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Friday, Aug 15 2014, 6AM
Watch Sigur Ros' cameo on "Game of Thrones" and view Joffrey's displeasure: www.stereogum.com (NOTE: If you ever find yourself in Westeros and the opening strains of “The Rains Of Castmere” ring out, RUN.)
The Cure's official photographer will release a book, "Obscure," on September 18th, 2014, featuring rare photographs of the band: www.nme.com
Take this opportunity to watch the video for "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters": www.songresource.com
See the video of Foals discussing "how we wrote 'Spanish Sahara'": www.theguardian.com
"What if your kid was a werewolf?" Here's an interview with Animal Collective's Avey Tare on haunted houses and Sesame Street: www.factmag.com
The Horrors will perform at Seattle's Neptune Theatre on Saturday, October 18th, 2014.
Former Verve members Nick McCabe and Simon Jones and others have formed a band, Black Submarines. Here's a review of their album, "New Shores": www.musicomh.com
PJ Harvey made her Royal Albert Hall debut on October 30, 2011, with her live band featuring John Parish, Mick Harvey, Jean-Marc Butty, and guests Terry Edwards and Mike Kearsey. The concert, which was filmed by LoveLive, was part of the ‘Let England Shake’ tour, and can be streamed live in high definition now: www.pjharvey.net
Pixies will play the INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane!!, Washington on Friday, October 3rd, 2014. See live video of their KEXP in-studio performance earlier this year: blog.kexp.org
Wow! Strand of Oaks will be video-streamed LIVE on KEXP on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. He will be playing the Tractor Tavern that evening.
Australian singer/songwriter Sia Furler has wed her filmmaker fiance Erik Anders Lang: www.localsyr.com
Matt Berninger says that The National will begin working on their seventh album in October: www.nme.com
You can download the album, "Live at Rockpalast Crossroad Festival" here: www.crackersoul.com
Follow this link to Happy Mondays official website: www.happymondaysonline.com
Beach House will be playing the Sugar Nightclub in Victoriia, BC on Sunday, September 21st, 2014. See a live in-studio performance at KEXP in 2012: kexp.org
The KEXP blog featured a live interview and video with Haerts recently: blog.kexp.org
Jungle will be here in Seattle at the Showbox on October 15th, 2014.
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Mark Ronson is teaming up with Duran Duran and Niles Rodgers on a forthcoming album: www.nme.com
The Johnny Cash boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas opens tomorrow: www.cnn.com
Here's one list of "20 insanely great David Bowie songs that only hardcore fans know": www.rollingstone.com
Last month, New Order unveiled a new song, "Plastic," live in Chicago. Play it here: www.nme.com
Read this Allmusic biography of the "definitive post-punk group": www.allmusic.com
Here's an album review of French Style Furs" "Is Exotic Bait": consequenceofsound.net
Get ready for LIVE video streaming of Strand of Oaks on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.
Billy Corgan announced in June that drummer Mike Byrne has left the band: pitchfork.com
Listen to a terrific live performance by The Raveonettes for KEXP VIP Club members from Seattle's Triple Door in 2012: kexp.org
The Jesus and Mary Chain biographer says that the band should be "up there with The Clash and The Sex Pistols": www.theguardian.com
Be sure and hear Bob Mould when he plays the Neptune Theatre on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014.
See live video of Cloud Nothings in the KEXP studio earlier this month: blog.kexp.org
Tom Petty is performing at the Gorge Amphitheatre tonight, August 15th, 2014. Here he is, talking about cheap speakers and George Harrison: www.npr.org
Read a glowing review of "Manipulator,' for which Ty Segall "pulls out all the stops": www.latimes.com
Watch Arcade Fire cover Neil Young's "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown": www.salon.com
Slate says that R.E.M.'s "Out of Time" is the"most politically significant album of all time": www.slate.com
Ahhh....the Friday song! Here's Mint Royale on "sampling, software, and Singin' in the Rain": www.musicradar.com
In April, Empire of the Sun said that their new album is "on God's timetable" (Check out the picture of Luke Steele in the article.): www.rollingstone.com
Listen to a live Cut Copy performance, straight from the KEXP studio in 2011: kexp.org
Go to Ernest Greene's Washed Out Facebook page: www.facebook.com
"If U didn't come 2 party, don't bother knockin' on my door...." Here are the lyrics: www.azlyrics.com
Download another highly infectious song by Caribou, the "chicken steak" song": blog.kexp.org
Basement Jaxx was a featured KEXP Saturday Afternoon Artist: blog.kexp.org
This week's Friday running song.... Hum 'doot-doot-doot" until September 16th when the album is released.
Dan Boeckner brought his new band Operators in to the KEXP studio for a live performance earlier this month: kexp.org
See live video of a terrific 9-song in-studio performance by Spoon recently: blog.kexp.org
The Rolling Stones are CMT All-Time Top 40 Artists: www.cmt.com
Watch Death From Above 1979 preview their new song, "Right On, Frankenstein!": consequenceofsound.net
Beck will be performing with Jenny Lewis at Marymoor Park on Wednesday, August 20th, 2014.
"Thirteen Eyes" by Kingdom of the Holy Sun is KEXP's Song of the Day today! Download the song and subscribe to our podcast on the KEXP Blog here: blog.kexp.org