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Wednesday, Sep 11 2019, 6AM
According to Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch, "I felt destined to make great records." - bit.ly
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed live in the KEXP studio last year: www.youtube.com
In a 1989 interview, The Cure lead singer and songwriter Robert Smith explained his desire to make an album with intense feelings: “The kind of things you feel the first time somebody kisses you violently on the mouth. It’s this kind of intensity, when you’re young, that you must never forget with age. Never…” - bit.ly
According to Elbow's Guy Garvey, the city of New York (and its cab drivers) revitalized both him and his songwriting after a split from his partner. - bit.ly
Debut album from the Manchester trio made up of vocalist/bassist Jimi Goodwin, along with twin brothers guitarist Jez Williams, and drummer Andy Williams. Here's the video: www.youtube.com
Happy 48th birthday to the Verve's singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, who was born Sept 11, 1971!
Leonard Cohen by request!
"New York is cold, but I like where I'm living / There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening..."
"New York is cold, but I like where I'm living / There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening..."
Here's a video of the two legends performing together: www.youtube.com
Originally, the release date for this album was set for Sept 11, 2001. - bit.ly
Hail to the Thief is the sixth studio album from Radiohead in 2003. According to Yorke, the title for the album came from watching the news. "The BBC was running stories about how the Florida vote had been rigged and how Bush was being called a thief." - bit.ly
"There's no end, there is no goodbye..."
Here is the official video: www.youtube.com
Here is the official video: www.youtube.com
Odesza is an American electronic music duo originating from Bellingham, Washington. It consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, known individually as Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. - odesza.com
Explosions In The Sky performed live in the KEXP studio in 2016: www.youtube.com
Simon wrote this as a thinly veiled message to Art Garfunkel, referencing a specific incident where Garfunkel went to Mexico to act in the film Catch-22. Simon was left alone in New York writing songs for Bridge over Troubled Water, hence the lonely feelings of "The Only Living Boy in New York." Simon refers to Garfunkel in the song as "Tom", alluding to their early days when they were called Tom and Jerry, and encourages him to "let your honesty shine . . . like it shines on me". - bit.ly
F.M. Cornog is an American songwriter, singer, self-taught musician, and home-recordist who records under the name East River Pipe. - eastriverpipe.bandcamp.com
Nice (not to be confused with The Nice) were an Australian band and were active from 1991-94. A Dear John letter tells someone who is romantically interested in you that you are rejecting them. It is important to do it nicely if you want to be a decent human being and not be reincarnated as a worm.
"When I say I'm so sad about / Not so glad about / I'm so mad, I can't sleep tonight..."
Remember when Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields performed live in the men's room at KEXP? Here's the, um, intimate performance: www.youtube.com
"I see five bridges / The Empire State Building / And you said something / That I've never forgotten..."
“Styrofoam Plates” remains Death Cab’s angriest, most cutting song—only it wasn’t personal. The story isn’t about Ben Gibbard’s father, but a friend whose experiences he chronicled in the song. - bit.ly
In an interview, Finn explained this song “was just about on the one hand feeling kind of lost, and on the other hand sort of urging myself on — don’t dream it’s over.”. Here's a video of the live performance: www.youtube.com
"I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings / Coming down is the hardest thing..." Here's the live video of this song: www.youtube.com
The War On Drugs performed live in the KEXP studio a couple of years ago. Here's the full performance: www.youtube.com
Remy Zero was an American alternative rock band from Birmingham, Alabama. It composed of Cinjun Tate, Shelby Tate, Cedric LeMoyne, Jeffrey Cain, and Gregory Slay. Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Opening track off the 2001 debut album from New Jersey-born singer Pete Yorn. Pete Yorn will perform at The Neptune on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. www.stgpresents.org
"Trouble" by Kristin Hersh is a cover of Cat Stevens's "Trouble". Kristin Hersh plays The Tractor Tavern on Wednesday, Sept 25th! - bit.ly
James Mercer of The Shins played live in the KEXP studio back in 2012. Watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
"Words can't be that strong / My heart is reeling / This is that fresh / That fresh feeling"
Watch Eels performing live in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com
Watch Eels performing live in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com
"'Sunflower' is really a happy song. I wouldn't describe the lyrics as dark or morose. Alan likes to use the word 'sober,' -- not in a drinking sense -- to describe them. They're serious lyrics about pretty serious things, not girls and cars. I don't think we're gloomy or sad. There's as much joy in our music as sorrow." - bit.ly
"There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt..."
The inspiration for “Pyramid Song” came from a museum. - bit.ly
The inspiration for “Pyramid Song” came from a museum. - bit.ly
"You can go outside where the sun & the people blind you / You can go outside where the love of the people finds you - it will find you..."
The Strokes's Albert Hammond Jr performed live in the KEXP studio last year: www.youtube.com
All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2.
What are your favorite albums of all time? Vote now! www.kexp.org
What are your favorite albums of all time? Vote now! www.kexp.org
The video for New Order's 2001 single "Crystal" depicts a young American band miming to New Order's music and words. The clip was directly responsible for naming the band The Killers, as that name was written on the bass drum of the fictional band in the "Crystal" video. Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Built To Spill will play two nights (Friday, Oct 25 & Saturday, Oct 26) at The Showbox! - www.builttospill.com
"Hear the sound of the faces in the crowd"
This song fades into "You'll Never Walk Alone" and Liverpool fans chanting - www.songfacts.com
This song fades into "You'll Never Walk Alone" and Liverpool fans chanting - www.songfacts.com
This Rogers & Hammerstein song was originally written for the 1945 musical Carousel. When Gerry & the Pacemakers recorded it, it topped the UK chart, they became the first act to reach #1 in the UK with their first three singles. Soon afterwards it was adopted by the fans of Liverpool Football Club as the club's anthem.
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Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist, and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When she covered a song, she made it her own - bit.ly
"With hope in your heart / And you'll never walk alone / You'll never walk alone"
You are not alone.
You are not alone.
"Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me..."
No matter how your night went, today is a new day and we're glad you're here.
No matter how your night went, today is a new day and we're glad you're here.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
Bowie had the melody but didn't write the lyrics for this song until he saw a couple kissing near the Berlin Wall - bit.ly
Thanks for the request Mike! "Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world..." - www.youtube.com
B. Dolan was living in NYC and was changed by the 9/11 terrorist attack: "It’d be hard to overstate how much I changed after that day. Musically, spiritually, and in my approach to life, art and activism..." - bit.ly
But... Interpol and Morrissey do not have the same political views and beliefs: bit.ly