Marco Collins
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By demonstrating that the spirit of punk could live in traditional Irish folk music, the Pogues were one of the most radical bands of the mid-'80s. Led by , whose slurred, incomprehensible voice often disguised the sheer poetry of his songs, the Pogues were undeniably political -- not only were many of their songs explicitly in favor of working-class liberalism, but the wild, careening sound of their punk-injected folk was implicitly radical. While the band was clearly radical, they also had a wickedly warped sense of humor, which was abundantly clear on their biggest hit, the fractured Christmas carol "Fairy Tale of New York." The group's first three albums -- Red Roses for Me, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, If I Should Fall from Grace with God -- were widely praised in both Britain and America, and by 1988 they had earned substantial cult followings in both countries. Yet 's darkly romantic, wasted lifestyle, which was so key to their spirit and success, ultimately proved to be their downfall. By the end of the decade, he had fallen deep into alcoholism and drug addiction, forcing the band to fire him if they wanted to survive. The Pogues carried on without him in the early '90s, playing to a slowly shrinking audience before finally disbanding in 1996.
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Tune written by Ashford & Simpson, recorded by Marlena in 1969, and also a couple recordings the previous year by 5th Dimension and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ; www.npr.org
The War on Drugs will be playing at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Monday and Tuesday, February 21st & 22nd, 2022!
The War on Drugs played Live on KEXP back in 2017. Watch the full performance, hosted by Troy, right here:
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Debut solo album from Merchant after she left 10,000 Maniacs.
Brand new music from Animal Collective!
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“I’m about to drive in the ocean / I’mma try to swim from somethin’ bigger than me / Kick off my shoes and swim good, and swim good / Take off this suit and swim good, and swim good, good”—Frank Ocean, “Swim Good” As this review notes, "We're stronger than our heartbreak...We did not drown in our sorrow. “Swim Good” is the perfect overcoming track because it outlines the process of enduring pain.": djbooth.net
Frank Ocean cover.
Kennedy is an Irish singer/songwriter. www.dermotkennedy.com
American producer and emcee Amerigo Gazaway imagines a studio session between The High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone, and living legend, Lauryn Hill. You can find the album here! soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com
Tom Tom Club was founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being members of Talking Heads.
The song was sampled by hip hop group Public Enemy in their song "Sophisticated B***h" for their 1987 album Yo! Bum Rush the Show.
Drummer Harold Brown’s Happy Accident, Explained:
“What happened on ‘Low Rider’ was in the studio, we were jamming, and I was supposed to have been on the downbeat. But all of the sudden I was on the upbeat. And I said, ‘Oh, boy. I got the beat turned around.’ I didn’t panic. I said, ‘Wait a minute. Stay there. Don’t change it. Stay.’ Because as long as you keep doing it over and over and over, it won’t be a mistake.”
On the single, songwriting credit was given to founding member and saxophonist Roger Ball and guitarist Hamish Stuart individually, and the entire band collectively. It is essentially an instrumental, apart from the song's title being shouted at several points in the song.
From his 1976 album, this song celebrates the birth of Wonder's daughter, Aisha Morris (who you can hear in the background). Aisha's mom is actor Yolanda Simmons.
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Khan released "Hello Happiness" in 2019, after recovering from the anguish of Prince's death -- and overcame her addiction to prescription drugs. Read more about Chaka Khan's first release in over a decade in Paul Sinclair's review for Super Deluxe: tinyurl.com
The Fatboy Slim remix has the same lyrics, but has differences in the instrumental. This remix features an interpolation of "Fido" by The Byrds.
"We wanted to come up with the most extreme, ridiculously heavy-metal title that we could," the band's chief songwriter, Martin Gore, told NME when 'Violator' was released. "I'll be surprised if people will get the joke." Read why Depeche Mode is one of heavy metal's biggest influences: bit.ly.
In a 2012 Rolling Stone article, Del talked about how the track was inspired by a Peter Tork vocal in The Monkees' song "Zilch", which began by repeating the name "Mr. Bob Dobalina". "I just kind of conceptualized who Mr. Dobalina would be," Del said, "which is basically somebody who thinks he know what hip, he think he cool, but he's really right off. Like he ain't right on — he right off." tinyurl.com
Michael Nesmith of the Monkees passed just last week at 78 years old.
Tkay Maidza shared a live set recorded exclusively for KEXP. She performed "My Flowers" and spoke with DJ Morgan. Watch it here: youtu.be
Honestly you can't really have a dance party without playing this song right!
Jungle Boogie originally appeared on their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful.
"You better think about the consequences of your actions...."
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Originally recorded for her 1968 album "Aretha Now" and released as a single that year. Franklin also lip-synched to a new version of the song in a musical sequence for the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers".
KEXP interview with Leon Bridges after the release of his sophomore album "Good Thing" featuring this track. www.kexp.org
Ex-Commodore Lionel Richie scored the first of many hits off of his second solo album Can’t Slow Down with the first single, “All Night Long.”
A Soulful Christmas is the 22nd studio album and second Christmas album by American musician James Brown.
The Pretenders "2000 Miles" is a great alternative Christmas song.