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Wednesday, Apr 11 2018, 6AM
I guess you could say I went west. You know, the way of Horatio Alger, Davy Crockett, the Donner Party...
I just honestly don't know what I have in common with those people anymore... or with anyone, really. I mean, they'll all have husbands and wives and children and houses and dogs, and, you know, they'll have made themselves a part of something, and they can talk about what they do. And what am I going to say? "I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork. How have you been?"
You can never go home again, Oatman... but I guess you can still shop there.
Hi! I’m Martin Blank, do you remember me? I’m not married, I don’t have any kids, and I’d blow your head off if someone paid me enough.
You're listening to songs from the movie 'Grosse Pointe Blank', which was released 21 years ago today.
"If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's... well... broken." - Debi Newberry
Martin: I'm a professional killer.
Paul: Do you have to do post-graduate work for that, or can you just jump right in?
Agent McCullers: You got any ideas how you wanna wax this guy?
Agent Lardner: Can't you just say "kill"? You always gotta romanticize it.
Dr. Oatman: Go see some old friends. Drink some punch, visit with what's-her-name. Don't kill anybody for a few days; see what it feels like.
Martin Blank: I'll give it a shot.
Dr. Oatman: No, don't give it a shot! Don't shoot anything!
You're listening to songs from the movie 'Grosse Pointe Blank', which was released 21 years ago today.
Mr. Newberry: So, what have you been doing with your life?
Martin Blank: Um... professional killer.
Mr. Newberry: Oh, good for you! Growth industry.
Movie fun fact: only the aerial footage of Lakeshore Drive was actually shot in Grosse Pointe cause the city of Grosse Pointe Farms did not allow filmmakers to use any shots of Grosse Pointe South High School due to the presence of alcohol in the reunion scenes. The majority of the film was shot in Monrovia, California.
The movie has two soundtrack albums - after the first reached number 31 on the Billboard 200 chart, they released a second volume of songs from the film.
Speaking of the second volume, this track is on the 2nd soundtrack -'Grosse Pointe Blank - More Music From the Film'
New album is out May 18th and you can pre-order it here wussy.ella.net
U.S. Girls, the solo project of Toronto-based American musician Meghan Remy. usgirls.bandcamp.com
This Actors track is great, huh? If you agree, buy it, just don't stream it! Better yet, support the band directly and buy it from them. Thanks! actors.bandcamp.com
TR/ST will be at Capital Hill Block Party, how about you? www.capitolhillblockparty.com
Catch Neko Case live at Sasquatch! Music Festival - she hits the stage on Sunday, May 27th www.sasquatchfestival.com
Joseph Arthur and famed R.E.M./Filthy Friends guitarist Peter Buck have teamed up to form a new band, Arthur Buck, and will release an album, also called Arthur Buck via New West on June 15. Expect some live dates to follow...the first single is this song, called "I Am The Moment"
The band won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for this song and here it is bit.ly
Her new album is out May 4th and you can pre-order it on her website right now! www.eleanorfriedberger.com
What do you do when you get a request for some Ramones by someone with an email address that starts "gabba.hey@xxx"? You play some Ramones goddammit!
When the Ramones hired Phil Spector in 1979, they didn’t know they were getting two producers: Nice Phil and Evil Phil. Nice Phil wore sports shirts and cracked corny jokes. Evil Phil wore a cape, dark glasses and was abusive and controlling. When an exhausted Dee Dee Ramone said he was going home one night, Spector reached for his revolver. “You’re not going anywhere,” he said.
The bassist replied, “What are you going to do, shoot me? Go ahead. I’m leaving. Goodbye.” (In another version of the story, the gun was pointed at Johnny Ramone.) The band soldiered on, with Spector endlessly remixing and driving the budget over $700,000. The resulting album, End of the Century, got mixed reviews from critics and fans.
Mastersystem is the “gnarly” new supergroup from Editors, Frightened Rabbit and Minor Victories at least according to NME bit.ly
Mr. Malkmus and the Jicks play Neptune Theatre on Saturday, August 4th. #notaschoolnight #noexcuses
The band is from New Jersey & you can learn more and buy their music right here - forthwanderers.bandcamp.com
Madder Rose was a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. www.trouserpress.com
Best band to ever come out of Lancaster, PA - well, next to This or the Apocalypse
of course (sarcasm font)
Full album is out April 27th. Here's the video for "PYNK" www.youtube.com
Hatchie is Brisbane musician Harriet Pillbeam and it's a perfect radio-friendly indie-pop song. No brainer to play it, right? Right!
Today is Big County vocalist & guitarist Stuart Adamson's birthday. He passed away in December 2001. He would have been 60 today.
New album is out May 4th and they play the Tractor on Saturday, June 30th. www.middlekidsmusic.com
Passion Pit performed a special "acoustic" session for KEXP from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2012. Check it out! bit.ly
"Happy Ending" drops May 16th and you can catch Wax Idols live at Barboza on June 7th. waxidols.bandcamp.com
Flasher is based in Washington, D.C. and guess what? They're playing Capital Hill Block Party! flasherdc.bandcamp.com
Active between 1989 and 1999, Possum Dixon took their name from a suspected murderer mentioned on America's Most Wanted. Sheesh, doesn't every band do this?
If you haven't checked out their Instagram feed, you should. More than a few shout-outs to your favorite radio station! www.instagram.com
Their new album is out May 18th and it's produced by Danger Mouse.
Here's The The playing the 12" version. It will be the best 9 minutes and 56 seconds of your day. Guaranteed! bit.ly
go home and practice the song's moves tonight. have fun!
Though he’s been a recording artist for over two decades, and has been writing songs for thirty years, 'The Straight Hits!' is only Josh T. Pearson’s second solo album. He plays Doug Fir Lounge in PDX on May 1st.
thought it was fading out with no song cued up, didn't you? Yeah, me too. damn DJ tricked me. Again.
Watch the band perform this track live on a Mobile VR video. dig it! www.youtube.com
John Richards was the host when PINS stopped by KEXP for a 2015 in-studio bit.ly
The Breeders will be LIVE on KEXP this Thursday (tomorrow) @ 1:30 PM. The session is open to the public and you better get here early if you wanna see them! Be here at noon!
