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Friday, Jan 29 2016, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. This song is about three days that Xiola Blue spent in Los Angeles, experimenting with drugs and sex with Perry Farrell and Casey Niccoli. She had come to L.A. to attend her father's funeral. Read the lyrics, the opening poem by Farrell, and learn more about the song here: janesaddiction.org
Watch Smashing Pumpkins playing "Drown" live at the Pinkpop Festival in 1994: www.youtube.com
A reunited LCD Soundsystem, along with Disclosure and Sigur Ros, will play the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands in August: diymag.com Other festivals include London in July and a new album will be released this year: www.timeout.com
The KEXP blog features an album review of New Order's 2015 release, "Music Complete": blog.kexp.org
"Under Pressure" is a reminder that David Bowie could be "wondrously, powerfully human": www.slate.com
An ailing John Richards was unable to attend this live studio performance by his beloved Pixies in 2014. Watch that performance along with John: blog.kexp.org
The Jesus and Mary Chain is touring in Japan in February: thejesusandmarychain.uk.com
"Silences" by Holy Esque was a KEXP Song of the Day. You can download it for yourself here: blog.kexp.org
Wussy will be LIVE on KEXP on Friday, February 19th, 2016, at noon.
Go visit Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Facebook page: www.facebook.com
Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner, one of the giants of the San Francisco music scene, has died at age 74: www.sfgate.com
Joe Strummer claimed that the real genius behind "Rock the Casbah" was drummer Topper Headon, who wrote the music and the original lyrics: www.songfacts.com
What a wonderful song. It can be exclusively yours as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Operators will be performing at the Sunset Tavern on Monday, April 4th, 2016: www.songkick.com
"The Wheel" is a "blistering single" from PJ Harvey's new album: www.towleroad.com
Here's an interview with The Beta Band and King Biscuit Time's Steve Mason: www.m-magazine.co.uk
This song is about Australia's greatest industrial disaster, the Wittenoom asbestos mine in Western Australia: www.songfacts.com
Make plans to hear Shearwater when they play LIVE in the KEXP studio on Friday, March 25th, 2016, at noon. they will be performing at the Crocodile that night.
Camper Van Beethoven will perform "Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart" in its entirety at the 40 Watt Festival in Athens, Georgia this weekend: onlineathens.com
Listen to FIDLAR in a live KEXP in-studio performance last September: onlineathens.com
"Mama's baby boy is a bum...." Here are the lyrics to "Beer For Breakfast": www.metrolyrics.com
The Last Shadow Puppets is a project of Arctic Moneys' Alex Turner and Miles Kane. They are touring this spring, but are not coming to Seattle: consequenceofsound.net
Paul Kantner, age 74, has died, just weeks after it was announced that Jefferson Airplane would receive a lifetime Grammy award in the spring. Read his NY Times obituary: www.nytimes.com
Q Magazine listed the guitar solo on this song as Number 10 of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
Ahhh.......the Friday song! tune in for International Clash Day next Friday, February 5th, 2016, and then attend the International Clash day concert to benefit KEXP's New Home on Saturday, February 6th, 2016: blog.kexp.org
Watch the Youtube video for "Deeper Shade of Soul": www.youtube.com
17 members? Here's an introduction to this Brooklyn band from 2013: www.theguardian.com
Hip Hop Scriptures features a "digital biography" of Monie Love, born Simone Johnson in July, 1970: www.hiphopscriptures.com
Queen Latifah supports her friend, Jada Pinkett Smith, in skipping the Oscars because of their lack of diversity: www.people.com
You may have "Born Again Teen" for free for "your very own self," since it was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Miike Snow will be playing the Showbox in Seattle on Sunday, April 10th, 2016.
Here are the lyrics to this quite controversial song: genius.com
"A rather small man, armed with a voice that leaped, exploded, jumped, and popped with an wild, untamed, fury and passion matched by none...." Watch this Youtube video: www.youtube.com
Follow this link to the Goats' official website: jimmyluxury.com
Del was a big fan ot The Monkees' TV show and heard Peter Tork saying, "Mr. Bob Dobalina." That became the inspiration for this song: www.rollingstone.com
Watch British duo Jungle (with five additional musicians) performing "Busy Earnin"" live in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
The Slew is a collaborative project among Kid Koala, Dynomite D, and Chris Ross and Myles Heskett of Wolfmother: www.facebook.com
Perhaps you will hear another cover of this famous Bob Dylan song at KEXP's Bob Dylan Cover Night to benefit KEXP's New Home. It will be at the Tractor Tavern on Thursday, March 10th, 2016 and you can purchase tickets here: blog.kexp.org
Here, The Clash take a reggae song written by Eddy Grant and turn it into a powerful rock-and-roll song: www.allmusic.com
The Cure will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Sunday, May 29th, 2016: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
Participate in yoga while listening to curated music on Saturday, February 20th, from 12-2 to benefit both yourself and KEXP's New Home. Read all about it here: www.classy.org You can also email Audioasis host, Sharlese, at sharlese@kexp.org
"Loving every minute 'cause you make me feel so alive...." Learn these lyrics so you can sing them loudly: www.azlyrics.com
"Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)" by Tom Vek is a KEXP song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Manchester, England band NFAD was concerned with making "groovy, spacy music you could dance to.": www.allmusic.com
In 2010, "Dominos" won the Best Track of the Year at the NME Awards. Here's the video: www.youtube.com
Read a discussion of Savages' sophomore album, "Adore Life": www.rollingstone.com
Read a biography of Seattle 90's band Hammerbox, led by Carrie Akre: www.czrecords.com
Some reviews say that this song is a tribute to author C.S. Lewis, but this Uncut Magazine review calls it a"synth-heavy sonic tribute" to Prince, who Mike Scott admired greatly: www.uncut.co.uk
Toronto band the Strumbellas album, "Hope," will be released in February. Watch the video for the acclaimed song, "Spirits": exclaim.ca
Go here to the official website for Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora Aksnes: www.aurora-music.com She will be at the Crocodile on Saturday, April 9th, 2016.
In this tribute, Marty Balin remembers Paul Kantner: www.rollingstone.com
Night Beats will be LIVE on KEXP Monday, April 11 @ 12:00 PM. More upcoming In-Studios at www.kexp.org