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Wednesday, Sep 18 2019, 6AM
Strand Of Oaks performed live in the KEXP studio in 2017. Here's the full performance: www.youtube.com
Billy Corgan refers to this song as "the most mentally demanding thing I've ever done in my life. The deepest into my guts I've ever reached." On this song, Corgan compares himself to the gastropod mollusk. “When you wake up you're all weak / Throwing your life away...” - bit.ly
This song was written as a tribute to the Pixies (though Radiohead later said they missed the mark, and landing somewhere in early U2 territory)! Radiohead's Ed Obrien described this song as being “about people not standing up for their rights: Stop whispering and start shouting.” - bit.ly
"You're making me doubt myself / This feeling I know so well / Feeling of naked lust / This feeling I love so much..." Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
"You are not alone, we are here, and that we, a multitude, are thinking of you." - www.theredhandfiles.com
Nick Cave will be at The Moore Theatre on Friday, October 11th! More info here: www.stgpresents.org
Nick Cave will be at The Moore Theatre on Friday, October 11th! More info here: www.stgpresents.org
Canadian electronica band from Toronto Holy Fuck joins Hot Chip tonight and tomorrow at The Showbox! Info here: bit.ly
Hot Chip will perform live in the KEXP studio tomorrow! www.kexp.org
Hot Chip will perform live in the KEXP studio tomorrow! www.kexp.org
The title of this song, like many New Order songs, doesn't show up in the lyrics. Here's the official video: bit.ly
Portland's Moon Duo will be playing live at Neumos on Tue, Nov 26! Here's their live performance in the KEXP studio from 2017: www.youtube.com
Happy 57th birthday to Joanne Catherall of The Human League!
Good advice - turn it up! www.jennchampion.com
The movie "Singles" was released on this day back in 1992. Has it really been 27 years? The film was shot at a number of locations around Seattle and includes scenes at Gas Works Park, Capitol Hill, Jimi Hendrix's original grave at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton and Pike Place Market. www.theuncool.com
The title of this song was referenced in was referenced in Cameron Crowe’s movie "Singles." - www.youtube.com
"State of Love and Trust" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film, "Singles," and according to Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Lament, the lyrics for are based on what Vedder took from watching the film. According to director Cameron Crowe, the song is "about battling with your instincts in love."
California’s Mikal Cronin says this song is about "searching for answers in an uncertain world." Mikal Cronin will be performing at The Tractor Tavern on November 10th! - www.tractortavern.com
English shoegaze pioneers Ride will perform at The Crocodile on Tuesday, October 8th! Show here: www.thecrocodile.com
Ride performed this song live on KEXP in 2017: www.youtube.com
Releasing later this year in October, Foals bring a harder sound to their new album "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost." Here's the video for this song, complete with a Black Bull, of course: www.youtube.com
Here's your request Morgan! And here's the music video: www.youtube.com
Can you believe this movie was released in 1992, that's 27 years ago today?! According to Kyle, who was an extra in the movie "Singles," there were professional stage divers for this scene: www.youtube.com
According to Portland quartet The Shivas this video is about, "This video is an homage to all the folks who have let us stay at their house on tour." Official video and more here: www.kexp.org
Sleater-Kinney will be in Seattle playing two nights at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday & Sunday, November 23 & 24. The drummer replacing Janet Weiss on tour will be Angie Boylen (of Aye Nako and Freezing Cold). www.sleater-kinney.com
Kickass cover of Slant 6’s “What Kind Of Monster Are You?”
The movie "Singles" and it's incredible soundtrack was released 27 years ago today. Cameron Crowe originally wanted Chris Cornell to play the lead but it was too big of a commitment.
Watch Chris Cornell's cameo in "Singles" here: www.youtube.com
Watch Chris Cornell's cameo in "Singles" here: www.youtube.com
“Nearly Lost You” was originally featured on their sixth studio album Sweet Oblivion, but its inclusion on the "Singles" soundtrack helped the album commercially and it eventually sold more than 300,000 copies. - bit.ly
In the video for this song, Kim Gordon explains what the video would’ve been if she’d had the budget to shoot it. - www.youtube.com
That Dog is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1991 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011. In "If You Just Didn't Do It" Anna Waronker is singing to an old friend who can’t get their life together, someone she’s most likely been pulling along with advice and assistance for years. “Let’s go back to the coffee shop/Back to where you wish you’d run away...” - bit.ly
Washington, D.C. band that formed in 1981 and broke up shortly after the release of this album in 1993. Here's the video: www.youtube.com
"He's My Star" is Poster Children's 1995 homage to David Hasselhoff. - posterchildren.com
Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at 12:45pm on Sept. 18, 1970. He was 27.
Director-screenwriter Cameron Crowe said the grunge rockers loved the Replacements so he invited Westerberg to Seattle. - strib.mn
Dead Soft will be in Seattle at the Belltown Yacht Club on Thursday, November 21st! www.dead-soft.com
Sugar was an American alternative rock band of the early 1990s. Formed in 1992, they were led by the singer and guitarist Bob Mould, alongside bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis.
Hey, when you were growing up were there any bands or songs your parents did not allow? We want to hear your stories! Email us soundandvision@kexp.org
Hey, when you were growing up were there any bands or songs your parents did not allow? We want to hear your stories! Email us soundandvision@kexp.org
In the book Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge, director Cameron Crowe says that the March 1990 heroin-related death of Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood — and the community that came together after his death — served as something of an inspiration for the film. Said Crowe, “It made me want to do Singles as a love letter to the community that I was really moved by.” - bit.ly
"Everybody loves us / Everybody loves our town / That's why I'm thinking lately / The time for leaving is now..." Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner said, "there are still a lot of really great bands in Seattle that don't have that big of a following or anything." - bit.ly
Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene.
IDLES have released ferocious new song 'I Dream Guillotine' as the b-side of their standalone new single 'Mercedes Marxist'. Go crazy with them live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
Phantogram performed in the KEXP studio back in October 2013. See the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Sudan Archives is the alias of Cincinnati-bred, LA-based singer, songwriter, violinist, and producer Brittney Denise Parks.
Angel Olsen will be in Seattle at The Moore Theatre on Wednesday, December 11th: angelolsen.com
Check out her KEXP in-studio performance here: bit.ly
The Lovemongers were a side project of singer-songwriting-musicians, and sisters, Ann and Nancy Wilson, better known as the frontwomen of the rock band Heart. This song is a cover of a song by Led Zeppelin.
Jimmy James & Tiffany Wilson performed live at Death & Music on November 14, 2018 at Washington Hall. You can listen to the show here: bit.ly