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From their second album Strange Days, released in 1967.
5:18 AM
7th spin
This song "You Turn Me On I'm a Radio"
is an unreleased demo featuring Neil Young. It was released as a teaser for the Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975).
Read more about the more than 50 year old album here, enjoy:
www.cbc.ca
The Beatles just recently released their "last" song, ‘Now and Then,’ featuring A.I.-extracted vocals from John Lennon.
Based on a demo recorded by Lennon in the 1970s, the song is the “closest we’ll ever come to having him back in the room”. - www.smithsonianmag.com
Released in September, Strange Disciple is their first album 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
Pronunciation: meh-duh-jean
Seattle's Medejin creates lush, ethereal, dreamwave that is euphoric and disarmingly intimate.
medejin-music.bandcamp.com
In 1971 Funkadelic released their third studio album, Maggot Brain.
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The album opens with a spoken word monologue by band leader George Clinton, which refers to "the maggots in the mind of the universe". Eddie Hazel utilized fuzz and wah effects, inspired by his idol Jimi Hendrix.
On this day in 1970 – George Harrison released "All Things Must Pass".
On this day in 2015 – Erykah Badu released "But You Caint Use My Phone".
This mixtape from Erykah Badu 'But You Caint Use My Phone' takes its title from a line in Badu's 1997 song "Tyrone". Themes of phone obsession appear throughout the project.
Black Rainbows explores Black femininity, Spell Work, Inner Space/Outer Space, time collapse and ancestors, the erasure Black childhood and music as a vessel for transcendence. - corinnebaileyrae.com
Nigerina-born, Toronto-based electronic artist Debby Friday won the 2023 Polaris Music Prize for her debut album, "Good Luck," This is a new single from the artist.
www.subpop.com
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Cheryl was the host when she performed live in our studio back in April: www.youtube.com
Day Soul Exquisite is a 6-piece group from Seattle, WA. Fronted by singer Francesca Eluhu, the unique band is completed by multi-instrumentalists Zora Seboulisa (bass/guitar), Josh Pehrson (drums), Lillian Minke Tahar (keys), Thomas Arndt (percussion) and Xiomara Mills (saxophones).
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They have an EP release party at the Clock-Out Lounge on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
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Aesop Rock is back with the first full length album since 2020: Integrated Tech Solutions dropped on November 10. - aesoprock.com - aesoprock.bandcamp.com
'A concept album about an organization offering “lifestyle- and industry-specific applications designed to curate a desired multi-experience,” Integrated Tech Solutions picks apart the charlatan language that hears app inventors put themselves on continuums starting with cavemen and continuing through da Vincii'...
This is a new single from Brittany Howard's "What Now," co-produced in Nashville with Kacey Musgraves/SZA collaborator Shawn Everett. It's out on February 2nd, 2024.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Eva Walker! www.kexp.org
As of last week, the album — titled Illuminated 1989 — is finally available on vinyl, CD, cassette and digitally via Portland-based Little Cloud Records and 5BC Records. It was re-mastered by Guthrie earlier this year.
The Veldt, a duo formed in 1986 by identical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis. This song comes from their "lost" LP, which was recorded in 1989 with the Cocteau Twins‘ Robin Guthrie as producer, but ended up getting shelved when the band were dropped by their label. The track features guest vocals from Guthrie's bandmate, the iconic Elizabeth Fraser, singing back-up towards the end of the song.
Born this day in 1959 - Charlie Burchill, guitarist with Scottish rock band, Simple Minds.
R.I.P. Jean Knight. The soul and funk singer of the major 1971 hit, Mr. Big Stuff, has died at aged 80.
Mr. Big Stuff went double platinum and was nominated for best female R&B vocal performance at the 1972 Grammy awards.
-www.theguardian.com
On this day in 1978 - Gloria Gaynor released the album Love Tracks featuring the all-time classic "I Will Survive."
On this day in 1981 - "Don't You Want Me", the single by British synthpop group The Human League, was released as the fourth single from their third studio album Dare.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMI! Born this day in 1942 (d. September 18, 1970 aged 27).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMI! Born this day in 1942 (d. September 18, 1970 aged 27).