Monthly Archives: February 2007

Pledge Drive, Day 5. I have the coolest job in the world…

Morning Faithful everywhere stepping up big… Photo by Gregory Perez
I have the coolest, strangest, most crazy job I can imagine in the world. This I realize during the pledge drives. We had a record setting day on Monday, I was totally freaking out. Tuesday we did great, 20k but it seemed like a [...]

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Today in Music: Iceage Cobra, Sebadoh, the Pipettes, Wilco, CSS, Feist, Sparklehorse, Winter Pledge Drive!

Iceage Cobra at High Dive, photo courtesy of janeeliza
All this week our Song of the Day podcast features exclusive live performances from some of the finest bands in the Seattle rock scene. Today’s featured song is from Iceage Cobra, recorded live at KEXP on 10/28/06:
Iceage Cobra - Weapon of Mass Seduction (MP3)
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My second pledge drive. Day 4.

The weekend was really fun, lots of faces I’d seen last fall and so many people talking about music and their admiration for the DJs they were volunteering to support.

John and Arlie, photo courtesy of Gregory Perez
Joe, who loves Stevie Zoom and Kevin Cole, passed around a little sheet of paper and started a “best [...]

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Today in Music: the Jam, the Heavy Hearts, the National, Portishead, Interpol, Deerhoof, Joseph Arthur

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Here’s another really cool live clip of the Jam performing “Man in the Corner Shop.” Thanks to Waved Rumor for continuing to post so many awesome vintage clips.
All this week our Song of the Day podcast features exclusive live performances from some of the finest bands in the Seattle rock scene. Today’s [...]

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Pledge Drive: Day 1

Actually its day 3, I’ve been up here since Saturday. Well, to be honest with you its day 4, we started on the Rockabilly show on Friday.

Leon smells like socks
But when it comes to pledge drives, its a blur… I will be on the air 46 hours this drive which I think sets some [...]

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Today in Music: Arcade Fire, Shim, Ben Gibbard, Deerhoof, Busdriver, Tokyo Police Club, KEXP Winter Membership Drive!

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There’s a lot floating around about the Arcade Fire performance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, with posts from Brooklyn Vegan, Sixeyes, and Rock Sellout. Watch the footage of ‘Keep the Car Running’ and download both songs from their performance:
Arcade Fire - Intervention (SNL, 2/24/07) (MP3)
Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running (SNL, [...]

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Today in Music: the Hidden Cameras, Elvis Perkins, Sonic Youth, Mount Eerie, Peter Bjorn and John

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#22.2 - Hidden Cameras - Boys of Melody
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Here’s one more video from the The Take-Away Shows series to close out the week. This one features the Hidden Cameras performing an improvised version of ‘Boys of Melody’ along the Canal Saint Martin after a show in Paris. Listen to an exclusive performance from [...]

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A few of our favorite (imaginary) things (this week)…

These are a few of our favorite (imaginary) things (this week)
1. The idea that Blur might play again!
Rumor or not, the hope of a Blur reunion really makes our week. There’s a distinct difference in the caliber of Blur releases when comparing pre-and post-Graham Coxon departure. The battle of Blur’s Think Tank (Blur’s first album [...]

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Did you know Audioasis has a Portland monthly showcase?

KEXP’s Audioasis would like to present to you, PDXplore! If you haven’t heard about PDXplore yet, well here I am to fill you in. PDXPlore is a monthy showcase that has been taking place here in Seattle featuring two up and coming bands from the Portland area. The showcases are always at the [...]

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Today in Music: Tapes ‘N Tapes, Arcade Fire, Jesus and Mary Chain, the Flaming Lips, Kaiser Chiefs, the Wrens

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#28.2 - Tapes’n Tapes - Insistor
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Here’s another video from an incredible series called The Take-Away Shows. It’s produced by the Paris based music blog La Blogotecheque and features improvised performances from artists in public spaces. Yesterday we posted the video of Grizzly Bear and here’s Tapes ‘N Tapes performing ‘Insistor’ in the streets [...]

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