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Thursday, Sep 24 2015, 6AM
Happy Birthday Jim Hensen, born on this date in 1936 and left us too soon in 1990.
I love this song so much but I always get a little bit sad when it comes on because it means this album is ending!
You can rent the Cure in Orange on VHS from Scarecrow today after I return it! It's really awesome, and there's moshing, I didn't think any moshing happened at Cure shows! If you don't feel like making the trip you can always watch Cure videos right here www.thecure.com
Football season is back! The unofficial song of the Seahawks, although it might be official as they always run onto the field to it! This song has a pretty crazy story behind it and who the writing credits go to, you can read about it here www.allmusic.com
Two of the members of Sigur Rós worked on a 72 minute soundtrack inspired by 100 years of vaudeville, circuses and carnivals, you can check it out here www.sigur-ros.co.uk
Most people know Fleetwood Mac for this era of the band, but the band went through many different phases and the only remaining member through it all was Mick Fleetwood, whom the band was named for. Although he was the mainstay through the years, Fleetwood never wrote many songs. I highly suggest checking out some Peter Green Fleetwood Mac! Also read this great article on Tusk! www.nytimes.com
New Order will be releasing their first album of new material in 10 years tomorrow! It will also be the band's first without founding member Peter Hook! You can pre order the album here which includes a really expensive box set! www.neworder.com
The Icicle Works had only one top 40 release in the US and UK but they were different songs, this was the only hit in the US! It seems odd that two different songs can make the charts in different countries, I wonder if that's a marketing thing or a taste thing
Apparently Julian Casablancas really loves Inheaven and released one of their singles on his label and an alternate take on a video! www.stereogum.com
Beach Slang are currently on tour and will be stopping at the Vera Project on Monday, November 9th! This record is also being released on October 30th! beachslang.bandcamp.com
Listen to Supergrass' in studio from 2006 here, its a bit of a different sound from this era of Supergrass! www.kexp.org
This album was released 24 years ago today, which also happens to be the 24th! Speaking of releases, Blur just released their first album in 12 years! www.blur.co.uk
Nirvana released Nevermind on this date 24 years ago! It is certified diamond in the US and has sold over 30 million copies! That's pretty good for Geffen only shipping out close to 50,000 at the beginning, they hoped to sell 200,000 copies! RIP Kurt!
The Pixies are an awesome band that are still keeping relevant to their fan base today! Their website has an entire gigography where they want you to add pictures and videos of the show and their entire catalog for sale! www.pixiesmusic.com
Built to Spill have been releasing killer album after killer album for over 20 years now, and they continue touring and playing awesome shows! If you missed them at Block Party or Bumbershoot don't worry, they always play a couple Christmas shows in Seattle and in the meantime you can watch this in studio from the summer! blog.kexp.org
Yppah is currently touring and has no dates in the northwest so far, but if you happen to live in New York or are going out for CMJ you can see him on October 17th at the Best Buy Theater! Also the first thing you see on his website is the KEXP Midnight in a Perfect World! www.yppahmusic.com
This is the first album from The Chemical Brothers in 5 years and features some pretty amazing artists like St. Vincent, Beck and Q-Tip! www.thechemicalbrothers.com
Earlier this year Depeche Mode released their entire catalog on 180 gram vinyl! www.depechemode.com
Jamie xx stopped by KEXP before his set at Block Party for a Midnight in a Perfect World! You can listen to that and other awesome DJ sets here! www.kexp.org
September is always a big month for releases and 1991 did not disappoint! On this date 24 years ago The Low End Theory was released!
I think I post about Radiohead working on a new album every single week! I swear it's coming, I have no idea when, but sometime in the future it will be released! It's hard to blame them though, they are all extremely busy dudes!
This album is being released on October 30th and I think I'm going to listen to it a lot on Halloween, it just feels like a good fall album! They will be playing at Barboza on Tuesday, October 13th! www.killtheoneyoulove.com
My Bloody Valentine is one of the loudest bands you will ever see! I always love reading KEXP's blog post on the loudest show that KEXP employees and DJ's have ever been to! MBV is probably half of the responses! blog.kexp.org
Small Black's new album is coming out on October 16th and it's on really pretty wax, check it out here! www.small-black.com They will also be playing at the Crocodile with Painted Palms on Wednesday, October 28th!
Leisure was released 24 years ago today! It seems like it was just yesterday! Oh how time flies!
This album came out almost exactly one month ago! Tamaryn also stopped by KEXP for an in studio last month! Watch it right here! blog.kexp.org
Light in the Attic recently reissued this amazing album on gold vinyl, colored not real gold, and I think they sold out of it, but you might still be able to find it at a record store near you, no guarantees though! I'm also thinking about starting a LITA spin-off called Light in the Atticus
This is definitely one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year! Deerhunter have released a couple sweet videos already that you can watch here! deerhuntermusic.com This new album comes out October 16th and just 5 days later on Wednesday, October 21st, Deerhunter will be playing at the Showbox with Atlas Sound opening! That's right, Bradford Cox is opening for himself!
Dan Auerbach has to be one of the busiest people in the music industry! Check out The Arcs' video for Outta My Mind right here! www.thearcs.com
Keep your calendars open for February 7th because it's International Clash Day! Here are a bunch of Clash videos to get you excited for an event that is still 5 months away! blog.kexp.org
This album comes out tomorrow!! You can pre order it right here or you can just wait until it comes out tomorrow! It looks like it's on really pretty blue splattered vinyl! And they're limited to 450! beyondbeyondisbeyondrecords.bandcamp.com
The Stranglers have been making music for 40 years and have 17 studio albums, with almost all of them hitting the top 40 in the UK! In fact, their latest album from 2012 landed at #48! That's pretty good for a band that's been around that long!
Learn more about Chain of Flowers here! flowersinchains.com You can listen to more or look at some pictures of Chain of Flowers!
Seattle band, The Intelligence, are releasing Vintage Future tomorrow, and the first 200 copies are on orange vinyl! They will also be playing at the Frye Art Museum on Wednesday, November 11th! theintelligenceband.com
Legendary local band, The Murder City Devils, stopped by KEXP last September for an awesome in studio! You can watch it right here! blog.kexp.org You might recognize some of the musicians because a lot of them have gone on to play in other awesome bands like Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids and The Cave Singers!
All 4 original members of the Ramones have now died! That's so crazy, they certainly lived hard lifestyles, but for all 4 of them to have died before the age of 70 is kinda crazy, I mean Keith Richards was born before any of them and has outlived all of them! And still putting out records!
Potty Mouth released this EP back in August and will be playing at the Sunset on Thursday, October 22nd!
Dilly Dally are playing a bunch of showcases at CMJ and then will be playing in Seattle at the Sunset on Wednesday, October 28th! This album is also coming out on October 9th! www.dillydallyband.com
The Raveonettes released their 7th album last year and it is awesome! Oh the album cover is also very beautiful, there's something very nice about that blueish green, is it teal? www.theraveonettes.com
A Jimi Hendrix Experience live album was released just last week! Read more about it here! www.jimihendrix.com
Stay tuned for Raw Power up next! You can watch the video here kexp.org or listen live just like you're doing right now!
From one rooftop to another! Can't wait to see Mark Arm perform on the roof of the new KEXP building sometime in the future!
24th anniversary of this iconic album! Seems like it was just yesterday!
September 24th, 1991 has to be one of the most influential dates in history! Nevermind, The Low End Theory and Leisure by Blur were all released on that day!
Local band, Grace Love & The True Loves have a fall west coast tour coming up and it starts with a show at the Tractor on Friday, October 2nd! It's their album release show and part of Macefield Music Festival! www.graceloveandthetrueloves.com
Jimmy Cliff has been making music for over 50 years now! He released his latest album in 2012!
Check out KEXP's documentary on the Heart of Soul that touches on Bill Withers! www.kexp.org
