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Friday, May 17 2013, 6AM
Good morning. It's "6 AM" on National Bike to Work Day. Get your day going with live video of Fitz & The Tantrums in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
"Good Morning Good Morning." Adam Gropnik writes about "why the Beatles are still popular 50 years on": www.bbc.co.uk
Cold War Kids played at Seattle's Neptune Theatre last night. If you missed it, check out this energetic 2012 live set: www.kexp.org
Death Cab for Cutie will be performing at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, September 1, 2013.
Perry Farrell discusses working on a Jane's Addiction musical, an "immersive theater" experience: www.nme.com
Telekinesis will be performing at Sasquatch! 2013 on Friday, May 24, at 7:15 p.m. Watch live video of their recent performance for KEXP listeners at SXSW 2013: blog.kexp.org
Porcelain Raft,the latest project of Italian-born musician Mauro Remiddi, will play Sasquatch! on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 7:40 p.m. Download his song "Drifting In and Out," a KEXP song of the Day last year: blog.kexp.org
You can hear Daughter's wonderful in-studio performance at 9:30 a.m. yesterday, Thursday, May 16th, on the KEXP streaming archive. Here's a link to this song, Daughter's cover of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky": www.huffingtonpost.com
Brooklyn band Small Black's second album, "Limits of Desire" was released this week. "Free at Dawn" was a KEXP Song of the Day this week: blog.kexp.org
This album, "Impersonator," by Montreal band Majical Cloudz is streaming on Pitchfork Advance: www.facebook.com It will be released on May 21, 2013.
The Cure and The National will headline Lollapalooza 2013 this year: www.uncut.co.uk
Steve Mason, formerly of The Beta Band and King Biscuit Time, has a new solo album, "Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time." Here's the video for "Fight Them Back" from that album: blog.kexp.org
Steve Mason talks about why everything on this new solo album is not political: www.guardian.co.uk
Yo La Tengo is playing the Showbox at the Market tonight, Friday, May 17, 2013. After nearly 30 years together, they remain relevant and exciting. You'll appreciate their recent live performance in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
The National played songs from "Trouble Will find Me' live from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC earlier this month: kexp.org
Go to the Facebook page for Tom Smith of the Editors: www.facebook.com
Visit Mark Ronson's Facebook page: www.facebook.com Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse's father had a recent disagreement over a cover of "Back to Black": www.rollingstone.com
Read a biography of De La Soul, formed in 1987 in Amityville, NY: www.allmusic.com
Listen to De La Soul's new single "Get Away": www.pastemagazine.com
Go back in time to hear a Built to Spill live performance from 2009: kexp.org
See Wavves performing "Demon To Lean On" on the Letterman show: blog.kexp.org Now, download it as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Superchunk will be performing at Sasquatch! 2013 on Monday, September 2nd.
"I wanna be your best friend; I don't want you to be my girl." Hear London quartet Palma Violets' energetic live set in the KEXP studio last month: www.kexp.org
You can jump up and down to Japandroids if you are attending Sasquatch! 2013 on Friday, May 24, at 6:05 p.m.
Father John Misty will perform at Sasquatch! at the Gorge on Friday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Read a KEXP album review of "Silence Yourself," including a video of "Shut Up": blog.kexp.org
Here's a Paste Magazine review of "Floating Coffin": www.pastemagazine.com
Eric Avery has just pulled out of the NIN tour with "Mixed Emotions": www.pastemagazine.com
Download the title song from the new album "Ministry of Love": blog.kexp.org
Ahhhh....the Friday song! Listen to Mint Royale's "GTFU (Bobby Tank Remix)": www.harderbloggerfaster.com
See the official video for "Frontier Psychiatrist": www.youtube.com Read about The Avalanches and Digital Remix Culture: myweb.fsu.edu
Here's a Clash Magazine article on The Horrors' "Here Comes The Dawn": www.clashmusic.com
In his new book "Unknown Pleasures:Inside Joy Division," Peter Hook tells all: www.rockcellarmagazine.com
Here's a link to a 1979 interview with Joy Division: thequietus.com
The Cures' Ex-Drummer Calls "Bollocks" on Peter Hook's Memoir: www.spin.com
See an audiovisual retrospective of New Order's "Blue Monday," which was 30 years old in March, 2013: www.slicingupeyeballs.com
Empire of the Sun is performing at Sasquatch! over Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25th, at 12:30 a.m.
"Trippin' at the Disco" was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Learn a little more about Pigeonhed at Sub Pop's website: www.subpop.com
The NY Times reports that Iggy Pop isn't ready to give up the carnal life: www.nytimes.com
Slate Magazine writes about how R.E.M. "changed rock 'n roll forever": www.slate.com
Download Caveman's "In the City," a Song of the Day on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
The Walkmen's "Heaven" was a 2012 KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Would it be a Morning Show without a little Clash? Read a Guardian article on The Clash's speaking for angry kids and the failure of today's bands to do so: www.guardian.co.uk
Parquet Courts will be playing a show Thursday, June 13th at Neumo's with Naomi Punk. kexp.org
Here is a KEXP in-studio from 2005 by Doves on our KEXP Website: kexp.org
You can listen to the Echo and the Bunnymen's 2005 KEXP in-studio on our Website: kexp.org
Vampire Weekend will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Friday, May 24th on the Bigfoot Stage at 9:45 PM. kexp.org
James will be opening for the Killers at Wembley Stadium for a capacity crowd of 90,000 people. www.wearejames.com
Surfer Blood will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Saturday, May 25th, and they will be in Seattle at the Neptune with Foals on Friday, May 31st and Saturday, June 1st. kexp.org
Portland Cello Project recently performed and recorded Beck's album of sheet music Beck Hansen’s Song Reader. Find out more on our Blog: blog.kexp.org
The Beastie Boys are featured in a KEXP Blog Post about Jimmy Fallon's best live performances on his show. Check out the post here: blog.kexp.org
You can download "Garage Swim", a compilation of music from the likes of JEFF the Brotherhood, Black Lips, and Mikal Cronin, for free on the adult swim website: video.adultswim.com
Though the film "Kids" might have received a mixed reaction, their soundtrack, featuring Sebadoh, Daniel Johnston, and mostly music from director Lou Barlow's Folk Implosion, is highly regarded. www.allmusic.com
Land of Loops is the alias for Alan Sutherland, who got into electronic music because his parents bought him a sampler for his college graduation. www.allmusic.com
Here are some live photos of Eddie Vedder performing with Pearl Jam at the University of Montana on September 30th, 2012: blog.kexp.org
The National will be playing at the Paramount Theater on Friday, September 20th.
This song was featured on KEXP's Song of the Day on January 7th, 2013. blog.kexp.org
Chvrches will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Monday, May 27th at 1:25PM on the Bigfoot Stage. kexp.org
Benjamin Curtis of School of Seven Bells is currently undergoing treatment for T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. They are currently looking for a bone marrow donor. Find out more on their facebook page: www.facebook.com
Check out what other music has come out this week, along with MS MR's "Secondhad Rapture", and preview their music on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
The Replacements recently released the "Songs for Slim" vinyl series, which is a series of songs released to help out Slim Dunlap, the Replacements' bassist who recently suffered a debilitating stroke. Find out more about the album on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Watch live video of the Helio Sequence from their 2012 KEXP in-studio performance on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Queens of the Stone Age have been releasing music videos for songs from the upcoming album "...Like Clockwork". Check the video for "Keep Your eyes Peeled" here: blog.kexp.org
Shad will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Sunday, May 26th at 6:35 PM on the Yeti Stage. kexp.org
The Breeders will be playing the Bumbershoot Music Festival on Sunday, September 1st. kexp.org
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released the music video for the title track of their album "Mosquito". You can watch the video on the KEXP Blog here: blog.kexp.org
Daft Punk have done a lot of promotional teases for their album "Random Access Memories". Check out their short video titled "Random Access Memories Unboxed" on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Prince supposedly designed the album and film "Purple Rain" to propel him to stardom. I think it worked. www.allmusic.com
David Bowie has released the strange music video for "The Next Day", the title track off of his new album. You can watch it on the KEXP Blog. Warning, the video is explicit. blog.kexp.org
"Legalize It" is Peter Tosh's first solo record after leaving the Wailers. He self produced the song "Burial" for the album. www.allmusic.com
Watch Major Lazer perform with the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon back in April: blog.kexp.org
The famous music video of "Weapon of Choice" features Christopher Walken bustin' some serious moves. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Watch live video of Django Django from their October 2012 KEXP in-studio performance on our Blog: blog.kexp.org
Control Machete are respected Mexican Hip-Hop artists who have worked with Cypress Hill and OMD. www.allmusic.com
Cut Copy played the song "Need You Now" live during their 2011 KEXP in-studio performance. Listen to the track and the performance in its entirety on the KEXP Website: kexp.org
Junip will be LIVE on KEXP during The Morning Show on Monday, June 3rd at 9:30 AM. They will be playing a show at Neumo's on Wednesday, June 5th. kexp.org
KEXP would like to thank Gerald Collier for coming to the KEXP Studios today. He will be playing a show at The Triple Door with Grant Lee Phillips on Saturday, June 22nd. kexp.org
KEXP would like to thank Gerald Collier again for performing LIVE on KEXP today. He will be opening for Grant Lee Phillips on Saturday, June 22nd at the Triple Door. kexp.org
Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon came into the KEXP studios back in 2006. You can listen to that in-studio performance on the KEXP website: kexp.org