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Fun fact: This is the first track on the band's first album, Leisure, released in 1991. #①
A few weeks ago, The National covered this track while playing in, of all places, Manchester. consequenceofsound.net
Video here: vimeo.com ("Weeee're toootally in a space shiiiip because the cameraaaaa is vibratingggggg!"🚀 )
Wolf Alice invited a fan to play guitar with them on stage this weekend. On Friday Ellie Rowsell made a request via Twitter: “Any gals wanna play my guitar part in moaning Lisa smile at the Barrowlands tomo so I can stomp around on stage?” she wrote. “Serious question.”
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Slowdive was in the KEXP studios recently - we're working on getting the video up on our YouTube channel. In the meantime, why not read this exclusive interview with Rachel Goswell over on the KEXP blog? blog.kexp.org
Their American record company changed the band's original choice of "Lullaby" as the first single from the album (which it was in the UK and for later releases in the U.S. later) and used "Fascination Street" instead.
We have a feeling this album is going to feature prominently on the "top albums of 2017" lists of many KEXP DJ's. www.thehorrors.co.uk
Fun fact: "Safari" is the only Breeders recording that features both Kelley Deal and Tanya Donelly. thebreedersmusic.com
twofer ... uh, Monday! Don't question us. WAIT IN THE CAR
DJ Morgan did an amazing interview with Beck recently - give it a listen! blog.kexp.org
Good luck if you're trying to cross town in today's blustery Seattle traffic! Over 30,000 without power in Seattle this morning...
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' final studio album. Sharon Jones sadly passed away last November 18th. sharonjonesandthedapkings.com
Fun fact: This song was covered by both Bon Jovi AND Tori Amos. That's quite the musical spectrum.
New single from LA indie-rock up-and-comers Alyeska, an outtake from the band’s recent Crush EP.
Their bio is great: When (singer) Alaska Reid has a vision, there's nothing that will stop her from seeing it through until the end. The 20-year-old singer was pushed and pulled in so many directions by the music industry—bigwigs trying to prime her into the next pop star or suggesting she sound more like Sheryl Crow—that she decided to self-release her debut EP, Crush, with her band, Alyeska. The eight-song collection showcases Reid's penchant for experimenting in the genre of pop, which was fortified by producer John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Dinosaur JR and Phosphorescent) behind the soundboard.
The EP was one of the last albums recorded in the legendary Magic Shop studio, where Bowie laid down his final masterpiece, Blackstar, and Arcade Fire laid down The Suburbs.
In 2011, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the International Pop Overthrow album, the two surviving members, Mike Zelenko and Ted Ansani, reformed the band under the name Material Reissue.
Playing at the Tractor Tavern on February 1 in support of his new album (Out February 2nd!) www.subpop.com
Read all about Stephin Merritt, who just bought his first couch EVER. Yes. Everrrr. 🤔 www.smh.com.au
SMooCH 2017: Built to Spill will be opening for Phantogram! blog.kexp.org
"Chloe Dancer" is about lead singer Andy Wood's muse/fiancee, and "Crown of Thorns" was written about their breakup. “This song is about a relationship ruined by drugs,” she explains. “He wrote it about our near breakup, and how I tried to control him, and the drugs--hence his allusion to being tied to the ceiling."
Formed in 1994, Mad Season was made up of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin and Walkabout bassist John Baker Saunders. This is from their performance with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in 2015. The concert concluded with a surprise Temple of the Dog reunion as Cornell, McCready and Cameron were joined on stage by unannounced guests Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard.
Following the final orchestral crescendo, the song ends with one of the most famous final chords in music history. Overdubbed in place of the vocal experiment from 10 February, this chord was added during a session at EMI's Studio Two on 22 February. Lennon, McCartney, Starr and Evans shared three different pianos, with Martin on a harmonium, and all played an E-major chord simultaneously. The chord was made to ring out for over forty seconds by increasing the recording sound level as the vibration faded out. Towards the end of the chord the recording level was so high that listeners can hear the sounds of the studio, including rustling papers and a squeaking chair.
This four piece is out of London, on Rough Trade Records. They've toured with the likes of The Lemon Twigs, Parquet Courts, and The Fall, and took inspiration for their band name from a classic sketch by the late great comedian Bill Hicks. They're playing tonight in London at Corisica Studios, so if you're listening from London, check them out! goatgirl.co.uk
The first release from UK punk trio Shopping since 2015’s "Why Choose" soundcloud.com
More UK goodness! Formed in London in 1976 by members of the groups The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. They toured with The Clash a couple of times. (We're jealous)
New album due out in February from this psych-punk band out of Leeds in the UK. hookworms.bandcamp.com
The album takes its name from the 1971 Shuji Terayama-directed Japanese film "Tomato Kecchappu Kôtei" (Emperor Tomato Ketchup). 🍅
New album from Brooklyn shoegaze outfit Dead Leaf Echo: deadleafecho.bandcamp.com
February 16 Thurston Moore will be performing at The Showbox: www.sonicyouth.com
You can catch Patterson Hood for TWO solo performances (early/late shows) December 9th at the Sunset Tavern. www.drivebytruckers.com
Superchunk is playing Neumo's on February 27th in support of their new album out 2/16: superchunk.com
playing November 17 at The 5th Annual Freakout! festival - www.smokeybrights.com
KEXP & Cloudbreak Music Festival Present: Smokey Brights 10 year Anniversary 2024
Friday, Nov 22, 2024
Event Info
From their 4th studio album
Dave Grohl on the Reading performance: "“I really thought, ‘This will be a disaster, this will be the end of our career for sure,' Kurt had been in and out of rehab, communication in the band was beginning to be strained. Kurt was living in L.A., Krist and I were in Seattle. People weren’t even sure if we were going to show up. We rehearsed once, the night before, and it wasn’t good.” However ... “It turned out to be a wonderful show, and it healed us for a little while,” said Grohl.
The song is not featured on any of the Clash's original studio albums, but is included in their compilations: The Singles (1991), The Story of the Clash, Volume 1, Sound System, Singles Box, The Singles (2007) and Clash on Broadway.
The title and title track were later adapted for the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, which told the story of Factory Records and the Manchester music community, including the Happy Mondays themselves.
This album came out on this day in 1981. Read more about Madchester ... Hear firsthand from some of the people involved: www.theguardian.com
