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Friday, Oct 26 2018, 6AM
School of Seven Bells' founder Benjamin Curtis died in December, 2013, at the age of 35. Here's an essay that remembers and celebrates him: www.stereogum.com
This is the first single from this Austin, Texas dream pop band. Their debut album is expected out in early 2019: weareblushing.bandcamp.com
Australian musician Harriette Pilbeam (aka Hatchie) was KEXP's guest DJ for Midnight in a Perfect World. You'll be interested in seeing her musical selections: www.kexp.org
"Mad Love" was the debut extended play by the English alternative rock band Lush. It was released on 26 February 1990 by 4AD. Produced by Cocteau Twins guitarist Robin Guthrie, Mad Love was composed of four tracks, including this one. : www.youtube.com
In April, Hooverphonic reported that they have a brand new frontwoman: 17-year old Luka Cruysberghs, the winner of The Voice Of Flanders 2018. She will be replacing Noémie Wolfs who quit the band in 2015. :www.side-line.com
NAVVI is the experimental electro-pop project formed by Kristin Henry and Brad Boettger. You can hear them at Neumos on Saturday, November 10th, 2018.
You can hear Red Ribbon at The Crocodile on Halloween night, October 31st, 2018. Read about this Seattle band's debut album :www.themusicmermaid.com
Vanity Fair said that "The Rip" was where "Radiohead meets Portishead": www.vanityfair.com
This is a cover of a lovely song by The Rolling Stones. It was used in the 1999 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode called "The Prom.": jukeboxtimemachine.com
"Bring on the Dancing Horses' was the only single from Echo & The Bunnymen's 1985 compilation album "Songs to Learn & Sing," and was recorded for the John Hughes film "Pretty in Pink."
This eighth album by Spiritualized is sure to be on lots of top ten lists this year :www.stereogum.com
Lost Under Heaven will be performing at The High Dive on Tuesday, October 30th, 2018. The next day, Lost Under Heaven will be LIVE on KEXP Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, at 9:30 AM (during The Morning Show). The public is invited to that performance.
"Unmade" is a release from Thom Yorke's "Suspira" film soundtrack. The movie will be released on November 2nd. Watch him perform this haunting song live on BBC: www.spin.com
Don't you like this? How to Dress Well is the stage name of Tom Krell, an American singer-songwriter and producer from Boulder, Colorado. He'll be at Kremwerk on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018.
Tears for Fears, influenced by primal scream psychologist Arthur Janov, made this little ditty for the film "Donnie Darko":www.theguardian.com
The wonderful album "Disintegration" has been out for 29 years now. Read a retrospective when it was merely a quarter-of-a-century old :consequenceofsound.net
Thank you, John Richards (Who??), for this fine request. Matthew Dear will play Seattle's Nectar Lounge on Sunday, November 11th, 2018.
This song is not literally about shocking someone or a monkey.
Peter Gabriel has never elaborated much on the meaning of “Shock The Monkey,” other than to say in a 1993 interview, “This song is about jealousy and a sort of animal nature.” In the video, Gabriel is shown in two guises: a modern-day businessman and a spiritual shaman with white tribal markings. By the end of the video, he’s given in to his more primitive self.:www.youtube.com
Ahhh.....the Friday song. Tune in to KEXP's live broadcast from Iceland Airwaves, November 6-9, 2018.: www.kexp.org
"And blue becomes red and red becomes blue...
And your mommy suddenly becomes your daddy...
And everything looks like a giant cupcake...." If you recited the lyrics every day, "it would be great, right?" :songmeanings.com
Here's Mr. Rogers' 2002 commencement address that includes this story that reminds us of what's important, "deep down": news.dartmouth.edu
David Bowie sang this song live in Berlin (where he wrote it) in 2002: www.youtube.com
To celebrate the beginning of their North American tour, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus are releasing their self-titled EP as "boygenius," two weeks early, today, via Matador. Don't miss the chance to hear these three at The Moore Theatre on Saturday, November 24th, 2018.
"Motherhood kicked my ass so hard. I thought I was tough because I’d lived this pretty grueling lifestyle where you have to go from 0 to 100 on stage, and all the touring that comes with it. But having my son Django showed me how hard bringing a life into this world is." Read an interview from earlier this year with Karen O: www.theguardian.com
TVAM, also known as Joe Oxley, released his self-recorded and home-produced debut album on October 19th, 2018 .:www.getintothis.co.uk
"Like a dog in the pouring rain..." Watch the video for "Yin and Yang": ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQkJrCgl0UA
In celebration of what would have been Charles Bradley's 70th birthday (November 5th, 2018), Daptone Records will release this fourth and final album on November 9th.: shopdaptonerecords.com
Did you jump up and down when The Isley Brothers sang "Shout"? Read a biography of these inspired siblings: www.allmusic.com
Read about how Public Enemy crafted "Fight the Power": www.rollingstone.com
"Fear Of A Brown Planet" was not Brownout's idea. The funk instrumental troupe from Austin, Texas -- whose Black Sabbath tribute album "Brown Sabbath"
came out during 2014 -- was approached by Fat Beats Records with the idea of reimagining favorites from the Public Enemy catalog. Learn more :www.billboard.com
"Sunshowers" is about how in the news the world is being divided into good and evil with this axis of evil and terrorism thing, so the song is asking how can we talk about gun culture and other issues while [Tony] Blair is preaching that if someone hits us, we should hit back twice as hard." — M.I.A. :www.youtube.com
On October 119th, Neneh Cherry wrote, "Happy and blessed to put this album out into the world TODAY. It’s a personal project about my own struggles as a sensitive human being.....but it’s also about the world we all live in right now.
I’m very proud to share this with you all. I hope everyone can find something familiar within it ❤️❤️❤️#BROKENPOLITICS
Huge love to all involved along the way xx" :www.facebook.com
"Lover Chanting" is the title track to Little Dragon's first EP. The three-song Lover Chanting will be digitally released on November 9th, 2018.The EP is themed around “The force of love. Not only between two people but the force of love in this universe as the ultimate ecstasy.":www.rollingstone.com
Did you know that Chaka Khan will be the 2019 Grand Marshal of the 130th Rose Parade? :chakakhan.com
Did you figure out who they're covering yet? See the video: www.youtube.com
You can go to the "essay writing store" to "get help" with your "original" George Michael biographical essay.:essaywritingstore.com
"Anger is an Energy" is the title of John Lydon's 2014 autobiography: www.theguardian.com
Perhaps they'll sing this song at The Moore Theatre this Sunday night, October 28th, 2018.
See the video of OMD's (Forever) Live and Die: www.youtube.com
"Sometimes if I shout, it's not what's intended....
These words just come out, with no cross to bear....": www.songfacts.com
Here's a guide to "10 of the best Talk Talk songs": www.theguardian.com
Moving (barely) from the 80's to the 90's.... Depeche Mode looked back at "Violator" upon its 25th anniversary in 2015:www.rollingstone.com
The band opened up about the lyrics, origin, and video of this powerful song here:www.nme.com
Robert Earl Keen is one of 10 Texas A & M Aggies to receive the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award.:www.robertearlkeen.com
The Helio Sequence will celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" by playing the album in its entirety on tour, beginning November 14th in San Francisco at the Chapel and ending December 14th in Portland at Doug Fir.
"When your straightedge line curves...
And obscures all that you see...
When your sure-shot sight blurs...
You can come to me..." :genius.com
Read more about The Helio Sequence on the Sub Pop website: www.subpop.com
