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Friday, Jan 27 2017, 6AM
This great song is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical, "Carousel." In the musical, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, returns after his death to inspire his daughter to sing this song.
Ben E.King died in 2015 at the age of 76. Here's a tribute from The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com
They were live in the KEXP studio in 2013 with their "effortless cool": blog.kexp.org
"The Police were formed in 1977 by drummer Stewart Copeland, along with schoolteacher Gordon "Sting" Sumner and guitarist Andy Summers. Within a year, they were rock's next big thing, but tensions began bubbling over as Sting took control of the band. The others began to feel like his employees and they began fighting like crazy, even as the band got bigger and bigger." Read more about this band's messy breakup: www.rollingstone.com
Gird your loins for KEXP's International Clash Day on Tuesday, February 7th, 2017. Learn all about it here: blog.kexp.org
Lou Reed often said that this cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" was his favorite. Watch the video (Oh, and happy birthday, Margo Timmons): www.youtube.com
Best song ever! (Not that we're prejudiced.) Watch legendary troubador Robert Earl Keen perform this song live: www.youtube.com
Otis Redding's widow said that she thought every song he sang was for her: www.salon.com
"Cowboys are frequently secretly fond oof each other..." Here are the lyrics: www.democraticunderground.com
Don't confuse musician Joe Jackson with baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson: www.allmusic.com
Watch The Jam's video for "Going Underground": www.youtube.com
No, this is the best song ever! Listen to the English Beat live at KEXP in 2007: blog.kexp.org
Wow! Watch Car Seat Headrest in a live in-studio session at KEXP recently (and check out the lights): www.youtube.com
This song is about a scientist who falls in love with his lab assistant. Dolby said that it's "probably about the most frivolous song that I've ever written," but he still loves it. "When I play it now, I still get a big kick out of it. I mean, I'm perfectly proud of the song, and it's got a great groove and loaded with hooks. And when I play, it's iconic, I think, for many people. Especially people who were around the first time. It makes people very happy," said Dolby. He adds, "I have no regrets over that because I think that it provided a sort of starting point for people to get into the more serious, more personal aspects my music."
Thanks, Carol, for this request. There's some awfully good hair in this video: www.youtube.com
On Tuesday night, Sting stunned a David Bowie tribute with powerful songs from "Blackstar": www.billboard.com
Ahhh....the Friday song! Plan to attend KEXP's 17th Little Big Show, featuring Angel Olsen, on Saturday, February 18th, 2017 at The Neptune Theatre: blog.kexp.org
It may put a lump in your throat as you watch John Lennon sing "Instant Karma" here: www.google.com
Another absolutely terrific song! Watch The Hold Steady live in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
"She's gonna kill me, Oh, Celeste..." Read the lyrics to "Timebomb": www.metrolyrics.com
Cloud Nothings will be LIVE on KEXP on Friday, February 17th, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to sign up and attend that performance. Cloud Nothings will be performing at Barboza that night and on Saturday night, February 18th, 2017.
Become an articulate resource for other music fans after you memorize this biography of The Godfathers: www.godfathers.uk.com
Tom Vek's "Sherman" was a KEXP Song of the Day in 2014. Download it for yourself (for free) here: blog.kexp.org
Prince was the bestselling albums artist of 2016, beating Adele: www.forbes.com
Happy birthday, Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, better known by his stage name Tricky, born on this date in 1968.: www.trickysite.com
Mavis Staples sings on this great new Arcade Fire song: consequenceofsound.net
Today is the birthday (1968) of Mike Patton of Faith No More. Read some more about the band here: www.fnm.com
You should own this song. It's available for free as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
""Pepper" recounts, in a sort of dream-like fashion, the old Texas punk scene Gibby Haynes experienced while still a fresh-faced college kid. The names in the song are of real people: Chit Cherie; Bobby Soxx, and others are all mused upon. It was sort of a nostalgia for the simpler days of old, before the Butthole Surfers got bogged down with the regimented, and litigious days of being major label denizens." More facts about "Pepper": www.songfacts.com
Read about the last days of Jim Carroll, musician extraordinaire and author of "The Basketball Diaries," who died of a heart attack at age 60 in 2009: www.nytimes.com
"TV Party tonight..." Watch the band performing this song before an enthusiastic audience: www.youtube.com
This is a very robust list of musicians and bands in the "Losing My Edge" lyrics: genius.com John Richards played them all on The Morning Show: blog.kexp.org
Visit the Facebook page of Gilbert Shelton's "Furry Freak Brothers," mentioned in this song: www.facebook.com
"And I feel fine..." Watch the video for this fine R.E.M. song: www.youtube.com
"Get out of my world.." I love to watch Johnny Lydon singing in the video for "Seattle": www.youtube.com
There seems to be a "public" theme here. Read an Allmusic biography of this important rap group: www.allmusic.com
The horns were real musicians, not samples - something very uncommon in hip-hop at the time. Producer Rick Rubin didn't chart out the horn parts - he told the musicians what to play and let them have at it. They ended up incorporating a sax solo into the song.
Alas! John Richards was ill the day the Pixies played live at KEXP in 2014. He (and you) can watch that performance right here: blog.kexp.org
You can follow James' blog at their official website: www.wearejames.com
Bono used to introduce this at concerts by saying: "This is not a rebel song." There are two Bloody Sundays in Irish history. The first was in 1920 when British troops fired into the crowd at a football match in Dublin in retaliation for the killing of British undercover agents. The second was on January 30, 1972, when British paratroopers killed 13 Irish citizens at a civil rights protest in Derry, Northern Ireland. : www.huffingtonpost.com
There are lots of people (Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Clarence Thomas, the Pope, and many others) in the video for "Testify": www.youtube.com
Fugaz is one of "ten bands we would like to see reunite": www.rollingstone.com
You can purchase "Nothing Feels Natural" right now at Priests' Bandcamp page: priests.bandcamp.com They'll be playing The Vera Project on Thursday, February 17th, 2017.
The band’s newly announced album, "You’re Not As _____ As You Think," is heavily informed by the deaths of several close friends, many of whom succumbed to suicidal urges Cameron Boucher himself has battled.: www.stereogum.com
See the video for TV On The Radio's "Trouble": www.youtube.com
Get "Don't Fall In," a KEXP Song of the Day from Kate Tempest's "Let Them Eat Chaos": blog.kexp.org
Here's the video for Mr. Lif's "Earthcrusher": www.youtube.com Here are the grim lyrics: genius.com
Chuck D: 'We battled the mainstream, we battled our label, we fought every goddamn minute' Read this Guardian interview: www.theguardian.com
Originally titled "KW1" (for "that Kraftwerk one," and the German synth explorers' influence is certainly highly felt), "Your Silent Face" is one of the key tracks on New Order's "Power, Corruption and Lies." Musically, it's austere and gloriously chilly, a wash of synthesizers over electronic drums (Peter Hook's bassline doesn't even show up until the song is half over, and even then, it bows out after about 24 bars) with a melodica-like instrument wheezing out a hooky arpeggiated riff every so often.: www.allmusic.com
A Canon Point and Shoot camera captured this performance of "An American Dream" at Coachella: vimeo.com
The quirky video for "Mexican Radio" was filmed in Tijuana in a day and a half. "for very little money": www.youtube.com
Here's an Allmusic review of this "simply fantastic record": www.allmusic.com
Moon Duo LIVE on KEXP Friday, March 03, 2017, 1:30 PM! They will also be playing at The Sunset Tavern that night.