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David J, of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, played live on KEXP a couple of years ago. Here's the full performance: www.youtube.com
Ian McCulloch declared that their Ocean Rain album was “the greatest album ever made”. bit.ly
Morgan welcomed The Church to the KEXP studio for a live session in 2017: www.youtube.com
"I would never want to do that to you, I would never want to drive that fast..." Here's the video: www.youtube.com
"Hey / You look like me / So we / We look like him..."
Elbow singer Guy Garvey's father died from cancer in March 2018. The singer's son Jack was born a few months earlier; Garvey Sr. met his grandson twice before his passing. This song finds Garvey reflecting on how Jack's birth and his dad's death are all part of the circle of life. - bit.ly
Elbow singer Guy Garvey's father died from cancer in March 2018. The singer's son Jack was born a few months earlier; Garvey Sr. met his grandson twice before his passing. This song finds Garvey reflecting on how Jack's birth and his dad's death are all part of the circle of life. - bit.ly
"How can you say your life is empty...." Here are the lyrics to "Paint the Silence": bit.ly
Billy Corgan's advice for musicians? "Build your own media, create your own world.” - bit.ly
Sera Cahoone and Tomo Nakayama have teamed up with the song “Crows” – all proceeds from which will benefit the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Legal Services (RAICES). Read more on the KEXP blog: www.kexp.org
Tennessee-based artist, Julien Baker, was barely 20 when she released her debut album Sprained Ankle. Here's when she performed live on KEXP last year: www.youtube.com
Angel Olsen will be LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, December 11th at 11:00 AM. This session is free and open to the public, and will be a very popular session. Learn about how to get a free ticket to see this performance: www.kexp.org
Angel Olsen is playing The Moore Theatre that night. bit.ly
Angel Olsen is playing The Moore Theatre that night. bit.ly
"Well if you wanna cry don't worry, we've got all night, And if you want to laugh don't worry, I'm a gold mine..."
Thanks for the request, Tom! Awesome song.
Hey, we also want to know what Xmas songs you don't like. Maybe you work where Xmas songs are overplayed? Email us your story: soundandvision@kexp.org
Hey, we also want to know what Xmas songs you don't like. Maybe you work where Xmas songs are overplayed? Email us your story: soundandvision@kexp.org
In 2016, The Jayhawks performed a stellar set live in the KEXP studio, hosted by Mr Kevin Cole: bit.ly
"Right now, I'm frightened how / Love is here, beware"
Wilco will play at The Paramount Theatre on March 18 & 19, 2020. - www.stgpresents.org
Wilco will play at The Paramount Theatre on March 18 & 19, 2020. - www.stgpresents.org
“Every time I put the radio on, it’s ‘Oh my Lord’,” said John Lennon after his band-mate George Harrison scored the first number one hit by any solo Beatle. “I’m beginning to think there must be a God.” - bit.ly
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have broken up, but you can see when they performed live in the KEXP studio in 2014. Here's the full performance: www.youtube.com
Here's the music video: www.youtube.com
Read about Beck's collaboration with Pharrell Williams and see the official video: www.kexp.org
The Folk Implosion was an American indie rock/lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than his primary band at the time, Sebadoh. The name is a play on the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Thanks for your request, Peter!
Sugar formed in 1992, led by the singer and guitarist Bob Mould, alongside bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis. Keep up to date with Bob Mould at www.bobmould.com
Sugar formed in 1992, led by the singer and guitarist Bob Mould, alongside bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis. Keep up to date with Bob Mould at www.bobmould.com
“Feeling lonely is one of the most common human feelings, right?” the band said in a release.
Here's the video: www.youtube.com
Here's the video: www.youtube.com
For the first time in his 30+ year career, Greg Dulli is releasing a proper solo album under his own name. Read more here: www.kexp.org
Dogleg is Detroit-based emo band just signed to Triple Crown records for their upcoming album 'Melee.' Here's the video: www.youtube.com
"When they love you, and they will (and they will) / Tell 'em all they're loving my shadow / And if they try to slow you down (slow you down) / Tell 'em all to go to hell..." - www.youtube.com
Though often compared to Siouxsie Sioux, Debbie Harry and other famous frontwomen, Karen O said her singing was actually influenced by Neil Young and Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum - bit.ly
When Cornell wails, "you're gonna kill your mother," he's singing about the ecological devastation of our Earth. - bit.ly
Belgian band SONS recently played KEXP's KEX Hostel stage at Iceland Airwaves.
Yes, those are sleigh bells that play throughout the song! Iggy Pop was always looking for unusual instrumentation.
Why does the guy in this song rummage through the refrigerator and find a beer? Todd Lewis explained: "There's a moment sometimes when you're writing where you're like, 'I don't have any idea what this line is going to be. I've got these lines before it and these after it and I have no line to go in this one spot. I'm thirsty, so he's going to get a beer now, that's what he's going to do.'" - www.songfacts.com
Can you believe this is only the first solo record from Kim Gordon? When asked what she hoped to accomplish with “No Home Record,” her first solo album, she responded with an amused snort: “Uh, nothing?” - nyti.ms
Written by frontman Tommy Victor, this song is the title track of Prong's third album. Tommy Victor describes this song as an "in-your-face rebel-rock tune," and said, "Everyone's been telling you that you're wasting your time and you're never going to get anywhere. Follow these rules. When basically there are no rules when it comes to making music. That's really what that song is about." - bit.ly
The tolling bell that opens Ride the Lightning's epic third track is actually something way heavier — an anvil, which drummer Lars Ulrich banged with a metal hammer. - bit.ly
Here's the official video for the very new single,"Checkmate": www.youtube.com
Motörhead covering The Rolling Stones!
Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller later became the fourth member of Motörhead while he worked on their album - bit.ly
Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller later became the fourth member of Motörhead while he worked on their album - bit.ly
American punk rock band from Olympia Bikini Kill will perform Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th at the Paramount! - bikinikill.com
"We are tired of your abuse / Try to stop us, it's no use / Society's arms of control / Rise above, we're gonna rise above..."
"Sometimes I try to do things / And it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to / And I get real frustrated / And I'm like, I try hard to do it..." - www.youtube.com
John Richards hosted ProtoMartyr when they played this song and others in the KEXP studio back in 2014 - bit.ly
IDLES played a stunning set in our studio last year. Here's the full performance - www.youtube.com
Originally titled ‘Four Month Media Blackout’, this was Cobain at his most cynical and disillusioned with the music industry machine - though he claimed the lyrics were just "random lines strung together". - bit.ly
Karp was a heavy metal band from Tumwater, Washington, active between 1990 and 1998. There's a documentary film about the band. It's called Kill All Redneck Pricks.
"You want it all, but you can't have it / It's in your face, but you can't grab it / What is it?..." - www.youtube.com
'What a Wonderful World' is simply about appreciating the beauty of your surroundings.
"Your mornings will be brighter..."