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Friday, May 23 2014, 6AM
Read a full biography of this "acclaimed French downtempo act with strong influences from shoegazer, synth pop, and ambient music": www.allmusic.com
Listen to this KEXP documentary, "Psychedelics--Spiritualized": blog.kexp.org
This song, "Sleeping Children...," is available as a KEXP Song of the Day. You may download it here: blog.kexp.org
Watch live video of Yppah (feat. Anomie Belle) in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Watch Iggy Pop and New Order play Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart": www.spin.com
Ikebe Shakedown's new release, "Stone By Stone," is available now on vinyl, CD, or digital download: www.ikebeshakedown.com
Here's an essay from "The Journal of International Women's Studies" on "Nina Simone and the Civil Rights Movement": vc.bridgew.edu
This Youtube video features Talib Kweli performing "Get By": www.youtube.com
"Ill Communication" is 20 years old today: www.idolator.com
Get this KEXP Song of the Day by Cornershop---"911 Curry": blog.kexp.org
Luscious Jackson will be performing at this year's Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, August 31st.
Strand of Oaks will be playing Seattle's Tractor Tavern on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014.
Get "Greens and Blues," a recent Pixies' Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Mark Linkous, leader of Sparklehorse, committed suicide in 2010 at age 47. A number of artists, including Flaming Lips and Phantogram, contributed songs to "Last Box of Sparklers," a tribute album to raise money for mental health: www.indiegogo.com
See live video of EELS when they performed in the KEXP studio in 2010: blog.kexp.org
Watch the Pixies playing live new material in the KEXP studio earlier in the year: blog.kexp.org
Here's the video for "Lipton Witch," the first Sunny Day Real Estate song in 14 years: www.stereogum.com
Tom Petty will be performing at the Gorge on August 15th, 2014 and including a copy of his new album with each ticket purchase: www.forbes.com
The War on Drugs recently played a terrific in-studio session at KEXP. Watch it here: blog.kexp.org
The Mountain Goats will be performing at The Showbox on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014.
Go back in time to hear a 2005 live in-studio performance by Harvey Danger: kexp.org
After a kidney transplant, POS feels like "a new dude": blogs.citypages.com
This demo of "You Push I'll Go" is exclusively available as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Here's the Beastie Boys' biography from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: www.rockhall.com
"And he also made false teeth..." Read the complete lyrics here: www.lyricsfreak.com
Go here to the unofficial web site for Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, "truly the instrumental kings of the Great White North": shadowy.brainiac.com
The Clash were one of the subjects of a KEXP documentary--"Punk Evolution": kexp.org
"The Hose That Heaven Built" is an excellent running song. As a KEXP Song of the Day, it can be added to your own playlist: blog.kexp.org
Portugal. The Man will play the Sasquatch! 2014 Festival on Sunday, May 25th, 2014.
"Lose" is Cymbal Eat Guitars frontman Joseph D'Agostino's response to the death of his friend and collaborator Benjamin High: pitchfork.com
Everybody needs love and everybody needs "Everybody Needs Love," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
An Interview Magazine article last year featured Thom Yorke: www.interviewmagazine.com
The KEXP blog featured a remembrance of Adam Yauch after his death in 2012: blog.kexp.org
Ghostland Observatory performed on the main stage of the Capitol Hill Block Party in 2011: kexp.org
Bob Casale ("Bob 2") of Devo died earlier this year: blog.kexp.org
Here's the Youtube video for Lenny Ranle & Ballplayers' "Kingdome": www.youtube.com Lenny Randle's baseball statistics are here: www.baseball-reference.com
This is such a wonderful tribute to Dave Niehaus. Here are the lyrics: www.lyricsmania.com
Take this link to Empire of the Sun's official website: empireofthesun.com
"The Answer" was a KEXP Song of the Day and can be yours: blog.kexp.org
Visit Death in Vegas' Facebook page for links to some very interesting music: www.facebook.com
Echo & The Bunnymen will be playing the Showbox on Wednesday, August 6th, 2014.
Karl Wallinger will be at Seattle's Triple Door on June 23rd, 2014.
Mac DeMarco will perform at Bumbershoot on Saturday, August 30th, 2014.
The Mountain Goats will be playing the Showbox on Tuesday, Jun 10th, 2014.
San Francisco-based band Girls broke up in 2012 after the release of their album Father, Son, Holy Ghost.