John Richards

We've got a couple birthdays and few death days: Lou Barlow and Guru born, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane died.

It cost them $250,000 to play this song in a Mad Men episode in 2012.

The Live Music video to this song from the Youtube Music Awards is awesome. Featuring Greta Gerwig www.youtube.com

Sebadoh, from Westfield, MA toured their newer stuff back in 2013. Here's a link to their performance in the Studio: kexp.org

There's a great Guardian article based off of an interview with Buckley from 1994. In it Buckley talks about his dad and other things behind his then recent release, Grace. www.theguardian.com

Beck does what Beck wants. Greg Kurstin's got a co-write on this one. He's one of those "fingers in everything" producers and songwriters who produces Devo and Shins albums and writes Kylie Minogue and Jessica Simpson songs.

In studio Langhorne Slim Friday, July 31, 2015, 9:30 AM

This one's for Monica and the memory of those who passed in the TWA 800 tragedy. en.wikipedia.org

This one's for Monica and the memory of those who passed in the TWA 800 tragedy. en.wikipedia.org

Simple descending guitar licks over synths. The secret. blog.kexp.org

Another sunrise with my sad captains, with you I choose to lose my mind" comes from a line in Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. It's adapted from when Mark Antony speaks about his drinking partners: "Come, let's have one other gaudy night; call to me all my sad captains; fill our bowls; once more, let's mock the midnight bell."

Icelandic warmth. Check out his in-studio: blog.kexp.org

It was either this or the Pixies "Death." Maybe it'll be both.

Surprise album drop from yesterday. Wilco wrote an album about cats watching star wars. You can download it for free here: wilcoworld.net

They are here in studio and at the Crocodile today! 3:30 studio. Tune in. This was my jam senior year of high school in Russia (Michael).

Steel drum is essential. The national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.

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For you Rodel!

A moving song. For Frank on the move.

It's the Friday Song. Requested

For the soon to be newlyweds

Read words about Wolf Alice. blog.kexp.org

For Ella

A Set of Requests, this one for Lisa

Birthday request for Olive, gonna be 8 this weekend. D>A>N>C>E your heart out.

Period songs.

This a request, but also a DJ bathroom breaker....and just a great song.

Bowie hasn't performed on stage since 2006. www.rollingstone.com

More Birthday Music.

Next Friday were gonna go through Paul's Boutique track by track on the Morning Show

RIP Guru. Happy birthday.