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The War On Drug are playing a sold out show at the Moore on October 9th. You can pre-order the new album in a box set including: A Deeper Understanding vinyl pressed on 2 12" coke-bottle-green color vinyl plus one 7" coke-bottle-green color and the RSD ’17 release Thinking of A Place pressed on 12" standard black vinyl.
They'll be at Neumos on December 16th in support of the new album Queens of the Breakers, out October 13th.
The KEXP archives go waaaay back. Check out this video of Deerhunter playing the Doug Fir for a live KEXP broadcast 10 years ago: www.youtube.com
At the Moore on December 8th. Recently they spoke to Pitchfork about their first album in five years: pitchfork.com
In an ongoing weekly series of exclusive interviews, KEXP’s resident Twin Peaks expert DJ Morgan will chat with the show’s music director Dean Hurley. Hurley has collaborated extensively with David Lynch on sound design and music, and since 2005, has operated Asymmetrical Studio, Lynch’s recording studio and film dubbing facility located in the Hollywood Hills. Tune in every Monday at 8:00 AM PT to The Morning Show on KEXP! blog.kexp.org
Torres will be at Neumos on Tuesday, October 10th! The new album will be available on limited edition gold vinyl, the first 100 LP pre-orders will be signed so if you are inclined: 4ad.co
Sylvan Esso performed 'Coffee' at KEXP in August 2014. Check out the full performance here: blog.kexp.org They'll be at the Neptune August 18th & 19th... hope you got tickets - both nights are sold out.
You can get Pumarosa's debut album on red vinyl or signed black vinyl. Which to choose? store.universalmusic.com
His first solo album, All Things Must Pass, was made up mostly of songs he had written for The Beatles that they didn't record. He had so much material he was able to make it a triple album.
Fruit Bats are playing the Doug Fir on August 16th for Philia: Artists Rise Against Islamophobia
"It’s Elliott Smith that steals the show with his spare, heartfelt songs that make up the bulk of the soundtrack." How Elliott Smith's music transformed Good Will Hunting: www.bostonmagazine.com
Shut Up Kiss Me was the song of the day last August 16th. Download it and watch the video here: blog.kexp.org
"For his latest LP, Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan formed a new band and returned to straight-ahead guitar rock. It’s got some of his most aerodynamic songs in over a decade..." Check out Pitchfork's review here: pitchfork.com and then hear Overboard again, June 5th's song of the day: blog.kexp.org
The Long Winters performed live at Little London Plane during Upstream Music Fest on May 12, 2017 and spoke with Kevin Cole. Watch the performance here: www.youtube.com
Silversun Pickups are playing the Showbox on October 25th in support of their latest album, Better Nature.
The new album, Cry Cry Cry is out October 6th. You can preorder the double LP in red, white, or black: store.wolfparade.com
Just a couple weeks ago, Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin posted his lates "mix creation" to his website. Give it a listen here: jimigoodwin.com
Playing two nights in Seattle - October 22nd & 23rd at the Neptune
Corgan is a notorious perfectionist. He played all of the instruments on this album himself, although his band still received full credit.
Great Grandpa will be LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 9:30 AM. This one is open to the public so get down here early and get signed up!
The Full Story Of Elastica’s 1995 Self-Titled Debut Album: www.nme.com
It’s a good sign that a band has really nailed their sound when there’s no shortage of adjectives that critics use to describe them, and since the release of their debut EP last year Lea Porcelain have garnered more than a few. Listen to 'A Year From Here', also from Hymns To The Night: blog.kexp.org
New album is out September 29th. You can get it on clear vinyl and the first 250 come with a signed postcard. No Seattle dates on the tour (yet) but you can find the rest of the dates here: site.jessicaleamayfield.com
Sisters Kara and Johanna Söderberg embody the phrase “beyond their years”. As Swedish duo First Aid Kit, they’ve managed to capture generations’ worth of American country and folk while still in their teens. Check out their second stop by KEXP: blog.kexp.org
Whether in Throwing Muses, 50FootWave or her solo work, Kristin Hersh’s music has always been as genuine as it is fierce. Listen to Soma Gone Slapstick from her 2016 album with the song of the day: blog.kexp.org
An animation set to Raconte-Moi Une Histoire. Lots of frogs! vimeo.com
Step back inside Paul's Boutique! Find the entire breakdown including Exclusive interviews, rarely-heard source materials, and rare demos here: blog.kexp.org
The word "business" is used in every title of EPMD's albums. Every album also has a track with "Jane" in the title. #theMoreYouKLnow
From their website "We came up with the name not just because of the music we played, it also stood for Daddae and myself - two souls moving together. We've always had that kind of relationship – there are not many words exchanged between us, but everything that’s happened has been very much in tandem."
B.T. Express was originally named Brooklyn Transit Express. The group was part of the "Brooklyn sound" of the early 1970s, formed from three players of the group King Davis House Rockers, guitarist Richard Thompson, tenor sax player Bill Risbrook, and alto sax player Carlos Ward.
First song, side two of 1987’s Yo! Bum Rush the Show, the debut studio album of Public Enemy. The group's logo, a silhouette of a black man in a rifle's crosshairs, debuted on the album's cover. The album peaked at number 125...because commercial radio is ridiculous, while NMEmagazine named it the best album of the year in its 1987 critics poll.
One Nation Under a Groove - from the album of the same name released September 4, 1978, This song became Funkadelic's biggest hit and the group's only million selling single.
Bowie gave his thoughts on fame in a 2003 interview with Performing Songwriter magazine: "Fame itself, of course, doesn't really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant. That must be pretty well known by now. I'm just amazed how fame is being posited as the be all and end all, and how many of these young kids who are being foisted on the public have been talked into this idea that anything necessary to be famous is all right. It's a sad state of affairs. However arrogant and ambitious I think we were in my generation, I think the idea was that if you do something really good, you'll become famous. The emphasis on fame itself is something new. Now it's, to be famous you should do what it takes, which is not the same thing at all. And it will leave many of them with this empty feeling. Then again, I don't know if it will, because I think a lot of them are genuinely quite satisfied. I know a couple of personalities over in England who are famous for being famous, basically. They sort of initially came out of the pop world, but they're quite happy being photographed going everywhere and showing their kids off and this is a career to them. A career of like being there and turning up and saying, 'Yes it's me, the famous girl or guy' (laughs). It's like, 'What do you want?' It's so Warhol. It's as vacuous as that. And that to me, is a big worry. I think it's done dreadful things to the music industry. There's such a lot of rubbish, drivel out there."
On October 15th Arcade Fire will be next door at Key Arena. You can preorder Everything Now on at least four different vinyl versions
Playing this Thursday the 27th in Bellingham. Download 'Light It Up' with the song of the day podcast: blog.kexp.org
Exile in Guyville was written by Phair as a song-by-song reply to the Rolling Stones' 1972 album, Exile on Main St. and this song corresponds to "Tumbling Dice." Phair recalled to Rolling Stone in a 2010 interview: "I remember thinking the most important song happens at the fifth song. Because in my mind 'Tumbling Dice' is the big radio hit. I was like, I need to do the big radio hit there, which is funny because 'Never Said' ended up being the radio hit off that record for me, and I don't think Matador would have gone with that just because I said so. I think that was the natural song to play on the radio and make the video for. 'Never Said' was one of those times where I was showing I could be just as unaccountable. 'Tumbling Dice' is really about, again, I'm picturing all the guys from Urge Overkill, hey man, you may get to go home with me tonight, you may not. I may show up at the bar and be available, and I might not. You gotta roll me and see how it's going to roll. I was playing that same game. 'I don't know what you're talking about, I never said nothing, you can't pin that on me.' I was playing the female version. Most women don't spend their lives sitting in bars maybe going home with people, but we often spend our lives socially networking, 'No, I never said that about you behind your back!'"
Obligatory posting of the KCMU vinyl copy of Nevermind. Must be done. Every time. blog.kexp.org
Björk recently released 34 scores for piano, organ, harpsichord and celeste. "i also wanted to question how i felt about musical documentation , when cds were slowly becoming obsolete , i was curious about the difference of midi ( digital notation ) and classical notation and enthusiastic in blurring the lines and at which occasions and how one would share music in these new times . what is the difference of karaoke and the lyrical recitals of the 19th century ? can one meet at bonfires and sing techno songs ? ( well icelanders do obvs ) maybe i should share digital notation that people could connect to their synths or do harpsichord versions of electronic beats to enjoy in the living rooms and hopefully families singalong to
100 years ago most music was shared through scores , does that even apply to today ? and if so how ?
from these questions i started working with jónas sen on gathering together my string , choir , vocal and brass arrangements through the years and arranging them for different keyboards such as organs , pianos , celestas and harpsichords."
The cover of the album depicts Harvey topless and swinging her drenched hair into the air. The photo was captured by Harvey’s friend and photographer Maria Mochnacz, and was taken in Mochnacz’s bathroom. Due to the small size of the room, she had to place her camera against the wall opposite Harvey and couldn’t look through the camera’s viewfinder. The photo was taken in total darkness and only illuminated by the split-second flash.
When the photo was delivered to Island Records, Mochnacz was told that the imperfections in the picture (such as the water drops on the wall and the house plant) could be removed. She protested this decision, responding, "It’s supposed to be like that – It’s part of the picture".
Despite this being one of the most popular Dead Kennedys songs, this actually caused a whole lot of controversy and turmoil between Jello Biafra and the other band members. In the late '90s, the Levi's clothing company asked permission to use the song in an ad for Dockers; although the other band members were OK with the song's usage, Jello refused, citing his anti-corporate stance and what he believed to be Levi's unfair work practices. This led to the rest of the band suing him for unpaid royalties, and eventually to Jello losing all publishing rights to the Dead Kennedys catalog.
Playing Neumos on December 7th. The new album “Strange Peace” is out Sept 22 on Sub Pop Records.
This was the first AC/DC single featuring new lead singer Brian Johnson. He replaced Bon Scott, who died February 19, 1980. Scott's father made it clear to the band that they should find a new singer and keep going. This has been covered by both Celine Dion and Shania Twain?!
Kill 'em All released on this date in 1983. Hit The Lights - the first song Metallica wrote and recorded. It is about the thrill of playing rock music and how they love to see their fans go wild.