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Thursday, Oct 29 2015, 6AM
Apple just collaborated with U2 for a virtual reality video with a full 360 degree view! www.engadget.com
Matt Berninger of The National is releasing a new album tomorrow with Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls! They will also be playing a sold out show at Neumos next Wednesday, November 4th! I believe an in studio is set to happen too, I just don't know when!
Ian Curtis died 35 years ago, and since his death New Order went on to release 10 studio albums, including one earlier this year! Even after all this time New Order plays an encore of all Joy Division songs and project a Forever Joy Division behind them.
Yppah's new album comes out tomorrow! You can stream it or buy it on his bandcamp right now! yppah.bandcamp.com Yppah also recently performed a DJ set for Midnight in a Perfect World! blog.kexp.org
Frontman of Junip, Jose Gonzalez, put out a solo album earlier this year! He played Sasquatch, but has also booked his schedule out pretty far, he will be playing at the Moore on Sunday, March 6th!
Kurt Vile stopped by KEXP last week for an in studio! The video isn't up yet, so in the meantime I suggest you watch his performance at KEXP from a couple years ago! blog.kexp.org Kurt Vile will also be one of the live streams from Pitchfork Festival Paris this weekend! pitchfork.com
Here's the performance of this song on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert that John was just talking about! consequenceofsound.net
Small Black played at the Crocodile last night but first played at KEXP! The video was streamed live and will probably be up soon! In the meantime you can listen to the in studio on the streaming archive! kexp.org
Dave Gahan just released an album with Soulsavers last week! Go grab it now! www.davegahan.com Gahan isn't the only one keeping busy though, Martin Gore also released a solo album earlier this year!
JR JR's new album is out now and you can pick it up on their website with a tote bag or slipmat! www.jrjrmusic.com Their tour page also shows someone cutting the Dale Earnhardt out of their name! www.jrjrmusic.com
Watch The Temper Trap perform a song from the Cutting Room Studios from back in 2009! blog.kexp.org The link also has a performance by the xx!
Johnny Marr released a 17 track live album just a couple weeks ago! You can download it here, he even plays some Smiths songs! www.johnny-marr.com
Listen to Longwave's in studio from a month after this album was released, that was 12 years ago! kexp.org
Deerhunter just performed in Seattle last week and if you missed it you can still watch their live stream today from Pitchfork Festival Paris! Here's some more information! pitchfork.com
Secret track at the end of Daisies of the Galaxy! It was also the first single from the album! That doesn't happen very often! EELS are releasing a box set of the 8 Dreamworks albums tomorrow!
Best Coast will be back in the Northwest in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday, December 16th and 17th with Death Cab at the Crystal Ballroom!
Gems are releasing their debut album tomorrow! They are also playing a show in New York tomorrow at The Paper Box! www.killtheoneyoulove.com
Morcheeba brought a new singer to the Triple Door for a VIP Club COncert 10 years ago! www.kexp.org
Wolf ALice released their debut album in June and have absolutely blown up since then! They have been non stop touring across the world including two stops in Seattle this year! Watch their in studio from earlier this year right here! blog.kexp.org
Karen O released her debut solo album last year! www.karenomusic.com Other than that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been on a hiatus since last year!
Bob Mould has performed at KEXP a few different times! Here's his performance from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2013! blog.kexp.org
Moby still hasn't released much information on this new project of his! He sent out promos to a bunch of people with very little information attached. All we know right now is Moby is up to something new, he has two songs out and crazy videos for both of them! Watch them here www.mobyandthevoidpacificchoir.com
Björk will be releasing a live version of Vulnicura on November 13th and then releasing an all strings version of the album on December 4th! Björk has been keeping extremely busy this year! www.spin.com
Savages have announced the follow up to their incredible debut, Silence Yourself, released two and a half years ago! Adore Life is set to come out January 22nd, 2016 and it already sounds just as epic as the first album! Watch the video for this song right here! savagesband.com
JAMC's debut album, Psychocandy was released 30 years ago! The Jesus and Mary Chain embarked on a 30th anniversary tour earlier this year! Black Friday Record Store day also announced the list and it includes Barbed Wire Kisses, the JAMC B Sides and Rarities compilation!
Watch Inheaven's brand new video for their song Tangerine www.thelineofbestfit.com and then head over to this website to get a special limited edition signed 7" of Bitter Town! hometownrecords.tmstor.es
Buffalo Tom are still touring here and there, they played a few shows this year around the country! Listen to them perform at the Sunset right here www.kexp.org
Beach Slang will be playing at the Vera on Monday, November 9th! Listen to some more of their music on their bandcamp! There's even a Psychedelic Furs cover! beachslang.bandcamp.com
Record Store Day recently released their list of limited vinyl that will be available on Black Friday this year! One of the records listed is Beack's latest song, Dreams! www.recordstoreday.com
Johnny Cash never made it into the KEXP studios because 1. He's one of the biggest musicians ever, and 2. he passed away 12 years ago, but you can still watch the Walkmen cover Johnny Cash songs for KEXP! blog.kexp.org
Holy Esque will be releasing their debut album on February 26th, 2016! Watch their in studio from this past April right here! blog.kexp.org
The Wrens have been working on the followup to this album for 12 years now! They have been posting several things this year though and it looks like a new album will be coming out sometime next year! In the meantime you can read an oral history of this album! www.stereogum.com
Blur and the Wrens go perfectly together because Blur released their first album in 12 years earlier this year! Even though it's been twelve years Damon Albarn has been keeping busy. He released a solo album last year and has announced a new Gorillaz album will be released in the near future!
FIDLAR(Fuck it Dog, Life's a Risk) released their second album earlier this year along with an awesome music video for 40oz. on Repeat that parodies a bunch of classic videos! fidlarmusic.com
This seems like the hour of bands with long breaks between albums! This new album from Blackalicious is the first in 10 years! The Sacramento based duo are currently touring in the UK, but let's hope they announce a US tour soon! blackalicious.com
Want to learn all about Art of Noise? You can read an expansive biography on their webpage! theartofnoiseonline.com
You may have heard earlier this month that LCD Soundsystem is reuniting for a 2016 tour! Well don't get your hopes up, it looks very unlikely that that will ever happen! gothamist.com
I post this almost every time this album is played, but it's just so cool! The back cover of this album has a gentleman in a record store wearing a KUGS shirt, Western Washington University's radio station!
James Williamson guitarist and co writer of this album turns 66 today!
Pixies debuted KEXP's live streaming service almost 2 years ago now! And it's still one of the greatest things to ever happen! blog.kexp.org
Greg Dulli is embarking on a solo tour next year and will be stopping by Seattle on Monday, March 21st at the Triple Door! Maybe he'll stop by KEXP and thank us for the 6 degrees of Greg Dulli gregdulli.com
Dilly Dally performed on the Afternoon Show yesterday! The in studio should be posted soon, but luckily for you you can listen to the streaming archive for another two weeks! kexp.org
L7 are back! They will be playing at the Showbox next week on Tuesday, November 3rd!
PJ Harvey is currently working on a new album and is recording it in public! She also just released a book with film maker Seamus Murphy! Check out more details here www.pjharvey.net
This is Queens of the Stone Age's 5th album! They didn't release another album for 6 years until Like Clockwork came out a couple of years ago! They haven't been up to much lately, but Josh Homme did just release a new Eagles of Death Metal album! eaglesofdeathmetal.com
Grimes has a new album coming out on November 6th! She played last night at the Showbox and I have to say it was one of the best shows I've seen all year! If she's stopping in a city near you I highly recommend going! www.grimesmusic.com
