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This track was released as the only single from the band's second and final studio album in October 1998. There are many references to references to Anne Frank and the end of World War II.
"When Jonathan Richman was 19, he arrived at an epiphany in the Israeli desert. .... There, in the miles of sand, gazing at a full moon, Richman had a vision: he would form a band." Read this great in-depth look at Jonathan Richman from Pitchfork. pitchfork.com
We are saddened to hear about the death of Mexican Cumbia Artist Celso Piña at the age of 66 on August 21, 2019. bit.ly
This track by Mexican band has had worldwide success. It is included in the videogame SSX 3 and the movies Man on Fire and Thirteen and is the song Ziva David is listening to in the NCIS episode Shalom (season 4 episode 1). It is also heard in the Alias episode "Countdown" (season 2, episode 20). It was used in a Taco Bell television commercial in 2012.
James Chambers, known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. Along with Bunny Wailer he is one of only two living musicians to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.
Request for STRFKR this morning. Watch the video for "While I'm Alive" here: www.youtube.com
Prince appears on this track with Janelle Monáe, providing co-lead vocals, guitar and bass guitar, as well as co-writing the lyrics.
Midnight Faces performed this track live in the KEXP studio in October 2016. Watch this song and the full session here: www.youtube.com
Hibou will be playing on Sunday, August 25th at Pier 58 for the Big Flip! Fest. Learn more here: www.thestranger.com
This new track by Boundaries was KEXPs Song of the Day in July. You can download it here, as well as subscribe to the Podcast: www.kexp.org
Greys performed live in the KEXP studio in August 2016. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Grimes performed this track live in the KEXP studio in February 2012. Watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Geoff Barrow said of this song: "'Wandering Star' kind of needed a solo, so I just kind of scratched the start of Magic Mountain. I wasn't really ever a scratch DJ, as such, but I was always madly into DJ Premier. You don't need loads of notes to make it sound cool, and that's what Premier did with his scratching. He didn't have to do anything. It was an incredible technique, but still it would just be so cool. He's the most soulful scratch DJ there's ever been." bit.ly
The music video, directed by Mike Mills, shows the members of Air in New York City. They see a toy monkey on the street and immediately enter a fantasy in which the monkey is a giant and flies off to the Moon. Meanwhile, the members of Air are still in New York and other people see them playing with the toy monkey around the United Nations headquarters and in Central Park. The fantasy scenes are shown in colorful animation and the scenes in real life are shot in black-and-white live action. www.youtube.com
New Age Healers will be playing at Clock-Out Lounge on Saturday, September 7th. More info here: bit.ly
Gold Fields formed in the Melbourne suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 2010. Naming themselves after the Gold Fields region of South-Eastern Australia, they quickly recorded several singles, one of which, "Treehouse," was picked up by national radio station Triple J's Unearthed program. www.allmusic.com
Joe Tangari from Pitchfork said "So what kind of drugs do you think it was? I only ask because it seems fairly obvious that Echo & The Bunnymen were a band christened during a period of impaired judgment.... 'No, seriously, they're really quite good once you get past the name.'" bit.ly
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan has proclaimed today, August 22, 2019, Layne Staley Day. The former frontman of Alice In Chains and Mad Season would've turned 52-years-old today. Staley passed away on April 5, 2002 from a drug overdose.
There are many events around Seattle to honor Staley. Find out more here: www.kexp.org
You can head to Nectar Lounge tonight for a Layne Staley Tribute: bit.ly
There are many events around Seattle to honor Staley. Find out more here: www.kexp.org
You can head to Nectar Lounge tonight for a Layne Staley Tribute: bit.ly
Black Belt Eagle Scout will be LIVE on KEXP from Rainshadow Recording at THING Festival (Broadcast & Live Streaming Video) on Saturday, August 24th, at 12:00 PM. www.kexp.org
Celest performed live at Panoram Studios in Mexico City in February 2019. This was one of the tracks performed. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Howl Sessions, released in 2006, are unreleased tracks and out-takes from the album "Howl" which was released 14 years ago today (Aug. 22, 2005)
Howl was released on this day in 2005, 14 years ago. Today is also the 41st birthday of BRMC's Robert Levon Been.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed live in the KEXP studio in February 2018. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed live in the KEXP studio in February 2018. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Weyes Blood performed live in the KEXP studio in May 2019. Watch this track and the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Wand performed live in the KEXP studio in May 2018. Watch "Scarecrow" and the full session here: www.youtube.com
Filthy Friends performed live in the KEXP gathering space in May 2019. Watch the video of this supergroup's performance here: www.youtube.com
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Dummy, DJ Morgan spoke with members of Portishead. Beth Gibbons wrote this song entirely. It was not initially part of the album, but was added later. It is not available on the vinyl, only the CD.
Adrian Utley said of the 6th song on the album, "That's one of Beth's old tracks, and it had some really strange chord changes in it." Read the full interview here: www.kexp.org
Adrian Utley said of the 6th song on the album, "That's one of Beth's old tracks, and it had some really strange chord changes in it." Read the full interview here: www.kexp.org
This song! Did you turn the volume up louder? This song is from UNKLE's second album, which was released in 2003.
UNKLE released a new album earlier this year, which James Lavelle says is a mixtape more than an actual album, consisting in songs recorded before and during The Road sessions. Read more about this release here: www.kexp.org
UNKLE released a new album earlier this year, which James Lavelle says is a mixtape more than an actual album, consisting in songs recorded before and during The Road sessions. Read more about this release here: www.kexp.org
This song is a reference to the time it took pioneers to sail to New Zealand, and a metaphor that refers to lead singer Tim Finn's nervous breakdown. The song was "discouraged from airplay" in Britain during the Falklands War by the BBC for reasons of morale - it was thought that references to leaky boats were not appropriate during the naval action in the war.
The talented Conor Oberst is best known for his work in the band Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, The Faint, Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Monsters of Folk, and Better Oblivion Community Center.
You can watch him perform with Better Oblivion Community Center live in the KEXP studio from March 2019 here: www.youtube.com
You can watch him perform with Better Oblivion Community Center live in the KEXP studio from March 2019 here: www.youtube.com
"The UK trio’s first album since 2011 finds new life in the smooth surfaces of house music." Read the full Pitchfork review of the new album Inflorescent here: pitchfork.com
Angel Olsen will be playing with Vagabon at The Moore Theatre on Wednesday, December 11th. More info here: bit.ly
Built To Spill is playing two nights here in Seattle on Friday & Saturday, October 25th & 26th at the Showbox for the Keep It Like a Secret Tour. bit.ly
Spoon played this track live in the KEXP studio in September 2017. Watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Spoon #2! Watch another live session with nine songs that Spoon performed live here at KEXP in July 2014. www.youtube.com
Pinback will be at The Crocodile on Wednesday, November 13th. bit.ly
Deathray was a band formed in 1998 by former CAKE members Greg Brown and Victor Damiani, and Dana Gumbine.
Speaking of CAKE, you can catch them at Marymoor Park on Friday, September 6th. bit.ly
Speaking of CAKE, you can catch them at Marymoor Park on Friday, September 6th. bit.ly
Happy Birthday to Tori Amos! She was born on August 22, 1963 in North Carolina.
"Portishead’s debut album Dummy came out 25 years ago on August 22, 1994. Considered by many as one of the best albums certainly of the 90s, it is also celebrated by many as one of the best records of all time."
Read more here, including the full interview DJ Morgan had with the band. www.kexp.org
Read more here, including the full interview DJ Morgan had with the band. www.kexp.org
Formed in London in 1963, The Yardbirds is known for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.
The Kinks formed in 1964 in Muswell Hill, North London. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s.
The mysterious band dropped an amazing 14-track debut album with funk and soul infused feel-good alternative rock. Listen to more here! infinitblog.com
"Crosstown Traffic" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix recorded in 1967 and released in 1968. Here's a fun video montage of Seattle guitar legend: vimeo.com
Request for The War on Drugs! Watch their performance live in the KEXP studio from August 2017. www.youtube.com
Sharon Van Etten is opening for Bon Iver on Friday, September 6th at the Gorge Amphitheatre. More info here: bit.ly
Ben Harper performed live in the KEXP studio in March 2016. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Vagabon is opening for Angel Olsen at The Moore Theatre on Wednesday, December 11th. More info here: bit.ly