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Tuesday, Dec 8 2015, 10AM
An inquest showed that Nick Cave's son Arthur had taken LSD before he died from a fall in July. The coroner ruled accidental death and said, “In his own family’s words ... ‘he was a bright, shiny, funny, complex boy and we loved him deeply’.”: www.theguardian.com
Nirvana developed this song during live performances in Europe in 1989. Kurt Cobain told Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt that the song was "hypnotic" and a much more complex song than early material: www.songfacts.com
"Why do you have to make it so-so-so-so-so obvious..." Read the lyrics to this song from "Ritual de lo habitual": genius.com and then read as Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro break down the entire album: www.rollingstone.com
Don't you like the field recording of the Liverpool soccer fans singing "You'll Never Walk Alone"? This much-loved song is not (!) on many Pink Floyd top ten lists, like this one, for example: www.thetoptens.com that's an incentive for you to get in your choices for top ten 2015 albums to KEXP before Friday, December 11th, at 6:00 p.m.: blog.kexp.org
Watch live video of Canadian rockers Plants and Animals in a 2012 KEXP in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
"Don't Carry It All" was one of many songs The Decemberists performed at the Gorge during Sasquatch 2011. Listen to that entire performance: www.kexp.org
In this interview last January, Deer Tick frontman John McCauley talked about ten years in rock and roll, having Stevie Nicks officiate his wedding, the birth of a child, and more: www.thedailybeast.com
On their Facebook page, British shoegaze band Engineers reports that "Home" is included on the German Rolling Stones' "Rare Trax" this month (You will probably enjoy the article more if your read German.): www.facebook.com
If you read Italian, you could read this biography of Milwaukee band The Promise Ring by Piero Scaruffi. Fortunately, it's accompanied by an English translation: www.scaruffi.com
Blur's new documentary film, "New World Towers," was just released on December 2nd, 2015. Read more about it here: www.blur.co.uk
Hear the entire KEXP in-studio session that included "DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake": www.kexp.org Art Brut said earlier this year that they are working on a new album: www.artbrut.org.uk
Wavves is currently touring and will get as close as California in March, 2016. They have not announced any dates for the Pacific Northwest. Get their song, "Demon To Lean On," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Here's a Paste Magazine review of Wavves October, 2015 release, "V": www.pastemagazine.com
"Fading Frontier" was one of DJ Troy Nelson's "top ten" of 2015. Read his other choices here: blog.kexp.org and get your own vote in by Friday, December 11th, 2015: blog.kexp.org
This may be your last opportunity to hear Car Seat Headrest in a smaller venue when he plays the Sunset Tavern on Saturday, January 9th, 2016.
"Couldn't You Wait?" is a film that chronicles Silkworm and their 17-year-history. You can purchase it, plus lots of bonus material, here: buy.couldntyouwait.com
In August, Matt Berninger said that the band has "30 sketches of songs" for a new album. Here, he talks about the "new album" and his current project EL VY: www.nme.com
Watch the video for this incredibly powerful song: www.youtube.com
Read a review of San Francisco band Swell's fourth album, "Too Many Days Without Thinking": www.allmusic.com
Built to Spill will be playing the Showbox on Friday, February 5th, and Saturday, February 6th, 2016.
Here's a thoughtful Seattle Weekly article about Bryan John Appleby, his new album, "The Narrow Valley," released in November, and "Seattle's farewell to folk": www.seattleweekly.com
You could support two of your favorite Seattle institutions (hip-hop and the Seahawks) when you buy a single T-shirt here: thephysics.bigcartel.com
A new Otis Redding biography by Mark Ribowsky covers the famous soul singer's rise to fame and untimely demise: www.afr.com
Go back more than a decade to hear another one of KEXP's thousands of live in-studio performances, TV On The Radio in 2004: www.kexp.org
Listen to The Wedding Present perform "Bewitched" in a live in-studio session at KEXP in 2010: kexp.org
In an extraordinary performance, Adam Granduciel and The War on Drugs "nearly tore the heart right out of Cheryl Waters" when they played in our studio in 2014. Watch the video: blog.kexp.org
Listen to Common Market performing live in KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2009: www.kexp.org
Visit Band of Horses' Facebook page: www.facebook.com and revisit this wonderful acoustic in-studio session that featured "No One's Gonna Love You": kexp.org
Death Cab for Cutie will be performing at KeyArena tonight, Tuesday, December 8th, 2015.
Go to Modest Mouse's official website for videos and information about the band: modestmouse.com
Read an interview with James Mercer last year about Broken Bells, Zach Braff, and other topics: www.oregonlive.com
"Carrie & Lowell" has made numerous national "top ten" lists, and local ones, including that of KEXP DJ Reeves: blog.kexp.org Get your vote in for your own favorite album by Friday, December 11th, 2015: blog.kexp.org
"Tears fly somewhere close to remorse..." Here are the lyrics: www.lyricsfreak.com
On their blog, the Doves say, "As you can probably tell, there is not much going on." Nevertheless, you can find out the latest on Jimi Goodwin and Jez and Andy Williams' project, Black Rivers: www.dovesmusicblog.com
Look at this picture of Karen O with her new baby. She quotes Roberta Flack's version of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
Rob Crow will be playing at Barboza on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.: thebarboza.com
One of Neil Young's claims to fame is that he is Cheryl Waters' favorite artist. Another is that musicians like Dinosaur Jr. cover songs like "Cortez the Killer." Watch them performing with Fred Armisen and Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo: www.spin.com
What do you think are the ten best Sonic Youth songs?: diffuser.fm
Read a review of Foals' 2015 release, "What Went Down": www.musicomh.com
Enjoy a KEXP "review revue" of The Smiths' "Meat Is Murder": blog.kexp.org
This song was specifically written for the 1999 movie, "Man on the Moon," and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture. Watch the video for "The Great Beyond": www.youtube.com
Sharon Van Etten sang "One Day" and others songs in a beautiful 2010 KEXP in-studio performance: kexp.org
Chastity Belt will be playing at The Crocodile on Thursday night, December 10th, 2015.
Watch the video for this 9-song performance of songs from across Spoon's history: blog.kexp.org
Here's a Stereogum listing of Spoon albums "from worst to best": www.stereogum.com
Britt Daniel took some Ambien, wrote his own interview questions, and then answered them.: noisey.vice.com
