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Wednesday, Apr 24 2024, 7AM
Hey Wednesday, welcome to The Morning Show!
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The Pink Moon will arrived last night. A full moon will be visible, and will appear for around three days, according to NASA. - www.space.com
Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, and the final studio album released during his lifetime. It was recorded from 1998 to 2000 at numerous studios and released in 2000. elliottsmith.bandcamp.com
Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, and the final studio album released during his lifetime. It was recorded from 1998 to 2000.
Happy birthday to Boris Williams! The English drummer (The Cure, Thompson Twins, and Babacar) was born on this day in 1957.
Happy birthday David J!
David J (born David John Haskins) is the English multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter (Bauhaus and Love and Rockets) who wrote the lyrics for several Bauhaus tunes, including their first single "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
While mainly the bassist in Love and Rockets, he also took over lead vocal duties on a few songs, the most notable of them being "No New Tale to Tell.
He was born on this day in 1957.
Hi team. Today marks a sad anniversary. I lost my mom one year ago today. Her last days of life were difficult. She went from living a happy, independent life in the beautiful New Mexico mountains, to being in a state of severe pain, frailty, and delirium in a shitty hospital, all in a matter of a few weeks.
My son and I were on our way to the hospital when she passed, so we didn't get to play her the playlist we'd been working on to cheer her up. Instead we played it for her in the hospital room when she was already gone. We hoped it might help send her on her journey with some love and comfort, and maybe soothe our ragged souls in that devastating moment.
Like many of us, Neil Diamond, Simon and Garfunkel, and Enya were among my mom’s favorites. If you could cue up some Song Sung Blue, Orinoco Flow, Homeward Bound or anything like that, I would be honored.
And either way, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to John and the team for being there for us listeners even when the being there is not easy. We on the other side of the radio don’t take you for granted for a moment. We love and appreciate you all so much.
My mom is Margaret, my son is Hollis, and BTW, he turns 12 tomorrow!
Amplifier in NY
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Wendy
hi john --
it's my birthday today, and i'm celebrating by being far, far off the
grid. but i want to share a birthday song with you and all my morning
show friends. can you play the first aid kit cover of simon and
garfunkel's "america"? great song, great cover.
i'll be back in town later for birthday cake -- you're all invited.
thanks and all the best --
david in flagstaff
Hey John. How about some Jeff Buckley this morning? Maybe Mojo Pin or Dream Brother?
Brad (Tacoma)
From the band's second studio album, Classic Girl by Jane’s Addiction is a love song about Perry’s then girlfriend Casey Niccoli, written in early 1987 by Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro. - janesaddiction.org
"ghost" is the newest single from this London based three-piece. Clari Freeman-Taylor (guitar/vocals) says of the track: “ghost is a song about light, and finding a fresh start - it's our most joyful to play together because of the ooweeoos and the howling and the big breezy key change. it's about the love in new friendships and the excitement of finding new wisdom.” It is a track that feels like a moment of clarity." tinyurl.com
New music from Irish indie band Pillow Queens - www.pillowqueens.com
From the fifth studio album byPJ Harvey.
Now touring in Europe and North America this fall!
- Sunday, October 6th 2024 at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
- Monday, October 7th 2024 at the Theater of the Clouds, Portland, OR
- Thursday & Friday, October 10th & 11th 2024 at The Masonic, San Francisco, CA
- pjharvey.net
Good News for People Who Love Bad News is the fourth studio album by Modest Mouse - modestmouse.com
St. Vincent is touring:
-BottleRock Napa Valley (www.bottlerocknapavalley.com, May 24th)
-The Masonic SF (Saturday, May 25th)
-JAMCellars Ballroom in Napa (Sunday, May 26th) -THING Festival in Carnation, WA (thingnw.org, August 9th)! (Whew!)
The new album, All Born Screaming" comes out April 26th - ilovestvincent.com
On this day in 2012, Santigold released Master Of My Make-Believe
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Santigold plays Seattle's Queer Pride Fest June 28th!!! www.queerpridefestival.com
BEYONCÉ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEYONCÉ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEYONCÉ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you hear that Beach Boys reference? The Nancy Sinatra sample? BEYONCÉ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Ya Ya" is the 20th track on Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé's eighth solo studio album and the second installment in a trilogy of albums, following Renaissance (2022).
- beyonce.com
"YA YA" by Beyoncé sampled The Beach Boys's "Good Vibrations".
- www.whosampled.com
Nancy Sinatra is 'Delighted' That Beyoncé Sampled 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin":
“To have a little piece of one of my records in a @Beyonce song is very meaningful to me because I love her,” Sinatra wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “She represents what is great about today’s music and I’m delighted to be a tiny part of it.” -
www.billboard.com
Cover of the Nancy Sinatra song by KMFDM, a multinational industrial band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project.
- kmfdm.net
- kmfdm.bandcamp.com
On this day in 1995, Aphex Twin released "...I Care Because You Do" - aphextwin.warp.net
Tone of Arc covering Q Lazzarus' "Goodbye Horses"! - toneofarc.bandcamp.com
Title track from the 4th album from the British new wave band.
- www.ultravox.org.uk
Remixed and expanded version of the song that shows up on their sixth album 'Music for the Masses'. - www.depechemode.com
The first single from their second studio album Grand.
- www.mattandkim.com
Happy birthday to Boris Williams!
The English drummer (The Cure, Thompson Twins, and Babacar) was born on this day in 1957.
The Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the Bohemian spa town of Teplitz. The work is dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries.
Love and Rockets - Saudade by request!
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Happy birthday to David J!
The English multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter (born David John Haskins) of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets was born on this day in 1957.
Khruangbin is a three-piece band from Texas, formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Johnson on drums.
- khruangbin.bandcamp.com
New from Devon Welsh's third solo record. Welsh is the former front person for the Canadian musical duo Majical Cloudz.
- devonwelsh.bandcamp.com
New music from Ride!
New record Interplay is out now! 2024 Tour Dates:
- Portland, OR at Mission Theater May 23
- Seattle, WA at The Showbox May 25
- www.thebandride.com
The working title of The Rolling People was Funky Jam. There's some discussion about how close The Verve's "The Rolling People" is to Funkadelic's "I Got a Thing.": www.thevervelive.com
Good Morning, John! We caught Silversun Pickups in Omaha last night. Great show as to be expected. My KEXP t-shirt was a conversation starter especially with members of the opening act, Rocket, a four piece out of SoCal. Maybe you could play one of their tracks?? Thanks. Dave in Nebraska.
Hey Friends,
Hello, and good morning! It’s my 57th birthday, and I’d like to request something from Bob Mould, Sugar, or Husker Du (whatever fits into the set).
Two years ago I moved away from my home in Chicago to help care for my aging mother here in Bloomington, IL.
It’s been a lot.
Discovering KEXP last year was a heroic dose of sanity and connection, and listening is now part of my daily life. Keep doing what you do, and I’ll help spread the word.
Best,
Jonathan
‘Sweet’ is the third track to be released as a single from the band’s forthcoming debut LP ‘Scream from New York, NY’. -
beenstellar.bandcamp.com
Good morning, Morning Show Crew! TGIW, huh? I hope you and yours are well. If you can fit it into the mix, I'd like to request "Future Boy" by Catherine Wheel. A favorite of mine. As always, please and thank you.
Always, always appreciated, and always a pleasure.
Matt in San Diego
Good morning John. With today’s big star theme, I’d like to request “me in honey” or any other R.E.M. song that features Mike Mills on vocals. He was always a huge advocate for Big Star and turned me onto them. Thanks so much and have a great day. Driving from Wisconsin to Michigan and cranking out KEXP through the app. Ray in Milwaukee
