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Wednesday, Oct 10 2018, 6AM
Released 30 years ago today, 'Rattle And Hum', is U2's sixth studio album. It's a collection of new studio tracks, live performances, and cover songs & includes recordings at Sun Studios in Memphis and collaborations with Bob Dylan, B. B. King, and Harlem's New Voices of Freedom gospel choir. Although it received mixed reactions from critics and fans, it sold over 14 million copies.
'Psyence Fiction' is Unkle's debut studio album and was helmed by the duo of James Lavelle and DJ Shadow – with Lavelle overseeing the album's thematic concepts and DJ Shadow handling music and production – The Verve's Richard Ashcroft sang on this track.
Moby has been a Vegan for over 30 years - here's his TEDx talk about it moby.com
Released on this date in 2007, 'In Rainbows' is Radiohead's seventh studio album. It was first self-released as a pay-what-you-want download, followed by a physical release in the United States on January 1,
2008 by TBD Records.
Matthew Dear is a DJ, dance-music producer, and experimental pop filmmaker. He also writes, produces, and mixes all of his work. His new album, 'Bunny', is out this Friday and he plays Nectar Lounge on November 11th
Watch TR/ST perform "Shoom", "Sulk" and "The Last Dregs" live at Electronic Beats Festival 2013 in Cologne www.youtube.com
From Pitchfork, read "The Disgusting Beauty of Enigmatic Experimentalist Yves Tumor" pitchfork.com
NAVVI will be playing in the Gathering Space this Saturday (10/13) as part of the lineup for Taste of Iceland: Reykjavik Calling. Here's the deets www.kexp.org
You can get a copy of this remix right here comtruise.com You're welcome!
Watch OMD perform "If You Leave" live from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin, TX, during KEXP's broadcast at SXSW. Bikes & bands, what could be better? well, beer of course, but it's not even 7 am yet! www.youtube.com
Laura's new album is out later this month (10/26) and you can catch her in Seattle on Saturday, November 3rd at St. Mark's Cathedral www.lauragibsonmusic.com
Lykke Li plays a sold-out show at The Showbox on Saturday, October 20th. If you missed tickets for this, head down to Portland on the 21st, tickets are still available for the Roseland Theater show www.lykkeli.com
Saintseneca will be live at Sunset Tavern on Friday, October 19th www.saintseneca.com
'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins' was released on October 26, 2004. It contains the band's second album, 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' (1994) in its entirety, as well as 37 of the band's other songs from that era, 25 of which (the entire second disc) were previously unreleased.
It's funny, we get emails & texts saying we don't play Pixies enuff and also get them that say we play 'em too much. Where do you come down on the great Pixies controversy? Let us know! Me? I want mo' Pixies!
The National stopped by The Morning Show this past November for a great in-studio hosted by John Richards - check it out! www.youtube.com
Big Red Machine, was born of the friendship of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner. You can buy their album here bigredmachine.bandcamp.com
Pinback plays The Showbox on December 3rd #savetheshowbox www.pinback.com
Pela was on the stellar lineup for 2009's John in the Morning at Night benefit show at Neumos. If you're like me and don't remember that night, watch this video and see if it jogs any memories! www.youtube.com
Before her death, The Cranberrie's lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, publicly discussed her bipolar disorder in 2017 and said she had been diagnosed two years earlier. Please join us tomorrow night for Music Heals Mental Health: A Tribute to Scott Hutchison as we focus on the power of music and the part it plays for those struggling with mental health. www.kexp.org
Go see 'em live at Neumos on Sunday, October 28th! www.thejoyformidable.com
Cumulus is the indie pop project of Alexandra Niedzialkowski. Her new album is out now! cumulus.bandcamp.com
Their new album is out now and they play Sunset Tavern on November 25th. Support local music - buy their album and go see 'em, I command thee! speshmusic.bandcamp.com
Here's a fan video of Soulsavers featuring Mark Lanegan performing "Paper Money" live www.youtube.com
From a 1993 BBC performance, watch Screaming Trees perform "Dollar Bill" live www.youtube.com
From Sabrina "Wednesday, October 10th, is my late husband, Tyler's, first birthday since he passed away. He would listen to the morning show every weekday and I would love for you to play "Someone great" by LCD Soundsystem". Here you go Sabrina, you are not alone.
Spiritualized has been playing this song live for a while and it's great that it's on their latest album. Here's a fan video from 2012 of a live version recorded in Taipei www.youtube.com
Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers have come together to form supergroup Boygenius, and will release their self-titled EP on Nov. 9. They play The Moore Theatre on November 24th
Sharon Van Etten’s 'Remind Me Tomorrow' comes out January 18, 2019 and she wrote it while going to school, pregnant, and auditioning for a TV role. Read more about it here www.sharonvanetten.com
Classic 80s video. MTV wore the hell out of it! www.youtube.com
Go get yourself a copy of your very own
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In 2015, The Creative Commission ran a global competition to reimagine a video for the band's million-selling single ‘Born Slippy (Nuxx) and the winner is www.youtube.com
We'll have their in-studio posted shortly, in the meantime, watch IDLES perform 'Danny Nedelko' on Later… with Jools Holland www.youtube.com
surfing, hanging from trees, live concert clips. Yes, all the ingredients for a great video www.youtube.com
It's your TwoFer Wednesday, only from The Morning Show!
Great video for this song. NSFW though, you've been warned (but now you're gonna watch it at work aren't cha?) www.youtube.com
Thom Yorke channels his inner Tilda Swinton in the "Stop Whispering" video www.youtube.com
Text "sweet" to (206) 903-5397 for your chance to win tickets to see Matthew Sweet!
The Dream Syndicate + Matthew Sweet play The Neptune Theatre on Wednesday, October 17th www.stgpresents.org
The Bangles, the Dream Syndicate, the Rain Parade, and the Three O’Clock, four of the biggest bands to come out of Los Angeles’ Paisley Underground scene in the mid-’80s, have once again joined forces for a new compilation and they will cover each other's songs. More here www.npr.org
Peter Hook talks about Ian Curtis' and society's changing attitudes towards mental health. www.nme.com
DCFC surprised Chicago fans on October 7th when they performed 'Transatlanticism' in its entirety. The occasion? The album's 15th Anniversary! Read more here www.kexp.org
Australian band, The Goon Sax play Barboza on November 5th. You can pick up a copy of their latest album from Bandcamp. it's EZPZ thegoonsax.bandcamp.com
Nice (not to be confused with The Nice) were an Australian band and were active from 1991-94. The band was fronted by Randall Lee formerly of The Cannanes and later of Ashtray Boy on vocals and guitar; Susannah Stewart-Lindsay, previously a member of the Adelaide-based band, Rewind on the Paranoid Side, on guitar; and Jo Packer on drums.
We continue our "down-under" set with New Zealand's Garageland who took their name from The Clash's song of the same name.
ok, now back with some Made in America music from Boston's Buffalo Tom! See, we gots good bands too!