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Friday, Oct 21 2016, 6AM
Watch Elliott Smith performing "Everything Means Nothing to Me" live: vimeo.com
Do you remember how this song formed the background for the seven-minute montage that ended "Six Feet Under"? Hearing it still makes cast members cry: www.vulture.com
"Hold your grandmother's Bible to your breast...." Learn the lyrics to "How It Ends" so that you, too, can sing along with Nick Urata: songmeanings.com
The song was inspired by Guy Garvey's girlfriend, author Emma Jane Unsworth. "Yes, it was about falling in love with Emma Jane," he told The Sun. "Even though the lyrics are quite bleak. I'm saying 'I'm not having a good time most of the time but today is great.'" Elbow has announced a UK and Ireland tour and a new album for 2017: elbow.co.uk
This wonderful song is from Nada Surf's new live album, "Peaceful Ghosts," due to be released on October 28th, 2016. "Blonde on Blonde' is a recording of a performance with a German-based orchestra at a film studio in front of about 50 people on June 21st.
Elliott Smith's real name was Steven Paul Smith; he was born in Omaha and grew up in Dallas and Portland. Read his New York Times obituary here: www.nytimes.com
Van William Pierszalowski is looking forward to touring and singing with First Aid Kit, featured on this song: www.facebook.com
Kristin Hersh will be here in Seattle at the Triple Door on Tuesday, November 29th, 2016.
The Seattle Times just interviewed Kings of Leon about their new album, "Walls," an acronym for "We are like love songs.": www.seattletimes.com
English Beat singer/guitarist Dave Wakeling told us about this song: "I wrote it when I was a teenager. And 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...:www.songfacts.com
“Dreams” is a big, slick number that throws Beck’s voice over some liquid disco-funk guitars and a high-stepping stadium-rock drum beat. It might be the most straight-up, unashamedly pop song the man has ever written,.": www.stereogum.com
Watch the video of Ms. Sioux performing "Dazzle": www.youtube.com
What a great song about passion and addiction. Here's a video: www.youtube.com
Watch The Lonely Forest perform "Live There" during this live KEXP session: blog.kexp.org
Watch Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield cover Elliott Smith: blog.kexp.org
A listener suggested that Sixto Diaz Rodriguez is perfect for fall days: www.rodriguez-music.com
“When writing the melody for ‘Certainty,’ I wanted to create something with almost an eerie, early Disney vibe, something playful and harmonious, but with a dark twist,” James Bagshaw said.: americansongwriter.com
Watch an exclusive concert for KEXP VIP Club members from Seattle's Triple Door iin 2013: blog.kexp.org
Arcade Fire played a live show in Barcelona in June. You can see that show in its entirety here: www.spin.com
This review says that "Red Lipstick" is filled with "panty-sniffing resentment": noisey.vice.com
Cynical? "They're gonna find intelligent life up there on the moon and the canterbury tales will shoot up to the top of the best seller list...":www.themountaingoats.net
Preoccupations (formerly known as Viet Cong) will play Neumos on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016.
"The Jam were the most popular band to emerge from the initial wave of British punk rock in 1977." Read a biography of this important group: www.allmusic.com
Here's the official music video for Art Brut's "Good Weekend": www.youtube.com "I've seen her naked ---TWICE!!": www.lyricsmania.com
"Electric Six knows all about eternal life. Electric Six has been around forever & it can never die. That's lovely, but it's also very tiring." You'll want to read more of Electric Six's biography on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
John Richards chose "Punks in a Disco Bar" as a recent KEXP Song of the Day. Download it for yourself here: blog.kexp.org
This 1983 song by Scottish band Big Country was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Group or Duo: www.youtube.com
Naked Giants (along with Father John Misty, J. Mascis, and The New Pornographers) will be playing KEXP's SMOOCH Benefit at the Showbox on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016. Find out more and buy tickets here: blog.kexp.org
Leonard Cohen's new album, "You Want It Darker," out today, gravely and beautifully explores mortality: www.theatlantic.com
David Bowie moved to Berlin in the 1970's in the throes of a cocaine addiction. "But the city purged his demons and pushed him to new creative heights." Read this Guardian article about his time in Berlin: www.theguardian.com
Ahhh......the Friday song. Come to KEXP's Public Gathering Space tomorrow, Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, for KEXP's First Annual (Vinyl!!) Record Fair. This is a free and all-ages experience from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: blog.kexp.org
Mayfield, as a member of The Impressions, was a huge part of the '60s Civil Rights movement thanks to songs like "People Get Ready" and "This Is My Country." In the Super Fly film, he saw an opportunity to examine city life, and how drug culture affects African Americans
"They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother....Shut your mouth!": www.lyricsfreak.com
Soul singer extraordinaire Bobby Womack died in June, 2014. Read this tribute on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
The Funk Ark is a Funk/Afrobeat ensemble founded by Will Rast (Antibalas, Thievery Corporation, Ocote Soul Sounds) and comprised of the best jazz musicians from the Washington, D.C. area.
This 1971 Grammy-nominated song, written by Charles Wright, was covered by N.W.A. in 1988.
Annnnd...here's the N.W.A. version. Watch the video for "Express Yourself": www.youtube.com
his song was written for the movie of the same name, starring Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee. It samples the two-note riff from Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth." Stephen Stills also makes a guest appearance, singing the first verse and chorus of "For What It's Worth."
Lyn Coollins, the "Female Preacher," died in 2005. Here's her New York Times obituary: www.nytimes.com
Read a little more about this "leading force in the international funk and breaks scene": www.residentadvisor.net
Pimp Rekker is Gabriel René a.k.a. Aquanote and also member of Soulstice.
Don't miss the video for "Posse on Broadway": www.youtube.com
Biography.com featured an article about rapper and actress Queen Latifah: www.biography.com
British rapper Kate Tempest has just released a powerful new album, "Let Them Eat Chaos." Here's a review: diymag.com
Killing Joke is an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England. You can purchase a "Turn to Red" T-shirt here: www.etsy.com
Brixton was the site of race riots in 1981 and again in 1985. This song captures the alienation many citizens of Brixton felt leading up to the riots. "When they kick at your front door, how you gonna come?...": genius.com
P.I.L. just announced that "We are pleased to confirm that John Lydon will open The Icelandic Punk Museum at Bankastræti on Wednesday, November 2nd. Then, the following day (Thursday, November 3rd) in Kaldalón, Harpa he will appear as a part of Airwords at Iceland Airwaves Festival; where he will do a Q&A talk followed by a book/record signing."
Merchandise will be LIVE on KEXP on Thursday, December 1st, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to sign up and attend that performance. Merchandise will play Barboza that night.
Watch the video for Peter Murphy's "Cuts You Up": www.youtube.com Read the many fascinating comments after you've watched the video.
This review of M83's recent performance in Austin, Texas says that they make a good case for the "underrated" new album, "Junk": www.vulture.com
Read a review of this compilation named for the U.K.-based label that put it out: www.allmusic.com (Kevin Shields is the vocalist and guitarist for My Bloody Valentine.)
Download "Blue Haze," a KEXP Song of the Day chosen by John Richards: blog.kexp.org
Watch video of Fugazi playing " Full Disclosure" outside "when it was still light": www.youtube.com
Brian Eno delivered a broad and inspiring speech on art and life in Barcelona earlier this year: www.billboard.com
Billy Bragg & Joe Henry will be LIVE in the KEXP Public Gathering Space at noon today!
