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Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro had this to say about how the songs for the band's major-label debut came about: "Some came from Eric's bass lines, some from guitar, some came from Perry, some came from drum riffs, and some just came from free-form jams. There was really no formula." The album peaked on the Billboard 200 charts at No. 103 in 1988
“Perhaps their lyrical content is extraordinary, but if I want noisy production I’d rather have Motorhead.” - see more smart ass comments from former KCMU DJ's about The Jesus and Mary Chain's single "Just Like Honey" here: blog.kexp.org
Pixies are making their way back to Seattle! You can see them at the Paramount Theatre with The Orwells on December 3rd: www.stgpresents.org
Off the fifth studio release from the French act. Producers Ewan Pearson (Tracey Thorn, The Rapture, Ladytron) and Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, The Sugarcubes, Cocteau Twins, Suede) came on board for this favorably reviewed album
Odds are pretty good that most of KEXP will be at this show on October 25th. Find tickets here: www.stgpresents.org
Smashing Pumpkins drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin, has recently hinted at a 2018 reunion tour with the original band members, but this quote doesn't seem too promising: “I said it’s like ‘Grumpy Old Men 3′, only there’s four grumpy old men and one’s a woman’. So… that’s how it’s gotten to be.” www.nme.com
New single from the Nebraska-based band's upcoming sophomore release, 'Horse of the World,' expected to arrive on July 14th. Preorder it right here! seethroughdresses.bandcamp.com
Off the debut release from this London-based band. Listen to more from 'The Witch' here! soundcloud.com
Check out this behind the scenes look at the making of the Philadelphia-born artist's video for "The Keepers" here: www.youtube.com
The second (brand new!) single from Wolf Alice's forthcoming second album. Says vocalist Ellie Rowsell about the track, "Don't Delete The Kisses" - “I kind of wanted to make one of those head out the window on a long drive tunes. And I wanted to try my hand at like a hold-nothing-back love song. That was my thoughts. But other than that I just kinda let it go where it wanted to go… I just think if you hold back it will sound worse won’t it?” Read more here: www.nme.com
Watch Seattle artist Sera Cahoone's latest KEXP live performance right here: www.youtube.com
A B-side track for their "Fake Plastic Trees" single, which dates back to the band's On A Friday days. The song can also be found on the collector's edition of 'The Bends'
The Minneapolis alt-country band made a stop to our old studio in 2015, you can watch the full performance here: blog.kexp.org
Kevin Morby is currently touring for his wanderlust-filled fourth album, 'City Music,' find him at the Tractor Tavern on August 21st: www.ticketweb.com
Director Tom Scharpling on the making of the "Bottled of Cork" video: "So the dancing is part of the performance of the thing. They never get any better, really. That's kind of the joke; they're never good. I give them a ton of credit because all four of those guys jumped in head-first. It's hard when you're standing there in workout clothes and somebody's telling you to act like a complete imbecile." Read more about it here: pitchfork.com
Watch The Jam's Paul Weller playing an unplugged set for us here! blog.kexp.org
Matt Johnson of The The, former tea boy for DeWolfe music publishing, has been playing music since he was 11 years old. Keep up with him here: www.thethe.com
There are several news headlines about actual grizzly bears right now, but find the latest on the musical one that hails from Brooklyn here: grizzly-bear.net
Off the first full-length release from the Seattle-based band fronted by Will Toledo. Watch them performing "Something Soon" in our studio in 2015 here! www.youtube.com
Fazerdaze is the brainchild of 24 year old Amelia Murray, based in Auckland, New Zealand. 'Morningside' is her debut album, find it here! fazerdaze.bandcamp.com
Off the second album from the NYC-band formed in 1990 by guitarist Billy Coté, drummer Johnny Kick, bassist Matt Verta-Ray, and guitarist/vocalist Mary Lorson
Seattle band Great Grandpa will be live on KEXP Wednesday, August 23rd at 9:30 AM, and you can come watch! Find out how to view our public in-studio sessions here: blog.kexp.org
Happy 30th birthday to Echo and the Bunnymen's self-titled album, released on this day in 1987. The Liverpool band is playing a (sold-out!) show on August 2nd at Woodland Park Zoo with The Violent Femmes: www.bunnymen.com
First new track from the Nashville band in two years, with more promised to come. Read more about the forthcoming album here: www.nashvillescene.com
The Australian band that's been around since 1975 is currently on a world tour, see if they're coming to your town here! www.midnightoil.com
Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., Japandroids was formed in 2006 by Brian King and David Prowse. "Fire in the Western World" is their B-side cover of the song by Dead Moon, released as a 7-inch this past May
Michael Stipe to Rolling Stone in 1987 about people not grasping that "The One I Love" is actually quite a dark song: "I've always left myself pretty open to interpretation. It's probably better that they just think it's a love song at this point."
The debut of Aussie electronic duo Desert Moons, made up of brothers Jake & Simon Dobson, who produced the song in their home studio. Of the song, vocalist Jake had this to say about it: "The lyrical theme is an ode to my past struggles with motivation. Writing songs has always been an incredibly therapeutic process and this was certainly no different; ultimately serving as a catharsis.”
The summer of 1996 radio and MTV hit, featuring a sample from B.B. King's "Standing"
This is happening. The first new album in seven years from James Murphy and crew is coming on September 1st! Stay up-to-date here: lcdsoundsystem.com
Happy 11th birthday to TV on the Radio's second album, 'Return to Cookie Mountain,' released on this day in 2006!
The Atlanta, Georgia band will be LIVE here at KEXP on Saturday, July 15th at 3:00 PM! Make sure to tune in, and catch them at the Crocodile later that night: www.thecrocodile.com
Nick Cave's cover of the 20th-century folk song usally credited to Leadbelly, though it wasn't originally recorded by him
Twin Peaks has returned to the Pacific Northwest, and with it, a bunch of freaky music. Including this one from Trouble, which consists of Dirty Beaches member Alex Zhang Hungtai, David Lynch musical collaborator Dean Hurley, and Lynch’s son Riley on drums and guitar.
The New Orleans outfit recently played a session for us in our lively Gathering Space, watch the full performance right here! www.youtube.com
A seven piece band based out of Melbourne, Australia - find more about them right here! thesevenups.com.au
The Toronto band will be in town at the Neptune on October 23rd for their 'Hug of Thunder' tour, find more info here! www.stgpresents.org
Brand new single from the Australian electronic group! pitchfork.com
Watch the 1980 video for the New Zealand band's hit song, "I Got You" here: www.youtube.com
From the second solo album by the frontman for The Black Keys. Read about his influences for this record here: www.npr.org
Happy 38th birthday to the B-52's self-titled debut album, released on this day in 1979!
Fatboy Slim remix of the 1967 song from French composer Pierre Henry that was also the inspiration for the Futurama animated series theme song. We've just learned that Henry has passed away at the age of 89: pitchfork.com
The second single off the Montreal band's upcoming new full-length, 'Everything Now.' Get your album pre-orders and tour info here! www.everythingnow.com
London trio composed of Gary Asquith, Danny Briottet and Carl Bonnie that formed in 1986. "Biting My Nails" is off their debut album, 'Soundclash'
Belgium band's eighth full-length record, which features three drummers: Sepultura's Igor Cavalera, Jamie T.'s Victoria Smith, and Turbowolf's Blake Davies
English New Wave group's version of the song originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965
We learned how strong La Marzocco's rafters are during !!!'s performance in our Gathering Space last week. (And had to break out the glass cleaner for our DJ booth window) Check the photos here while you're waiting for our video! www.flickr.com
Rod Stewart cover done by the band that (legend says) found their name after being thrown out of a bar
From this AllMusic review by Dean Carlson of Ministry's debut album: "Sounds less like the band chewing your pancreas and more like Human League's surly little brother. Great stuff, then, for those who allied themselves with Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club." Indeed.
Find your tickets for Broken Social Scene's 'Hug of Thunder' tour at the Neptune Theater on October 23rd right here! www.stgpresents.org
New single from the just announced solo album from Ted Leo, 'The Hanged Man.' It's his first release since 2010's 'The Brutalist Bricks', and is set to release on September 8th. Read more about it here: pitchfork.com
Listen to more music from Daddy Issues: daddyissuesband.bandcamp.com