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#427: A Jeff Buckley documentary is officially happening, with the blessing of the Buckley estate.
Orian Williams will direct the biopic, “Everybody Here Wants You.” The film stars Reeve Carney as Buckley, chronicling his life before his death in 1997. Buckley’s mother is on-board to co-produce the documentary.: tinyurl.com
#426 of our listeners' favorite songs of all time! The song describes the volcanic eruption that destroyed of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. There's a lotta lava, a lotta flames, and a lot of love in the video: he song describes the volcanic eruption that destroyed of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD -- and includes references to the ancient Roman household deities Lares Familiares
There's a lotta lava, a lotta flames, and a lot of love in the video: youtu.be
#425! Speaking to Radio X's John Kennedy for a special program celebrating his life and work, Noel Gallagher said he feels this song was given to him. "I don't ever sit there and think that I wrote that, you know, the Oasis songwriter explained. "I think it came from somewhere else. I think it was a song that was there somewhere, and if I hadn't have written it, you know, Bono would have written it. You know, it's like those great songs, 'One' and 'Let It Be' and yeah, I did just compare myself to Paul McCartney there. You know, they're there. If they fall out the sky and land on your lap, then lucky you."
#423 on listeners' faves of all time!
'Dig Me Out' marked the debut of Janet Weiss, who would become the band's longest-serving drummer. The album cover is an homage to The Kinks' 1965 album The Kink Kontroversy.
When this album came out, Spin Magazine said "From start to finish, 'Dig Me Out' aims for this place of undiluted emotion, where girlishness yields to the rage and joy of women who feel no need to charm" -- tinyurl.com
#422 on listeners' list of fave all-time songs!
“Evie, you are such a joy to hear on the air. Every single one of us listening can feel your compassion, hear your smile every time you talk on the air. I look forward to hearing you every Sunday afternoon. It is a treat to hear your music selections. You always know what to play to make me feel better, make me dance, make me turn it up louder.” -- Miina in Woodinville
#421! Cheryl Waters hosted Built to Spill Live in the KEXP Studio back in 2015: youtu.be
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#420 -- counting down listeners' favorite tracks of all time!
This is the debut single from Erykah Badu's debut album -- it quickly become on of the signature tracks of the Neo Soul era. The album was recorded throughout 1996 in NYC, Philadelphia, and Dallas
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#419!
"Still" pulls together previously unreleased Joy Division material, along with a live recording of the band's final concert, performed at Birmingham University on May 2, 1980 -- and includes this, the only live performance of "Ceremony" by the band
#418! KEXP has dug into our archives for this interview with frontman Kevin Shields, originally conducted back in 2009. (Truly dated in that the original version of this article linked to the band's MySpace page.) Read it here: www.kexp.org
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#417! KEXP's Owen Murphy spoke to Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand for International Clash Day in 2018: www.kexp.org
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#416 on our listeners' top tracks of all time
In the New York Times October 30, 2007, Annie Lennox recalled that this was written by the duo just after they'd had a bitter fight. "I thought it was the end of the road and that was that," she said. "We were trying to write, and I was miserable. And he just went, well, 'I'll do this anyway.'" Dave Stewart came up with a beat, Annie Lennox improvised the synthesizer riff, and suddenly they realized they had a potential hit. bit.ly
#415!
In the years leading up to the album, Tricky had grown frustrated with his role in Massive Attack and wanted to pursue an independent project. On the way to the studio one day, he and producer Mark Saunders saw Martina Topley-Bird waiting at a bus stop, and asked her if she could sing... beginning a partnership that included this cover of Public Enemy
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FROG SET! ' YAAAASSS!! THIS is why I LOVE KEXP!!! 😄💜💜💜' -- Leslie
The world's largest performance artist, Giganticus, was unable to appear on Muppets Tonight, so Kermit the Frog had to save the day -- and he put on Giganticus' giant suit and performed "Once in a Lifetime", in homage to the famous live performance from "Stop Making Sense"! I think we can all agree Kermie's version is the best -- youtu.be
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FROG SET FROG SET 'Since we're on frogs, I hope you have long legged Larry coming up! 🐸 ' -- Gerry from Port Townsend
Aesop Rock teamed up with artist Jeremy Fish to make a video with visionary director Rob Shaw. The frog’s finer moments are captured through the magic of stop-motion animation in a music video available right now for your viewing pleasure: youtu.be
#414! "The title of this song is a testament to Mould’s frame of mind at the time, determined to find a glimmer of hope even in the face of endings."
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#413 on KEXP listeners' favorite tracks of all time
KEXP's podcast, Sound & Vision, explored Joy Division's legacy with DJ Kevin Cole and Jon Savage, author of "This Searing Light, the Sun, and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History". Listen here: www.kexp.org
#411! Speaking to Filter magazine in 2004, Harvey said of her debut album: "'Dry' is the first chance I ever had to make a record and I thought it would be my last. So, I put everything I had into it. It was a very extreme record. It was a great joy for me to be able to make it. I never thought I'd have that opportunity, so I felt like I had to get everything on it as well as I possibly could, because it was probably my only chance. It felt very extreme for that reason."
#410 on our listeners' fave tracks of all time!
Remember when Marco Collins played an entire Avalanches album, with discussion of the details? We can do that because we're powered by our listeners! kexp.org
The samples in this song include the John Waters movie Polyester, a recording by the Enoch Light Singers and an album from the comedy duo Wayne & Schuster -- learn about all of them: bit.ly
This song is said to a reference to ‘EtOH’ (shorthand for alcohol, from the chemical abreviation for ethanol) and documents Robbie Chater's struggles with alcohol abuse.
'Since I Left You' came maybe two years after that, when I was sober and just glad to be alive. That’s a lot of the feeling and the joyousness behind that album – me at 23, making music and just happy to be alive" -- tinyurl.com
#409! Lady Gaga's second studio album was re-issued in June 2021 with "six reimaginings of the album's songs by artists representing and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community" -- including the lovely cover of this track by Orville Peck you've likely heard on KEXP!
"I just wanna be your dream controller / Show me other ways to strike the match"
This track from the Platinum Pleasure Edition of "What's Your Pleasure?" was co-written by Shungudzo Kuyimba, Model Child, and SG Lewis. The video features some fantastic dancers -- youtu.be
#408! Learn more about the inspirations for this track: tinyurl.com