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Friday, May 27 2016, 6AM
Although the lyrics do not specifically mention heroin, Bono has often introduced this song at concerts by saying it is about heroin addiction. A friend, Phil Lynott from the band Thin Lizzy, died in 1986 after years of heroin abuse . Here are the song's lyrics: www.u2.com
Watch Thom Yorke teasingly berate Jonny Greenwood after the guitarist made a mistake in the introduction to a song in their sold-out London show last night, May 26th: www.nme.com
Watch live video of Sunny Day Real Estate's Jeremy Enigk with the Seattle Rock Orchestra: blog.kexp.org
Built to Spill will be playing the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington on Friday, July 1st, 20016.
Modest Mouse will be just outside the door of KEXP's New Home, playing Key Arena on Saturday, July 30th, 2016.
Read this biography of Nirvana from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: rockhall.com
DJ Shadow's new album,"The Mountain Will Fall," is due out on June 24th. It's his first full-length release since 2011. Listen to the title track here: www.rollingstone.com
Biography.com featured Depeche Mode's singer Dave Gahan: www.biography.com
The reunited LCD Soundsystem has released "La La Land" and will be playing the impressive LouFest in St. Louis in September: www.pitch.com
Watch the video for "Daft Punk Is Playing,=....": www.google.com
Here are "10 things we learned" (including that they premiered their debut album to Virgin executives on a ghetto blaster) from the Daft Punk documentary, released last year: www.theguardian.com
There will be much dancing at the zoo when The B-52's pllay the Woodland Park Zoo on Sunday, July 24th, 2016.
Go to "the shadowy site on a shadowy web" to learn that the band will be playing The Tractor Tavern on Sunday, June 5th, 2016.
The lengthy piano solo here is by Squeeze's Jools Holland. Asked by Uncut magazine August 2014 how they got Holland to play on the track, The The mainman Matt Johnson replied: "The garden (studios) had this beautiful little Yamaha C3 Baby Grand, and the decision was, 'We have this fantastically long outro for 'Uncertain Smile.' We need to put this piano on something. Who do we know who can play it? Jools showed up, cool as a cucumber despite the sweltering heat, dressed in leathers, and he was absolutely charming."
Speaking of Australian bands, Midnight Oil has just confirmed a 2017 reunion tour (the first since 2002) and thee release of Peter Garrett's solo album: www.theguardian.com
In 2014, the Pixies' "Doolittle" was 25 years old and was called "rock perfection": www.avclub.com
Watch The Clash performing this great song live: www.youtube.com
Hear Beck and Australian producer Flume perform their collaborative "Tiny Cities": www.rollingstone.com
Ahhh....the Friday song. Plan to attend KEXP's Hood-to-Hood Celebration in West Seattle on Sunday, June 5th, 2016. Get all the details here: blog.kexp.org
In this interview this week, Paul McCartney talks about The Beatles' breakup and his depression afterwards: abcnews.go.com
Listen to John Darnielle singing this classic song live in Portland in 2013: www.npr.org
Read a positive review of TV On The Radio's 2014 release, "Seeds": exclaim.ca
"Porcelain," perhaps Moby's signature song, is also the name of his new memoir: www.npr.org
Echo & The Bunnymen will headline the Bristol Harbour Festival in July, 2016: www.bristolpost.co.uk
In their current 17-city tour (playing Revolution Hall in Portland on Tuesday, July 26th, 2016), The Church plays two sets, one of which is "The Blurred Crusade" in its entirety. This album was only released iin the United States as an import.: www.clevescene.com
Don't miss the opportunity to see and hear Sigur Ros when they play Seattle's Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016.
Read an excellent review of this song, a masterpiece of "romantic nihilism": somethingelsereviews.com
Learn more about Lorely Rodriguez, aka Empress Of: www.facebook.com
Happy birthday, Siouxsie Sioux, born on this date in 1957: www.biography.com
The Cure are playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 29th, 2016: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
Read a biography of this band that gave rise to Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim): www.allmusic.com
Local favorites TacocaT will be playing Sasquatch! on Sunday, May 29th, 2016: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
Read a KEXP Midnight Album Spotlight on Fugazi's "13 Songs": blog.kexp.org
Watch Iggy Pop and Josh Homme performing "Lust For Life" on "The Jimmy Kimmel Show" last month: www.rollingstone.com
If you'll promise to play it loud, you may download "The House That Heaven Built," a KEXP Song of the Day, for free: blog.kexp.org
Read about Ministry's Al Jourgenssen's new project, Surgical Meth Machine, and the album that came out in April: www.commdiginews.com
Stream "Starlight," a new song from Gone Is Gone, a project of members of Mastodon, At The Drive-In, and QOSTA: www.blabbermouth.net
Del wrote this song in response to a mostly spoken-word bit by The Monkees titled "Zilch," which began with Peter Tork repeating the name "Mr. Bob Dobalina." Here are the lyrics: genius.com
Read this DJ El Toro 2014 piece about Neneh Cherry, "Then and Now": blog.kexp.org
In this interview with Chuck D, learn how Public Enemy became the most exciting band on the planet: www.nme.com
Isn't it great to do some advance planning" Gang of Four and The Faint will play The Showbox on Tuesday (Does it really matter what day of the week it is?), October 25th, 2016.
Jimi Hendrix, who won Amateur Night at NYC's Apollo Theater in 1964 and played as a sideman there to the Isley Brothers, Little Richard and more, will be honored in a concert there on Nov. 26: www.nytimes.com
Watch live video of KEXP favorites The Joy Formidable, playing in 2013: blog.kexp.org
smashing Pumpkins released "Gish" twenty-five years ago in May, 1991: diffuser.fm
Wolf Alice is playing tonight, Friday, May 27th, 2016, at 8:45 p.m. at Sasquatch!: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
Watch the video for Catherine Wheel's "Black Metallic": www.youtube.com