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Tuesday, Jan 8 2013, 2PM
Featuring Dame Shirley Bassey.
According to online sources, the name of the band was originally inspired by a racehorse called The Archduke. After seeing the horse win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, the band began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand and thought it would be a good band name because of the alliteration of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death (his assassination was a significant factor in the lead-up to World War I)
Possum Dixon was an American alternative rock band, which existed between 1989 and 1999.
Moon Duo formed in San Francisco in 2009 by Wooden Shijps guitarist Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada.
Singapore Sling is an Icelandic neo-psychedelia band from Reykjavík.
Neumos and KEXP Present The Grizzled Mighty EP Release with Kithkin, Rose Windows, and River Giant Feb 1st at Neumos.
the Black Keys will perform a few shows in the US in March and April. For the cities and dates visit www.theblackkeys.com/shows
Mean Creek is a rock band from Boston. Vocalists Chris Keene and Aurore Ounjian had previously toured together as a folk duo, before working together on what would later become Mean Creek.
Check out this video of Bomba Estereo live at KEXP - blog.kexp.org
DJ-ing began for Vince Watson at his school’s weekend discos with a selection of hip-hop and early house records filling his box. He worked up a collection unlike any other young DJ, inbetween visits to the Royal Aademy for Art, Music and Drama in Glasgow for piano lessons, before electronic and ambient music grabbed his attention.
Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley who was born on this day back in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Nick Cave uses biblical imagery to depict the birth of Elvis.
Barboza Presents Stag CD Release Show with The Purrs, and Little Hearts on Friday, January 25th.
The Catherine Wheel is also the name of David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project.
Watch Sin Fang perform at KEX Hostel in Iceland during KEXP's Iceland Airwaves Broadcast - youtu.be
Band leader Javier Miranda and lead singers Frankie Rosado and Felix Perez all hail from Puerto Rico, which comes through in the band’s unique blend of salsa, reggae, cumbia, dub and house.
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. "Out of Control" is a single from Surrender, featuring Bernard Sumner.
The Redwood Plan play their Seattle album release show on Friday, Feb. 15th at Neumo's w/Head Like a Kite, Chaos Chaos, and Vox Mod.
The band The Babies originated from a friendship between the Vivian Girls guitarist Cassie Ramone and Kevin Morby from the band Woods, who met at a Brooklyn house party.
Check out Nada Surf's new video for Jules and Jim - www.nadasurf.com
Many believe "Peter Pumpkinhead" is a pseudonym for and refers to one of various historic figures such as John F. Kennedy, Jesus Christ, or John Lennon. However, the writer of the song, Andy Partridge, stated that he was not referring to any one being, but to such characters and their lives as a whole, namely that their mission to do good resulted in their death brought about by "government" figures.
William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star.
In October 2009, Mojo Nixon announced his "un-retirement" on his website with the release of his album Whiskey Rebellion, a collection of previously unreleased tracks he claims he had found in "an old shoe box full of cassette tapes" under his front porch.
The Evens are a Washington D.C. duo, formed in the fall of 2001, comprising Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi, Teen Idles) and Amy Farina (The Warmers, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists).
Telekinesis will be touring in March. For a list of cities and dates, visit www.telekinesismusic.com
According to online sources, the band's name was influenced by Robert Altman's film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), which featured the Leonard Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy".
Crystal Castles are booked for a world tour from now through July. For a list of cities and dates, visit - crystalcastles.com
El Perro del Mar is a musical project by Sarah Assbring that was founded in December 2003 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bowie announced a new album and turns 66! Read all about it - pitchfork.com
KEXP listeners 4th favorite album of 2012. Check out the rest of the list here: www.kexp.org
Collaboration between Thom York and Flea. This album will be out soon! atomsforpeace.info
