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Friday, Nov 14 2014, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. Freddie Mercury was actually born Farrokh Bulsara, although his passport has him down as 'Frederick Mercury'.
Learn more geeky facts about Queen: www.nme.com
Arcade Fire's Will Butler is working on a solo album that is expected to be released next year: www.theguardian.com
Isn't it a beautiful, if cold, day? Bono says a mid-air mishap in which the luggage-compartment door fell off his Learjet into the woods of Germany was a "bit scary" — but his real concern is the animals that were down below. Read more about it here: www.nbcnews.com
Listen to a live performance for KEXP listeners from NYC's Cutting Room Studios in 2013: kexp.org
Jez Williams said earlier this week that he's not sure that he and his brother Andy will ever return to Doves: www.dovesmusicblog.com
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says that R.E.M.'s rise proves that deserving, non-gimmicky Americanhttps rock bands can still make it on their own: rockhall.com
The Dandy Warhols will be performing at Portland's McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom on Saturday, December 20th, 2014.
Pigeohed formed in 1993 as a collaboration between Seattle musicians Shawn Smith and Steve Fisk. Get their KEXP Song of the Day, "The Power Come Over Me": blog.kexp.org
"If I could see all my friends tonight....." Read the lyrics to this terrific song: www.azlyrics.com
More about friends..... The original title of this song was "Badfinger Boogie": www.songfacts.com
Iggy Pop and David Bowie were friends as they made this song in Berlin: www.songfacts.com
Go back to 2009 to get Moby's song, "Pale Horses, a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
In this very recent interview, Brother Ali talks about Rap's business side and what hip hop means: www.hiphopdx.com
Read a biography of Brooklyn-born rapper Talib Kweli: www.talibkweli.com
"Black cars, black broads, black yeezys...(?)" Learn more rhymes here: www.metrolyrics.com
Read a KEXP album review of Basement Jaxx's recent release, "Junto": blog.kexp.org
Get Caribou's song, "Odessa," (or, as we like to think of it, the "chicken steak" song): blog.kexp.org
Be sure and see this selfie of Prince in his mirror: www.etonline.com
Here's a biography of Echo & The Bunnymen: www.rollingstone.com
Follow this link to the Youtube video of The Farm's "Groovy Train": www.youtube.com
You can go here to "Watch PWEI TV' or "Buy PWEI Product": www.popwilleatitself.net
Here's a biography of this short-lived British act that produced the classic "Pump Up the Volume": www.allmusic.com
Ahhh....the Friday song. Mint Royale's website is waiting for you here: mint-royale.com
Bjork was the subject of a KEXP documentary--"Electronic Innovators": blog.kexp.org
Watch live video of a joyous in-studio performance by Rubblebucket last month: blog.kexp.org
Here's another wonderful in-studio performance. Phantogram played a set of songs from "Voices" in the KEXP studio and it was captured on video: blog.kexp.org
The Cure was the subject of a KEXP documentary---"Portraits of Post-Punk": kexp.org
"It's Friday I'm in love..." Read the lyrics to this classic Cure song: www.azlyrics.com
The EELS say that "it was such a beautiful moment" when they got Journey's Steve Perry to sing again: www.billboard.com
This article talks about "10 killer Depeche Mode songs that nobody is listening to": www.undertheradarmag.com
"No band captured the tormented teen soul like The Smiths.' The author of a 700-page biography of the band talks about their influence: www.salon.com
This article says that The Replacements were the most exciting band of the 80's to not hit it big: www.rollingstone.com
Rev Run and his wife Justine Simmons are encouraging early testing for diabetes. Today is his birthday and World Diabetes Day. Read more about it here: www.medicaldaily.com
Joseph Simmons, aka Rev Run, became a grandfather for the first time in February: www.dailymail.co.uk
Don't you, too, love rock 'n' roll? Forbes magazine recently featured some entrepreneurial lessons from Joan Jett: www.forbes.com
Sleater-Kinney Return!!! Read more about it: pitchfork.com
You must have this rocker for yourself. Download "I Wanna Get Out of Here...," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
This song didn't even make the list of "the 10 best Blur songs": www.stereogum.com Do you agree?
The Hoot Hoots will be playing the Pacific Science Center Laser Dome on Wednesday, November 19th, 2014: thehoothoots.com
Built to Spill will perform at the Showbox on Friday, January 2nd, 2015. Here's a live in-studio performance from 2009: kexp.org
Watch the video for "Despair," filmed on the top of the Empire State Building: pitchfork.com
In October, the Beastie Boys were in court, seeking to hold on to 1.7 million dollars in damages they received from Monster Energy Drinks. Read about it here: www.nydailynews.com
Read a biography of Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim: www.residentadvisor.net
"What you know about me..." Read the lyrics: www.songtexte.com
Read a biography of this Australian band: www.allmusic.com
Here's a very enthusiastic Pitchfork album review of The Avalanches' classic album, "Since I Left You": pitchfork.com
This review says that The Go! Team's "debut album, Thunder, Lightning, Strike, is a refreshing blast of Day-Glo bubble-dance-pop that could crack a smile on even the most frozen of faces.": www.allmusic.com
"If you were 12 in 1979, the Specials were easy peasy lemon squeezy the greatest band on the planet." Read a biography when you visit their official website: www.thespecials.com
"Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance" will be released in January, 2015, and can be pre-ordered here: www.belleandsebastian.com
Listen to the full in-studio performance by "Brooklyn-based disco juggernauts" Escort in 2012: kexp.org
Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele revealed that he is an Enya fan: www.thenational.ae
"Welcome to your life..there's no turning back..." Here are the lyrics to this renowned song: www.azlyrics.com
