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Friday, May 16 2014, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. Cloud Cult will be LIVE in the KEXP studio Today!, May 16th, at 11:00 a.m. They will be featured at KEXP's Little Big Show tonight at the Neptune Theatre.
Get the beautiful song, "How It Ends," performed by DeVotchKa live with the Colorado Symphony. It was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow, is touring in Europe in June: www.djshadow.com
DJ Shadow was one of the subjects of a KEXP documentary---"Masters of Turntablism": www.kexp.org
See a video of "Lost and Found," an unreleased b-side from "A Color Map of the Sun": prettylightsmusic.com
For interesting content, read "The Real Blockhead" at Blockhead's website: blockheadmusic.com
Listen to that tenor saxophone and then read all about master musician King Curtis, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: rockhall.com
Buy "Poppin' Popcorn" and "The Funky 16 Corners" by The Highlighters here: www.stonesthrow.com
Here's a 2011 oral history of the Beastie Boys: nymag.com
Read a KEXP tribute to Adam Yauch after his death in 2012: blog.kexp.org
You can hear Nightmares on Wax when they play Neumos on Wednesday, June 18th, 2014.
"And I'm shrewd about decimals..." Here are the lyrics to "As We Enter": www.azlyrics.com
Here's the official Facebook page of Mulatu Astatke, known as the father of Ethio-Jazz: www.facebook.com
Mark Ronson feels strongly about Jewish causes and charities. Read an interview here: www.thejc.com
When A Tribe's documentary was released, Phife Dawg broke down: www.vulture.com
Learn more about Aesop Rock at the Rhymesayers website: rhymesayers.com
Much drama surrounds Zoe Saldana's new biopic of Nina Simone: www.clutchmagonline.com
Dinah Washington died at the age of 39 in 1963: www.independent.co.uk
Mint Royale's first show in many years wil take place in Manchester, England on May 23rd: mint-royale.com
"If this is life, it ain't so bad..." What a treat that this great song is available to you as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Phantogram will grace the Sasquatch! 2014 Music Festival Stage on Friday, May 23rd.
Basement Jaxx was a KEXP featured Saturday Afternoon Artist: blog.kexp.org
Follow this link to Simian Mobile Disco's official place: simianmobiledisco.co.uk
Sydney band The Preatures discusses "Is This How You Feel?" in this interview: musicfeeds.com.au
Slow Club will be LIVE on KEXP from NYC's Cutting Room Studios on June 19th at 9:00 a.m. Slow Club's new album, "Complete Surrender," is due out in July: slowclubband.com
The Avalanches' website says they "are taking a break": www.theavalanches.com
Here's a review of "Thunder, Lightning, Strike": www.soundonsound.com
Listen to the Cutting Room Studios performance that featured "Cocaine Blues": kexp.org
World Premiere.... See live video of the Parquet Courts playing SXSW in 2013: blog.kexp.org
Read The Cure's official biography at The Cure's official site: www.thecure.com
Rolling Stone has "Pet Sounds" listed as No. 2 of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: www.rollingstone.com
See live video of Bombay Bicycle Club playing in the KEXP studio last month: blog.kexp.org
Phosphorescent will be performing at the Sasquatch! 2014 Music Festival at the Gorge on Friday, May 23rd.
When Augustines were Pela, they played a lovely stripped-down live set in the KEXP studio: kexp.org
The Biography Channel featured Queen as a subject: www.thebiographychannel.co.uk
See the Youtube video for Empire of the Sun's "Alive": www.youtube.com
The Black Keys will be performing at Seattle's Key Arena on Saturday, November 1st, 2014.
Here's a KEXP album review of Beck's latest release, "Morning Phase": blog.kexp.org
Read a lengthy biography of Stereo MC's (plus see some neat pictures) at their website: blog.kexp.org
On the KEXP blog, you can see the video for "Descended from Myth" from RJD2's latest "More Than Isn't" LP: blog.kexp.org
Cloud Cult will be LIVE at 11:00 a.m. today on KEXP and will be playing the Little Big Show tonight at the Neptune Theatre.
Read a Depeche Mode biography here: www.rollingstone.com
Get Moby's "A Case for Shame (feat. Cold Specks)," a KEXP Song of the Day: www.rollingstone.com
Read an excerpt from "Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York's Legendary Chelsea Hotel" that talks about Dylan's writing "Blonde on Blonde": www.thedailybeast.com
Hear the premiere of Jack White's "Just One Drink" from the "Lazaretto album, due to be released on June 10th: www.rollingstone.com
Read a KEXP album review of the just-released "Turn Blue": blog.kexp.org
