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the 10 best songs from The Verve (according to Stereogum). www.stereogum.com
Out today! Great review in the Guardian (tl;dr 5 stars, just get it!) www.theguardian.com
Smashing Pumpkins on Good Morning America? what the...? gma.yahoo.com
Pinkshinyultrablast - spelled just the way it sounds! here's some info on this Russian shoegaze outfit www.shelflife.com
Listen to their recently recorded in-studio TODAY @ 12:00 PM on The Midday Show w/ the lovely Cheryl Waters
Dogs Live at Liverpool Academy performing "End Of An Era" www.youtube.com
According M83's Anthony Gonzalez, this song "tells the story of a goth girl Gonzalez once knew who "worships Satan" but "dreams of a sister like Molly Ringwald" and who doesn't?
Their first album is out today! Learn more about this trio from LA at their website www.marriagesband.com
New music from American Wrestlers, the home-recorded project of Gary McClure, and it is Spin's album of the week www.spin.com
At the Showbox on Saturday April 18th and you can listen to their KEXP in-studio session on Monday, April 20th @ 12 noon on The Midday Show
Formed in the late 1950's, The Revels were the original Central California coastal instrumental band. Even though they are considered a "pre-surf" band, they had their greatest success during the 1961-65 era of surf music
According to the A.V.Club, this song "introduced the world to a wiser, gentler, more worldly Beastie Boys". www.avclub.com
Gnarls Barkley explains the shtick behind the Gnarls Barkley persona - pitchfork.com
classic video of Nancy Sinatra performing her greatest hit www.youtube.com
check out the animated music video for DD'sWIWDD vimeo.com
The album cover features British playwright Shelagh Delaney who wrote the play "A Taste of Honey". The play inspired many early lyrics written by Morrissey, and the song "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" (included on the album) is based on the plight of the play's heroine, Jo, an unwed mother.
'Untethered Moon', their first album since 2009, drops April 21st.
The British band Editors recorded a cover of "Orange Crush" as the B-side for the re-issue of the "Blood" single
This album was inspired by George Ranger Johnson, a prolific, but under appreciated, adventure novelist whom the band's lead singer, Ben Schneider, completely made up tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com
Algiers' self-titled debut album is coming later in 2015 from Matador Records algierstheband.com
The new album is out now and here's an exchange from the band to their management passionately explaining their reasoning against worries that the album title is offensive youngfathers.tumblr.com
Doldrums is Canadian artist Airick Woodhead's project. Learn more about "Hotfoot" here pitchfork.com
their summer tour kicks off May 8th & they are playing in Portland, OR on July 18th www.tvontheradio.com
James Best, best known for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane, the beloved sheriff on Dukes of Hazzard, passed away last night. www.jamesbest.com
Ghostland Observatory, live from the Main Stage at the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party kexp.org
The True Story of Sigue Sigue Sputnik - www.youtube.com
Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey is playing some dates in the UK this summer. drop him a note, tell him to come to the states! www.thompsontwinstombailey.com
KEXP premiered this song to the world back in December blog.kexp.org
Listen for a live Lord Huron session on Monday, April 20th, 2015, at 12:00 noon. Lord Huron will be playing the Showbox on Saturday, April 18th, 2015.
Go hear Cayucas when they play with Lord Huron at the Showbox on Saturday night, April 18th, 2015. In the meantime, watch live video of Cayucas in a 2013 in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org