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Aimee Mann will release the follow-up to 2012’s 'Charmer on 3/31'. The new album is titled Mental Illness and this is the first release from the album.
Meg Duffy is gearing up to release her debut full-length as Hand Habits. 'Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void)' comes out in a few weeks. this is the 3rd track she's released from the forthcoming album, the others being “All The While” and “Flower Glass” handhabits.bandcamp.com
Au Revoir Simone did a great cover of "Fade Into You" during their KEXP in-studio in 2013. Check it out. www.youtube.com
Here's a live version from a show in Glastonbury www.youtube.com
KEXP's song of the day yesterday blog.kexp.org and if you like Slowdive, follow Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, she's a listener too! twitter.com
We reached back to last century to pull this video from the vaults. Only for you, 'cause your special! www.youtube.com
The lyrics are told from the point of view of parents who are certain that their son Nigel is "happy in his world", affirming that his future in British Steel "is as good as sealed". As a response to the song, British Steel reportedly gathered four Sheffield employees named Nigel to talk about job satisfaction for the trade publication. See? Music CAN change the world.
Adam Ant plays The Neptune on Friday, February 3rd and he's performing 'Kings of the Wild Frontier' in its entirety! Ant Music!
Here's a couple of alternative versions on the song & one of them is an instrumental. And when you purchase the original, all proceeds go to the ACLU. www.stereogum.com
Spoon's new album, 'Hot Thoughts', marks their return to Matador Records, which released the band’s 1996 debut, 'Telephono' and it is produced by Dave Fridman, who also produced 'They Want My Soul'. The album drops March 17th and tour dates have been announced (no SEA date yet) www.spoontheband.com
Requested by Greg who said I can't "...think of the band, the song name, or even the tune! So here you go: It's a song that I think is almost spoken word, male singer. The refrain (which I think changes slightly each time) is about finding a golden ticket (or something like that) and there's a note that says something like "I give you a ticket to somewhere..." Nailed it!
Remember that time Mudhoney played on top of the Space Needle? Yep, just another Thursday in Seattle. www.youtube.com
Their new album is out in April and Blondie’s Debbie Harry makes a guest appearance on the track “Shadows.” The band began writing the album last January, and later in the year, performed the songs at a series of secret shows under fake names.
Now you can say that you remember where you were the first time Arlie heard this tune.
Requested by Erik. Istanbul and not the mighty mighty bosstones!
Requested by David in honor of Rick James who would have been 69 years old today.
This song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No. 40 and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the R&B chart. Along with two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart for three weeks in the summer of 1981. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you Mr Rick James www.youtube.com
This song is from The Goats' debut album. The album's lyrics took aim at topics such as militarism, police brutality, patriotism, classism, and racism. Luckily we don't have any of these problems today. sarcasm font off
Washington DC has officially proclaimed February 7th as International Clash Day! See? Music CAN change the world! blog.kexp.org
Their new album is out now and they are playing LIVE on KEXP next Wednesday, February 8th @ noon. This performance is open to the public and you can sign up starting at 10:30. If you can't make the in-studio, they play The Crocodile later that night
Is it your birthday today? well, this song is for you! Yes, just you. Happy Birthday baby.
Ithaca NY has declared February 7th to be International Clash Day! How did Ithaca get its name? It was originally part of the Town of Ulysses, and was split off from it in the 1800's. Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the King of Ithaca that was the hero of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. Ithaca is also the home of Cornell University. blog.kexp.org
Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap band has has been cited as an influence on Rage Against the Machine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone. Urban Dance Squad was one of the most successful Dutch bands of the nineties, releasing five albums.
The pride of Hartford, CT since 2013! sororitynoise.bandcamp.com
Watch friends perform "God Wants Us to Wait" for Ella's bachelorette party! Simply marvelous! www.youtube.com
classic song. classic video. sing along! www.youtube.com
The song's title refers to an area known as Electric Avenue - first place electricity lit the streets in the area of Brixton, South of London. In the 70's it was known for its high population of Caribbean immigrants and high unemployment. Tensions grew until violence hit the street and the riot is now known as the 1981 Brixton riot. A year later, this song played over the airwaves.
If you watch the video, you can see the dance we're doing in the booth www.youtube.com
