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Wednesday, May 24 2017, 6AM
The song that broke Catherine Wheel to the American public. "Black Metallic" was the band's major-label debut single and MTV added it to heavy rotation. A seven minute epic.
Have you listened to the interview with Slowdive's Rachael Goswell? you should, it's slowgood! blog.kexp.org
This track was Lush's first single and was originally released on the EP of the same name. They were signed to Reprise Records on a licensing and distribution deal in the US a week after the release of 'Sweetness and Light' EP and the EP was reissued as part of Gala in November 1990
Broken Social Scene's latest album, 'Hug Of Thunder" drops on July 7th. They are touring, but so far show dates are mostly east of the Mississippi brokensocialscene.ca
This cover was released as a part of Rough Trade's “A Song A Day Keeps The Pain Away” series, launched to combat the anxiety of the post-election climate and with proceeds from every subscription going toward the Southern Poverty Law Center. You can get all of the singles here roughtradepublishing.bandcamp.com
Grizzly Bear's new album is out on August 18th and they'll be at The Moore Theatre on Friday, December 8th. Preorder the album on their website www.grizzly-bear.net
According to his Facebook bio - "While finding his way through middle school and high school in the late 90s and early 00s with a love of dance pop and house music, Bradley Hale (of Now, Now) kept his obsessions to himself. Sombear is a way of reliving that youthful spirit without the confinement of hallways soaked in testosterone. "
Happy 10th birthday Gabby! And you know what? Bob Dylan was born on the same day - Happy 76th Birthday Mr Zimmerman!
Guess who is playing an in-studio today @ 11:30 am that is open to the public? Why Father John Misty of course! It's free and you can sign up starting at 10 am...but you might want to get here earlier than that...this one is gonna fill up fast!
Requested by Jeanne and her husband who will be in London Friday on their way to South Africa. Don't let the terrorists win - do the bus tour and carbo-load Boddington's in pubs! Seize the day and best of luck in the Comrades Ultra Marathon!
Requested by Chris who just saw them for the first time last night in Atlanta. He said "It was everything I thought it would be, incredible music and lights! Much louder than I expected. I took two of my friends, their son and my daughter. It was the kids' first concert - by taking them to this concert, I might have set the bar pretty high for their expectations of future concerts." Glad you're starting them off right!
Japandroids live on KEXP - parts 1 & 2! www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
Released on this date in 1974, 'Diamond Dogs' was mix of the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell and Bowie's own vision of a post-apocalyptic world. Bowie had wanted to make a theatrical production of Orwell's book and began writing material after completing sessions for his 1973 album 'Pin Ups', but the author's estate denied the rights. The songs wound up on the second half of 'Diamond Dogs' instead where, as the titles indicated, the 1984 theme was prominent.
They're gonna be in Seattle on Saturday, July 15th @ Barboza
You can catch Beth Ditto at Marymoor Park on Saturday, August 12th! www.bethditto.com
I'm sure there's a little fun in there somewhere, right boys?
let's visit Shillong, India’s rock music capital, where Bob Dylan is worshipped above all others and every year on his birthday (which is today!), they hold a party www.independent.co.uk
This track features Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) on vocals
When this album was recorded and essentially done, producer Chris Thomas told the band on their next to last night in the studio that he was concerned that there was no "hit" on the album. The band left the studio that night knowing they had one day left and had to deliver "a hit". Talk about pressure. The band's performance on this track is amazing. "What You Need" was the band's first Top Ten hit.
Support the band - go buy some merch! sororitynoise.bandcamp.com
This track was originally on 'The Wonderful and Frightening World Of...', their first release on Beggar's Banquet
Here's their in-studio from 2013, only from KEXP! www.youtube.com
The video tells the whole story as told by Q-Tip www.youtube.com
During his 76 years on this planet, Bob Dylan has released 38 studio albums, 85 singles, 26 notable extended plays, 40 music videos, 11 live albums, 12 volumes comprising The Bootleg Series box sets (10 releases, 14 editions), 11 other box sets, 14 compilation albums, 7 soundtracks as main contributor, 5 music home videos and 2 non-music home videos. Happy Birthday Bob, here's to many more!
Mark is on tour and will be in Seattle on Thursday, August 24th, go see him at The Showbox! marklanegan.com
'The Beatles', also known as the 'White Album', is the band's ninth studio album. Its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed and was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's earlier 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. Although no singles were issued from 'The Beatles', the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968.
Want to know about "Roadhouse Garden", try Princevault.com...for everything Prince princevault.com
Got an hour and 13 minutes? Then use it wisely and watch their in-studio from 2016! www.youtube.com
New track from LCD Soundsystem and they are one of the headliners at Sasquatch! this weekend. The weather is gonna be great, so go for it!
As we've been saying on-air this morning, this weekend is NW Folklife Festival and there is a chance that they may not have funds to put on a show next year...so if you're going to the festival, please donate and if you can't go, here's a link where you can donate. This festival has been going strong since 1972 and we don't want to lose it! Thanks! nwfolklife.kindbase.com
This song was one of the last to be conceived for 'The Colour of Spring', following concern from the band's management at the lack of an obvious single for the album. Initially unwilling, co-writers Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, accepted the task as a challenge. Friese-Greene: "I had a drum pattern loosely inspired by Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill and Mark was playing Green Onions organ over the top." Turned out alright!
Here's their in-studio from 2012 which includes "Hallelujah" www.youtube.com
'(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' sold a record-breaking 347,000 copies in its first week on sale, spent 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and reached number four in the US Billboard 200.