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Friday, Aug 1 2014, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. This was MTV's first video. Trevor Horn wrote this song after reading a science fiction story about an opera singer in a world without sound: www.songfacts.com
Look at that hair!: www.youtube.com
This band originated in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1981. Read a biography at their website: www.bigcountry.co.uk
Featuring the USC Marching Band, Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" was, according to this article, "the band's weirdest hit": www.avclub.com
See the video for "Burning Down The House" here: www.youtube.com
Tom Vek's "Sherman (Animals In The Jungle)" was a recent KEXP Song of the Day and can be yours: blog.kexp.org
French Style Furs is a collaboration between Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett and Matt Maust and We Barbarians' Nathan Warkentin. Read a review of French Style Furs' "Is Exotic Bait": consequenceofsound.net
Listen to a live performance by Cold War Kids in the KEXP studio: kexp.org
Listen to a live session by Spoon on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014, at 12:00 p.m.
"You'd better not mess with Major Tom..." Here are the lyrics: www.metrolyrics.com
Put "Red Eyes" on your running playlist. It's available as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org The War on Drugs will be performing at Pickathon in Happy Valley, Oregon this weekend, August 1-3, 2014.
When you think about The Cure's Robert Smith, do you picture him smiling? Here are some great photos of Smith looking happy: flavorwire.com
Dana Buoy will be playing Barboza with Sylvan Esso on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014. Download "Preacher," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Listen to a live performance from Neumos by chillwave artists Neon Indian: kexp.org
Here's "the short story (a brief bio)" about The Church: thechurchband.net
The New Pornographers will be LIVE on KEXP on Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. They will have shows at the Showbox on Sunday night, October 5th, and Monday night, October 6th, 2014.
The Call's leader Michael Been died of a heart attack in 2010. Here's a tribute to him: rockturtleneck.blogspot.com
Jack White will be playing Seattle's Paramount Theatre on Monday, August 25th, and Tuesday, August 26th, 2014.
Arcade Fire will be playing the Gorge Amphitheater on Friday, August 8th, 2014.
Bear in Heaven will be LIVE on KEXP on Sunday, September 7th, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. They will be performing at Chop Suey that evening.
Members of The Cars and Blondie have formed a band, Empty Hearts, whose self-titled album is due out on August 5th, 2014: ultimateclassicrock.com
You can buy Honeyblood's self-titled debut album now through their online store: honeyblood.co.uk
Read a Pitchfork review of The Raveonettes new release, "Pe'ahi": pitchfork.com
The Horrors have cancelled their current tour dates, including their Seattle visit, due to "circumstances beyond our control": www.nme.com
Don't "save it for later." Go and hear The English Beat when they perform at the Triple Door on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014.
"He is undoubtedly Guyana’s most famous artiste.": www.kaieteurnewsonline.com
Ahhh.....the Friday song. Watch the Youtube video for Mint Royale's Show Me": www.youtube.com
Happy birthday, Carleton Douglas Ridenhour, aka Chuck D, born in 1960. Last month, Chuck D told The Guardian that US urban radio disrespects its audience: www.theguardian.com
Read an allmusic biography of Time Zone, a project of Afrika Bambaataa: www.allmusic.com
Read Tupac Shakur's letter to Public Enemy's Chuck D: www.rollingstone.com
Jayceon "The Game" Taylor's "Black Jesus" upset some Christian fans when it was released: www.christianpost.com
M83's Anthony Gonzalez talked about this song in a Pitchfork interview: pitchfork.com
Kim Wilde was working on a new album in March. Visit her website here: www.kimwilde.com
Slow Club will play Seattle's Barboza on Monday, September 29th, 2014.
Download "Odessa" (the "chicken steak" song), another highly infectious song by Caribou and a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Michael Jackson's Neverland estate is about to be sold: www.forbes.com
Go here to see a picture of 10-year-old Santi White, aka Santigold: www.santigold.com
Basement Jaxx was a featured KEXP Saturday Afternoon Artist: blog.kexp.org
Here's a live performance at KEXP, recorded on a Saturday night in 2007: kexp.org
Public Enemy samples Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" here. Also, Stephen Stills sings the first verse and chorus: www.songfacts.com
Learn about the origin of "Shabooh Shoobah" at INXS's official website: inxs.com
Don't miss Strand of Oaks' performance at the Tractor Tavern on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014.
Released in 1981, this song is considered by one critic to be the first British hip-hop record: www.theclash.com
DJ Spooky has received a National Geographic 2014 Class of Emerging Artists Award: djspooky.com
Read a brief biography of this short-lived British act: www.allmusic.com
Art of Noise was one of the subjects of a KEXP documentary---"Pop Goes Electronic": kexp.org
