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Monday, Feb 27 2012, 6AM
If you're in the midst of imagining yourself in an '80s-style montage set to this song, consider donating to KEXP this morning to keep music-induced hallucinations such as these going strong! - kexp.org
Nick Drake was born in Burma in 1948. This, and other salients facts, is possible because of listener support - call 866.903.5397 to donate right now!
Elliott Smith's S/T was his follow up to 1994's Roman Candle
Cover of Scottish group The Vaselines (from their Dying For It EP in 1988), a band Kurt championed ceaselessly
THIS HOUR ONLY: John will send you handpicked CDs as an extra thank you gift for donations of $15/month or more! Donations like this enable the many, many fantastic in studio performances throughout the year, including this one from Damien Jurado - www.kexp.org
Set an example for the children out there and make a donation this hour. The residual good feelings will last quite a while - kexp.org
Damien Jurado cover! Help KEXP continue to support local artists by calling 206.903.5397 right now; our cheerful, hyper-caffeinated volunteers are ready to take your calls!
Ask yourself this: when you're in full-on emo mode, what other station on the dial will indulge your mope-tastic sentiments? EXACTLY (also, feel better)
Doug Martsch's first band, Treepeople, relocated to Seattle from Boise in 1988. Five years later, Built To Spill formed and the band signed with Seattle label Up Records
THIS HOUR ONLY: be entered to win tickets to Foster the People's Seattle show in June! - 206.903.5397
Turn on, tune in, drop out maaaaaan (although we don't encourage dropping anything and making a donation, we certainly don't discourage it either...) - kexp.org
Kid Koala is also 1/3 of dystopian rap group Deltron 3030 along with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and Dan the Automator
Any Kiwis listening out there? How's the future? Might you consider making a donation this hour? (Auckland natives Garageland took their name from the Clash song)
What goes well with the twangy sounds of Clophopper? How 'bout this badass, '70s-inspired KEXP belt buckle, a thank you gift available at the $100 level. It's the perfect accessory for good times down at the crick - kexp.org
Listener donations help us book fantastic live in studio sessions like this all throughout the year. Check out the amazing lineup of upcoming live performances here, including a ton of SXSW shows - kexp.org
Due to overwhelming public demand (the best kind of demand), M83 are playing The Paramount Theatre April 26th!
From 1992-1994 Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons called themselves The Dust Brothers after the Beastie Boys production duo. Shockingly, the name didn't stick...
Help keep KEXP the station where you discover your new favourite artists by making a donation right now! Case in point, Brooklyn-based Porcelain Raft whose "Drifting In and Out" was featured on our Song of the Day podcast - blog.kexp.org
What would your Monday morning be like without KEXP? Quiet, that's what! - kexp.org
THIS HOUR ONLY: Join the Amplifiers Club at $20 or more and your donation will be matched by Jupiter Studios here in Seattle! More info - kexp.org
Adam Ant's real name is Stuart Goddard (a far less evocative, alliterative name, innit?)
Two interesting facts about Neneh Cherry: 1) she was born in Sweden 2) she's the stepdaughter of avant-jazz legend Don Cherry. Also, "raw like sushi" should re-enter the popular lexicon, so start saying it whenever you can.
Off O'Connor's debut full-length from 1987. The Mandinka people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa, most prevalent in Gambia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and descendants of the great Mali Empire under Sundiata Keita. See, KEXP is like a Wikipedia article that plays awesome music, another reason to make a donation right now!
A generous donation to KEXP right now will get you all of this and EVERYTHING (see what I did there?) - www.kexp.org
Ever wonder how they got in that underground cave river?
Catch them at Sasquatch in May! It'll be a chance to talk some shop with your fellow festival-goers in regards to heliocentrism, Copernicus and ancient astronomy
Remember when you found out Catherine Wheel was, in fact, a fully formed band rather than a singer/songwriter named Catherine? Past and present musical discoveries such as this made easier by listening to KEXP!
THIS HOUR ONLY: an anonymous donor from Queen Anne will match any donations of $250 or more! - 206.903.5397
If you like John Cusack as much as we do, then consider making a donation this hour to ensure your daily level of Cusack-osity is maintained here at KEXP (cue flood of phone calls and quippy High Fidelity asides) - www.kexp.org
Before you rage, mosh and punch out a window, call us right now to make a donation!
NEWS: Vancouver/Montreal-based Grimes undertook a kooky adventure in 2009 as she built a houseboat and attempted to travel the length of the Mississippi River, a la Huck Finn, but only made it couple of miles before she was arrested - pitchfork.com
Out-cool your coworker by casually dropping mention of new artist like Charli XCX into daily conversation, something they'll be mad impressed with (in all likelihood) - www.kexp.org
