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Wednesday, Mar 4 2015, 6AM
Peter Bjorn and John covered The Strokes' "Is This It." See it and much more on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
Read a biography of this band which began in 1976 as Easy Cure: www.thecure.com
The album title, "Scorpio Rising," comes from a 1964 experimental short film by Kenneth Anger. There was no dialogue in the film - just popular music. Here's an album review: pitchfork.com
"Flogging new religion like a bunch of plastic roses...." Read the lyrics to "The Dog End Of a Day Gone By": lyrics.wikia.com
Would it surprise you to know that "Your Silent Face" is not one of the 10 songs that Stereogum lists as New Order's best?: www.stereogum.com
Read a biography and see videos and photos at the official Chapterhouse website: www.chapterhouse.info
Ride reunited last year and performed their first show in 20 years last month: www.rollingstone.com
Listen to HAIM and M83 perform the first song, "Holes in the Sky," from the soon-to-be-released movie, "Insurgent": www.mtv.com
Blur's new album, "The Magic Whip," is their first release in 12 years. Read all about it: www.nme.com
Two Gallants will be LIVE on KEXP on Saturday, April 18th, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. They will perform at the Tractor Tavern that night.
Spoon will be performing at the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge, May 22-25, 2015. See live video of a 9-song in-studio session by Spoon last year: blog.kexp.org
You can hear Dan Deacon when he plays Neumos on Friday, May 8th, 2015.
Here's a very positive Pitchfork review of "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper": pitchfork.com
At Devo's Facebook page, you can watch Josh Freese perform his original song, "Pizza Pie": www.facebook.com
Watch a delicious in-studio performance by The Very Best in 2012: blog.kexp.org
Read a biography of these "clever and satiric alternative rockers": www.allmusic.com
Watch Macklemore's tribute to Dave Niehaus at Safeco Field on April 8th, 2011: www.youtube.com
Bjork was the subject of a KEXP documentary -- "Electronic Innovators": blog.kexp.org
Check out this Columbus, Ohio TV news report on "Cocteau fever" in 1985: www.slicingupeyeballs.com
Get "Fortune Teller," a KEXP Song of the Day from Leeds musicians Menace Beach: blog.kexp.org
This article says "Elastica’s debut stole from the best, embodying Britpop while staying punk.": www.avclub.com
The Helio Sequence will be performing at Seattle's Triple Door on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015: www.heliosequence.com
Here's a 2005 in-studio session by ex-Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty: www.kexp.org
At Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders' Facebook page, you can see the playlist he just put together,: www.facebook.com Go to the KEXP blog to see DJ Ben Gibbard's playlist from KEXP's "Midnight in a Perfect World": blog.kexp.org
Here's a 2012 Quietus interview with Cathal Coughlan of The Fatima Mansions: thequietus.com
Nadine Shah references Nick Cave in her new video, "Fool," released today: blogs.wsj.com
Watch The Afghan Whigs perform four songs from "Do To The Beast" in the KEXP studio last year: blog.kexp.org
The Districts will be LIVE on KEXP tomorrow morning, Thursday, March 5th, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. They are performing at the Tractor Tavern tonight, Wednesday, March 4th, 2015.
Alex Turner of The Arctic Monkeys visited the KEXP studio for a stripped-down acoustic set in 2011: kexp.org
Here's a KEXP album review of Unlikely Friends' "Solid God Cowboys": blog.kexp.org
Speaking of "reputation," here's a biography of Joan Jett at the Official Bad Reputation website: joanjettbadrep.com
Meet Lizzo, the body-positive rapper opening for Sleater-Kinney: www.billboard.com
Modest Mouse will play the Sasquatch! Music Festival on May 23rd, 2015. Read about the UFO sighting that inspired the song, "The Best Room," on the new album: pitchfork.com
See the video for "But She Was Not Flying" at the Matador Records website: matablog.matadorrecords.com
Holy Esque will be performing Friday, March 13th, 2015 at Barboza. You can hear a Holy Esque live session on The Morning Show on Monday, April 6th, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.
wolf Alice will be LIVEon KEXP on Tuesday, March 10th, at 9:00 a.m. They will be performing at Barboza the night before, Monday, March 9th, 2015.
there's lots of interesting content at The Breeders' Facebook page: www.facebook.com
Stream Boots' soundtrack to his short film, "Motorcycle Jesus": consequenceofsound.net
Read this very positive Pitchfork review of the 2010 reissue of "Pretty Hate Machine": pitchfork.com
Yaz was a short-lived synth pop duo in the 80's, composed of vocalist Alison Moyet and Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke: www.allmusic.com
Caribou is playing the Showbox tonight!!, Wednesday, March 4th, 2015.
Listen to an analog in-studio session by British dance-pop maestros Hot Chip: kexp.org
OMD joined John Richards in a live session from NYC's Cutting Room Studios to play "Enola Gay" and other synth pop hits: kexp.org
Dance Music NW calls Maribou State "a smooth and sexy 'edition' to your collection": dancemusicnw.com
Bassist Colin Moulding, who wrote this song, says that it's about "parental domination": www.metrolyrics.com
The Specials' biography on their official website begins, "If you were 12 in 1979, the Specials were easy peasy lemon squeezy the greatest band on the planet. The sort of band you can't quite imagine not existing before." Read the rest: www.thespecials.com
Read a positive review of Evans The Death's "Expect Delays": www.musicomh.com
Here's an interview with Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab: altmusic.about.com
Watch the video for "Despair Hangover & Ecstasy" from 2014's "Shake Shook Shaken": thedomusic.com
There are many videos, plus lots more to explore, at Duran Duran;s website: www.duranduran.com
You can hear Best Coast when they play the Showbox on Thursday, June 4th, 2015. This writer says that "California Nights" sure beats Illinois winters: www.chicagonow.com
This song, "Norway" by Beach House, was a KEXP Song of The Day. You can download it for free here: blog.kexp.org
Until The Ribbon Breaks will be LIVE on KEXP Thursday, April 23rd at 9:00 AM!
