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Monday, Oct 21 2013, 6AM
Check out this author reading / Q & A about Elliott Smith coming up at Town Hall next week (A KEXP Recommended Event) - townhallseattle.org
Smith got his start with Portland band Heatmiser circa 1992
Stay tuned for more Elliott Smith throughout the Morning Show
After completing Pink, his third LP, Drake retreated to the relative obscurity and solitude of his parents' Warwickshire home in the country
An interview with Gonzalez about his other band, Junip, and their S/T album which came out earlier this year - pitchfork.com
ICYMI, another taste from Paracosm, as featured on KEXP's Song of the Day - blog.kexp.org
Wonder where Moby gets all those folks-y older man, wizened-sounding vocal samples...
More from the Darkwave-minded L.A. musician - chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com
You what? This isn't one of those lurid gossip-mongering public radio stations, get your Sinéad O'Connor / Miley Cyrus new elsewhere. Good Day!
LIVE on KEXP (from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC) - Monday, November 11th at 9:00 am PST
Here's a photo of Kate Bush from a fashion shoot with a crocodile on a leash in a parking garage... JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT SHE COULDN'T BE MORE OF A BADASS - tiny.cc
A great recent interview with Neko Case on topics ranging from her time in Seattle, Einstürzende Neubauten, The Muffs (!), Vancouver and how not to "...have a fucking meltdown about that." - pitchfork.com
A more doleful version of "Miss Misery" than the appearing in Good Will Hunting (nominated for an Academy Award)
An homage / reference of sorts to the 1959 tune "Everything's Coming Up Roses" by Stephen Sondheim, written for the musical Gypsy
A free download of lead single "Shake" available here - blog.kexp.org
Did you know: controlling the weather for the purpose of waging war was banned by the UN in 1978 by General Assembly Resolution 31/72, TIAS 9614 Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques?
One of the two songs played at frontman Michael Hutchence's funeral service in 1997 (the other was "Never Tear Us Apart")
Their KEXP live in-studio sessions airs TODAY at 11:00 on the Midday Show
Sunday, November 17th at Neumos! (go early to see Atlanta's Mood Rings, too)
Pro tip: if you clap your hands and say "yeah" three times while looking into a mirror absolutely nothing will happen and you'll need to get on with your life
Going out to a Morning Faithful listener in Ohio in the hospital... stay strong!
For all you "singles" out there (get it? get it?)
The one-off project Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard formed to pay tribute to their late, great Mother Love Bone bandmate Andrew Wood (the S/T album also featured contributions from unknowns, at the time, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready)
Screaming Trees, of course, were so-named + formed when Van & Lee Conner and Mark Lanegan dropped acid in the woods (editor's note: band creation story augmented for dramatic effect)
R.I.P. Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia) who passed away this March
Grab your copy now! Makes a great Halloween treat - kexp.org
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Smith's passing
Barsuk Records is having their big 15th anniversary bash in November at venues all over town; catch Nada Surf - along with Mates of State - November 7th at the Showbox Market!
Speaking of Icelandic artists *ahem* check out the full schedule for the Iceland Airwaves Festival coming up! - blog.kexp.org
Director Anton Corbijn favoured the high concept behind the music video for "Enjoy the Silence" for its artistic merit while Andy Fletcher liked the idea behind the video because "[we] only had to do about an hour's worth of work."
Sunday, November 17th at Showbox Market! ALSO, this album has a number of, er, baffling guest spots, most of them non-musicians, including: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Tamblyn & David Cross, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and David Chang (he's a celebrity chef?)
Includes a sample of "Big Take Over" by Bad Brains!
The AIDS benefit compilation covers Fela Kuti songs, featuring artists like Tune Yards, ?uestlove, My Morning Jacket and more
Don't worry, Mr. Tosh: the citizens of WA State heeded your call with gusto (and a bevy of confusing regulations, paperwork and legal gray areas... but still!)
Playing with fellow local band Cumulus - Saturday, November 9th at the Neptune Theatre!
Either John is clapping his hands in the booth exuberantly to this song or he's had yet another firecracker mishap (happens far too frequently, to be frank)
Check out video of the Scottish group's live set for KEXP at MusicFest NW in Portland - blog.kexp.org
Stay tuned for Phantogram's KEXP performance on the Midday Show at 11:00!
See, it's not all doom + gloom with The Cure (thought keep that makeup applied evenly and the hair properly tousled)
Somehow this song didn't appear on their previous LP, PORNOGRAPHY...
Elliott Smith was born on August 6th, 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away 10 years ago on this date, October 21st, 2003. Rest In Peace Elliott Smith.