959!
"Into Your Arms" is a cover version of a song written and recorded previously by Love Potions, bandmate Nic Dalton's former band, and it became the Lemonheads' biggest charting hit.
"Into Your Arms" first came out in 1989, originally by Australian duo Love Positions, consisting of Robyn St. Clare (who wrote the song) and Nic Dalton.
In 1992, Dalton joined the Lemonheads, who covered the song on the album Come On Feel the Lemonheads.
Written by Lemonheads leader, Evan Dando, "My Drug Buddy" tells an opaque tale of a couple who take a friendly stroll, making arrangements for drugs along the way.
The female backing vocals on this song are by Juliana Hatfield, who also played bass on the album.
Performing at The Gorge on Saturday, September 14, *2024*!
Their new album is inspired by Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer and will be out October 27th. It's their 25th album.
Theia was the Greek goddess of sight and vision, and also the name scientists have chosen for the protoplanet that struck Earth 4.5 billion years ago, forming the moon
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Brand new album from the U.K artist. Find more here:
cleosol.bandcamp.com
"The song surrounds isolation, being present in your pain and knowing that you’re not the only one on the planet feeling low. I think especially in times like these it’s important to focus on the inevitability that things will get better." - Arlo Parks on "Hope"
Watch Arlo Parks' KEXP Live at Home session here: youtu.be
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First released in 1988, Fast Car was the lead single from Tracy Chapman's self titled debut album.
"Fast Car" received three Grammy Award nominations: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (awarded).
Some of the latest from Big Thief! “Vampire Empire,” a song “about getting out of toxic internal patterns”
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Watch the NEW Nation of Language Live on KEXP performance here:
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Post-punk inspired synth-pop group Nation of Language just released a new album this year entitled "Strange Disciple"!
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Culture Club released Colour by Numbers on this day in 1983! 40 years today.
Good morning, John! I wanted to make an unusual request ... my very dear friend Darren and I are leaving a road trip today from Seattle to New Mexico (planning to arrive in time to watch the solar eclipse on Saturday!). We've both had an incredibly hard year and this feels truly like the first thing we have to look forward to. We're both fellow music nerds and long time KEXP listeners and we've been compiling a playlist of songs about the sun, moon, eclipse, stars, sky, space, etc. Can you play us a song of your choice that's on that theme?! Thank you so much! & I hope your dog, Suzie, gets well soon :) peace & love from Sally in Seattle
More Earth and Sun and Moon!
The band's James Moginie has said that this song "...was inspired by a TV show I saw about NASA astronauts who have gone into space looked back down on earth. You can see the outline of the continents, the rivers, the weather patterns and of course you see the stains, the oil spills in the gulf or whatever else is wrong."
"Space is brilliant, and I've told people."
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More astral earthy moon music. Thanks for being here on earth with us.
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Have a great day!
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Hey guys! We made it past Monday.
Was wondering if you could play Feed The Tree by Belly. The Lemonheads have a very similar sound and also Tanya Donnelly is a legend.
Always love hearing you’re not alone. Listening in from Columbus today, as always.
Oscar