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Wednesday, Apr 12 2017, 6AM
Speaking of captains, on this date in 1811, the first US colonists on the Pacific coast arrived at Cape Disappointment right here in Washington...I guess they weren't too excited about it.
Here's a very recent article in Vogue (!) about Richard Ashcroft and life after The Verve. www.vogue.com
According to Ride's guitarist, Andy Bell, out of all the new songs they are recording for their new release - “Home Is A Feeling” comes closest to the early Ride sound. We felt comfortable going vintage on this tune because the album we are making has a pretty broad sonic scope. It’s a short and sweet, melodic tune, with stacked harmonies, reverbed-out guitars, slowed down drums, and a huge distorted bass sound."
Blaenavon is based in Hampshire, UK and they are going to be playing Lollapalooza 2017 August 3-6 in Chicago. blaenavon.com
Here's Foals performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded on June 1, 2013 www.youtube.com
'Murmur' was released on this date in 1983. It was Rolling Stone's Best Album of 1983, beating Michael Jackson's Thriller, The Police's Synchronicity and U2's War. 'Nuff said.
HFTRR stopped by KEXP for an in-studio in 2014 and here's the video www.youtube.com
Here's The Maldives' in-studio from 2013 www.youtube.com and here's a tip, don't stare at the sun, it's not good for you
I love me some MMJ. This cut is from their third release and it came out in 2003. It is a great album and it kinda boggles my mind - yes, boggles - that this album has only sold 265,000 copies as of May 2016. I mean, WTH?
Near the beginning and at the end of "Fearless", a field recording of fans in Liverpool's stadium (that's Kop to those in the UK!) singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" is superimposed over the music. This Rodgers and Hammerstein song became the anthem of Liverpool F.C. after Gerry & the Pacemakers had a number-one hit with their recording.
One of Marley's best known songs and, while he may have written the song, or at least the melody, songwriter credits were given to Vincent Ford, a friend of Marley's who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown, the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica where Marley grew up. The royalty payments received by Ford ensured the survival and continual running of his soup kitchen
New Fast Automatic Daffodils (AKA New FADS) were an alternative rock group from Manchester, England, active between 1988 and 1995. The band's name comes from a poem by Adrian Henri that mixed an advertisement for a yellow Dutch car with a Wordsworth poem.
Their new album drops in a little over a week - April 21st.
'Alligator' is the band's third studio album and it was released on this date in 2005. The band performed album track "The Geese of Beverly Road" at the wedding of the album's producer Peter Katis. A photo of the band performing on stage, with couples dancing in the foreground, became the cover of the band's next album Boxer.
DM plays Key Arena on October 21st. Only 192 days. I can do it. Must.Be.Strong.
This is a pretty emotional album. Frontman, Cam Boucher wrote the album in response to the deaths of a few friends, especially a guy named Sean, who’d been his best friend when they were kids together in New Hampshire. More here www.stereogum.com
This track came out as a bit of a surprise a couple of days ago. no word yet if it’s a one-off or the beginning rollout of a new album. Stay tuned to KEXP and we'll be sure to tell you the skinny, the lowdown, the 411, the deets...
Here's The Lumineers performing live for KEXP at Columbia City Theater on April 1, 2016. www.youtube.com
'Murmur' was released 34 years ago today. Here's a look back at the album's impact diffuser.fm
Is it just me or does this song have kind of a NIN "The Only TIme" vibe to it? Ok, maybe I'm all messed up. maybe
Happy Birthday to Electrafixion and Echo and The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant who is 59 years old today. Echo and The Bunnymen play at The Woodland Park Zoo on August 2nd. Some band called The Violent Femmes is also playing...
Pro tip - if you play Cake on your birthday, you can have your Cake and eat it too.
Hmmm, according to the Urban Dictionary, wake n bake is "to inhale marijuana smoke/vapor immediately upon waking up, usually in the morning. This is the time when there is the least amount of sugar being metabolized to fat in the liver, so less THC is dissolved in the fat and hence there is potential for a higher concentration 0f THC in the bloodstream." Imagine that! I thought it was about making croissants.
De La Soul will be featured on the new Gorillaz's album which is due out April 28th.
They're from Australia and the band's leader, Jake Webb, came up with their name 'cause his dad works in the fiberglass biz which uses methyl ethyl ketone peroxide.
In an interview with GQ Magazine Bernard Sumner said "I haven't a clue what this [song] is about."
While Kate Bush won't be playing at Coachella, Mr Kendrick Lamar will be.
well if watching Prince & the Muppets play "Starfish and Coffee" doesn't cheer you up, I don't know what the hell will! www.youtube.com
Hey Bob, thanks for requesting this!
John "J." Geils, the leader of the J. Geils Band, was found dead in his home in Massachusetts yesterday. Police concluded he died of natural causes. They formed in ("Wuh-stuh") Worcester, Massachusetts, under the leadership of the guitarist in 1968. Starting with their self-titled debut in 1970, the band featuring singer Peter Wolf released 11 studio albums including 1981's Freeze Frame featuring their #1 hit, "Centerfold."
Band leader John "J." Geils was 71.
Here's a great review of one of their recent shows - looks like a fun band to see live. www.contactmusic.com
Aquarium Drunkard breaks down everything you want to know about both studio versions of "Can't Hardly Wait"...which side are you on? www.aquariumdrunkard.com
They come from a land down under and, according to Paste, they're "The Best of What's Next" www.pastemagazine.com
This is the first Broken Social Scene song in seven years—from their as-yet-untitled fifth LP. 13 musicians in all on this track and they, once again, pull it off!
'Alligator' was released on this date in 2005. damn, it seems just like yesterday
