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"Art of Almost" is the first Wilco album that was released on their own label dBpm. Attendees at Wilco's 2011 Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art from June 24 to 26 could purchase the first single from the album, "I Might". The entire album was streamed live on Wilco's official website for 24 hours between September 3 and 4, 2011, and later streamed on National Public Radio.
Over the course of their nearly decade and a half long career, the 60’s/70’s influenced afro-soul instrumental band’s thunderous and eclectic sound has known no bounds. Budos Band V is a collection of expertly crafted energizing guitar licks, syncopated percussion precision, vigorous horns, and validates that the band is in their most monumental form to date.
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'No Bullets Spent' is a recently recorded track that Spoon will be using on their upcoming Greatest Hits album, "Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon" which is due out July 26th! The album features long time favorites such as: “I Turn My Camera On,” “Got Nuffin,” “The Underdog,” “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb” and more
Catch Irish rockers, Fontaines DC, when they make their return to Seattle headlining at Neumos on September 22nd! In the meantime check out their awesome live performance here at KEXP back in May:
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The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. They underwent many line-up changes, with vocalist and founder Mark E. Smith as the only constant member.First associated with the late 1970s punk movement, the Fall's music underwent numerous stylistic changes, often concurrently with changes in the group's lineup. Nonetheless, their music has generally been characterised by an abrasive, repetitive guitar-driven sound, tense bass and drum rhythms, and Smith's caustic lyrics. The Fall have been called "the most prolific band of the British post-punk movement."
On July 11, 1988, Joy Division released the compilation album "Substance", which is a collection of the band’s non-album singles and b-sides.
"Substance" also has the historical significance of collecting tracks from Joy Division’s first EP issued under the name "Warsaw, An Ideal For Living", which was unavailable at the time. These tracks are: 'Warsaw,' 'Leaders of Men,' 'No Love Lost,' and 'Failures.' "Substance" peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and 146 on the Billboard 200, the band's only chart appearance in the United States.
"Substance" also has the historical significance of collecting tracks from Joy Division’s first EP issued under the name "Warsaw, An Ideal For Living", which was unavailable at the time. These tracks are: 'Warsaw,' 'Leaders of Men,' 'No Love Lost,' and 'Failures.' "Substance" peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and 146 on the Billboard 200, the band's only chart appearance in the United States.
"Galazy EP" is Swedish Dj/Producer DJ Seinfeld's first release on his own new label Young Ethics.
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Jenn Champion will be headlining the West Seattle Summer Fest this weekend, Saturday July 13th!
"Fear of a Black Planet" features elaborate sound collages that incorporate varying rhythms, numerous samples, media sound bites, and eccentric loops, reflecting the songs' confrontational tone. Recorded during the golden age of hip hop, its assemblage of reconfigured and recontextualized aural sources preceded the sample clearance system that later emerged in the music industry. "Fear of a Black Planet" explores themes of organization and empowerment within the black community, social issues affecting African Americans, and race relations at the time. The record's criticism of institutional racism, white supremacy, and the power elite was partly inspired by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing's views on color.
Time Zone was an electro band headed by Afrika Bambaataa. Bambaataa worked with different musicians for each Time Zone project.In December 1984, Time Zone released their most well-known single, "World Destruction". A collaboration between Bambaataa, ex-Sex Pistol/Public Image Ltd. leader John Lydon, and producer/bassist Bill Laswell. The "World Destruction" single was arranged by Laswell after Lydon and Bambaataa had acknowledged respect for each other's work
Fishbone is an American band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, heavy rock, reggae, and soul.Fishbone first assembled in 1979 with John Norwood Fisher (bass), his brother Philip "Fish" Fisher (drums), Angelo Moore (vocals, saxophones and theremin), Kendall Jones (guitar), "Dirty" Walter A. Kibby II (vocals, trumpet), and Christopher Dowd (keyboards, trombone, vocals). They achieved their greatest success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, after which they went through many personnel changes. From 2003 to 2010, John Norwood Fisher and Angelo Moore were the last remaining original members of the band. In the 2010s, all the other original members except Kendall Jones rejoined the band for various reunions and anniversary activities
'Blue Monday' is a song by the British rock band New Order. It was released as a 12-inch single on March 7th, 1983 through Factory Records and later as a 7-inch single through Tonpress in 1985. It appeared on certain cassette and CD versions of the band's second studio album, "Power, Corruption & Lies"
'Over the Shoulder' has been described as an early example of electro-industrial, as well as synth-pop and synthrock.Musically, the song contains multiple layers of looped synthesizer parts along with distinctive heavy drum machine pattern and Jourgensen's weak vocal approach; Billboard editors compared this approach with music of Scritti Politti and Bee Gees. It was the band’s first recording after signing with Sire Records
'Head Like a Hole' is a song by the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single from the group's debut album, "Pretty Hate Machine"
The song is an industrial rock song with elements of electronic and dance music, and is one of the more rock-oriented songs on the album. Lyrically, it discusses betrayal and angst. Trent Reznor wrote 'Head Like a Hole' in 1988, after touring with Skinny Puppy. Flood, Adrian Sherwood, and Keith LeBlanc were co-producers of the song, and it was recorded in 1989
'Straight Outta Compton' is the a single from N.W.A's debut album of the same name. The opening verse is rapped by Ice Cube. MC Ren delivers the second, and Eazy-E the third verse. Dr. Dre does the intro as well as introducing Eazy E's verse. The album reached triple platinum sales status, initially reaching platinum status with no airplay support and without any major tours.[3][8]
As the hip hop community worldwide received the album with a high note, the members of N.W.A became the top stars for the emerging new era of gangsta rap while popularizing the lyrics of Ice Cube and MC Ren. The album also helped to spawn many young MCs and gangsta hip hop groups from areas such as Compton, California, and South Central Los Angeles, as many thought they had the same story to tell and the ability to pursue the career track that N.W.A had taken, hence the formation of groups such as Compton's Most Wanted.
'Cities in Dust' is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their seventh studio album, "Tinderbox" in 1986. The 'Cities in Dust' 12-inch vinyl was the first Banshees' single release in the United States, on Geffen Records. The album was written to be presented live on stage in full like "Juju" was in 1981 on its subsequent tour. After rehearsing the songs for months, the band went abroad in Berlin to record the new material
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The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was an American hip-hop musical ensemble, active during the early 1990s.
The band was formed in 1990 by Michael Franti (vocals, production, misc. instruments) and Rono Tse (drums, percussion, programming), who had been in the Beatnigs.
The group was associated with contemporary bands, including House of Pain and Pop Will Eat Itself. They also were somewhat reminiscent of Gil Scott-Heron due to the half-spoken vocal styles of Franti and the up-front political messages in the music. The Disposable Heroes played many concerts, sometimes opening the bill for more well-known acts such as U2 (on their landmark Zoo TV Tour), Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana and Arrested Development. Guitarist Charlie Hunter made his recording debut with the Disposable Heroes before earning fame in jazz.
The band was formed in 1990 by Michael Franti (vocals, production, misc. instruments) and Rono Tse (drums, percussion, programming), who had been in the Beatnigs.
The group was associated with contemporary bands, including House of Pain and Pop Will Eat Itself. They also were somewhat reminiscent of Gil Scott-Heron due to the half-spoken vocal styles of Franti and the up-front political messages in the music. The Disposable Heroes played many concerts, sometimes opening the bill for more well-known acts such as U2 (on their landmark Zoo TV Tour), Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana and Arrested Development. Guitarist Charlie Hunter made his recording debut with the Disposable Heroes before earning fame in jazz.
'It Was a Good Day' is a song by American gangsta rapper Ice Cube. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from his third solo album, "The Predator."
Skylab was the first space station launched and operated by NASA. Skylab was designed as an orbiting workshop for research on scientific matters. Unfortunately, NASA failed to build in any control mechanisms to return the orbiter to Earth. This presented a problem when NASA engineers discovered the station’s orbit was decaying rapidly. Skylab became a 77-ton loose cannon.
On July 11, 1979, Skylab began rapidly descending from orbit, engineers fired the station’s booster rockets, sending it into a tumble they hoped would bring it down in the Indian Ocean. They were close. While large chunks did go into the ocean, the space station’s debris littered in populated areas of western Australia. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Electric Light Orchestra dedicated their single "Don't Bring Me Down" to Skylab
On July 11, 1979, Skylab began rapidly descending from orbit, engineers fired the station’s booster rockets, sending it into a tumble they hoped would bring it down in the Indian Ocean. They were close. While large chunks did go into the ocean, the space station’s debris littered in populated areas of western Australia. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Electric Light Orchestra dedicated their single "Don't Bring Me Down" to Skylab
'Rebound City' is a single off of Bleached's new album "Don't You Think You've Had Enough" which drops tomorrow! You can catch them October 7th at The Crocodile!
Sleater-Kinney will be releasing their ninth album "The Center Won't Hold on August 16th. The album was produced by St. Vincent and will be the last album to feature long time drummer Janet Weiss. You can catch Sleater-Kinney at the Paramount Theatre on November 23rd and 24th!
AMyl and the Sniffers' sound has been compared to 1970's hard rock groups such as Iggy Pop and The Stooges and The Damned. However,singer Amy Taylor has cited a number of varying influences including Minor Threat, Ceremony, AC/DC, Sleaford Mods, Dolly Parton, and Cardi B.
The Raconteurs will be playing in Seattle next Thursday, July 18th, at CenturyLink Field!
On July 11, 2006, Thom Yorke of Radiohead released his debut solo album, "The Eraser". It was produced by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and comprises of electronic music Yorke recorded during Radiohead's 2004 hiatus and between their 2005 rehearsals.
To generate ideas, Yorke cut and pasted clips at random from Radiohead's library of original samples, many of which were created on laptops in hotel rooms as the band toured. He would send fragments to Godrich, who identified passages that could become songs, edited them, and returned them to Yorke. The lyrics express Yorke's political concerns. Lead single "Harrowdown Hill" was written about the death of David Kelly, a whistleblower who allegedly committed suicide after telling a reporter that the British government had falsely identified weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
To generate ideas, Yorke cut and pasted clips at random from Radiohead's library of original samples, many of which were created on laptops in hotel rooms as the band toured. He would send fragments to Godrich, who identified passages that could become songs, edited them, and returned them to Yorke. The lyrics express Yorke's political concerns. Lead single "Harrowdown Hill" was written about the death of David Kelly, a whistleblower who allegedly committed suicide after telling a reporter that the British government had falsely identified weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
In June of 2019, Thom Yorke release his third solo album via XL Recordings entitled "Anima". Yorke and Godrich developed "Anima" through live performances and studio work. The album is accompanied by a short film on Netflix directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Thom Yorke will be performing a the Paramount Theatre on October 20th!
On July 11, 2017, Seattle rapper DoNormaal released her sophomore album, Third Daughter via Seattle hip-hop label Crane City Music.
Christianne Karefa-Johnson, AKA DoNormaal, was born and raised in Southern California, and was quickly embraced within the Seattle music scene when she moved here a few years ago. In 2016, she played over 100 shows in the city.
Over the course of 19 tracks, DoNormaal covers a variety of subjects on Third Daughter, including capitalism, her experience as a queer woman of color, battles with depression, My Little Pony, and more.
In her own words, DoNormaal describes the album as a fairy tale of “a quiet black princess held hostage by the internalized shame of the world."
The album was met with critical acclaim at its release, garnering attention from local press like KEXP and The Stranger, The Fader, Vice, i-D and Bust Magazine
Christianne Karefa-Johnson, AKA DoNormaal, was born and raised in Southern California, and was quickly embraced within the Seattle music scene when she moved here a few years ago. In 2016, she played over 100 shows in the city.
Over the course of 19 tracks, DoNormaal covers a variety of subjects on Third Daughter, including capitalism, her experience as a queer woman of color, battles with depression, My Little Pony, and more.
In her own words, DoNormaal describes the album as a fairy tale of “a quiet black princess held hostage by the internalized shame of the world."
The album was met with critical acclaim at its release, garnering attention from local press like KEXP and The Stranger, The Fader, Vice, i-D and Bust Magazine
LA based GOON will be dropping their new album "Heaven is Humming" on July 19th!
This set of music is dedicated to Gabe Grunewald, an American professional middle-distance runner who competed in distances from 800 meters to 5000 meters. She represented the United States at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished in ninth place in the 3000 meters. She was the national champion in the 3000 meters at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
American professional middle-distance runner Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald passed away at the age of 32 on June 11, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN after suffering a rare form of cancer known as adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). She was diagnosed over a decade ago.
After undergoing surgery and months of radiation treatment, Grunewald returned in 2010 for a final year of collegiate competition, where she set a school record in the 1,500-meters (which still stands). In 2010, Grunewald was diagnosed with a separate form of cancer in her thyroid. She got treatment immediately and continued to run. In 2012, she finished fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1,500-meters, coming within one place of making the team. In 2014, she won a national championship in the 3,000-meters. In 2013, four years after being diagnosed with ACC, she ran a personal best of 4:01.48 for the 1,500; at the time, it made her the eleventh fastest American ever.
In 2016, a few months after she had competed in her second Olympic Trials, Grunewald’s ACC returned in the form of a four-pound tumor on her liver. The operation left her with a foot-long scar on her abdomen, which would become a symbol of her resilience and de facto trademark. A few months later, a PET scan revealed that Grunewald had twelve small tumors on her liver. As she began aggressive, but unsuccessful chemotherapy.
Grunewald was sponsored by Brooks from 2010 until her death this year. Under the guidance of coach Dennis Barker, Gabe had hoped to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. She trained along the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis with her husband, Justin.
“From the very first day I was told I had cancer in 2009, I knew running would be a big part of my journey back to health. It has truly been my refuge; when everything else seems to be going wrong and the outcomes are far beyond my control, I can find perspective and hope on the run.” - Gabe Grunewald
Gabe’s husband Justin posted this letter to Gabriel on Instagram on the day that she died. He had written and given it to her a few years prior:
Dear Gabriele, First, thank you. Thank you so much for showing me what it's like to be and feel alive. It's easy to pass through life day to day and punch a time card wishing away the hours. Currently although I don't always show it, I cherish every second. Whether we are out running, binging on a new Netflix series, or just lying in bed being lazy. Nothing beats the feeling I get when I see your smiling face. I know life is scary and I know we have won the lottery of uncertainty, and it's not fair, but I still choose our life of uncertainly and at times fear, over any alternative option I could think of. I have so much fun with you and have learned more from having you as my best friend and wife than I learned in the rest of my life combined. I know you have been given the heaviest of tasks in life. The task of being brave despite feeling enormous amounts of fear. The task of smiling when your throat wells up with pain and eyes want to fill with tears, but I don't think you were chosen by random chance, and again I know that's not fair but you are so amazing at being you and that's why I feel bravelikegabe is so special. Because there isn't a word in the dictionary for what you do or who you are. Brave flails in comparison to what you are to me and to so many people out there facing the simplest and silliest of struggles in day to day life. At the end of the day people won't remember the PRs run or the teams qualified for but they will remember that hard period in their life where they were losing hope but they found inspiration in a young lady who refuses to give up. I love you ❤️ #bravelikegabe #runningonhope
Dear Gabriele, First, thank you. Thank you so much for showing me what it's like to be and feel alive. It's easy to pass through life day to day and punch a time card wishing away the hours. Currently although I don't always show it, I cherish every second. Whether we are out running, binging on a new Netflix series, or just lying in bed being lazy. Nothing beats the feeling I get when I see your smiling face. I know life is scary and I know we have won the lottery of uncertainty, and it's not fair, but I still choose our life of uncertainly and at times fear, over any alternative option I could think of. I have so much fun with you and have learned more from having you as my best friend and wife than I learned in the rest of my life combined. I know you have been given the heaviest of tasks in life. The task of being brave despite feeling enormous amounts of fear. The task of smiling when your throat wells up with pain and eyes want to fill with tears, but I don't think you were chosen by random chance, and again I know that's not fair but you are so amazing at being you and that's why I feel bravelikegabe is so special. Because there isn't a word in the dictionary for what you do or who you are. Brave flails in comparison to what you are to me and to so many people out there facing the simplest and silliest of struggles in day to day life. At the end of the day people won't remember the PRs run or the teams qualified for but they will remember that hard period in their life where they were losing hope but they found inspiration in a young lady who refuses to give up. I love you ❤️ #bravelikegabe #runningonhope
Grunewald came to embrace her role as an ambassador for rare cancer research, establishing her Brave Like Gabe foundation in 2018. It started as a hashtag, then as a prominent platform for the fight against types of cancer where lack of research meant that there were no FDA-approved treatments.
In founding Brave Like Gabe, Grunewald strived to “raise awareness for rare diseases, the research funding disparities, and other challenges that prevent these cancers from having effective treatment options.” The foundation’s fundraising efforts support research and accelerate treatments for rare cancer patients.
Those interested in supporting rare cancer research by backing Brave Like Gabe may make a donation at www.BraveLikeGabe.org.
Runners wanting to help raise awareness for rare cancer research and research donations may join the Brave Like Gabe campaign by recording their runs and sharing it on social media with the hashtag #BraveLikeGabe.
On May 5th, 2019, a Brave Like Gabe 5K was hosted in St. Paul, MN, with 1,224+ participating runners.
Runners wanting to help raise awareness for rare cancer research and research donations may join the Brave Like Gabe campaign by recording their runs and sharing it on social media with the hashtag #BraveLikeGabe.
On May 5th, 2019, a Brave Like Gabe 5K was hosted in St. Paul, MN, with 1,224+ participating runners.
“I don’t think society necessarily chronicles struggle as something normal and to be expected to experience as a human. I think we see gold medalists, and we see billionaires, and we see successful companies starting, and we see everyone at the top of their industry. I’m not one of those people. I’m showing a struggle.” - Gabe Grunewald
“Being brave, for me, means not giving up on the things that make me feel alive.” - Gabe Grunewald
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