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Monday, Aug 13 2012, 6AM
Speaking of which, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons composed a song specifically for the London games; their track "Velodrome" was made for cycling events - vimeo.com
Puddy: "Check it out! 8-Ball. You got a question, you ask the 8-Ball." - blogs.ocweekly.com
Chromatics: the smoothest thing to come out of Portland since Clyde 'The Glide' Drexler
The paranoia-inducing music video for "Angel" whereby scared Britons wander through a dank carpark (as if there were any other kind in Britain, amirite?!?) - youtu.be
Check out Neon Indian's KEXP in-studio to see how he makes all those cool, analogue bleep-bloop synthesizer sounds - youtu.be
A free mixtape Brooklyn's Small Black released last year, featuring collaborations with UK producer Star Slinger and Heems of NYC rap group Das Racist (who samples a Carpenters tune you may recognize) - www.thefader.com
Playing with The Shins at the Paramount Theatre, Saturday September 22nd!
Sigur Ros recently unveiled a new project in which a dozen filmmakers (including John Cameron Mitchell!!!) were given free rein to make short video collages set to songs from the group's new album Valtari. The results are exceptional - www.sigur-ros.co.uk
For 18, as alluded to in the liner notes, Moby attempted to break free from his self-professed "rigid" idealism about life and music
This album is a real grower... Catch him in town August 30th at the Neptune Theatre with Yeasyaer and cop this free download of "In the Beginning" here - blog.kexp.org
For any young people out there in the internet ether-sphere, this movie was made back when James Spader was in his "hunk" stage - tiny.cc
Raise your hand if you rocked this cassette back in the '80s...
The music video, with Michael Stipe sorta appropriating Tom Waits enthusiasm for pork pie haberdashery - youtu.be
A preview of the band's new album - out September 11th - who will be playing Bumbershoot September 1st and appearing LIVE on KEXP on the 11th (on the Morning Show) - blog.kexp.org
Came out originally in 1982 as both a 7" and 12" (both b/w "Hurt") [fac 63]
Fun fact: a photograph of The National playing Peter Katis' wedding (who produced Alligator) became the cover for the band's follow up album Boxer
The lead track from Big Red Letter Day, "Soda Jerk," became the theme for the '90s TV show My So-Called Life
Playing the Tractor Tavern with Royal Canoe - Sunday, September 16th!
Aside from being a huge point getter in Scrabble (words with, that is), Q and Not U were a post-hardcore D.C.-based band signed to Dischord in the 2000s
More like health insurance for the rest of our lives *cough cough* ANYHOO, L.A.'s The Henry Clay People have a new album out now! Here's another taste - blog.kexp.org
Janie Jones is a somewhat infamous figure in the UK, achieving some stardom as a pop singer in the '60s and, er, less acclaim as a madame in London, becoming entangled in a "sex for airplay" payola scheme that embroiled the BBC in the '70s
Fragrant World is out August 21st! Stream it now and catch the Brooklyn band in town August 30th at the Neptune Theatre - www.npr.org
Dan Snaith changed his stage from Manitoba to Caribou in 2004 after Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba (from punk band The Dictators) threatened to sue Snaith for trademark infringement. Jeez, what a... uh, hmm, what's the word... it's not handsome... ahh, never mind
The recording process for Disintegration was pretty wacky, with a lot of inter-band turmoil and Robert Smith alternately freaking out over turning 30 and entering "one of my non-talking modes" in the studio
Stream the NY-via-Florida band's new album here, whose cover art will hopefully revive the noir-ish practice of writing cryptic messages on a mirror with lipstick - stereogum.com
Playing October 3rd and 4th at the Showbox, Market with Dustin Wong and Poor Moon, respectively
He sold the world, but then later fell to Earth
In the list of used CDs you will find in every record store ever, this is probably in the top 10
Watch JEFF the Brotherhood blow up a washing machine, smoke the reefer, wear Scottie Pippen jerseys, make out, dance to strobe lights and other fun things that make you want to quit your job and start a band - youtu.be
Playing their hometown Treasure Island Music Festival in SF, October 14th
LIVE at KEXP Vol. 8 is out today! Damien Jurado, Alabama Shakes, Daughter, The Lumineers and more appear on this handsomely bound CD
The Seattle group's new album is out now! Perfect summer soundtrack so find an abandoned building and throw a rave
a.k.a. Norman Cook a.k.a. Fatboy Slim. "Seattle" was one of the very first things he put out under this moniker in 2008
Playing on vinyl!!! It's an original UK pressing too
Bold prediction: NYC group Dead Leaf Echo like My Bloody Valentine
Playing this FRIDAY at the Seattle Center Mural with Absolute Monarchs and Wayfinders, part of the KEXP Concerts at the Mural series - blog.kexp.org
Check out the biker-themed videos from Twin Shadow's latest album Confess - twinshadow.net
Read an excerpt from Twin Shadow's book (yes, he somehow found time to write a book) The Night of the Silver Sun - elliotaronow.com