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Thursday, Jun 23 2016, 6AM
This Issaquah-based band will be playing Key Arena with Brand New on July 30, find ticket info here! arenaseattle.com
This Montreal quartet was in our studios last October to perform songs from Sun Coming Down, watch the live session here: blog.kexp.org
Louisville band's tribute to the seafaring poem, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Also, take a peek at what former KEXP DJ's thought about the Spiderland album here! blog.kexp.org
ballboy's Club Anthems album was culled mostly from this Scottish band's previous three EP's, with a couple new tracks thrown in. They formed in Edinburgh in 1998, and seemed to enjoy coming up with long song titles.
Formed in Manchester in 1977, this U.K. band has had a lot of group members flow through, but was always centered by vocalist Mark E. Smith. Here's the 1985 video for "L.A." (as featured on MTV's 120 Minutes): www.youtube.com
Check out when this London band stopped by our studio during a stopover from their performance at The Showbox in 2012: blog.kexp.org
This Mercury Prize-winning singer/producer will be making a stop at the Moore Theater on October 12, find ticket info here! www.stgpresents.org
If you happen to be seeing Radiohead on tour this year, they are actually encouraging (?!) fans to pull out their phones and Periscope their show. (Kind of unavoidable at most shows anyway, but remember those people behind you, please) pitchfork.com
Spokane singer/songwriter who is also known to Pearl Jam fans as the frontman for Stone Gossard's side band, Brad
German band formed by brothers Markus and Micha Acher, Martin Gretschmann and Martin Messerschmid, who started as a post-hardcore band before embracing indie pop songwriting and electronic sounds
Still no word on the exact day we're getting another full album from Beck, but according to him, “It exists” (And you can check out his newest single, "Wow" here: www.youtube.com)
Formed by brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood, they played in various rock bands as teenagers before establishing Meat Puppets in 1980 with drummer Derrick Bostrom
Check out Spin Magazine's March in-depth interview with the Replacements frontman about his past and latest projects: www.spin.com
This Juliana Hatfield/Paul Westerberg tune was our Song of the Day on January 20, 2016, watch our blog every Monday through Friday for a new (free!) song blog.kexp.org
Get your pre-order for Dinosaur Jr's new album Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not here! giveaglimpseofwhatyernot.kungfustore.com
Rot Forever is the debut LP from this Montana-bred, Portland-based trio, find it here: siouxfalls.bandcamp.com
Spoon played for us for the first time back in 2014, watch the live session here! blog.kexp.org
New band from London comprised of Oli Burslem, Andy Jones and Elliot Rawson. Watch the official video for Use Somebody here: www.youtube.com
Austin band who made a good impression on Spoon frontman (and fellow Austinite) Britt Daniel, who took them on a tour in 2012. Pile is their debut album, made with help from Spoon producer Mike McCarthy
Santigold was the headliner for our May 2016 Little Big Show #15, which helps raise money for local youth-oriented arts programs - see photos and a review of the show here: blog.kexp.org
Playing the WAMU Theater on October 25! Find ticket info here: ilovem83.com
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie suffered a gnarly seven-foot fall from a stage this month, cracking a vertebrae and splitting his head open in the process. (OUCH) Manchester band James are stepping in for them at Beat-Herder festival while he recovers: www.mirror.co.uk
Glasgow band's take on the Rolling Stones song, which became their most successful hit single in the UK in 1990
Formed in Liverpool in 1983 by singer Peter Hooton, who hit the U.K. Top Ten with "Groovy Train." Eight years after forming the band, they issued their debut LP Spartacus in 1991.
The Stone Roses are back, and touring! Also, if you've got a spare £65,900+, someone is auctioning a jar of air from their June 18 show in Manchester... www.wow247.co.uk
The Brooklyn artist will be playing at the Crocodile on July 13, find tickets here! www.ticketfly.com
The legendary Manchester band will be touring for their new release 'Girl at the End of the World' this summer, but US fans are out of luck for the time being: www.wearejames.com
New photos of The Smiths during their Meat is Murder and The Queen is Dead tour are being shown from photographer Nalinee Darmrong, who followed them around while still a teenager: dcist.com
New music from the New York duo (who are known simply as Salazar and Olmsted). Find more from the band here: courtshipritual.bandcamp.com
"Relax" became a number one hit for Frankie Goes To Hollywood in January of 1984, but also found the song soon banned by BBC Radio due to the lyrics - they eventually lifted the ban when it wouldn't stop getting played anyway
A new project from MaryJane Dunphy (singer of Olympia, WA punk band Vexx) and David Jacques. Find pre-order info here: www.perennialdeath.com
One of the most sampled tracks of the 1980's...Mariah Carey, Public Enemy, PM Dawn, and Busta Rhymes are just a few of the artists to have created remixes and versions of Genius of Love
Happy 54th Birthday to Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, born on this day in 1962!
See DJ Shadow and Run the Jewel's recent performance of "Nobody Speak" on The Tonight Show here: www.nbc.com
Handsome Boy Modeling School was the teaming up of producers Prince Paul and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, taking their name from an episode of the sitcom, "Get a Life"
The debut album from this London trio - see the video for Biting My Nails here: www.youtube.com
English band (who took their name from an NME feature on the group Jamie Wednesday) comprised of vocalist/guitarist Clint Mansell, keyboardist Adam Mole, drummer Graham Crabb, and bassist Richard March. They disbanded in 1996
The Globe was the biggest commercial success in the U.S for this London band, formed by Mick Jones after he was fired from the Clash in 1983
You can watch Oscar's live session with us in 2015 here! blog.kexp.org And then order the album Cut and Paste here so his mum doesn't shout at him for not trying to sell it: www.oscaroscar.co.uk
Side project from former Weezer bassist, Matt Sharp, who left the band in February 1998 to devote more time to The Rentals
Illinois band formed in 1987 with a DIY ethic that included driving their tour bus, creating all of their art amd T-shirt designs, and releasing their debut album on their own record label
This Toronto band was just in our studio for a new live session, but you can watch their 2009 performance at the Bumbershoot KEXP Music Lounge here! www.youtube.com
San Francisco band known for their left-wing, hardcore punk - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is their debut studio LP
Cover of the Dead Kennedy's anthem, from the duo comprised of former Beatnigs Michael Franti and Rono Tse
Opening track for Black Flag's first full length album, with Henry Rollins replacing original vocalist Keith Morris as their lead singer
Playing WaMu Theater on October 25, find ticket info here: ilovem83.com
This past May, we had Soul Day, an entire day of programming devoted to Stevie Wonder's 66th birthday! Check out this round-up of videos of Stevie Wonder here: blog.kexp.org
Remembering Prince Be, yet another artist lost this year: www.nytimes.com
Fly Moon Royalty plays Everett's Music at the Marina concert series next Thursday, June 30th!
Here's KEXP's recap of Alabama Shakes' storm-crushing Sasquatch set! blog.kexp.org