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Friday, Apr 10 2015, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. Where else, but with the Pixies, should we begin today? The band has announced some North American tour dates for 2015, where they promise some new Pixies songs, some written in the last few months: www.billboard.com
In February, Radiohead said that their ninth studio album was "coming along nicely": consequenceofsound.net Here are the "ten moments in Radiohead songs that give you goosebumps": www.nme.com
Michael Stipe says that this song is about the strong bond between a mother and a child. Here are the lyrics to "Belong": www.songlyrics.com
The National will be touring in Spain in May. In this interview, they say, "Our songs are about death --but in a really fun way.": www.theguardian.com
Here's an overview of important local band Sunny Day Real Estate: rock.about.com
Sufjan Stevens will be performing in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, June 10th, and Thursday, June 11th, 2015.
Okkervil River gets its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. "Black Sheep Boy" has been out for a decade now.: www.facebook.com
"A Thousand Miles of Midnight" is an album of remixes of tracks from both ‘Phantom Radio’ and ‘No Bells On Sunday’, the EP that accompanied it. It is out now and can be purchased here: marklanegan.com
The Do will be here in Seattle, playing Neumos on Saturday, May 30th, 2015: thedomusic.com
Saratoga Springs, NY artists Phantogram performed "Black Out Days" during a terrific in-studio session last year. Watch video of that performance here: blog.kexp.org
Did you ever wonder what the lyrics in this song said? They include, "It's like a fat guy in a T-shirt doing all the saying...": www.azlyrics.com
Learn more about Interpol and watch videos of their work during this KEXP Saturday Afternoon Artist feature: blog.kexp.org
Morrissey has announced that he will play Benaroya Hall on July 21st, 2015. His tour includes guest appearances by Amanda Palmer and Blondie.: music.mxdwn.com
Built to Spill will indubitably play "Living Zoo" at the Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday, July 4th, 2015.
Learn more about this St. Petersburg, Russia band: www.facebook.com AND learn more about the cuts in state funding for KEXP's new home: www.king5.com
You can hear Best Coast when they play the Showbox on Thursday, June 4th, 2015 AND you can add your voice to support complete funding for KEXP's new home: www.thestranger.com
Here's a 2014 interview with The Sundays in, of all places, the American Airlines in-flight magazine: www.stereogum.com
Learn more about the house parties that big Pixies fan Bobby Bare, Jr. likes to hold: www.bobbybarejr.com
The Mountain Goats will be here at the Showbox on Friday, May 29th, 2015.
Read a Paste Magazine review of Cold War Kids' "Hold My Home": www.pastemagazine.com
Pronouce "Makthaverskan" three times quickly. The band is from Gothenburg, Sweden: www.facebook.com.
For this year’s Record Store Day, Siouxsie & The Banshees are delighted to announce a limited edition vinyl pressing of the seminal Join Hands with its originally intended sleeve and tracklisting. Unfortunately, it will not be available here: www.facebook.com
Wolf Alice will be playing The Crocodile on Tuesday, May 12th, 2015.
Fort Worth, Texas band The Toadies are continuing to tour. Read a band bio at The Toadies official website: thetoadies.com
Enjoy an exclusive KEXP interview with Jack White by host Greg Vandy on The Roadhouse: blog.kexp.org
This song is inspired by the Beastie Boys' penchant for throwing eggs at people. Read more about the song and learn the lyrics: genius.com
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion will be in town this spring, playing The Crocodile on Thursday, May 14th, 2015.
Public Enemy's revolutionary "Fear of a Black Planet" was released 25 years ago today: thesource.com
Ahhh......the Friday song. Here's the video for "Show Me": www.youtube.com
Hot Chip will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge on the Memorial Day weekend. They are scheduled to play at midnight on Monday, May 25th, 2015.
Go here to Basement Jaxx's official website: www.basementjaxx.com
Did you know that Michael Jackson had a "secret relationship" with Katharine Hepburn? The biography will be released in mid-April: www.inquisitr.com
At The Avalanches' Facebook page, you can learn about programs exploring the classic "Since I Left You": www.facebook.com
This is a cover of a 1967 song written by Sonny Bono and performed by Sonny & Cher. The song was sung at Sonny Bono's funeral and is also on his tombstone: en.wikipedia.org
Read about the recent documentary about Nina Simone's self-imposed exile: "What Happened, Miss Simone?": www.thedailybeast.com
Empire of the Sun will play Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday, September 15th, 2015: www.facebook.com
Listen to a Lord Huron LIVE session on Monday, April 20th, 2015, at 12:00 noon. They will be performing at the Showbox the previous Saturday night, April 18th, 2015.
"Earth and Sun and Moon will survive..." Get the entire Midnight Oil song catalog with lyrics here: www.midnight-oil.info
What a wonderful treat to have The Waterboys here, playing live in the KEXP studio. Watch video of that session: blog.kexp.org
The fans at the beginning and the end are chanting, "You'll Never Walk Alone," which is the theme song of the Liverpool Football Club: www.songfacts.com
Tame Impala will be playing Sasquatch! on Monday, May 25th, 2015. Tame Impala has just released a second new song, ""'Cause I'm A Man," off of their upcoming project: music.mxdwn.com
Levellers are toruing in Europe and England this spring and summer. Find out more at their official website: www.levellers.co.uk
Primal Scram guitarist, Robert 'Throb' Young, died last year at the age of 49: www.rollingstone.com You can go here to Primal Scream's Facebook page: www.facebook.com
English born multi-instrumentalist Thomas Vernon-Kell (aka Tom Vek) played live for KEXP from NYC's Cutting Room Studios last year: www.kexp.org
Dan Deacon will be LIVE on KEXP on Friday, May 8th, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. He will be playing Neumos that night. Go to listen and be prepared to dance!
Read a KEXP album review of Animal Collective's Panda Bear's new release, "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper": blog.kexp.org
Congratulations, Bill, on turning in your dissertation. This one's for you! The Mountain Goats will be performing at the Showbox on Friday, May 29th, 2015.
Kaleo is performing at Portland's Roseland Theater tonight, April 10th, 2015. They will be back in Seattle on Sunday, April 12th, 2015, to play The Vera Project in an all ages show.
Read all about Kaleo at this Iceland Music website: www.icelandmusic.is
Watch the video for "All The Pretty Girls": www.youtube.com