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Friday, Sep 16 2016, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. Today marks the 25th anniversary of Talk Talk's "Laughing Stock," the fifth and final album by this British art rock band: www.allmusic.com
John Richards picked this terrific song as a KEXP Song of the Day in 2014. Get it for yourself here: blog.kexp.org
The imagery and characters of this song are adapted from scenes Guy Garvey observed at JFK airport lounge as he flitted back and forth between New York and his home city of Manchester after his breakup with Emma Unswoth.
"Nightswimming deserves a quiet night...." Here are the lyrics: www.azlyrics.com
Read this classic album review of Talk Talk's 1988 classic, "Spirit of Eden": classicalbumsundays.com
Happy birthday, "Hounds of Love." This 1985 album (31 years ago! Wow!) marked Kate Bush's breakthrough into the American market: www.allmusic.com
Geowulf is Star Kendrick (vocals) and Toma Banjanin (guitar/production), a dream-pop duo based between London, Gothenburg and Berlin. Read about their new single, "Saltwater": mushroompromotions.com
Patterson Hood said that he wrote “What It Means” a couple years ago following Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo., but, “[u]nfortunately, the song is still timely today.”
“I hope and pray that one day it won’t be,” Hood adds. Read the lyrics to this powerful song about racism: genius.com
Damien Jurado will be playing the Fremont Abbey Arts Center on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016: fremontabbey.org
"Brilliantly laid out in metaphorical cloakings, the song’s a secret life history, summarizing Elliott’s feelings about the Cedar Hill atmosphere and the intricacies of his relationship with mother and stepfather." Read this very thoughtful discussion of Elliott Smith's masterpiece: www.slate.com
Watch the video for Melbourne band Flying Colour's new "It's Tomorrow Now.": www.youtube.com The album "Mindfullness" will be released next week.
Midnight Faces will be in Seattle at The Crocodile on Sunday, November 6th, 2016.
"Her life was saved by rock and roll": www.youtube.com
At Buffalo Tom's website, you will learn that their favorite foods are wine, perch, and potato: www.buffalotom.com
John Darnielle graciously played KEXP's Hood-to-Hood Day in 2015. Read a review of that great performance: blog.kexp.org
Watch video of Bob Mould in a very special session from KEXP's New Home: blog.kexp.org
Get ready, Seattle! BRMC will be playing the Showbox on Thursday, October 2oth, 2016.
Enjoy an in-depth KEXP review of Operators' album, "Blue Wave": blog.kexp.org
Watch The Unicorns perform "I Was Born (a Unicorn)" live: www.youtube.com
Formed in Coventry, England, in late 1990, Adorable was comprised of Piotr Fijalkowski (vocals, guitar), Robert Dillam (guitar), Wil (bass), and Kevin Gritton (drums). Read a biography of Adorable: www.allmusic.com
"Whip-Smart," Liz Phair's sophomore album, turns 22 next week: www.stereogum.com
Watch Polly Jean in a black dress dance through the streets until she reaches a coffee shop at the end: www.youtube.com
"Girl in a bikini with the Lamborghini shih tzu...." Fascinating lyrics: www.azlyrics.com
This song received a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Watch the video: www.youtube.com
Ahh...the Friday song. Next week, KEXP celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Nirvana's "Nevermind." Read all about it: blog.kexp.org
Watch those fingers pounding the organ keyboard in this live video: www.youtube.com
Visit the Replacements official website here: thereplacementsofficial.com
U2 is mixing a new single and has confirmed a new album and a tour in 2017: www.atu2.com
Here's a thoughtful KEXP review of "Trouble Will Find Me": blog.kexp.org
Author Brian Edge claimed in his musical biography of the band, "New Order and Joy Division," that they were at the “forefront” of what amounted to a musical “renaissance.”: www.encyclopedia.com
Built To Spill will be playing the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington on Friday, November 4th, 2016.
Happy birthday to John Penney of Ned's Atomic Dustbin. "It's not...it's inside me....": www.lyricsfreak.com
Read about this legendary Scottish band's 30th anniversary tour and much, much more at their website: www.bigcountry.co.uk
This song is based oon a surrealist film by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali. In case you'r wondering, they are saying, "...un chien Andalusia.": www.google.com
Muscles is Australian electronic musician Chris Copulos. www.facebook.com
Here's a KEXP article on the best songs of The Presidents of the United States: blog.kexp.org
"Hailslide" was a KEXP Song of the Day and can be yours for free right here: blog.kexp.org
Squeeze will be here in Seattle at Benaroya Hall on Sunday, October 2nd, 2016. Glenn Tilbrook, who wrote the music for Squeeze (but not the lyrics), sang vocals on this song, while Elvis Costello and Paul Young sang backup.: www.songfacts.com
Want to know what became of Candy, Little Joe, and others?: (That's Little Joe's crotch on the cover of The Stones' "Sticky Fingers").www.theguardian.com
Lou Reed "got all the money" from A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It?": www.rollingstone.com
Del will be at The Crocodile tomorrow night, Saturday, September 17th, 2016. : www.thecrocodile.com
"If this is life, it ain't so bad..."This beloved song by Ethan Marunas, aka Baby Dayliner, is available exclusively to you as a free KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Read a KEXP album review of Radiohead's recent and well-received "A Moon Shaped Pool": blog.kexp.org
Here's a discussion thread about the much-loved song, "Dramamine": www.reddit.com
Here's the Drunk History episode by Colton Dunn: streamable.com
Happy birthday, "Rapper's Delight," out today in 1979.