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Friday, May 8 2015, 6AM
"In our lives we hunger for those we cannot touch....but love,love, love is stronger than death....." Here are the lyrics: www.songlyrics.com
Written by the band while they were on tour, Michael Stipe explained in the October, 1992 issue of Q magazine: "(It's) about a mother and child, especially the strong bond that exists between them. The voice is neither hers nor the child's, however. It's someone else commenting on the sense that the bond between a mother and child is the most powerful love of all."
One of KEXP's favorite running songs, "The Passenger" features David Bowie singing those "la-la's" in the chorus.
The Wrens' motto is "keeping folks waiting...since 1989": www.wrens.com
Each weekday, you can download a free KEXP Song of the Day on the KEXP blog. This fabulous song by Japandroids is one of those songs.: blog.kexp.org
Isn't this a great title for an article about The Hold Steady---"I'm Pretty Sure We Partied"?: www.pastemagazine.com
Formerly We Are Augustines, now just Augustines, this band is much loved at KEXP. Watch an extraordinary live in-studio performance from last year: blog.kexp.org
Buffalo Tom's favorite foods are wine, perch, and potato. Learn more about this Boston band, their current tour dates, and much more at their website: www.buffalotom.com
Neutral Milk Hotel will be here at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, June 4th, 2015. Photography isn't allowed at Neutral Milk Hotel concerts. Here's a review of a terrific Miami concert earlier this week with great "live concert drawings": www.miaminewtimes.com
Stephin Merritt will be here at Benaroya Hall next Wednesday, May 13th, 2015, performing a 26-song alphabetized set: www.rollingstone.com
See live video of Superchunk in a powerful performance at KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2013: blog.kexp.org
The Replacements are currently touring, but aren't scheduled to come to Seattle soon. Their volatile performances are the stuff of legend. This article asks if the Portland show in 1987 was "the band's worst show ever?": www.dailyemerald.com
The woman in this song has (maybe) been identified. The rumoured muse is none other than artist Danae Stratou, wife of the controversial Syriza politician Yanis Varoufakis. Read all about it here: www.theguardian.com
Watch live video of a great in-studio performance by The Afghan Whigs last year: blog.kexp.org
Watch this unofficial music video for "Fake Empire": www.youtube.com
John Richards was knocked out by this Scottish band's in-studio performance. Watch video of this stunning session.: blog.kexp.org
Don't miss the opportunity to hear Dan Deacon LIVE this afternoon!!, Friday, May 8th, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. He'll be playing tonight at Neumos. : www.dandeacon.com
Of Monsters and Men will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge on Friday, May 22nd, 2015.
Jose Gonzalez will also be out at the Gorge on Sunday, May 24th, 2015. Download his song, "Every Age," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
The Mountain Goats will be playing the Showbox on Friday, May 29th, 2015, in support of their new album, "Beat the Champ."
Hear Franz Ferdinand perform this song live for KEXP from the Avatar Studios in NYC: kexp.org
This article asks "What if At the Drive-In never broke up?": noisey.vice.com
It's hard to "let the elevator bring us down" when you're moving to this song. Read Prince's biography as an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: rockhall.com
The Chemical Brothers' exciting new album, "Born in the Echoes," will be released in July. You can pre-order it now.: www.thechemicalbrothers.com
Read an artist biography of "fiery, militant rockers," Rage Against the Machine: www.allmusic.com
Director Paul Greengrass is moving forward with an eagerly-anticipated biopic of Seattle's own Jimi Hendrix.: deadline.com
This song is available exclusively to you as a KEXP Song of the Day. Be a proud possessor of "You Push, I'll Go": blog.kexp.org
Ahhh.....the Friday song. Watch the Youtube video for Mint Royale's "Show Me": www.youtube.com
This could be the other Friday song. You can hear Empire of the Sun and see their fabulous costumes when they perform at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday, September 15th, 2015.
Watch the murderous Jake Gyllenhaal in the video of The Shoes' "Time To Dance": www.youtube.com
This is a cover of an old Rolling Stones song, the B-side of "Get Off My Cloud." That's Jamaican reggae/dance hall artist Junior Reid doing the singing.
Rise up this mornin', smiled with the risin' sun, three little birds each by my doorstep, singin' sweet songs of melody pure and true...." Here are the complete lyrics: www.lyricsfreak.com
TV On The Radio will be playing the Capitol Hill Block Party, July 24th-26th, 2015.
Hear a great set of "rootsy indie-rock irony" during a Clem Snide studio session: kexp.org
Divine Fits performed "Shivers" and other songs in the KEXP studio just after they formed as a band.: blog.kexp.org
Here's an article about the new Kurt Cobain documentary, "Montage of Heck": montrealgazette.com
Do you think that John likes this band? Read an Allmusic biography of Pixies: www.allmusic.com And then watch them live in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Last year, Old 97's graced our studios with an energetic, moving performance: blog.kexp.org
Here are "10 things you should already know" about Beck: www.independent.co.uk
Listen to Robert Smith cover the Twilight Sad's "It Never Was the Same": www.nme.com
"Don't let the chlorine in your eyes blind you to the awful surprise...." Read the complete lyrics to this ode to paranoia: www.lyrics007.com
If you go to Club Devo, you can buy a red energy dome: www.clubdevo.com
Here's a live performance by Bob Mould from KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2013: blog.kexp.org
Did you know that you can go to the website of "The Damned"?: www.officialdamned.com
Here's an album review for Gang of Four's "What Happens Next," released in February, 2015: consequenceofsound.net
The Rapture's "In the Grace of Your Love" was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
This is a cover of a Nilsson song. Read an interview with Van Dyke Parks and Jimmy Webb about Harry Nilsson's musical legacy: www.telegraph.co.uk
On May 18th, Peter Cook will honor Ian Curtis on the 35th anniversary of the latter's suicide by playing Joy Division's entire catalog: www.spin.com
Billy Corgan is dedicating Smashing Pumpkins' summer tour to U.S. military veterans and their families: www.nme.com
Last month, Pearl Jam bought a new home for the mother of deceased bandmate (Mother Love Bone) Andy Wood: www.kitsapsun.com
Screaming Trees' Facebook page has up-to-date (April) posts.: www.facebook.com
The view is great and the music is powerful. Watch as KEXP presents Mudhoney on the top of the Space Needle.: blog.kexp.org
Last year, Trent Reznor talked about tuning 50, among other things, in this interview: www.billboard.com
This British threesome are considered forerunners of the industrial dance movement.: www.allmusic.com
Ministry is currently touring and will be in Vancouver, BC in June.: www.facebook.com
You can access John Richards' 4th running podcast at kexp.org/podcasts.
Here's a very positive review of Alabama Shakes' new release, "Sound & Color": www.southernminn.com