By Andrew | Published:
July 23, 2007
photo by Vanessa Arquillano
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Morning Show host John Richards, is Mean [...]
Vampire Weekend performs live @ KEXP this Sunday!
photo by Crackers United
No, they’re not going away, as originally reported. Instead, New Order will be Hookless. While bassist Peter Hook has claimed that the band was over and done with, two thirds of the original lineup, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris, in a public statement said, “After [...]
By Andrew | Published:
July 20, 2007
photo by Jake Ludington
One of the many features you’ll find on the KEXP Live Performances Archive are the full-length videos of our VIP Club Concert Series.
Currently, there are five performances, available for free on The Seattle Channel, from artists including Billy Bragg, The Black Angels, Jose Gonzales, and Joseph Arthur, a frequent guest at [...]
By Andrew | Published:
July 20, 2007
Tim Armstrong with Rancid, Masquerade, Atlanta 7/25/06
photo by Mack Williams
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Afternoon [...]
The Fucking Eagles live on KEXP today
go back and listen on the Streaming Archive
With each new story about Amy Winehouse, the “Rehab” jokes get less and less funny. The Mercury Prize nominee, who by the way is currently leading our blog poll, had a meltdown during her return to the stage at the Eden Project [...]
photo courtesy of MySpace
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is Moving Back [...]
The Wrens = the hardest working band (at the office!)
photo by Gregory A. Perez
While I don’t like to wish that The Wrens would abandon their families and jobs more often, it’s been nearly three years since they last performed in our city, so my concern for their familial and financial stability becomes compromised. I [...]
Britt Daniel has reason to be happy: Spoon debuts in Billboard’s top 10 this week!photo by Kris Krüg
CRB Update:
Deliberations continue between webcasters and SoundExchange, the organization that collects royalties on behalf of record labels and musicians, even as the deadline for a decision has passed. On Thursday, just three days before the CRB decided [...]
Dan Deacon, Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 6/19/07
photo by A. Mart
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by [...]
By Andrew | Published:
July 17, 2007
Amy Winehouse at the Bowery Ballroom, NYC 3/13/07
photo by Daniel Arnold
The Mercury Prize nominations were announced today. NME has a detailed list along with booker’s odds, in case you couldn’t make it to the track today. Here’s the list, in order of their potential payoff:
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (4-1)
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst [...]