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Friday, Aug 23 2013, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. Learn about Tears for Fears, "the most thoughtful and tuneful of any U.K. synth pop group," from this allmusic article: www.allmusic.com
Malcolm Holmes of OMD recently had a cardiac arrest during the band's gig in Toronto. He thanks the paramedics who "brought him back to life": www.allmusic.com
Here's an interview with simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr: thequietus.com
Learn 10 things you never knew about the Talking Heads (There'll be a quiz later.): www.clashmusic.com
Curiouser and Curiouser is "a blog dedicated to cerebral musings about the alluringly eccentric and always evocative rock band, The Cure": www.cerebralcure.blogspot.com
The Thompson Twins formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1993: www.lyricsfreak.com
Visit The Bunnymen website here: www.bunnymen.com
The Pixies were a featured Saturday Afternoon Artist on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Here's Yoko Ono on "Lennon, love, feminism, and Japan": www.interviewmagazine.com
Listen to The Seattle Rock Orchestra performing Arcade Fire covers in the KESP studio: kexp.org
Read an extensive biography of this acclaimed singer: www.biography.com
Bear Mountain will be performing with Cody Chesnutt at Portland's Doug Fir Lounge on Friday, September 6, 2013.
See live video of Wild Cub's performance for KEXP listeners at SXSW 2013: blog.kexp.org
Listen to "Figure It Out' and other songs at their official website: www.fairchildband.net
Fruit Bats will play Portland's Aladdin theater on Saturday, November 16, 2013. See live video of a 2011 KEXP in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
The Shins have no announced tour dates yet: www.theshins.com See live video of a recent acoustic performance by James Mercer: blog.kexp.org
Neutral Milk Hotel has an extensive reunion tour in late 2013 and early 2014. Unfortunately, they have not scheduled Seattle for a performance: www.stereogum.com
Visit Neutral Milk Hotel's official website: www.walkingwallofwords.com
See a 2012 performance by Stephin Merritt in the KEXP men's bathroom: blog.kexp.org
The Dandy Warhols celebrated the re-issue of their 2000 album, "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia," by playing modern versions of these songs in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Converse knowledgeably about Adorable after you've read this biography: www.allmusic.com
Read a Spin Magazine article on "Joe Strummer's Complex Legacy": www.spin.com
The Replacments will perform on August 25th in Toronto, on September 25th in chicago, and on September 21st in Denver. No other performances are currently scheduled: www.rollingstone.com
Joe Jackson asks, "Why should pop music be rebellious?": www.spiked-online.com
Hear "Man I Need" from the just-released "Howlin" by Australian duo Jagwar Ma: blog.kexp.org
Get "Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)," a 2012 KEXP Song of the Day by Cloud Control: blog.kexp.org
"You're tellin' me it's in the trees, in the tress..." Read the lyrics here: www.metrolyrics.com
The Smashing Pumpkins will release "Oceania: Live In NYC" on September 24th. You can preorder it at their website: www.smashingpumpkins.com
See the album trailer for Empire of the Sun's second album, "Ice on the Dune": blog.kexp.org
Ahh......the Friday song! Visit Mint Royale's Wikipedia page to read about John Richards and "the Friday song": en.wikipedia.org
Download this very catchy song by Ethan Marunas (aka Baby Dayliner) from the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
"Few rappers are simultaneously as self-destructive and tenacious as the Game": pitchfork.com
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is 40 years old this year. Here's a track-by-track review: www.billboard.com
Gerry Marsden was honored by the city of Liverpool in 2009: www.clashmusic.com
The Lonely Forest is playing a free show tonight, August 23rd, at Caffe Mela in Wenatchee, Washington.
Read a biography of The Sugarcubes at oldies.com: www.oldies.com
See live video of King Khan & The Shrines from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2012 (and check out that headdress): blog.kexp.org
Here's a link to stream Edwyn Collins' eighth solo album, "Understated": www.theguardian.com
KEXP was honored to have legendary Velvet Underground musician John Cale perform live in the studio. See video here: blog.kexp.org
Chalkhills is a web resource and mail list dedicated to XTC: chalkhills.org
Here's an article on Kitchens of Distinction's first new album in 19 years (but no reunion tour): www.slicingupeyeballs.com
Animal Collective is playing Musicfest NW in Portland's Pioneer Square on September 6, 2013. Listen to a 2012 live performance from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC: blog.kexp.org
Read R.E.M.'s biographical statement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio: rockhall.com
Enjoy video of this Portland pair's recent in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
See video for Sigur Ros' recent "Isjaki" on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Read a review of Pete Townshend's recent memoir, "Who I Am": www.nytimes.com
You can download this song, a KEXP Song of the Day, for yourself: blog.kexp.org
Read "The Flesh M: Surveying the Indubitable Style of Iggy Pop": www.vice.com
Peter Hook of New Order will be playing songs off of "Power, Corruption & Lies" and "Movement" for Decibel Festival on Wedneday, September 25th at Neumo's. kexp.org