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True or false: you've played this on your headphones whilst walking downtown and pretending you were in a movie
Soulsavers - the English duo of Rich Machin and Ian Glover - enlisted the help of Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan for lyrics and vocals on The Light the Dead See, their fourth album
An intrepid interweb user out there has rendered all of Radiohead's Kid A and OK Computer in 8-bit bleep, bloop video game soundtrack style. Take a listen here - youtu.be
When we say listener powered, WE MEAN IT! (there's literally a group of listeners here 24/7 on stationary bikes powering a generator)
Please consider making a donation right now to the station that plays The Jesus & Mary Chain and The Cure back-to-back - kexp.org
Consider, if you will (but say it in that scary Twilight Zone voice) a Monday without the Morning Show. FRIGHTENING, right?!?! Please donate right now to keep the Morning Show going strong!
The liner notes for "In the Morning" say: "Composed By [Melody At The End Stolen From] – Brett Netson" (a Caustic Resin song)
Listener donations make awesome features like the KEXP Song of the Day Podcast possible, of which The Helio Sequence has been featured many a time - blog.kexp.org
The Beatles achieved that strange vocal effect by running it through Leslie speaker cabinet and utilizing a automatic double tracking
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No need to bother Google Translate now, Ma Fleur = My Flower. You're welcome.
Dating from 1888, The Gymnopédies were three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. It was also used in the movie Short Circuit 2 "for the scene following the attack on the robot, Johnny 5"
Listener donations also make all the incredible LIVE in-studio sessions possible, like this one from Philly MC Lushlife - kexp.org
Samples: Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," Ian Dury's "What a Waste" and "Spinning Wheel" by Dr. Lonnie Smith
Just a year before Lou Reed was in a real funk, even moving back into his parent's house on Long Island
First released in 1983 as both a double 7" and a 12" version, then later appearing on the band's debut Soul Mining. Dig the cover art too - www.discogs.com
Guy who used to be in Smashing Pumpkins: "Dudes, we should totally call ourselves Smashing Zucchinis, 'Pumpkins' is a mainstream squash"
Second full-length from Vancouver duo Japandroids. They also do a wicked cover of the The Gun Club's "For the Love of Ivy" (!!!) on the album.
Remember, the top 6 'hoods advance to the next round in our Hood-to-Hood Challenge so call and DONATE right now! Here's the updated standings yo - kexp.org
Catherine Wheel brought in producer Gil Norton (Pixies, Echo & The Bunnymen) for their second album, having the amazing fortune of following up Talk Talk's Tim Friese-Greene's production work on their debut, Ferment
Apropos of their name, here's Charles Grodin in his most challenging role - img1.bdbphotos.com
The Breeders and Elastica, back-to-back badassery (kinda like the Morning Show and Midday show amirite?!)
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Elvis Costello's real name is Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus.... Pertinent facts such as that are all part of the richness of experience that comes part and parcel with KEXP.
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dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio - youtu.be
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New music from the Roanoke, VA band whose second album, Correct Behavior, is due out July 24th
KEXP was lucky to have the reunited Archers of Loaf perform an exclusive in-studio last year - kexp.org