John Richards

The LA based singer comes to Neumos on March 6th of 2019. One may purchase tickets here. www.eventbrite.com

One may see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with Eddie Vedder, Liz Phair, Johnny Marr and many other great artists at Ohana Fest’ in Dana Point, California on Saturday, September 29th.

Regarding her new album “Hunter,” Anna Calvi says “I'm hunting for something - I want experiences, I want agency, I want sexual freedom, I want intimacy, I want to feel strong, I want to feel protected and I want to find something beautiful in all the mess. I want to go beyond gender. I don’t want to have to chose between the male and female in me. I’m fighting against feeling an outsider and trying to find a place that feels like home.” Read more on Anna’s site: annacalvi.com

Of her childhood, singer Natasha Khan says she was subject to racial abuse during secondary school for being Pakistani, played truant, and was suspended after swearing and throwing a chair at a teacher. She told The Daily Telegraph: "I was an outsider at school. When I came back from being suspended they had told the small group of friends that I did have there that they weren't allowed to talk to me because I was a really bad influence. Then it got quite lonely."

NAVVI is the experimental electro-pop project duo that blends pop melodies with darker, looming beats and production. Their record release show will be at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar in Seattle on Friday, September 28th and one may pre-order NAAVI’S new album via Hush Hush records (KEXP DJ Alex Ruder’s label) here:hushhushrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ultra

Regarding the video and subject matter for her song “Kong,” Cherry says “Since 2016, the human mass exodus, the displaced people of the world, migration, and all of that has really escalated. We wanted to make something that was both paying tribute to cultural diversity and recognizing the fact that we forget that people are moving away from lives and loves and places — not places they want to leave at all. The song, and much of the forthcoming album, is a collaberation with Massive Attack’s Cameron McVey (who’s also her husband). www.thefader.com

Vinyl reissue AND A TOTE BAG! On their site the band writes "We are thrilled to announce that our first four albums (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation, Architecture & Morality, Dazzle Ships) will be reissued on vinyl via Universal Music Catalogue on 2nd November this year. This is the first time that these records have been reissued on vinyl since the 1980’s. The records have been specially remastered at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, and they come housed in their original iconic die cut sleeves designed by the legendary Peter Saville. A bundle of all 4 records is available to pre-order on our official store. This bundle includes a free OMD 40th anniversary tote bag, exclusive to the online store." www.omd.uk.com

The song’s Wikipedia page refers to this story as having “become part of the Duran Duran legend,” and while that sounds a bit melodramatic, it’s not untrue. While in the employ of Paul and Michael Berrow, who ran the Birmingham nightclub known as The Rum Runner, one of the club’s barmaids suggested that her ex-boyfriend might make a good singer for the band. In short order, Simon Le Bon auditioned for the gig, and when he did, he came armed with a collection of poetry and lyrics, including – you guessed it – the lyrics which soon found their way into “The Chauffeur.” www.duranduran.com

Kate's book of selected Lyrics, How To Be Invisible, will be out on 6th December 2018. www.amazon.co.uk

Checkout the amazing video for this song on his site officialrostam.com

Bob Moses is a Canadian electronic duo, originally from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance. Yep, no one named “Bob Moses” in Bob Moses. Hmm. They will be at the Neptune Theater on Wednesday, September 26th and let it be known to all that we will be asking them about this AND THEY WILL ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS. Oh, and we shall dance the dance of life in celebration of Bob Moses.

AM & Shawn Lee are a Los Angeles and London based duo and composed of producer, DJ, and songwriter AM and producer and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee. Checkout their amazing live session here at KEXP in 2015 www.youtube.com

Yves' Twitter feed is the weirdest thing, ever. twitter.com

The main female collaborator on this album was the Italian singer Costanza Francavilla, a fan who approached Tricky at one of his shows and gave him a CD with songs: The day after Tricky called her asking to work with her the collaboration started. (Costanza's Official site) In Spring 2002 she moved to L.A. to begin recording Vulnerable.

Handsome Boy Modeling School is a collaborative project between hip hop producers Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Gravediggaz, A Prince Among Thieves). The collaboration originally lasted from 1999 to 2006 and resulted in two albums, featuring a vast cast of guest rappers, singers, comedians and DJs. As of February 2018, the two reportedly have reunited, and plan to release a new album. The concept for Handsome Boy was intended to mock the hopelessly self-absorbed, materialistic and narcissistic tendencies of upper class society. Prince Paul reinvented himself as Chest Rockwell while Dan adopted the Nathaniel Merriweather persona.

This one one goes out to Tom because "Fucking dropped my coffee cup full of coffee getting out of my GD car this morning. Is there such a thing as THIRD Monday?"

Knife Knights is former-Digable Planets, and current Shabazz Palaces leader Ishmael Butler, Seattle engineer, producer, songwriter, and film composer Erik Blood, AND KEXP DJ OC Notes. Checkout their live KEXP sessionn from this summer here www.youtube.com

John got to interview Trent Reznor, which was pretty cool. blog.kexp.org

This song was sampled by NIN on the previous track, 1989's "Kinda I Want To" AND by Massive Attack on "Safe From Harm" from 1991's Blue Lines.

Want to see something truly amazing? No, not that. This...their live session on KEXP. www.youtube.com As a side-note, do you also find yourself wanting to yell "Starsky, watch out for that punk!" whenever the True Loves play?

The 39-year-old still lives on several acres not far from the Holly Springs, Mississippi, home where he was raised by “Big Daddy,” his grandfather, the late singer/songwriter/guitarist R.L. Burnside whom Cedric famously played with, just as his own father, drummer Calvin Jackson, did. Grammy-nominated in 2015 for Best Blues Album for the Cedric Burnside Project’s Descendants of Hill Country, as well as the recipient of the Blues Music Awards honor as Drummer of the Year for four consecutive years, Cedric’s latest album offers a showcase for his electric and acoustic guitar, recording 26 tracks in just two days with drummer/slide guitarist Brian Jay in the latter’s Brooklyn home studio in a rush of creativity.

Released on this day in 1386 AD.

An amazing story. Totally DIY shoegaze from India worth celebrating and supporting. www.kexp.org

Alien Boy is a Portland 4-piece influenced by the likes of The Wipers, Alkaline Trio, My Bloody Valentine, and The Smiths. alienboypdx.bandcamp.com

At Barboza on Saturday, November 17th with local greats The Purrs.

Her KEXP performance is one of the best things that ever happened, ever. www.youtube.com

Text request: Hi I was hoping you could play something really really loud maybe by pixies that I could turn up and sing on my way to work. I'm stuck in terrible terrible Seattle traffic but secretly I'm happy because I get to listen to kexp on my way there thank you for making my morning bearable

SWEET BABY JESUS, this appears to be a cover of a Solomon Burke song. www.youtube.com

For Ellen from Dave, and all of us at KEXP, with love.