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Thursday, Jan 19 2017, 6AM
Found in the album notes to 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' is this quote from Dylan about his 1963 song against the Cold War: "I've never written anything like that before. I don't sing songs which hope people will die, but I couldn't help it with this one. The song is a sort of striking out... a feeling of what can you do?"
"'What It Means'" is a song I wrote a couple of years ago protesting the Ferguson decision and the Trayvon Martin killing," says Patterson Hood in an August Rolling Stone interview. "Unfortunately, the song is still timely today. I hope and pray that one day it won't be." Watch this Athens band perform "What It Means" live in our new studio right here: www.youtube.com
In the album liner notes for his highly autobiographical 2005 album 'The Sunset Tree,' John Darnielle states: "Made possible by my stepfather, Mike Noonan (1940–2004): may the peace which eluded you in life be yours now. Dedicated to any young men and women anywhere who live with people who abuse them, with the following good news: you are going to make it out of there alive, you will live to tell your story never lose hope"
Tomorrow, starting at 8AM, we invite you to join us for a day of community to help give peace a chance. Find out more about our Bed-In event right here: blog.kexp.org
You can watch Billy Bragg and Joe Henry's live performance in our Gathering Space this past October right here! www.youtube.com
This Manchester band has a new album coming! Find pre-order info for 'Little Fictions,' (due to release on February 3) here: elbow.co.uk
This DJ Shadow remix of Radiohead's "The Gloaming" (found on their 2003 album 'Hail to the Thief') was pressed on a limited edition 10" picture disc. The picture? US ex-Vice President Dick Cheney's face.
Off the debut release from the dance duo made up of Dan Stephens and David Meads, the track, "A Letter From God To Man" samples from Radiohead's "Planet Telex"
Radiohead is coming to Seattle on April 8 to support 2016's 'Moon Shaped Pool', and yeah, we are all really stressed out about actually getting tickets to this: www.keyarena.com
The song that exposed this English band to a U.S. audience, though it didn't originally appear on the 'Skylarking' album. After this B-side to "Grass" got picked up by U.S. radio, it was re-released to include the track.
This ninth studio album from the Jamaican artist was recorded in London, where Bob Marley was exiled after a 1976 assassination attempt on his life.
Local legends Sleater-Kinney will be performing at the DC Women’s March after-party this Saturday, along with The National, Ted Leo, and more. Read more about it here! consequenceofsound.net
Watch the video for "I Decide" (featuring Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee wearing a "Yoko is my favorite Beatle" shirt) here: www.youtube.com
This second version of "Rebel Girl" (there's three total) was produced by Joan Jett, an early fan of the band, and also features her on background vocals and guitar
You can check out the video for "Freedom of Choice" (which features professional skateboarders, and the New Wave band as aliens) here! www.youtube.com
The third single released off 'Violator', it was not as popular as "Personal Jesus," or "Enjoy the Silence" but still helped push this album as their first to reach the Billboard Top 10 in the U.S.
According to NIN frontman, Trent Reznor, "Two major works" are in the pipeline for 2017! Read all about it here: www.rollingstone.com
The third album from the L.A. band, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001
Jimi's classic cover of the Bob Dylan song that appeared on his 1967 album 'John Wesley Harding'
Vancouver, BC has officially joined us in proclaiming KEXP-created International Clash Day on February 7th! (WHEREAS we are really international now, thanks Canada!)
This London poet performed for us at Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavikthis past November, watch her live performance of "Europe Is Lost" here: www.youtube.com
Hip-Hop duo Run The Jewels has just posted a playlist of protest songs, curious to what they picked? Check it out here: www.nytimes.com
“A real intensive stomper. Who are these guys, anyway? Wow + gosh!” - check out more early KEXP DJ comments about "We Care A Lot" here! blog.kexp.org
Off the second full-length album from this English group, who took their name from an NME article about the band Jamie Wednesday in 1986
Miss Jones was in the midst of her battle with pancreatic cancer during our New Home Grand Opening in April, but still wanted to be here for our momentuous occasion! Watch her performance here: www.youtube.com
Read more about the making of Marvin Gaye's sensational anthem, "What's Going On" here: performingsongwriter.com
You can drop by our Gathering Space as early as 7AM tomorrow for our all ages Bed-In event, inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The event itself starts at 8AM, and you can find more details about it right here: blog.kexp.org
A song inspired by President Ronald Reagan, this track made its appearance on their 1982 album Forever Now
Watch Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan's 2014 live KEXP studio performance right here! blog.kexp.org
"Cult of Personality" was a big hit for this NYC band, thanks in part to some heavy airplay from MTV near the end of 1988. Watch the video here! www.youtube.com
The debut from this Toronto-based band, who describes their sound as "gay church folk music" www.thehiddencameras.com
Opening track to the band's 1981 album that featured Henry Rollins as their new frontman. His path to being the Black Flag vocalist started by him being an excited fan jumping on-stage to sing with the band at a New York show
Hey, it's still pretty cold outside, so you might want to jump on the pre-order wagon for this pretty sweet The Damned sweater: the-damned.backstreetmerch.com
Formed in England in 1977 by Leeds University students Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar), Dave Allen (bass), and Hugo Burnham (drums), 'Entertainment' is their debut release
James Murphy says a new LCD Soundsystem album will be "done soon" (!) It's been seven years since their last album, but there was that whole "retirement" thing that happened after that. Read more about it here: www.billboard.com
In a 1984 interview, Paul McCartney had this to say about the song "Back in the U.S.S.R" - "I wrote that as a kind of Beach Boys parody. And "Back in the USA" was a Chuck Berry song, so it kinda took off from there. I just liked the idea of Georgia girls and talking about places like the Ukraine as if they were California, you know? It was also hands across the water, which I'm still conscious of. 'Cause they like us out there, even though the bosses in the Kremlin may not. The kids from there do. And that to me is very important for the future of the race."
Watch the video for World Party's sole Billboard Top 40 single here: www.youtube.com
Peter Garrett not only served as frontman for this Sydney band, but also became a cabinet minister for the Australian Labor governments from 2007-2013 petergarrett.com.au
In a 2006 interview, Eddie Vedder had this to say about the song "World Wide Suicide" (which depicts anger against the Iraq War) - "The times...the times kind of demand a little bit of intensity."
The sitar-fueled single that hit No. 1 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. in 1966
