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Friday, Feb 10 2012, 6AM
Foals visited KEXP for a live in studio, watch them perform this track: blog.kexp.org
Outlandos D'Amour was the first release by The Police in 1978.
Download this track from the Song of the Day blog: blog.kexp.org
Sigur Ros will play their first show since 2008 at Bestival on the Isle of Wight in the UK.
The Stone Roses are back together for a number of festival dates.
Download another track from Germany's The Notwist: blog.kexp.org
Download another track from last month's release by Porcelain Raft: blog.kexp.org. Porcelain Raft is touring Europe now with M83.
Oxford's Ride was a central band in the "shoegazer" scene of the late '80s and early '90s.
Denmark's Choir of Young Believers is scheduled to play SXSW. Download this track for free here: blog.kexp.org
Handsome Furs used "Temptation" as the basis for their track "All We Want, Baby, Is Everything" from their second album Face Control.
Listen to a KEXP in-studio from Australia's Cut Copy: kexp.org
Portland's The Dandy Warhols will be touring Europe this spring.
Since I Left you contains over 900 individual samples.
This track features Karin Dreijer Andersson, known by the stage name Fever Ray and the lead singer of The Knife.
Bjork began singing with K.U.K.L.E, a group of musicians who would later change their name to The Sugarcubes.
After a five year hiatus Bay Area's Imperial Teen are back. Download another track off their latest release: blog.kexp.org
This Brighton quartet recently visited the KEXP studio, listen here: kexp.org
Debut from a duo of out Tokyo. Listen to more track here: soundcloud.com
Fellow Swede, Jose Gonzalez, visited KEXP and played his cover of Heartbeats: kexp.org
Watch an interview and performance from LCD Soundsystem on the Colbert Report: blog.kexp.org
Pete Shelley was the lead singer in the Buzzcocks. The Buzzcocks are reuniting for a number of shows including Coachella.
Worcester, MA's Dom came to KEXP last year for an in-studio: kexp.org.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik were a British band created in 1982 by the former Generation X bassist Tony James. www.sputnikworld.com
Download this track from Ethan Marunas (aka Baby Dayliner): blog.kexp.org
Playing Tuesday, April 26th at the Paramount with I Break Horses.
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr sang lead on this track as the fictional character "Billy Shears."
For more Black Flag check out the KEXP mini documentary US Punk Transformation: kexp.org
Playing UK dates next month. Pop Will Eat Itself was formed in Stourbridge, England in 1986.
Jim Carroll wrote The Basketball Diaries when he was only 12 years old. For more on Jim Carroll check out the KEXP documentary: blog.kexp.org
This track is a live recording of Flash scratching and mixing records. Samples include Chic's "Good Times," Blondie's "Rapture" and Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust."
Sampled in "Adventures of the Flash on the Wheels of Steel." Both Queen and Grandmaster Flash were influenced by Chic's "Good Times."
Listen to a live performance from last year's Capital Hill block party: www.kexp.org
Playing Neumo's Saturday, February 18th with Vacationer.
Check out the latest single from this reunited English rock band: www.youtube.com
Check out the documentary on Le Tigre titled "Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour."
Check out a new track from Edwyn Collins titled Losing Sleep: blog.kexp.org
“Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon is a Neil Diamond cover. Chicago's Urge Overkill came to KEXP last year for a live in-studio: kexp.org
The Lumineers are coming to KEXP on Tuesday April 3rd at 9:30am and will be playing the Tractor three days earlier on March 31st.
Playing live on KEXP from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin on Wednesday March 14th at 5:30pm and The Neptune on March 26th.
Papas Fritas was formed at Tufts University and after the band's 1995 debut they toured with The Flaming Lips.
The band is touring this March, check out dates here: edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com. Download this track: blog.kexp.org.
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In January 1968, Johnny Cash set up on a makeshift stage in the cafeteria at Folsom State Prison.
Kate Pierson was one of the founding members of the B-52's.
