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Friday, Feb 12 2016, 9PM
The breakout hit single from this German artist. www.residentadvisor.net
Sylvester smashed gender norms at a time when not only was it rarely done, it was dangerous. A true pioneer. www.allmusic.com
This Belgian artist had a number one hit with this track. www.stereo-express.com
Peter Hook feature coming up in a moment. Radiohead is one of the many bands influenced by his group New Order. www.radiohead.com
Tonight's spotlight is on Peter Hook, bassist and founding member of Joy Division and New Order. Artists who follow the style of New Order (in one way or the other) coming up next! www.neworder.com
This dance-punk group from Sacramento influenced by Peter Hook's band New Order. tcktcktck.org
Part of feature on Peter Hook founding member of this band! www.theguardian.com
Continuing our Peter Hook tribute, Arcade Fire emulated the creative brilliance that came from Hook's bands. arcadefire.com
Final song for the spotlight on Peter Cook. His band New Order pioneered sounds that led a next generation of beat-oriented artists like Moby. Moby is playing our KEXP new home benefit with Grace Love at Neumos 2/19. More info on the event with Moby at kexp.org.
New Massive Attack! This Italian band invented trip-hop by sampling funk loops and beats. The downtempo electronic style has now become a huge part of modern pop music. www.massiveattack.co.uk
Great remake of the Charles Wright original. www.nwaworld.com
Played by request. Interact on Facebook www.facebook.com, Instagram/Twitter @djmichelemyers or send your email to dj@kexp.org.
Sly Stone cover. Buckley's short career really kicked off in New York's Greenwich Village, and manages to still be deeply influential on musicians and listeners alike. jeffbuckley.com
On my top releases of 2015. Mixing funky electronic textures with blues and rock. untiltheribbonbreaks.tumblr.com
That's Sir Tom Jones to you. He has a biography out now, maybe what happened in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. www.tomjones.com
If you've never seen Stevie Wonder play the drums, you must check it out. www.steviewonder.net
Played by request. Interact on Facebook www.facebook.com, Instagram/Twitter @djmichelemyers or send your email to dj@kexp.org.
Request. Interact on Facebook www.facebook.com, Instagram/Twitter @djmichelemyers or send your email to dj@kexp.org.
Here's a recent Rolling Stone article about Prince's latest release. www.rollingstone.com
Review of the brand new record from this heavily influenced and heavily influential artist. pitchfork.com
Here is a biography about Lady Day. www.biography.com
Almost always listen to this release before a playing a live gig. Clears my mind... prettylightsmusic.com
One of the decades top rock outfits, with Karen O on vocals. www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
Best-known for her work on Tricky's "Maxinquaye" release but this solo release has some stunners.
