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Monday, Jan 13 2014, 6AM
Shot in three nights at the Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983. It was for the movie Stop Making Sense.
From KEXP from KEX hostel in Reykjavik in October 13, 2011. KEXP's first international broadcast!!!!! Link to the rest of the show! kexp.org
October 22, 2003 Murdoch stopped in to the KEXP studios, and played this song with a few others! kexp.org Murdoch's site www.aleximurdoch.com
6:25 AM
2nd spin
This song is just one of the many reasons Johnny Cash made such a great connection to inmates. It showed how he felt their struggle behind bars.
June 3, 2013 in the KEXP studios is where this link will take you. kexp.org Band site www.junip.net
First Aid Kit's version of America gives me chills. So great!! kexp.org Band site thisisfirstaidkit.com
This version of The Sound of Silence is from Simon & Garfunkel's final North American tour. www.simonandgarfunkel.com
Recorded over two days at Sin-é in New York. July 19, 1993, and August 17, 1993. www.jeffbuckley.com
I was there for this performance on March 14, 2013. What a great live performer! kexp.org Bragg's site www.billybragg.co.uk
6:55 AM
3rd spin
Here is the Johnny Cash site. It's great for information on the Man in Black! www.johnnycash.com
Langhorne Slim is such a great show to see! Check him out next time he's in town! www.langhorneslim.com Here is the rest of the in live performance for KEXP in NYC at the Museum of Television and Radio that this song is from. kexp.org
Can you say Golden Globe? I bet Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Sharpe can! He won one last night for the score of All Is Lost! edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com Here is the rest of the in studio that this song is from people! kexp.org
7:10 AM
2nd spin
Cash had never done hard time in prison, but had spent a night or two behind bars. Once for trespassing to pick flowers. What a hippie!
This is an mini live LP recorded from May 6 - August 20 of 1983. This LP helped establish U2's reputation as a live band. This song was recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on 5 June 1983. U2 also won a Golden Globe last night for best Original Song "Ordinary Love"!
Recorded January 31 and November 26 of 1979. Love the Peel Sessions!
A live version of Kristy MacCall's "They Don't Know"! kexp.org
Recorded on his 1992 tour, here he plays all ten songs from Harvest Moon. Perf! neilyoung.warnerreprise.com
Originally from the album Live! (1975) this song is truly on of the greatest live songs.
7:51 AM
14th spin
This song is a Shel Silverstein cover. Another Silverstein/Cash cover you might know is "A Boy Named Sue'. Both were recorded for Johnny Cash prison shows.
Recorded on Valentines Day February 14, 1970, this live album is one of the most rocking live albums a person could own. My old guitar teacher told me to buy this album. It was his only assignment other than to practice.
Recorded in 2007 throughout Canada, and was the soundtrack for the documentary with the same name.
Here is Hendrix playing with Band of Gypsys December 31, 1969, and January 1, 1970. What a way to bring in the New Year!
This son is from a February 12, 2013 performance. Here is the rest of that performance! kexp.org
Songs from live sound checks from They Might Be Giants tours 1994 - 1998
Here is the other great live prison album by Johnny Cash! Did you know that Merle Haggard seen Johnny Cash play San Quentin in 1958. Said that is when he realized that he wanted to play country music.
Another great live band! Here is the link to the whole performance that this song is from. kexp.org
This is Gabriel's second live album, and was recorded November 16 -17, 1993, Palasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy. There was a concert film released at the same time as the album.
Recorded July 18–19, 1992 The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan. The Cure do a great job on this one live, but it you want to see a truly spectacular live version, come see me do it on the karaoke stage some time.
This live version was released on the album Kettle Whistle. An album was to coincide with their 1997 "Relapse" tour. It was recorded at Irvine Meadows, 1991 during Lollapalooza.
Boy can this girl sing. Check out more of this performance from the CMJ Festivial at the Judson Memorial Church in NYC. kexp.org band site! www.haertsmusic.com
I get it! The song is called "Organ Donor", and DJ Shadow uses lots of organs! Recorded at London, England at the Brixton Academy.
This live album was named after lyrics in the song "Cowgirl", and was recorded May 22, 1999, Brussel, Belgium
Before Alive 2007 there was Alive 1997. This one was recorded June 14, 2007 at Bercy in Paris, France. Dang! Daft Punk have been around for some time now folks! www.daftpunk.com
Here is the first official live album from Kraftwerk. It's release was close to 35 years after their first show, and has live recordings from Warsaw, Moscow, Berlin, London, Budapest, Tallinn, Riga, Tokyo and San Francisco. www.kraftwerk.com
How could you heckle this man?!! The crowd must have been having a bad day, or something. Recorded May 17, 1966 at the Manchester Free Trade Hall during Dylan's world tour in 1966. PS you should check out Dylans video for this song. It's super cool! www.bobdylan.com
The Clash toured with the Who? Yep they sure did! These tapes were found by Joe Strummer while packing for a move. What a cool fricking find!!! Makes me want to move. Recorded October 13, 1982 at (you guessed it) Shea Stadium.
Speaking of live. The Pixies will be in Seattle this February the 18th at the Paramount Theater!! Not only that but they will be here on the Morning Show as well!!! SWEEEEEEEET!!!!! www.pixiesmusic.com
Nirvana Unplugged in New York was recorded November 18, 1993. This is a David Bowie cover, and I just have to say that Nirvana nailed this one.
This is such a great album of Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash talking and playing music. Something that is definitely worth checking out.
This song was written in 1963 by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood also did a version of this song, but I'm pretty sure that this one with June Carter and Johnny Cash is the top dog.
Here is the video from the Johnny Cash Show February 11, 1970. www.youtube.com
Ladies and gentlemen. The hardest working man in show business!! This one was recorded on October 24, 1962.
Live at Budokan is Cheap Tricks best selling album. It was recorded at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo April 28 & 30, 1978. Pretty rocking stuff here!
9:59 AM
50th spin
You can read more about this live album, "At Folsom Prison" by Johnny Cash, on the KEXP blog here: blog.kexp.org
