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Thursday, Jul 19 2018, 6AM
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
Cave recently announced the upcoming release of a new EP called ‘Distant Sky’ from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will be released on 12” vinyl and digitally on September 28th.
Recorded at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captures an extraordinary and triumphant live concert from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
Tracklist:
"Jubilee Street,"
"Distant Sky,"
"From Her To Eternity,"
and "The Mercy Seat."
Before his passing, Anthony Bourdain wrote the following about the theme song to his TV show: "When I moved over to CNN and was looking for music for the opening title of Parts Unknown, I called Josh (Homme of QOTSA) with an idea for a song: something that started out filled with hope and wonder but segued ominously into darkness and dread. A “happy” song, like Joey Ramone’s version of “It’s a Wonderful World,” but more explicit in its anticipation of something … random … and awful. Josh responded with one word: “Lanegan.”
So that’s Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan who wrote and performed our title track, just in case you didn’t know."
David will be on tour with Pedro the Lion on the east coast throughout August. Yes, you should go.
The band visits the PNW on September 13, 2018 with a show in Vancouver, British Columbia at The Vogue Theatre.
The band released a new album in late June called "Sun on the Square." Why not take a listen and purchase it? theinnocencemission.bandcamp.com
Neko will be at a number of folk music festivals! 7.29 CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL
8.10 EDMONTON FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL
8.11 REGINA FOLK FESTIVAL
11.29 SEATTLE, WA PARAMOUNT^
World tour all summer and fall in the U.S., Europe and even Japan PLUS opening for Interpol at Madison Square Garden on FEB 16 SAT. So, well, wow.
Not only is Clare Grogan the inspiration for the song True by Spandau Ballet, she's also a DJ on Absolute Radio 80s presenting Monday to Thursday 8-9pm and Sundays 7-9pm.
Patrick writes: "John-Monday we lost a friend to suicide. He suffered long and let go of it all when it got too heavy. Sherpa was a big music fan and loved the Old 97s. Will you please play Salome by them and let the memories associated course through me and those he loved via that tune?
Thanks for what you do for so many❤️"
From NPR Music: Last month, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon announced a collection of ambitious new collaborations with The National's Aaron Dessner, within a new band together called Big Red Machine --Dessner's brother Bryce has joined the duo in launching a music platform called PEOPLE and an August concert event in Berlin.
The announcement of PEOPLE's launch came with the release of four new Big Red Machine songs, each of which pairs Vernon's ambiguously beautiful words and voice with Dessner's busily unpredictable sound collages.
Tuesday, October 30th with Fidlar at the Showbox. Oh, and this song fuhhhhhking rules.
The band just debuted a new video for their song "Diverging" on our site, KEXP.org and it's really weird and cool. See them at LoFi August 10th and Kirkland Summerfest August 12th. www.kexp.org
A number of European shows in October and November but nothing here in the good old U.S. Tyranny I say. TYRANNY!
James are proud to announce the release of their new album Living In Extraordinary Times. Of the album, coming out August 3rd singer Tim Booth said: “We knew something was up when Leicester city won the league then Brexit, then Trump. It is as if we’d slipped into an alternate reality, a Philip K Dick reality. We are living in extraordinary times.”
Kamasi will be at the Showbox on Wednesday, October 17th.
A listener is heading to LAX with his four kids. First dad-solo vacation. Go with God my friend.
Fontaines DC will be at Iceland Airwaves this November! You can enter to win tickets to this festival by sending a postcard to KEXP by August 3rd. www.kexp.org
IDLES will be live on The Morning Show on October 4th! You can arrive 90 minutes beforehand to get a free ticket!
Duo from Norwich, England. Their facebook pages says "Maria: Lips & Sticks" and "Gem: Lips & Licks." So there you have it. Great stuff. BTW, Norwich is a popular destination for attractions the cobbled streets and museums of old Norwich, Norwich Castle, Cow Tower, AND OF COURSE Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum
Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song written by The Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin and The Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall.
It was first recorded by The Go-Go's as the opening track on their album Beauty and the Beat (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached the top 5 in Australia and Canada, and the top 20 in the United States.
In 1983, Hall's band, Fun Boy Three, released their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed". Issued as a single, the track became a top ten hit in the UK, and remains the best known version of "Lips" in that country — the Go-Go's version, while a hit elsewhere, only made #47 in the UK.
Jenn Champion will be at Chop Suey on August 9th. Here's Pitchfork's review of her new album, which just came out on July 13th: pitchfork.com
Happy birthday Sarah! This one's for you!
Are you getting excited for next year's International Clash Day yet?! It's only 7 months away! internationalclashday.com
Underworld and Iggy Pop have teamed up to create an EP, out on July 27th. Iggy Pop had this to say about the experience of working on the album: "When you are confronted with somebody who has a whole bloody studio there in the hotel room, a Skyped director who has won the Oscar recently, and a f**king microphone in front of you and 30 finished pieces of very polished music, you don’t want to be the wimp that goes 'Uh uhhh,' so my mind was racing."
Minor Victories is a supergroup made up of Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), Justin Lockey (Editors), and his brother James Lockey (Hand Held Cine Club).
This song was chosen by Will (age 13) who is about to travel to Alaska to play Bohemian Rhapsody with a group of cellists. Good luck on your performance Will! We know you'll do great!
