by Chris Estey
I saw John Spalding for the first time playing guitar for Ninety Pound Wuss at Seattle’s historical all ages club Velvet Elvis in Pioneer Square back in the late 90s. He was a tall, handsome, blonde, sleek panther of rock and roll strength and class. His sure hands squeezed out harsh walls of [...]
Posted in Audioasis, KEXP |
For weeks we were able to avoid any sort of Radiohead new, but every time we think we’re out they they pull us right back in. The first bit of news comes from MySpace Music, which will unleashed three new Radiohead music videos. The videos, created by winners of a contest asking fans and animators [...]
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 “No Direction” by Longwave [...]
review by Ben Funkhouser
photos by Chona Kasinger
Saturday is a rad night for events. No school that day, and none the next. Last Saturday, the night was mine. I headed down to Healthy Times Fun Club with my friends for what was soon to be an excellent night of music, but not so excellent [...]
Posted in All Ages, KEXP |
With the economy being in the shape is in right now (did you notice the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 8,000 this week?), the holiday shopping season that official (or unofficially) begins next weekend is sure to be underwhelming for retailers.
Yet, in the world of rock and/or roll, there are still plenty of things [...]
by Chris Estey
Yes, you should own this book already. It was the first great rock book, and it is still high up in the top ten. But if you don’t have it on your shelves, now’s a great time to pick it up, due to its reprinting with another book’s amount of pages in sumptuous [...]
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. Every Friday, the Song of the Day podcast spotlights local musicians. Today’s featured selection, chosen by [...]
Protect Ya Neck — and benefit from excellent arch support. RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, et al. have paired with Fila to produce Wu-Tang-emblazed Weathertech boots just in time for 2008’s dismal holiday buying season. It’s not the first pair out for purchase; 2007 marked the limited edition C.R.E.A.M. shoe, which sounds [...]
This week’s installment of Review Revue is a bit more modest than last week’s, but my fingers are still tired from all that typing! Yesterday, I stumbled across some CDs in the KEXP library by an artist named Tanita Tikaram. I was first exposed to her music via her cover of “Loving You” [...]
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. Every Friday, the Song of the Day Podcast spotlights local musicians. Today’s featured selection, chosen by [...]
