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Friday, Jul 29 2016, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. This is, of course, a David Bowie cover. It was written by Bowie and Brian Eno and described two lovers, one from East Berlin and the other from West Berlin. After Bowie's death, the German government thanked him for "helping to bring down the wall."
Watch the official music video for Joy Division's "Atmosphere.": www.youtube.com
This beautiful song was so influenced by Kraftwerk that it was given the working title KW1.
See TV On The Radio's video for "Trouble" here: www.youtube.com
Read a biography of this side project of the Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli: www.allmusic.com
Matt Johnson wrote this song after the death of his brother and found the writing was therapeutic for him. It is based on a Biblical quote from Song of Solomon 8:6.
Best wishes with the beginning of chemotherapy. Lou Reed originally recorded this song with the Velvet Underground in 1969. Here are the lyrics: www.metrolyrics.com
"I'm in love with rock-and-roll and I'll be out all night..." Read this article about "the car, the radio, the night - and rock's most thrilling song": www.theguardian.com
Get "The Unwanted Things," a KEXP Song of the Day by Ted Leo: blog.kexp.org
6:43 AM
53rd spin
I love that they call this website "a resource for Elvis Costello fans": www.elviscostello.info
Shades of Philadelphia!! David Bowie performed this song there, live in 1974: www.youtube.com
Watch Beck's soulful tribute to Prince with this cover earlier this year: www.rollingstone.com
What's he saying? "Giddy up, giddy up"? Learn these lyrics by heart: www.azlyrics.com
"Tigermilk" turned 20 in June. Read a loving retrospective: www.stereogum.com
James (the band) is in a cage iin this video for "Say Something": www.youtube.com
Beat Connection will be performing at Seattle's South Lake Union Block Party on Friday, August 12th, 2016.
Watch and listen to this London band playing live iin the KEXP studio last year: blog.kexp.org
Check out the many interesting videos at The Knife's site: theknife.net
Sleigh Bells will be here in Seattle, no doubt performing "Rill Rill" when they play Neumos on Saturday, November 19th, 2016.
Phantogram, too, will be here in Seattle, performing at the Paramount Theatre on Friday, October 7th, 2016.
read a biography of this "U..K. feminist punk outfit known for their uncompromising attitude and professed lack of technique.": www.allmusic.com
Wolf Parade will be LIVE on KEXP on Monday, August 8th, 2016, at noon. They will be performing at the Neptune Theatre on Sunday, August 7th, and Monday, August 8th, 2016.
Enjoy a KEXP album review of Operators' "Blue Wave": blog.kexp.org
Ahhh....the Friday song. On Friday, August 26th, KEXP will absolutely break down De La Soul's "3 Feet High and Rising"in its entirety for twelve hours of programming. Find out more here: blog.kexp.org
Ahhh.. the Morning Show song, part deux. Plan to attend KEXP's free Concerts at the Mural on Fridays in August: blog.kexp.org
Here's an extended version of Eddie Vedder's "Hard Sun": www.youtube.com
Watch Portland duo The Helio Sequence in a beautiful KEXP in-studio session in 2015: blog.kexp.org
Modest Mouse and Brand New will be playing Key Arena tomorrow night, Saturday, July 30th, 2016.
Watch Kermit the Frog perform a Talking Heads cover: www.avclub.com
Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele talks about gun control and the new album in this interview: www.yahoo.com
Read about Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos' memoir, "I Formed A Band": www.brooklynvegan.com
the Julie Ruin is a project of former Bikini Kill musician Kathleen Hanna. They will be playing the Showbox in Seattle on Saturday, October 8th, 2016.
Tokyo Police Club were live in the KEXP studio in 2010: blog.kexp.org
Ty Segall will be playing the Pickathon Music Festival in Happy Valley, Oregon on Friday, August 5th, 2016.
Read a "pre-fame biography" of Pet Shop Boys: www.geowayne.com
Simple Minds' "New Gold Dream" has just been reissued. Here's an interview this week with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill: www.simpleminds.com
The cover of the Beastie Boys' debut, "Licensed to Ill," "hit it out of the park." Read this cover story: diffuser.fm
Another terrific 1986 album. Read this essential guide to New Order: exclaim.ca
Watch the rather bizarre video for "Cities In Dust": www.youtube.com
I think this band has the opportunity to make it big. Here they are performing "Birthday" live: www.youtube.com
This A.V. Club article discusses why "Flagpole Sitta" remains an enduring hit: www.avclub.com
Wold Parade, here in Seattle at the Neptune Theatre on August 7th and 8th, played a medley of songs from their new EP on "Colbert": consequenceofsound.net
This review says that Merchandise's new album, due to be released in September, is "brilliant": www.readdork.com
Here's a long interview with ex-Bauhaus singer and solo artist Peter Murphy: www.thestranger.com
He was born James Todd Smith in January, 1968: www.biography.com
It's summertime, summertime, summertime on Sesame Street. See Big Bird cover DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince: time.com
Ronald Bell (aka Khalis) and Kool talk about this song in this interview, saying that "Summer Madness" was actually a song called "You Don't Have to Change" written by a trumpet player, Robert "Spike" Mickens, and Elton Taylor.: www.rollingstone.com
"Death Row is the label that pays me..." That's Dr. Dre on the mic, too. Here are the (uncensored) lyrics: genius.com
You can see some Sissy Bar concert pictures here: www.perry.com Here's a 1996 interview with the band: www.peepshowmenagerie.com
Watch the Youtube video for English rapper Monie Love's "Monie in the Middle": www.youtube.com
Sweden? Read a biography of Don Cherry's stepdaughter here: nenehcherry.com
KEXP had the exclusive premiere of Ceremony's newest album last year, check it out: blog.kexp.org