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It's worth reading this fine interview with Mike Scott just to see his picture at the beginning.: thequietus.com
This nostalgic song revisits an idyllic childhood memory of the band when they would go skinny dipping in Athens, Georgia. R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck explained: "We used to sneak on this guy's property in Athens and go swimming in this water hole. It'd be great: 30 of us all running around naked. It was before AIDS, and whatever happened happened."
Ryan Adams covered "Karma Police" onBBC Radio last month. He said it was a response to the American election: pitchfork.com
Duh! "Power, Corruption & Lies" was chosen as one of the 100 best albums of the '80's: www.rollingstone.com
"All I know there’s no time, there’s no life, there is no turning back..." Here are the lyrics:lyrics.wikia.com
Here's a "source for non-album output" from Underworld: www.underworldlive.com
This article, written by "a sentimental knocker," is entitled, "Why I Love "All My Friends' By LCD Soundsystem": sabotagetimes.com
This post asks, "What does this song mean?" Read the lyrics and some responses: arstechnica.com
Congratulations, Christine and Chuck, on your dream house! You can sit in your new place and watch this official video: www.youtube.com
The song refers to the Wittenoom asbestos mine in Western Australia where blue asbestos was mined between 1947 and 1966. The once-thriving town is now a virtual ghost town. Shops are boarded up, the 2 schools are closed, the local cinema is derelict. In their ignorance, the original settlers used asbestos in gardens, school yards and roads. Wittenoom is without doubt Australia's greatest industrial disaster and it is estimated that 25% of the 20,000 men who mined asbestos there will die from related diseases
Proceeds from "I Give You Power" will be donated . to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): pitchfork.com
When will Beck's next album be released? "Curfew" was used in director D.J. Caruso's 2011 film, "I Am Number Four": www.stereogum.com
Ahhh....the Friday song. On April 8th, 2017, KEXP will present Little Big Show #18, featuring Mitski, Khadja Bonet, and Mal Devisa, at The Neptune Theatre. Learn more and purchase tickets here: blog.kexp.org
Watch these boys from Hamilton, Ontario playing live in the KEXP studio last year: blog.kexp.org
Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch is back on the market for $67 million:www.foxnews.com
You can purchase "X Valentine" at the Carpark store: store.carparkrecords.com
The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show is a British radio programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music on Saturdays, between 6pm and 9pm, and between 25 January 2014 and 1 November 2014 from 9pm to 10pm on BBC Radio 2.
Biography.com featured a piece on Bill Withers, born in West Virginia in 1938: www.biography.com
In 1980, The Clash sang "Train In Vain" live in Paris: www.youtube.com
Dave Wakeling said of this song, "It was about turning from a teenager to someone in their 20s, and realizing that the effortless promise for your teenage years was not necessarily going to show that life was so simple as you started to grow up. So it was about being lost, about not really knowing your role in the world, trying to find your place in the world." Here are the lyrics: lyrics.wikia.com
Ohh, that hair! Here's A Flock of Seagulls performing a John Richards' running song, "Space Age Love Song": vimeo.com
This song, Slowdive's first new music in 22 years, was chosen by John Richards as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Who, you ask, are New Fast Automatic Daffodils?: teamrock.com . Where, you ask, could I see the video for "Stockholm"?: www.youtube.com
Read a KEXP Review Revue of Kitchens of Distinction's "Strange Free World": blog.kexp.org
Merch--andise will perform at Barboza on Thursday, June 1st, 2017. While you're waiting, watch the official video for "Flower of Sex": www.youtube.com
"You have no right to be depressed.." And this live in-studio performance by Will Toledo, aka Car Seat Headrest, was definitely not depressing: blog.kexp.org
On “This Boy is Exhausted,” Charles Bissell affectionately namechecks his bandmates and extolls the creaky exhilaration peculiar to middle-aged men lumbering on-stage to rock out with their friends. Enjoy this tribute to "The Meadowlands": www.kungfugrippe.com
Tomorrow night!! Shelby Earl will perform at The Tractor Tavern on Saurday, March 4th, 2017. The show will be an album release party and Josiah Johnson will be there to sing with Shelby. There MAY still be tickets available: www.ticketweb.com
Read a glowing review of 2009's "It's Blitz!": pitchfork.com
Strand of Oaks will be LIVE on KEXP on Friday, March 24th, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to sign up and attend that performance. You can also hear the band at Neumos that night.
“Headache” embodies all of the off-kilter charm and undeniable catchiness that’s made Charles Thompson’s (aka Frank Black) work so timeless." Here, he discusses and performs "Headache": www.avclub.com
The video for this song has variously been called "bizarre," "punchy," and "strange": www.npr.org
See the official video for Yellow Ostrich's "Marathon Runner": www.youtube.com
"Time To Run" can be yours for free, since it was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Watch the stirring video for Ought's "Beautiful Blue Sky": indiebandguru.com
Here's an epic live performance by Explosions in the Sky at KEXP: blog.kexp.org
"These are, of course, the moments I fear most – the last thing an a**hole like me wants to admit is that there’s something that, in one fell swoop, totally devastates him, let alone a stupid little rock song." Read an essay about "Good Morning, Captain": presentzine.blogspot.com
How about a biography of Trent Reznor?: www.biography.com
This is a request from a Canadian listener, who wrote about persons seeking refuge in Canada, "Given that unless you’re a first nation person (Native America), we’re all immigrants and need to show compassion towards these people in difficulty."
Did we already mention that Merchandise will be performing at Barboza on Thursday, June 1st, 2017? Here's a live performance from this Tampa, Florida band in 2014.: blog.kexp.org
Read a 2015 interview with World Party's Karl Wallinger.: www.independent.co.uk
"Dear mama, you helped me write this, by showing me to give is priceless....." Here are the lyrics to this fine song: www.azlyrics.com
Watch the video for Shad's "Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)": www.youtube.com
