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In recent LCD news, frontman James Murphy just wrote the score for the Noah Baumbach joint While We're Young. Drummer Pat Mahoney also put out a record with Museum of Love in late 2014.
The Chemical Brothers' debut LP Exit Planet Dust has been certified gold. The album's title refers to the band's forced name change -threatened with a lawsuit by the US Dust Brothers.
UNKLE's first album, Psyence Fiction, is pronounced Science Fiction just fyi. The album featured collaborations with Thom Yorke, Mike D, Badly Drawn Boy, and (on this track) The Verve's Richard Ashcroft.
"What Else Is There?" proved to be Royksopp's biggest hit from The Understanding, peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Charts. The track features vocals from Karin Dreijer of The Knife and Fever Ray fame.
Young Fathers will be at Neumos on May 2nd, with Mas Ysa and Murder Vibes. The band's new LP is titled White Men Are Black Men Too. The group formed when they were 14 years old, which is insane.
TV on the Radio will headline this year's Capital Hill Block Party (July 24-26). "Second Song" opened the band's 2011 album, Nine Types of Light, which is confusing. Could this be TVOTR's most Prince-y track?
Dan Deacon will be at Neumos on May 8th (with Prince Rama), and will be LIVE on KEXP earlier that day at 1PM. No word if there will be backup dancers in the KEXP studios, but we will cross our collective fingers.
Kimbra will be at Coachella this year. This song from the New Zealand artist was originally released as a single in 2010, but was re-released as the opening track on her debut LP, Vows.
Happy Birthday to the great Dusty Springfield! This track comes from Dusty's 1968 album, Dusty... Definitely. That LP was not released in the US- instead Dusty In Memphis was released in its stead.
Surprisingly, this track from Dummy features samples of War's 1976 song "Magic Mountain." No word if War influenced the band's sound. Portishead are reportedly working on their fourth album, which should be released in another thirty years.
How many songs use that opening drum beat? Many. Natasha Khan has been pretty busy since 2012's The Haunted Man, collaborating with Blur's Damon Albarn on his solo LP, and contributing a song to the Hunger Games soundtrack.
Kate Bush's Hounds of Love LP knocked Madonna's Like a Prayer off the top position on the UK charts, which is pretty cool. No offense to Madge. Kate Bush was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013.
Ms. Barnett will be at Sasquatch Music Festival this year. Back in 2014, Courtney played TWO sets on KEXP, one entirely comprised of previously unreleased tracks- blog.kexp.org.
Cat Power was "discovered" while opening for Liz Phair in 1994, by Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar. This is according to our friends at Wikipedia though, so it's mostly factual at best.
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) will play The Crocodile on Sunday, May 3rd, supported by Girlpool and Knife Pleats. Ms. Crutchfield just released an album called Ivy Tripp, which is more expansive than her past LPs.
Early morning Kathleen Hanna! Hanna's new/old group, The Julie Ruin will play this year's Capital Hill Block Party. The band was scheduled to play last year's festival, but canceled due to Hanna's lyme disease.
World Without End remains The Mighty Lemon Drops' most successful album, at the time peaking at No. 34 on the UK Charts. The band is frequently compared to early Echo & The Bunnymen, which seems apt.
Author Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go) said in an interview that he was inspired by this Leonard Cohen track when writing The Remains of the Day- www.wsj.com.
Best Dandy Warhols track? Back in 2004, a documentary about the Dandys and Brian Jonestown Massacre was released, titled Dig. It is a must-see for those fascinated by Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Anton Newcombe.
Here is a rundown of the available information about American Wrestlers- the project of a Scotsman who recorded under a different name before being picked up by Fat Possum. He now lives in Missouri. Google the name at your own risk.
NEW Built to Spill! The band will be playing this year's Capital Hill Block Party (July 24-26). Untethered Moon is the eighth studio album by Doug Martsch & co, and is their first in six years.
Apart from that whole Stooges thing, Iggy Pop is also an actor. Pop has appeared in such films as John Waters's Cry-Baby, Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man & Coffee and Cigarettes, and Scorsese's The Color of Money (cameo).
Jon Spencer and the Blues Explosion will be at The Crocodile on May 14th. Mr. Spencer will also DJ as part of Midnight in a Perfect World. No word whether the Blues Explosion will accompany him. We can hope so.
Following their excellent 2013 LP Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend recorded a Bruce Springsteen cover for the Girls soundtrack. Also, Ezra Koenig is only 31 (even if he may seem like an old man.)
Paul Simon recently embarked on a co-headlining tour with Sting. The show is reportedly a greatest hits-stuffed three-hour spectacle. Both Sting and Simon look pretty happy in the photos, even though Sting towers over the 5'3" Simon.
The Very Best's latest record, Makes a King, features collaborations with Babaa Maal, Seye, and Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend fame. One could say this track, "Let Go," is infectious.
Finley Quaye recently got in quite a lot of trouble- the Scottish musician assaulted a woman in Edinburgh and was sentenced to 225 hours of unpaid work. Catchy tune though.
Edwyn Collins cofounded the great Glasgow band Orange Juice in the early-80s. This track by Collins appeared on his 1994 solo effort, titled Gorgeous George. It was a #1 single in Belgium. It reached #4 in the UK.
New Alabama Shakes! The band's new record, Sound & Color is available for streaming on the NPR website- www.npr.org.
Ms. Staples will embark on a tour of the US & UK during the summer, but there are no Seattle dates as of right now. Mavis will release a new EP, Your Good Fortune, at the end of April.
Buena Vista Social Club will be at the Paramount on October 2nd of this year. The collective released a new record (of sorts) this year, which consists of material recorded during the sessions for their 1997 debut. It is titled Lost & Found.
This track from Uptown Special features vocals by Mystikal. Mystikal and Ronson originally met in Baton Rouge, and Trombone Shorty slipped Ronson Mystikal's number. Feel Right is the album's third single.
Today would have been Dusty's birthday! Ms. Springfield suffered her entire career from hiding her sexuality in order to conform to the music industry standards. To quote Dusty, "people say that I'm gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. I'm not anything. People are people."
If one is NOT looking for news about an Australian crocodile attack, perhaps google "Crocodiles band" if attempting to find information about the band. The band's new LP, Boys, will be released later this month.
In recent Lou Reed news, Reed will soon be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Also, Lou's sister recently released an article "setting the record straight" about his childhood. Apparently he wasn't given shock treatment for homosexuality? Facts are vague.
World Party was Karl Wallinger's musical project post-Waterboys. He has released 5 records since the mid-80s under that name. This track comes from his 1986 debut LP Private Revolution. Sinéad O'Connor appeared on it, which is cool.
Toro Y Moi will be part of this year's Capital Hill Block Party (July 24-26). Apart from this new record under the Toro Y Moi moniker (What For?), Chaz Bundick released a record with Les Sins in late 2014.
Originally intended as a track on the Apollonia 6 record, Take Me With U was instead included as the second track on Purple Rain. Prince knows when to give himself the best tracks. Also, the song was originally melded with "Computer Blue."
Hot Chip is one of the many artists playing this year's Sasquatch Music Festival. The band's new album, Why Make Sense?, will be released in mid May. The music videos thus far are quite visually appealing.
Remember when Sex Pistols/PIL frontman John Lydon appeared in a butter commercial? Good memories- www.theguardian.com.
The old PIL-Tricky transition. Tricky's so good debut LP, Maxinquaye, was nominated for a Mercury Prize and voted Album of the Year by NME. This track features Martina Topley-Bird on vocals, and is a cover of Public Enemy's Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos.
The Soft Moon will be at Barboza on April 24th, supported by Girl Tears. The band's new record, Deeper, was released at the end of last month. This album was recorded in Venice and Berlin, which is cool.
Trust, also known as Tr/st, is the project of Robert Alfons. The band previously contained Maya Postepski (also of the band Austra). Trust's sophomore effort, Joyland, was released slightly over a year ago.
Faith No More play TONIGHT at The Paramount Theater, supported by Christeene. The band's new record, Sol Invictus, will be released partway through May. Plus, the band's new publicity photo is amazing (and disturbing).
This track comes from The Godfathers comes from the aptly named Birth, School, Work, Death release. The alt-rock band Supernaut covered this track, translating the lyrics into their native Serbian.
Ceremony have a few tour dates in the upcoming months (NYC, LA, et al). The band's new album, The L-Shaped Man, will be released partway through May. They are from Rohnert Park, CA (which is nearby Santa Rosa).
Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has since become a prominent politician in Australia. Garrett currently holds the title of Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. He is also 6'4", which is quite tall.
Wolf Alice will be at The Crocodile on Tuesday, May 12th (all-ages show). Check out a session the band did from earlier this year- kexp.org.
Where does To Bring You My Love rank in the hierarchy of PJ Harvey releases... Ms. Harvey recently recorded her new album as part of an art installation in London. No word on when the album will be released.
Here's a vintage KEXP session, The Go! Team live in our studios about a decade ago: www.kexp.org
Crystal Castles isn't dead! They've returned, albeit without Alice Glass. Read more: pitchfork.com