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Friday, Jan 6 2017, 6AM
Formed in 1987, Lush is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In April of last year, they released the "Blind Spot EP" and toured in its support.: www.lushofficial.com
"This is the best/worst Jesus and Mary Chain interview ever, because in the middle of a question, apropos of nothing, then-drummer Bobby Gillespie just starts making out with an unidentified woman on the couch....": dangerousminds.net
This KEXP Saturday Afternoon Artist essay about Interpol features the video for "Obstacle 1": blog.kexp.org
Will Toledo, aka Car Seat Headrest, will be LIVE on KEXP on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, at noon. The very next morning, Wednesday, January 11th, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. Naked Giants will be LIVE in the KEXP studio. The public is invited to sign up and attend both these events.
Listen to this mashup of DJ Shadow and Run The Jewels: djbooth.net
The D.C. duo Thievery Corporation brought themselves and 10 additional musicians into the KEXP studio late last year for a terrific live performance: blog.kexp.org
See Deltron 3030 perform "Positive Contact" live during a KEXP VIP Club Concert at Seattle's Triple Door: www.youtube.com And if you want to memorize the lyrics, here they are: genius.com
Run-D.M.C. is suing Amazon, Walmart, and others for $50 million for trademark infringement: www.cbsnews.com
Lady Wray was live in New York City 12 hours ago: www.youtube.com
We scurried around in the library to get this song which perfectly followed the Lady Wray song. Read this Hall of Fame biography of The Doors: www.rockhall.com
Savoy Motel will be at Barboza with the Lemon Twigs on Tuesday, January 31st, 2017.
Wolf People, touring iin Germany next month, describe themselves as "UK Psych/Folk/Rock": wolfpeople.co.uk
"I Am One" was the debut single for Smashing Pumpkins. Two recordings of the song were released. One was recorded in 1990 and was the Pumpkins' first release and first on Limited Potential. This recording was financed with the money from Billy Corgan's college tuition fund left by his grandmother "I Am One" was re-recorded for "Gish" and a new single was released on Caroline Records and Hut Recordings.
Purling Hiss, named for white noise and distortion, is the project of Philadelphia artist Mike Polizze: www.vogue.com
The Pretenders will be playing with Stevie Nicks at the Moda Center in Portland on Tuesday, February 29th, 2017.
Be sure to catch them on The Morning Show at 9:00 a.m. next Wednesday, January 11th, 2017. Here's information on how to view that performance in person: blog.kexp.org
Here are The Smiths performing "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" live in 1988. This was apparently the first Morrissey gig and the last Smiths gig.: www.youtube.com
Ty Segall will be here in Seattle, playing Neumos on Thursday, March 2nd, and Friday, March 3rd, 2017.
California musicians Chicano Batman will be playing The Crocodile on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017. Happy birthday, Parker.
"And I feel like William Tell...Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet..." Here are the lyrics to this great Squeeze song: www.metrolyrics.com
There are some fabulous old Blur photos at the "Blurballs" website: www.blurballs.com
"Giddyup." Watch Cosimo and Tuesday Hansen, Beck's children, and other kids (and Beck himself) dancing to this terrific song: www.npr.org
Get "Rings," a KEXP Song of the Day from Aesop Rock's 2016 release, "The Impossible Kid": blog.kexp.org
Here's a Complex cover story about Donald Glover, the artist behind Childish Gambino: www.complex.com
This is the first song released by Prince's estate since his death in April of 2016. The song, "Moonbeam Levels," was originally recorded in 1982 during sessions for Prince's "1999" album.: www.latimes.com
Ohhh! Watch the late George Michael and Queen performing this in Wembley Stadium in 1992: www.youtube.com
"All we are saying is...give peace a chance": www.youtube.com Come to KEXP's Bed-In on Friday, January 20th, 2017... Be here at 9:00 a.m. to sing: blog.kexp.org
Kermit the Frog (Prince) sand this song during "The Muppet Movie": www.youtube.com
Ahhh......the Friday song (First time in 2017, but it won't be the last). KEXP presents the 17th Annual Expansions MLK Unity Party on Sunday, January 15th, 2017. Read more and purchase tickets here: blog.kexp.org
Could this be the "other" Friday song? Empire of the Sun's new album, "Two Vines," was released in October of last year: consequenceofsound.net
This 2012 Guardian article talks about the Talk Talk tribute album, "Spirit of Talk Talk," and recounts the band's history: www.theguardian.com
"The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had..." These lyrics can be memorized and recited by a four-year-old (a precocious four-year-old): www.azlyrics.com
The wonderful video for "Trouble" features frontman Tunde Adebimpe consoling strangers that he encounters on the street: www.rollingstone.com
Several of us in the booth remember when our hair was this long: vimeo.com
Hoodoo Gurus will be playing the Melbourne Zoo in Australia on Friday, February 3rd, 2017. Here's a link to their "Guruvy world": www.facebook.com
It's been 27 years since The House of Love's debut album was released. Here's a retrospective on its silver anniversary: thequietus.com
Watch the "official music video" for "The Killing Moon" www.youtube.com
"The Cure and Robert Smith at their peak captured immense, intense anguish better than anybody, and “Pictures Of You” is the ultimate manifestation of that ability." Read American Songwriter's lovely tribute to "Pictures of You": americansongwriter.com
Here are 25 things you may not have known about the Cameron Crowe movie, "Singles," including that it was originally scheduled to take place in Phoenix, Arizona: www.moviefone.com
R.E.M. sang this song, "Gardening At Night," during their 2007 induction into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: www.youtube.com
Read an extensive biography of Evan Dando and The Lemonheads at their website: www.thelemonheads.net
"Uncertain Smile" was originally released in 1981 in a different form and entitled 'Cold Spell Ahead." Read about the making of "Uncertain Smile": stereosociety.com That's Jools Holland playing that terrific piano solo.
"For the love of Christ, would it kill you to play some Rod Stewart"? Read these fan blogs about Ned's Atomic Dustbin: teenageshoegazer.wordpress.com
Legendary shoegaze band Ride closed out KEXP's "old home" with this great live in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
This album is now more than 25 years old. In 2011, "polite singer/songwriter" Matthew Sweet looked back at "Girlfriend": www.spin.com
Watch The Twilight Sad in an exclusive concert for KEXP VIP Club Members from Seattle's Triple Door in 2015: blog.kexp.org
Read this positive Pitchfork review of Doves' "The Last Broadcast": pitchfork.com
And, in 2014, a reviewer "dusted off" "The Last Broadcast" in this retrospective: consequenceofsound.net
Watch former Catherine Wheel frontman Rob Dickinson in this interview about his Porsche restoration work: www.youtube.com
Wow! This excellent Canadian band will be playing The Tractor Tavern on Friday, February 24th, 2017.
Watch the video for "Give a Little Love": www.youtube.com
American Wrestlers LIVE on KEXP (Public Sign Up) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 12:00 PM. They will be playing that night at The Crocodile as well!