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Friday, Apr 25 2014, 6AM
Good morning and very happy Friday. Follow this link to "the Jane's Addiction resource": janesaddiction.org
Here's a Billboard bio of Catherine Wheel: www.billboard.com
Did you know that Morrissey was particularly miffed when a critic accused him of "conveying all the worst aspects of bestiality fused with homosexuality". He moans: “As if simply conveying basic bestiality couldn't satisfy me - but no, I had to plunge for the very worst aspects!" Learn more things you didn't know about Morrissey: ww.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a89113/ten-things-you-never-knew-about-morrissey.html#~oCrWJde3wLtPjB
Foals will be performing at the sold-out Sasquatch! 2014 festival at the Gorge on Friday, May 23rd, 2014.
"We had no intention of being the biggest if we weren't the best," guitarist The Edge said in a 2004 interview. Read U2's biography from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: rockhall.com
Watch a preview of the final episode of "Chicagoland" with RPROPOP and Billy Corgan: www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com
Time, in a retrospective on music videos, says that the video for "Once in a Lifetime" is "so odd, so 80's, so David Byrne, you can't look away." See for yourself: entertainment.time.com
The term 'Joy Division' occurs in the sadomasochistic war novel The House of Dolls by Polish born Jewish writer Ka-Tzetnik (pen name of Karol Cetinsky). Here's more about the band's name and the video for "Love Will Tear Us Apart": www.bandnameexplained.com
Watch live video of The Pixies' performance in the KEXP studio in February: blog.kexp.org
Wolf Parade gave a wonderful performance at Sasquatch! in 2011. You can hear it all here: www.kexp.org
The Faint will be playing the Neptune Theatre on Friday, May 30th, 2014.
Get "Don't Play With Guns," a KEXP Song of the Day by The Black Angels: blog.kexp.org
Alex Ounsworth, frontman of Clap Your Hands, recently gave a rather spontaneous live performance in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Bob Mould will be playing on Sunday, May 25th, 2014, at the Sasquatch! Music Festival. Visit his website here: bobmould.com
Cloud Nothings' song, "I'm Not Part of Me," was a KEXP Song of the Day last week. You may download it here: blog.kexp.org
Ahhh.....the Friday song. P.O.S. reports that he feels like a "new dude" after a kidney transplant: blogs.citypages.com
"If this is life, it ain't so bad..." You must download this song for yourself at the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Tones on Tail was a project of Bauhaus musician Daniel Ash. Here's the Youtube video for "Go!": www.youtube.com
Read an Allmusic artist biography of Pop Will Eat Itself: www.allmusic.com
Nine Inch Nails is touring in Europe this spring and in the U.S. this summer. Here's a KEXP album review of the 2013 release, "Hesitation Marks": blog.kexp.org
This is the preview song for Tom Vek's third album, "Luck," due to be released on June 9th: www.nme.com
If you're one of the fortunate persons who will attend Sasquatch! this year, you can hear Liars on Friday, May 23rd, 2014.
Happy birthday, Lily. Here's Watchmojo.com's videos of the top 10 Beastie Boys songs: www.tele-management.ca
"Walking on water in them young black yeezys..." Here are the lyrics: rapgenius.com
Go to De La Soul's website for a free download of "Smell the Daisy": www.wearedelasoul.com
Shad will be performing at Seattle's Barboza on Wednesday, June 11th, 2014.
Trust will be LIVE at KEXP on Monday, April 28th, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. They will play Barboza that night.
In 2012, Mylo discussed never setting out to be a pop star, his hearing loss, and much more: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
Released 20 years ago today, "Parklife" was almost named "Soft Porn." Here are more interesting facts about this iconic album: music.yahoo.com
Rumor has it that this band got its name after frontman Al Jourgensen and friends were tossed from a bar and called a bunch of revolting cocks. Here's a biography: www.allmusic.com
Empire of the Sun will be playing the Pemberton, BC, Canada Music Festival during the July 18th-20th weekend.
Follow this link to Primal Scream's Facebook page: www.facebook.com
During a recent broadcast of The Roadhouse with Greg Vandy show, The Orwells rocked the KEXP house. See live video of their performance here: blog.kexp.org
See a clip of Glasgow quartet Holy Esque playing the Glastonbury 2013 Festival: www.bbc.co.uk
Frontman Jimi Goodwin of The Doves said in February that the band hadn't split up and that there was every possibility of a new album: www.nme.com
At Blur's website, they report that they have 13 songs in NME"s "Greatest Songs of All Time": www.blur.co.uk
Pink Mountaintops are performing at Sasquatch! 2014 on Sunday, May 25th, 2014.
The Comettes are playing at The Triple Door tonight, Tuesday, April 25th, with Brent Amaker and the Rodeo.
Purchase 12" vinyl of The Comettes' "Golden Blue" here at their website: thecomettes.com
After this performance, see live video of The Comettes' first in-studio session at KEXP: blog.kexp.org
Visit The Comettes' Facebook page here and learn about their May17th performance at the Fisherman's Village Music Festival: www.facebook.com
This song, "Three Years," was a KEXP Song of the Day and can be yours right here: blog.kexp.org
Read a KEXP album review of Japandroids' powerful album, "Celebration Rock": blog.kexp.org
Weezer has posted a 20-second Tumblr video, a hint that a new album is forthcoming: www.pastemagazine.com
Hamilton Leithuaser will be LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC on Friday, June 6th, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.
"I Wanna Get Out of Here...." was a recent KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Go to Slow Club's website to pre-order "Complete Surrender" and get free downloads: slowclubband.com
Go back to 2004 to hear Delays perform "Nearer Than Heaven" as part of a live in-studio session: kexp.org
At Imperial Teen's website, you can see videos of "Yoo Hoo" and a number of other songs: imperialteen.com
The Ting Tings' "Great DJ" was a 2008 KEXP Song of the Day and is available to you on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Blur's "Parklife" was released on this day in 1994. "Parklife" can almost buy a beer in the US.
Warm Soda performed in the KEXP studios back in 2013, and you can listen their archived performance on our website: kexp.org