London hip-hop artist Speech Debelle was just announced the winner of the Mercury Music Prize, beating out strong contenders Bat For Lashes, Kasabian, La Roux, Friendly Fires, Florence and the Machine, and Lisa Hannigan. Her album Speech Therapy (Big Dada) won for best album of the past year by a U.K. or Irish artist. Be [...]
Since the end of Husker Du, we’ve seen and heard plenty from Bob Mould, from albums with Sugar to a stack of solo discs. But what about Grant Hart? It’s been awhile but solo album #6 is on the way with the release of Hot Wax, which finds the Husker Du drummer joined by members [...]
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Peter Bjorn and John are capping off their summer tour with Depeche Mode by remixing a track from the band’s latest record: Fragile Tension. No release date is set, but I can’t wait to hear bright whistles over a Depeche Mode tune.
In a follow-up to our previously-reported Guitar Hero news, the new version of the [...]
Noel Gallagher announced his departure from the band he founded, Oasis, late Friday afternoon, claiming on the band’s website that “verbal and violent intimidation” are the cause. Though he doesn’t accuse his brother, Liam, directly, the ever-escalating sibling rivalry between the brothers has been ongoing since the band’s heyday, when they were always reportedly at [...]
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August 27, 2009
World’s Fair, the music label and service group that released many bands heard on KEXP including Pela, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Curumin, Buraka Som Sistema, The Dandy Warhol’s and many others, has very quickly closed shop. The group’s website is still up and running and in fact is currently promoting the latest from Lyrics [...]
Jeff Mangum, the elusive leader of Neutral Milk Hotel, is helping out the charity, Children of the Blue Sky, with original art pieces ready for auction. Among his contributions is a t-shirt with an original drawing done by Mangum and an autographed copy of On Avery Island featuring Jeff’s thumbprint and stamp work. More items [...]
CMJ just announced the initial lineup of the 2009 Music Marathon. Hundreds more bands will be announced in the following weeks, but among those performing at various showcases and club around NYC on October 20th - 24th are many you’ll hear on KEXP: Broadcast, School of Seven Bells, Atlas Sound, Japandroids, The Budos Band, Suckers, [...]
The saying “can’t get arrested” used to refer to people who couldn’t get recognized or attention no matter what they do, but not so much in this case… last month, Bob Dylan was detained when he was mistaken for a homeless man wandering in a NJ suburb. Dylan, who was on the property of a [...]
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August 13, 2009
Live recordings of shows performed at Seattle’s landmark venue, The Crocodile, from 2002 to present, are now available at the University of Washington’s library thanks to soundman Jim Anderson. The archives contain hundreds of shows including some from Apples in Stereo, Andrew Bird, Ben Lee, Bishop Allen, Brandi Carlile, Crooked Fingers, Damien Jurado, Death Cab [...]
