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Released in 1970 as the B-side of “Immigrant Song” outside the United Kingdom. Led Zeppelin’s only non-album track released during the band’s existence. - genius.com

Mitchell wrote this 1966 song in response to “Sugar Mountain” by Neil Young , Versions were recorded by Ian & Sylvia, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Tom Rush, all before Joni released her own version on this 1970 album ; jonimitchell.com

"Mitski wrote these songs in little bursts over the past few years...It was recorded at both the Bomb Shelter in East Nashville and the Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles. The album incorporates an orchestra arranged and conducted by Drew Erickson, as well as a full choir of 17 people - 12 in LA and 5 in Nashville - arranged by Mitski." -mitski.bandcamp.com

W.I.T.C.H. are a Zamrock band formed in the 1970s. Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the 1970s, WITCH (a backronym for "We Intend To Cause Havoc"), is headed by lead vocalist Emanuel "Jagari" Chanda. The band formed during Zambia's post-independence golden days, but by the late 1970s, economic collapse and increasing government authoritarianism saw WITCH, like most Zamrock bands, fading away. The band was revived in 2012 after reissues of their records became popular abroad. Current members: Emanyeo "Jagari" Chanda, Patrick Mwondela, Jacco Gardner, Nico Mauskoviç, Stefan Lilov, and JJ Whitefield. Check out their recent Live on KEXP Session: youtu.be

The other night at the historic Roxy in Los Angeles, Neil and the Santa Monica Flyers played complete performances of 1969's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and 1975's Tonight's the Night. Read all about it here: www.rollingstone.com

Seattle's own Shabazz Palaces' new mini album, Robed in Rareness, out Oct. 27 on Sub Pop. tinyurl.com

Written by David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz 'Burning Down the House'. Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth went to see Parliament in 1979. Frantz said, "Before Parliament came on that night, the audience chanted things like, “Goddamn, get off your ass and jam” and “Burn down the house! Burn down the house!” That last one stuck with me." Read about the origins of this classic song: on.wsj.com -- The music video was directed by David Byrne and was the first Talking Heads video to show the full band - their famous "Once In A Lifetime" video is just Byrne. The house seen in the video was located in Union, New Jersey, but it was shot at a New York City club called The World.: www.youtube.com store.talkingheadsofficial.com

"Tom's Diner" originated as an a cappella track on Suzanne Vega's 1987 release "Solitude Standing." It became a hit in 1990 when British production duo DNA added a beat and released the remix as a bootleg. Their remix version was included in the 1991 album of Vega remixes "Tom's Album." Check out the video here: youtu.be

For listener, Zack! "Things Fall Apart" is named after Chinua Achebe’s seminal 1958 novel. -- The Roots' fourth studio album marked a sea change for the band, an album where they "figured out who they were." "Things Fall Apart" was the Roots’ most successful record. The album went gold two months after its release and hit platinum in 2013.: pitchfork.com -- Jay Dee produced this banger, which sampled the guitar from "Indiana" from Zoot Sims.

Spotlighting hip-hop releases from 1995 this week in celebration of 50 years of hip-hop. Explore more at www.kexp.org KEXPs 50 Years of Hip Hop podcast has won an International Music Journalism Award at the 2023 Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg. CONGRATULATIONS and huge thanks to the entire team at KEXP Editorial that made this happen (Dusty Henry, Isabel Khalili, Roddy Nikpour, Martin Douglas, Janice Headley, Albina Cabrera, Jasmine Lee Albertson and Emily Fox). Huge thanks out to everyone that contributed to this podcast: Gabriel Teodros, Danny Clavesilla, Vitamin D, Mike Ramos, Eva Walker, Renee Jarreau, Stasia Mehschel Boss, Yaddy Fuller, Rachel Stevens just to name a few...

Going out to Benedetto in San Pedro! When asked what the "underside of power" refers to, vocalist Franklin James Fisher told FactMag, "Often times we would talk about what was happening with current events because the beginning of these recording sessions when things [with Brexit] were starting to come undone. "[Our bassist] Ryan would talk about his job – he monitors human trafficking and helps refugees get settled in. He deals with the worst of human nature on a daily basis. All these conversations kind of led me to find a narrative from the perspectives of all these people who are under the heel of the powerful and really can’t do anything about it." Read more from the interview here: tinyurl.com

This album has been paired with a career-spanning retrospective book Paused in Cosmic Reflection to be published by White Rabbit on October 26, 2023. The book is made up of new interviews with the band, as well as many of their friends and collaborators from the past three decades, including Noel Gallagher, Aurora, Wayne Coyne, Beth Orton, Beck, and Michel Gondry. tinyurl.com

"Vitamin", true to its name, lists various vitamins important to athletes. This 2003 album by German electronic duo Kraftwerk ("power station" in German) was released in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Tour De France. It is their last studio album to feature founding member Florian Schneider, and is unique among their discography because of its mix of French, German, and English vocals.

Colin Moulding recalled to Uncut magazine March 2014: There were no Nigels at school. I wasn't bullied, but I think I had a natural empathy for people that were. 'Nigel' was my song for the bullied, I suppose." He added: "British Steel was just a bit of naughtiness. What I hadn't bargained on was the union boss later ringing me up and asking me to join the cause! I had the devil of a job to convince him it was an organisation I chose at random." www.songfacts.com

NEW MUSIC! It is their first that wasn't recorded during the pandemic and was produced by Nick Millhiser (of Holy Ghost). Enjoy the video from Nation of Language's Live on KEXP performance at 2022's THING Festival: youtu.be www.nationoflanguage.com

Hailing from Bremerton, WA area (just outside Seattle)! Check out a 2021 interview with the band to learn more: citysoundbite.com

Blonde Redhead will perform on Wednesday, October 18 at The Neptune Theatre, it's an all-ages show Don't miss them Live on KEXP at 1:30 PM on the following day - Thursday, October 19! blonderedhead.bandcamp.com

American Dream, the fourth studio album by LCD Soundsystem, was released in 2017. - lcdsoundsystem.com --- LCD Soundsystem’s music video for “Oh Baby” is a six-minute mini-drama directed by sci-fi auteur Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper) and starring Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn, that takes on the big questions about life, death and DIY teleportation.: www.youtube.com --- Celebrating the music of 2017 & 50 years of music on KEXP! - www.kexp.org

The Breeders will play The Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, October 25th. -- "Go Man Go," co-written by Kim Deal and Frank Black in 1993, is a previously unreleased track from "Last Splash."

KEXP's Owen Murphy spoke with New Order's Bernard Sumner on COVID-19, growing up in Manchester and the show that changed the world: www.kexp.org Watch New Order perform "Restless" live at Maida Vale 2015: youtu.be www.neworder.com