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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:01 U2 Zooropa Zooropa Island
6:07 The Big Pink Velvet A Brief History of Love 4AD
6:11 Ride Taste Nowhere
6:15 The Mary Onettes Puzzles Islands Labrador
6:19 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make? The Smiths Sire
6:23 The Crayon Fields Mirrorball All the Pleasures of the World Chapter Music
6:27 Tommy James and the Shondells Crimson and Clover Crimson and Clover
6:30 Big Spider’s Back Again, Agent Warped EP Disco Earth/Circle Into Square
DJ Comments: Seattle psychedellic pop! Big Spiders Back was just in studio at KEXP on monday at noon, check it out on the streaming archive!
6:32 Moby Memory Gospel Play: The B Sides V2
DJ Comments: Looks like Moby is headed out for a European tour — Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, and more. Check out www.moby.com.
6:39 Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Down to the Valley (Sntrk) The Proposition
6:42 The xx Crystalised The xx Young Turks
DJ Comments: This UK band has got a ton of European dates coming up.
6:45 Portishead Sour Times Dummy London
DJ Comments: Classic Portishead. Nobody loves you like the morning show does.
6:49 Yacht The Afterlife See Mystery Lights DFA
DJ Comments: Oregon band Yacht out on touring like crazy now. Funny, their myspace genre is listed as “visual/visual/visual.” You’ve got to hear the music with your eyeballs.
6:54 Luscious Jackson Ladyfingers Electric Honey Capitol
6:58 Tegan and Sara Don’t Rush Sainthood Vapor/Sire
7:01 Breakestra Me & Michelle Dusk Till Dawn Strut
7:03 The Beastie Boys Jimmy James Check Your Head Grand Royal
7:06 The Heavy How You Like Me Now? The House That Dirt Built Counter
DJ Comments: The Heavy are touring like mad — they were just in Seattle for an in studio at KEXP last Friday. Check out videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEJypkRk9IA. Hot.
7:09 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Sugarfoot Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! Fat Possum
DJ Comments: San Diego! Check out Black Joe Lewis & The Honeyears November 11 at KBZT Birthday Bash.
7:13 The Clash I’m So Bored With the U.S.A. The Clash Epic
7:15 The Fucking Eagles Stick With Me Girl (and your dreams will die too) Midnight Sour Gaptooth Jukebox
DJ Comments: Playing Hell’s Kitchen in Tacoma, WA with Nomeanso, The Speans and the Plastards — November 6 at 8:00 PM.
7:18 Devendra Banhart Angelika What Will We Be Warner Bros
DJ Comments: Playing the Vic Theatre in Chicago on November 16, Town Hall in New York November 22, and The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn November 23. Lots of east coast dates!
7:21 G Love and Special Sauce Blues Music G Love and Special Sauce Okeh
DJ Comments: Mmmm. Special Sauce. Got some November shows coming up in Australia!
7:25 Lee Dorsey Get Out of My Life Woman Louisiana’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
DJ Comments: Classic New Orleans R & B
7:30 Florence and the Machine Drumming Song Lungs Island
DJ Comments: Did you catch Florence on Letterman last Wednesday? You can find it on youtube.
7:34 PJ Harvey Dry Rid of Me Island
7:37 Pavement Grounded Wowee Zowee Matador
7:42 Peter Gabriel In Your Eyes So Geffen
7:47 Geoffrey Oryema Suzanne (V/A) I’m Your Fan
DJ Comments: Great cover of Suzanne from this Leonard Cohen tribute album. Other artists doing covers on this album include REM, Nick Cave and The Pixies!
7:52 Choir of Young Believers Why Must It Always Be This Way (live on the morning show)
DJ Comments: Check out the video of Choir of Young Believers at CMJ up on the KEXP home page: KEXP.ORG!
7:57 Phoenix Fences (w/Devandra Banhart)
8:02 Julian Casablancas Left & Right in the Dark Phrazes For The Young RCA
DJ Comments: Sunday November 22 at Showbox at the Market
8:08 Stereolab Miss Modular Dots and Loops
8:12 Annie Bad Times Don’t Stop Smalltown Supersound
DJ Comments: Annie is doing a DJ set at N8 Space in Brooklyn — November 19th.
8:16 Lush Nothing Natural Spooky Reprise
8:21 Atlas Sound Washington School Logos Kranky
DJ Comments:
8:25 Kleerup Longing For Lullabies Kleerup Astralwerks
8:29 Jack Penate Pull My Heart Away Everything Is New XL
8:33 Claude VonStroke Aundy Bird Brain Dirtybird
DJ Comments: Playing Portland, OR December 12 at 24Ten
8:38 Serge Gainsbourg Requiem Pour Un Con Comic Strip
DJ Comments: allmusic.com calls Serge Gainsbourg the “dirty old man of popular music.” Nice.
8:41 BK-One with Benzilla Face It Radio Do Canibal Rhymesayers
DJ Comments: BK-One is the DJ who tours with Brother Ali.
8:46 Surfer Blood Floating Vibes Astro Coast Kanine
DJ Comments: Playing November 13 in New York at the Brooklyn Bowl with Art Brut.
8:50 The Beatles Here Comes the Sun Abbey Road EMI
8:53 Blur She’s So High Leisure
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:01 Sigur Ros All Alright Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Ednalaust XL
DJ Comments: www.sigur-ros.co.uk
6:07 Ayub Ogada Obiero En Mana Kuoyo
DJ Comments: Kuoyo’s music can also been heard on the soundtrack of the 2000 release of I ‘Dreamed of Africa’ and the 2005 film The Constant Gardener.
6:13 Sufjan Stevens All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands Seven Swans Sounds Familyre
DJ Comments: To purchase The BQE, a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop visit http://asthmatickitty.com/the-bqe
6:17 Thom Yorke Hearing Damage (Sntrk) New Moon Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic
DJ Comments: In Oct Yorke recruited Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Flea, REM collaborator Joey Waronker, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and producer Nigel Godrich to perform his solo material live in LA.
6:21 Phantogram Running From the Cops Phantogram Self-Released
DJ Comments: Phantogram recently signed to Barsuk Records and their album will debut in February 2010. www.myspace.com/phantogram
6:25 M83 We Own the Sky Saturdays = Youth Mute
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/m83
6:30 The Mary Onettes The Disappearance Of My Youth Islands Labrador
DJ Comments: Playing Brooklyn’s Union Hall on Nov 4th, NYC’s Webster Hall on Nov 6th and Mercury Lounge on Nov 9 8th. www.myspace.com/themaryonettes
6:36 ZAZA Always On Cameo Kanine
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/warofzaza
6:40 REM Pilgrimage Murmur IRS
DJ Comments: REM’s Live at the Olympia out now. http://remhq.com
6:45 The Blakes So Easy Souvenir We Are OK
DJ Comments: Playing Brooklyn’s Glasslands Gallery on Nov 3rd and NYC’s Bowery Electric on Nov 5th.
6:48 Florence and the Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) Lungs Island
DJ Comments: Currently touring and has two sold out shows in London in December. www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachine
6:51 Santogold You’ll Find a Way Santogold Downtown
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/santigold
6:54 Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come (Sntrk) The Harder They Come
DJ Comments: www.jimmycliff.com
6:58 The Police So Lonely Message in a Box A&M
DJ Comments: Sting filled in for an ailing Eric Clapton at the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert held at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. The concert airs on HBO in late November.
7:05 Julian Casablancas Out of the Blue Phrazes For The Young RCA
DJ Comments: The band is playing a series of November dates at LA’s Downtown Palace Theater then head off to Europe. www.juliancasablancas.com/
7:11 The Cure In Between Days Head on the Door Elektra
DJ Comments: For all things The Cure visit their official website www.thecure.com
7:14 Temper Trap Fader Conditions Liberation/Glassnote
7:17 Sinead O’Connor Jump in the River I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got Ensign
DJ Comments: www.sineadoconnor.com
7:20 Matt & Kim Daylight Grand Fader
DJ Comments: Matt & Kim just played a sold show with Weezer at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Halloween night. www.mattandkimmusic.com/
7:24 Buddy Holly & The Crickets Well…All Right
DJ Comments: Buddy Holly was killed along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson in a plane crash on February 3, 1959.
7:26 Alec Ounsworth Modern Girl (…with scissors) Mo Beauty Anti-
DJ Comments: Mo Beauty available in stores and on iTunes. www.myspace.com/alecounsworth
7:30 Pearl Jam Black Ten Epic
DJ Comments: Pearl Jam is currently touring Australia. www.pearljam.com/tour
7:36 Iron and Wine Love Vigilantes Around the Well Sub Pop
DJ Comments: This track aired on Season 6, Episode 1 of FOX’s drama House. www.ironandwine.com/home.htm
7:39 Dolly Parton In the Ghetto My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy
DJ Comments: www.dollyparton.com
7:42 Thao with the Get Down Stay Down Know Better Learn Faster Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
DJ Comments: Playing NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on November 4th. www.thaomusic.com/news.html
7:46 Sissy Wish Float Beauties Never Die Afternoon
DJ Comments: Today’s song of the day! Download it at www.kexp.org/podcasting/podcasting.asp
7:50 Kirsty MacColl They Don’t Know
DJ Comments: Kirstly MaColl frequently collaborated with The Smiths and is best known for her contributions to The Pogues’ Fairy Tale of New York.
7:53 The Raveonettes Heart of Stone In and Out of Control Vice
DJ Comments: Playing Seattle’s Neumo’s on Nov 6th and Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Nov 7th. www.theraveonettes.com
7:57 Urge Overkill Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon (Sntrk) Pulp Fiction MCA
DJ Comments: Follow Urge Overkill on Twitter! https://twitter.com/urgeoverkillcom
8:03 Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeroes Home Up From Below Community
DJ Comments: Playing NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Nov 17th, Brooklyn Music Hall of Williamsburgh on Nov 18 and Neumo’s in Seattle on Dec 5th. www.myspace.com/edwardsharpe
8:08 Ennio Morricone The Good, The Bad and the Ugly The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
DJ Comments: Several Morricone compositions appear on the Inglourious Basterds
8:11 Tom Waits Hoist that Rag Real Gone Anti-
DJ Comments: Glitter and Doom-Live hits stores on Nov 24th. To preview and pre-order visit www.tomwaits.com
8:15 Rachid Taha Barra Barra Very Best World Music Nascente
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/rachidtaha
8:21 Zony Mash Meet the Zony Mash Let’s Get Mashed: The Best of Zony Mash self-released
8:23 Tegan and Sara Arrow Sainthood Vapor/Sire
DJ Comments: After two sold out shows and an appearance on Conan O’Brien, Tegan and Sara are off to tour Europe. http://teganandsara.com/
8:25 Depeche Mode New Dress Black Celebration Sire
DJ Comments: Depeche Mode is currently circling the globe on their Tour of the Universe. Nitzer Ebb joins them in Jan 2010. For dates and latest news visit www.depechemode.com/index.html
8:29 Maps I Dream of Crystal Turning the Mind Mute
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/mapsmusic
8:32 Joy Division Isolation Closer Qwest
DJ Comments: The 2007 film Control, directed by Anton Corbijn, is a biography of Ian Curtis (portrayed by Sam Riley) that uses Deborah Curtis’s biography of her late husband.
8:35 The Big Pink Too Young To Love A Brief History of Love 4AD
DJ Comments: Brief History of Love is in stores now. www.myspace.com/musicfromthebigpink
8:39 Radiohead Where I End and You Begin Hail to the Thief Capitol
DJ Comments: Follow Radiohead’s blog posts and catch other news at www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/
8:43 Nirvana Molly’s Lips (Live at the Pine Street Theater) Bleach (Deluxe Edition) Sub Pop
DJ Comments: The 20th Anniversary re-issue of Bleach is a deluxe CD and double vinyl collection and releases TODAY!
8:46 A Place to Bury Strangers Keep Slipping Away Exploding Head Mute
DJ Comments: The band is on the road with Japandroids and are currently touring Europe. www.aplacetoburystrangers.com/
8:49 Catherine Wheel Black Metallic Ferment Fontana
DJ Comments: Rob Dickinson recorded a cover of the The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” To download visit www.myspace.com/robdickinson
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Monday, November 02, 2009

Host: Troy Nelson

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Animal Collective In The Flowers Merriweather Post Pavilion Domino
DJ Comments: Good Morning! Happy November! http://www.myspace.com/animalcollective
6:05 Califone Giving Away The Bride All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Dead Oceans
DJ Comments: Playing December 3rd at the HUB at the University of Washington. http://www.myspace.com/califonemusic
6:11 The Flaming Lips The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine Embryonic Warner Bros.
DJ Comments: http://www.flaminglips.com/embryonic/
6:16 Built To Spill Hindsight There Is No Enemy Warner Bros
DJ Comments: Playing November 19th and 20th at the Showbox. http://www.myspace.com/builttospill
6:19 Brendan Canning Hit The Wall Something for All of Us… Arts & Crafts
DJ Comments: Of Broken Social Scene. http://www.myspace.com/brendancanning
6:24 Shawn Lee And Clutchy Hopkins 7 Inch Fascinating Fingers Ubiquity
DJ Comments: http://www.shawnlee.net/
6:27 Simian Mobile Disco Cruel Intentions (Feat. Beth Ditto) Temporary Pleasure Wichita / Interscope
DJ Comments: Playing November 30th at Neumo’s. http://www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco
6:32 The Cave Singers Leap Welcome Joy Matador
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/thecavesingers
6:35 Papercuts Dear Employee Can’t Go Back Gnomonsong
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/thepapercuts
6:39 Elvis Perkins Shampoo Elvis Perkins In Dearland Beggars Banquet
DJ Comments: Playing December 4th at Bowery Ballroom in NY. http://www.myspace.com/elvisperkinsindearland
6:43 The Dandy Warhols Love Song Earth To The Dandy Warhols World’s Fair
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/thedandywarhols
6:48 Yppah Son Saves the Rest They Know What Ghost Know Ninja Tune
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/yppah
6:52 M83 Graveyard Girl Saturdays = Youth EMI
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/m83
6:56 Suckers Beach Queen Suckers self-released
7:00 Girls Laura Album Fantasy Trashcan/True Panther
DJ Comments: Live at KEXP November 17th and later that night at Neumo’s. http://www.myspace.com/girls
7:07 The Big Pink Too Young To Love A Brief History of Love 4AD
DJ Comments: Playing December 3rd at the Bowery Ballroom and December 4th at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in NY. http://www.myspace.com/musicfromthebigpink
7:11 The Horrors New Ice Age Primary Colours Xl
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/thehorrors
7:15 The Raveonettes Heart Of Stone In And Out Of Control Universal
DJ Comments: Playing November 6th at Neumo’s w/ Crocodiles. www.myspace.com/raveonettes
7:19 Alec Ounsworth Modern Girl (…with scissors) Mo Beaty Anti
DJ Comments: New solo album from the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah singer. http://www.myspace.com/clapyourhandssayyeah
7:23 DeVotchKa Along The Way A Mad And Faithful Telling Anti
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/devotchkamusic
7:27 The Black Heart Procession Rats Six Temporary Residence LTD.
DJ Comments: Playing November 11 at Chop Suey. http://www.myspace.com/theblackheartprocession
7:31 The Magnetic Fields You And Me And The Moon Get Lost Merge Records
DJ Comments: http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/tmf.php
7:34 Wax Tailor Dragon Chasers In the Mood for Life Le Plan
DJ Comments: Out of France. http://www.myspace.com/waxtailor
7:37 Fever Ray Triangle Walks Fever Ray Mute
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/feverray
7:42 Low Breaker Drums And Guns Sub Pop
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/low
7:44 Brian Eno Baby’s On Fire Here Come The Warm Jets Virgin
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/ambientlegend
7:52 Fitz & The Tantrums Breakin’ The Chains Of Love Songs For A Break Up Volume 1 self-released
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/fitzsoulmusic
7:55 Gnarls Barkley Surprise The Odd Couple Downtown/Atlantic
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley
7:59 Telekinesis! Look To the East Telekinesis! Rogue Records
DJ Comments: Playing November 27th at the Showbox. http://www.myspace.com/telekinesismusic
8:02 Lou Barlow Sharing Goodnight Unknown EMI Australia
DJ Comments: Live at KEXP Sunday Nov 8 at later that night at Showbox w/ Dinosaur Jr. http://www.myspace.com/loubarlow
8:08 Julian Casablancas Out of the Blue Phrazes For The Young RCA
DJ Comments: Solo project of Strokes frontman. New album out tomorrow! http://www.juliancasablancas.com/
8:12 Arctic Monkeys Crying Lightning Humbug Domino
DJ Comments: Playing December 10-11 at Terminal 5 in NY. http://www.myspace.com/arcticmonkeys
8:16 Soft Black I Am An Animal The Earth Is Black Plays With Dolls
DJ Comments: Playing Nov 6 at Matchless and 12th at Death By Audio in NY. http://www.myspace.com/vincentcacchione
8:19 Buzzcocks What Do I Get? Singles Going Steady I.R.S.
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/buzzcocksofficial
8:23 Pixie Carnation When Did The Lights Go Out Fresh Poems EP self-released
DJ Comments: Podcast song of the day! http://www.myspace.com/pixiecarnation
8:27 Blitzen Trapper Gold For Bread Furr Sub Pop
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/blitzentrapper
8:29 All The Saints Sheffield Fire On Corridor X Killer Pimp
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/allthesaints
8:33 Nirvana Blew Bleach Sub Pop
DJ Comments: Sub Pop is reissuing Bleach for the 20th anniversary. http://www.myspace.com/nirvana
8:37 Betty Davis Bottom Of The Barrel Is It Love Or Desire? Light in the Attic
DJ Comments: Reissued on Light in the Attic Records.
8:40 The Heavy Short Change Hero The House That Dirt Built Counter
DJ Comments: Playing Nov 7 at the 92Y Tribeca in NY. http://www.myspace.com/theheavy73
8:43 Pink Mountaintops Execution Outside Love Jagjaguwar
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/pinkmountaintops
8:47 The Velvet Underground I’m Waiting For The Man The Best Of The Velvet Underground Verve
DJ Comments: http://www.thevelvetunderground.co.uk/
8:52 St. Vincent Actor Out Of Work Actor 4AD
8:54 Camera Obscura French Navy My Maudlin Career 4AD
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Sinead O Connor I Am Stretched On your Grave I Do Not What What I Haven’t Got Chrysalis
6:05 Suzanne Vega Blood Makes Noise 99.9 F A&M
DJ Comments: Has a string of shows lined up for February and March
6:07 Cat Power We All Die Myra Lee Smells Like
DJ Comments: Part of next year’s Lilith Fair tour
6:12 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Skeletons It’s Blitz! Interscope
DJ Comments: Performing throughout Great Britain from late November until mid-December; http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com/
6:17 TV On the Radio Wolf Like Me Return to Cookie Mountain Interscope
DJ Comments: TVOTR’s Kyp Malone has a side project Rain Machine will be coming to the Paramount on Nov. 12 and Hammerstein Ballroom 11/25; He’s opening for the Pixies
6:21 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Red Right Hand Let Love In Mute
DJ Comments: Cave recently finished writing his second novel
6:26 Soulsavers You Will Miss Me When I Burn Broken Columbia
DJ Comments: At the Electric Ballroom in London on December 11; http://www.myspace.com/soulsavers
6:29 Dead Can Dance The Carnival Is Over Into the Labyrinth 4AD
DJ Comments: http://www.deadcandance.com/
6:34 Joy Division Dead Souls Substance Qwest
DJ Comments: Photographer Kevin Cummins recently published a compilation of pictures he took of Manchester-based bands
6:39 The Psychedelic Furs The Ghost In You Mirror Moves Columbia
DJ Comments: Recently finished a nationwide tour with the Happy Mondays
6:43 Band of Horses Is There a Ghost Cease to Begin Sub Pop
DJ Comments: They will be performing at the Tabernacle for December 30-31 as part of their Annual Atlanta New Year’s Eve Jammer
6:46 Beads Evil No One Knows Self-Released
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/beeaaddss
6:50 Brian Jonestown Massacre The Devil May Care (Mom & Dad Don’t) Give It Back! Bomp! Records
DJ Comments: Frontman Anton Newcombe has found his spritiual calling: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/oct/28/dig-anton-newcombe
6:57 The Rolling Stones Sympathy For the Devil Beggars Banquet Decca
DJ Comments: At the B.B. King Blues Club on November 30
7:05 Dead Man’s Bones My Body’s A Zombie For You Dead Man’s Bones Anti-
DJ Comments: Tonight and tomorrow at Echo in LA
7:10 Sufjan Stevens They are Night Zombies!They Are Neighbors!They Have Come Back From the Dead Illinois Asthmatic Kitty
DJ Comments: Stevens’ last project the BQE recently went on sale
7:14 The Sugarcubes Delicious Demon Life’s Too Good Elektra
DJ Comments: Broke up in 1992, but reunited in 2006 for one concert
7:17 Oingo Boingo Dead Man’s Party Dead Man’s Party MCA
DJ Comments: Split up by 1995; http://www.buzzine.com/2008/05/oingo-boingo/
7:24 Ministry Everyday Is Halloween Twelve Inch Singles Wax Trax/TVT Records
DJ Comments: http://www.thirteenthplanet.com/ministry/
7:30 Love and Rockets Bound For Hell Love and Rockets Beggars Banquet
DJ Comments: The compilation “New Tales to Tell” feature covers by Black Francis, Dandy Warhols, Flaming Lips & A Place to Bury Strangers
7:37 Franz Ferdinand Shopping For Blood Franz Ferdinand Domino
DJ Comments: Starting a European tour on November 20 in Hamburg
7:40 Bow Wow Wow I Want Candy The Last of the Mohicans RCA
DJ Comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw
7:42 Beck Devil’s Haircut Odelay Geffen
DJ Comments: Nothing new; http://www.beck.com/
7:46 Tegan and Sara Walking With a Ghost So Jealous Sanctuary
DJ Comments: Tonight and tomorrow at Town Hall in Manhattan; no Seattle date announced yet
7:48 Viva Voce From the Devil Himself Get Yr Blood Sucked Out Barsuk
DJ Comments: Showing up at McMenamin’s Kennedy School in Portland on December 27
7:51 Donovan Season of the Witch Sunshine Superman Epic
DJ Comments: http://www.donovan.ie/
7:56 The Sonics The Witch Here are the Sonics Norton
DJ Comments: Tacoma’s finest: http://www.myspace.com/sonicsthe
8:01 Bauhaus Bela Lugosi’s Dead Crackle: The Best of Bauhaus Beggars UK/ADA
DJ Comments: Their first album “In a Flat Field” was released 26 years ago
8:11 Toadies I Burn Rubberneck Interscope
DJ Comments: Tonight at Lake Charles in Louisiana; tomorrow at the Prick or Ink Tattoo Fest
8:14 Van Halen Runnin’ With the Devil Van Halen Warner Bros.
DJ Comments: http://www.van-halen.com/
8:18 The Misfits Halloween 3 Hits From Hell Caroline
DJ Comments: Tomorrow night at B.B. King’s in Manhattan
8:20 Pixies Dead Doolittle 4AD
DJ Comments: This album plus b-sides will be performed on Nov. 12-13 at the Paramount and 11/23-25 at Hammerstein ballroom
8:24 Aphex Twin Come To Daddy Come To Daddy Warp
DJ Comments: Freaky video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0
8:28 My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult A Daisy Chain for Satan Some Have To Dance, Some Have to Kill Red Ant
DJ Comments: Toured back in May
8:33 M83 Car Chase Terror Before the Dawn Heals Us Mute
DJ Comments: http://www.ilovem83.com/
8:36 M83 Graveyard Girl Saturdays=Youth Mute
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/m83
8:41 Trentemoller Evil Dub The Last Resort Poker Flat
DJ Comments: http://www.anderstrentemoller.com/?#/151075/
8:44 MC 900 Foot Jesus The City Sleeps Welcome to My Dream Nettwerk
DJ Comments: DJ’s at this location: http://leeharveys.com/pages/about.html
8:49 ELO Evil Woman Face the Music United Artists/Columbia
DJ Comments: Bass player Kelly Groucutt passed away on Feb. 19
8:53 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Satan Said Dance Some Loud Thunder Self-Released
DJ Comments: Check out Alec Ounsworth’s in-studio performance as part of CMJ online at: kexp.org
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Choir Of Young Believers Action Reaction (Live on the Morning Show)
DJ Comments: The band is supporting Mew and John Vanderslice on a November European tour. www.myspace.com/choirofyoungbelievers
6:05 Yim Yames My Sweet Lord Tribute To ATO
DJ Comments: “Tribute To” is now available for download and purchase online and in stores. www.yimyames.com
6:08 The Middle East Blood The Recordings of the Middle East Self Released
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/visitthemiddleeast
6:14 The Verve Lucky Man Urban Hymns Virgin
6:18 Yo La Tengo You Can Have It All And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out Matador
DJ Comments: If you missed their show at the Showbox SoDo you’ll have to wait a while as the band is now off to Europe through December. www.yolatengo.com
6:22 The Cave Singers VV Welcome Joy Matador
DJ Comments: The band is touring Europe and returns for a Dec 20th show in Portland’s Mississippi Studios. www.myspace.com/thecavesingers
6:26 Devendra Banhart Angelika What Will We Be Warner Bros
6:28 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hysteric It’s Blitz! Interscope
DJ Comments: Check out the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack for original songs by Karen O. www.myspace.com/wherethewildthingsare
6:32 U2 Ultra Violet (Light My Way) Achtung Baby Island
DJ Comments: A remastered edition of The Unforgettable Fire was released on Oct 26th to mark the album’s 25th anniversary. www.U2.com
6:38 The National Ashamed Of the Story I Told (V/A) Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Shout! Factory
6:41 Lusine Operation Costs A Certain Distance Ghostly International
DJ Comments: Currently touring Europe. www.myspace.com/lusinespace
6:46 The Big Pink Crystal Visions A Brief History of Love 4AD
DJ Comments: Playing NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on December 3rd. www.myspace.com/musicfromthebigpink
6:51 The Wrens Boys, You Won’t The Meadowlands Absolutely Kosher
DJ Comments: Oct 28th Charles Bissell of the Wrens, They Might Be Giants and Nada Surf (acoustic) will all turn out for “Raise the Roof” benefit show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburgh.
6:55 Youth Group The Frankston Line Skeleton Jar
DJ Comments: The band recently announced that they are taking a break for 2010 and will reconvene in 2011. www.youthgroup.com.au
6:59 Echo & The Bunnymen Ocean Rain Ocean Rain Sire
DJ Comments: The band’s new album The Fountain was just released on Oct 12th and is available online and in stores. www.bunnymen.com
7:04 Pixies Where Is My Mind? Surfer Rosa 4AD
DJ Comments: The Pixies Doolittle tour hits Seattle’s Paramount Theater on Nov 12th & 13th & NYC Hammerstein Ballroom Nov 23, 24, 25.. www.pixiesmusic.com
7:09 Inf Rubber Dubby The Go Round Beats Broke
7:10 OK Go Shooting the Moon (Sntrk) New Moon Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic
DJ Comments: New album, Out of the Blue Color of the Sky, available in January 2010. www.okgo.net
7:13 The Walkmen Donde esta la Playa You & Me Gigantic
7:16 The The Lonely Planet Dusk Sony
7:23 Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Fields Home Up From Below Community
7:27 Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson Candy
DJ Comments: Iggy recently released Preliminaires. For more info about his new album visit, http:www.IggyPopPreliminaires.com
7:32 White Rabbits The Plot Fort Nightly Say Hey
DJ Comments: Currently on tour playing Portland’s Wonder Ballroom Nov 5th. www.whiterabbitsmusic.com
7:35 XTC Making Plans For Nigel
DJ Comments: Check out http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com for an Oct 14th article with Andy Partridge.
7:39 Fitz & the Tantrums Don’t Gotta Work It Out Songs for a Breakup Vol. 1 self-released
DJ Comments: Currently on tour. For dates visit www.myspace.com/fitzsoulmusic
Kurt Vile Hunchback Childish Prodigy Matador
DJ Comments: Playing two shows in Brooklyn, Europa on Nov 17th & The Masonic Temple with Big Star on Nov 18th. www.myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly
7:48 White Stripes Blue Orchid Get Behind Me Satan V2
DJ Comments: Check out Jack White’s new project Dead Weather, www.thedeadweather.com/news.html
7:51 Visqueen Hand Me Down Message to Garcia Local 638
DJ Comments: Did you catch Visqueen’s shows with Shonen Knife? www.myspace.com/visqueen
7:54 Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Midnight Man Live at KEXP Volume Five KEXP
DJ Comments: Nick and the band just wrapped some European dates for the Bunny Munro tour. www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
8:01 Heavy Trash Dark Haired Rider From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:04 Heavy Trash Let Me Hear Ya From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:07 Heavy Trash Punk Rock Mama From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:09 Heavy Trash That’s What Your Love is Gonna Get From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:12 Heavy Trash The Good Man From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:16 Heavy Trash Gee I Really Love You From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:20 Heavy Trash From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:22 Heavy Trash Bumblebee From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:24 Heavy Trash From the Cutting Room Studios NYC KEXP
8:32 Interview with Heavy Trash
8:35 Link Wray The Swag
8:38 The Blakes Move to the City Souvenir We Are OK
DJ Comments: Playing two NYC area shows on Nov 3rd and Nov 5th. http://www.myspace.com/theblakes
8:41 Turbo Fruits Trouble! Echo Kid Fat Possum
DJ Comments: The band is currently on tour with two shows in Puerto Rico in early November. http://turbofruitsmusic.com/about/
8:44 Thao with the Get Down Stay Down Body Know Better Learn Faster Kill Rock Stars
DJ Comments: Playing NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Nov 4th. www.myspace.com/thaomusic
8:47 Speech Debelle Spinnin’ Speech Therapy Big Dada
DJ Comments: Performing at Concert for CARE benefit in London with Damien Rice on Nov 2nd. www.myspace.com/speechdebellemusic
8:51 Pizzacato Five Baby Love Child Made In USA Matador
8:55 Portishead Numb Dummy Polydor
DJ Comments: Geoff Barrows has announced a new band and tour dates. http://tinyurl.com/GeoffBarrows-News
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Monday, Ocotber 26, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Annuals Brother Be He Me Ace Fu
DJ Comments: Playing the Bowery Ballroom on Oct. 28th (Wednesday) with Deerhunter. http://www.myspace.com/annuals
6:03 Animal Collective My Girls Merriweather Post Pavilion Domino
DJ Comments: Animal Collective is touring Australia in December. http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband
6:08 Ulrich Schnauss A Clear Day A Strangely Isolated Place Domino
DJ Comments: UK-based ambient electronica artist. Currently playing shows in Ireland and the rest of the UK. http://www.myspace.com/ulrichschnauss
6:15 Big Spider’s Back Warped Warped EP Disco Earth/Circle Into Square
DJ Comments: This Seattle-based artist will be performing an In-Studio on KEXP on Nov. 2nd! http://www.myspace.com/bigspidersback
6:19 Doves There Goes the Fear The Last Broadcast Capitol
DJ Comments: Watch Doves perform “Kingdom Of Rust” at the Electric Proms in London last Friday here: http://www.doves.net/news.php?item=55
6:26 Thom Yorke Hearing Damage (Sntrk) New Moon Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic
DJ Comments: The “New Moon” soundtrack also features Bon Iver w/ St. Vincent, Death Cab For Cutie, Grizzly Bear and others… http://www.newmoonthesoundtrack.com/about-the-soundtrack/
6:31 Unkle Unreal Psyence Fiction Mo Wax
DJ Comments: Check out this recently released Deluxe Version of “Psyence Fiction” from DJ Shadow’s website: http://www.djshadow.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=D_A_020%20Unkle%20Psyence%20Ficti
6:36 The Big Pink Velvet A Brief History of Love 4AD
DJ Comments: Touring Europe for the last week of October. Dates in Hamburg, Copenhagen and Berlin. http://www.musicfromthebigpink.com/
6:43 The xx Crystalised The xx Young Turks
DJ Comments: Heading back to Europe for a short tour before they return to NYC on Nov. 11th @ The Bowery Ballroom. Playing Neumos in Seattle on 11/27. http://www.myspace.com/thexx
6:46 Elbow Forget Myself Leaders of the Free World V2
DJ Comments: Frontman Guy Garvey will appear at “A Not So Silent Night” a holiday concert put on by Rufus & Martha Wainwright in London on December 9th. http://www.elbow.co.uk/ - http://www.anotsosilentnight.net/
6:51 Monsters of Folk Baby Boomer Monsters of Folk Shangri-La
DJ Comments: Monsters of Folk features Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward. Playing at the Beacon Theater in NYC on Nov. 8th. http://www.monstersoffolk.com/
6:54 Band of Horses Marry Song Cease To Begin Sub Pop
DJ Comments: Ben Bridwell claims to have written 27 songs to choose from for the new album “Night Rainbows” which is currently in the works! www.bandofhorses.com
6:57 Michael Stipe Everything’s Coming Undone (V/A) Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Shout! Factory
DJ Comments: Check out this video for Thom Yorke’s contribution to this tribute album: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=43096511&blogId=511601729
7:03 Devendra Banhart Can’t Help But Smiling What Will We Be Warner Bros
DJ Comments: His record is due out tomorrow! http://www.myspace.com/devendrabanhart
7:05 Bon Iver Skinny Love For Emma, Forever Ago Jagjaguwaur
DJ Comments: Justin Vernon from Bon Iver has a new project called Volcano Choir. On their debut is a reimagined version of Bon Iver’s “Woods” called “Still”. http://www.myspace.com/volcanochoir
7:09 The Avett Brothers I and Love and You I and Love and You American
DJ Comments: http://www.theavettbrothers.com/
7:14 Inf Reykjavik Blues The Go Round Beats Broke
7:16 School of Seven Bells Half Asleep (Alternative Version) Prince of Peace EP Ghostly International
DJ Comments: New deluxe version of Alpinisms available here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=334295968&s=143441
7:20 Maps I Dream of Crystal Turning the Mind Mute
DJ Comments: This Northampton native is playing in the UK for the next month or so. http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic
7:24 Siouxsie & The Banshees Kiss Them For Me
7:28 The Flaming Lips Worm Mountain Embryonic Warner Bros
DJ Comments: New album features contributions from Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O, MGMT and Thorsten Wormann. http://www.myspace.com/flaminglips
7:34 Neon Indian 6669 (I Don’t Know if You Know) Psychic Chasms Lefse
DJ Comments: Performing at Nectar Lounge in Fremont on Nov. 15th. http://www.myspace.com/neonindian
7:37 Lykke Li Possibility (Sntrk) New Moon Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic
DJ Comments: Swedish singer is one of many great artists on the “New Moon” soundtrack. http://www.newmoonthesoundtrack.com/
7:42 Kleerup Until We Bleed (fea Lykke Li) Kleerup Astralwerks
DJ Comments: http://www.kleerup.net/
7:47 Mazzy Star She’s My Baby So Tonight That I Might See Capitol
DJ Comments: This album’s first track “Fade Into You” is the band’s only Billboard top 100 hit. It has been featured in 4 different films and many TV shows. www.mazzystar.nu
7:50 Matthew Sweet Girlfriend Girlfriend Zoo
DJ Comments: http://www.matthewsweet.com/
7:54 The Horrors Whole New Way Whole New Way XL
DJ Comments: Touring Europe for the next few months. http://www.myspace.com/thehorrors
7:58 The Notwist PIck Up the Phone Neon Golden Domino
DJ Comments: German pop rock. http://www.myspace.com/thenotwistnow
8:04 ArpLine Cap (Morning Show from The Cutting Room Studios NYC)
DJ Comments: Brooklyn-based band. Playing at Cameo in BK on Oct. 30th. http://www.myspace.com/arpline
8:08 ArpLine Foldout (Morning Show from The Cutting Room Studios NYC)
DJ Comments: http://arpline.bandcamp.com/ - http://www.facebook.com/pages/ArpLine/84247718802
8:17 ArpLine Make Your Brain (Morning Show from The Cutting Room Studios NYC)
DJ Comments: http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/09/24/song-of-the-day-arpline-fold-up-like-a-piece-of-paper/
8:20 ArpLine Parts Unknown (Morning Show from The Cutting Room Studios NYC)
8:25 ArpLine Weekends in the Colonies (Morning Show from The Cutting Room Studios NYC)
8:30 The Beatles I Will The White Album Capitol
DJ Comments: An alternate version of “I Will” was released in October 1996 on the Anthology 3 album.
8:33 Phosphorescent Wolves (live on the morning show) Live at KEXP Volume Five KEXP
DJ Comments: Heading out to London in the End of November. http://www.myspace.com/phosphorescent
8:37 The Veils Sit Down By the Fire Sun Gangs Rough Trade
DJ Comments: Beginning a New Zealand tour in November. http://www.theveils.com/
8:42 Fool’s Gold The World Is All There Is Fool’s Gold IAMSOUND
DJ Comments: Playing @ The Bowery Ballroom on Nov. 17th and Neumos in Seattle on Dec. 5th. http://www.myspace.com/foolsgold
8:46 Nirvana Dive (Live at the Pine Street Theater) Bleach (Deluxe Edition) Sub Pop
DJ Comments: The Deluxe Edition features digital remasters of the album, a 48-page booklet and ‘Live at Pine Street Theatre’ a recorded show from 1990. http://www.nirvana-music.com - Out Nov. 3rd!
8:49 Nirvana Love Buzz (Live at the Pine Street Theater) Bleach (Deluxe Edition) Sub Pop
DJ Comments: Live performance of “Love Buzz” in Rio in 1993: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3limq8huF80
8:53 Sonic Youth Sugar Kane Dirty Geffen
DJ Comments: Original 1992 Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZr9G65sfrQ&feature=player_embedded
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Pixies Where Is my Mind? Surfer Rosa 4AD
DJ Comments: Performing “Doolittle” in its entirety along with b-sides in Seattle at Paramount on Nov. 12-13 and New York at Hammerstein 11/23-25
6:04 PJ Harvey You Said Something Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea Island
6:06 Sigur Ros Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endala Fat Cat
6:11 Peter Bjorn and John Up Against the Wall Writer’s Block Almost Gold
DJ Comments: Shows at Webster Hall and Terminal 5 on Nov. 9-10; no Seattle date announced yet; El Perro Del Mar opening
6:17 Temper Trap Sweet Disposition Conditions Liberation/Glassnote
DJ Comments: Tonight at the Bowery @ 8; tomorrow the ACE Hotel around 3:30
6:21 My Bloody Valentine Don’t Ask Why Glider Creation
DJ Comments: At Somerset for the All Tomorrow Partie’s Nightmare Before Christmas on December 4
6:25 Passion PIt Moth’s Wings Manners
DJ Comments: Currently touring in Europe; coming to Terminal 5 on January 8-9
6:30 Fanfarlo The Walls Are Coming Down Reservoir Self-Released
DJ Comments: Coming to the Media Club in Vancouver, BC on November 18
6:34 Pinback Good To Sea Autumn of the Serphs Touch and Go
DJ Comments: Arriving at the Fillmore at Irving next Friday; coming to Neumos on Nov. 10
6:39 The Big Pink Velvet A Brief History of Love 4AD
DJ Comments: Dropping by at the Bowery and Music Hall on December 3-4
6:42 Ladytron Ghosts Velocifero Navigator
DJ Comments: They have a DJ set at Beta in Denver on November 13
6:46 The xx Heart Skipped a Beat The xx Young Turks
DJ Comments: Tonight at Music Hall with School of Seven Bells; coming back to NY on Nov. 11 and at Neumos on 11/27
6:50 American Analog Set The Postman (Styrofoam’s Remix)
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/amanset
7:00 Diamond Rings All Yr Songs All Yr Songs (7inch) Hype Lighter
DJ Comments: Opening for La Roux tonight in Toronto; at the Cake Shop on November 5
7:02 Alec Ounsworth Holy Holy Holy Moses LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: His album was released on Tuesday on Anti-records
7:06 Alec Ounsworth What Fun LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Played last night at the Mercury Lounge
7:11 Alec Ounsworth Idiots in the Rain LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Alec will be playing with Flashy Pythons tonight and tomorrow at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia
7:15 Alec Ounsworth Modern Girl LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
7:18 Port O’Brien My Will Is Good Threadbare tbd
DJ Comments: In-store performance at Criminal Records in Atlanta today at 6
Andrew Bird Fitz & Dizzyspells Noble Beast Fat Possum
DJ Comments: On Austin City Limits tomorrow night with St. Vincent
7:32 Jack Penate Tonights Today Everything Is New XL
DJ Comments: At the Warehouse Project in Manchester tonight
7:35 Phoenix 1901 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Glass Note
DJ Comments: Touring Western Europe currently; at the Birmingham Academy tomorrow night
7:41 Maps Die Happy, Die Smiling Turning the Mind Mute
DJ Comments: He will be playing at the Nice ‘n’ Sleazy on November 6
7:45 Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love The Game Hollywood Records
DJ Comments: http://www.queenonline.com/home
7:48 REM It’s the End of the World As We Know It Document IRS
DJ Comments: Their lastest live album comes out within a week
7:51 Ramones Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio? End of the Century Warner Bros.
DJ Comments: For all your Ramones needs: http://www.officialramones.com/
7:55 Serge Gainsbourg Bonnie And Clyde Comie Strip Polydor
DJ Comments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg
8:04 The Union Line Pearls The Union Line The Union Line
DJ Comments: They have an open door session in San Diego next Friday
8:08 Ryan Adams New York, New York Demolition Me
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/ryanadams
8:11 Julian Cope Beautiful Love Peggy Suicide Island
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/julianhcope
8:14 Death Cab For Cutie The Sound of Settling Tranatlanticism Barsuk
DJ Comments: The band has a song on the upcoming “New Moon” soundtrack; others include Bon Iver, Thom Yorke and Grizzly Bear
8:19 Pains of Bring Pure at Heart Stay Alive The Pains of Being Pure At Heart Sl
DJ Comments: Have a string of upcoming shows in Britain at the end of November and early December
8:23 Nice Dear John Nice Feel Good All Over
8:26 The Rosebuds Leaves Do Fall Birds Make Good Neighbors Merge
DJ Comments: In Bochum, Germany tonight at the Bahnhof Langendreer
8:33 Fools Gold Nadine (Memory Tapes Remix) Fools Gold IAMSOUND
DJ Comments: Appearing at the Bowery on November 17 and Neumos on 12/5
8:39 The Field Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime Yesterday and Today Kompakt/Anti
DJ Comments: At the Audio in Brighton on November 1; http://www.myspace.com/thefieldsthlm
8:45 Radiohead All I Need In Rainbows Waste
DJ Comments: Frontman Thom Yorke will be touring with his un-named side project next year
8:49 The Psychedelic Furs Until She Comes World Outside Col
DJ Comments: Recently ended their tour with the Happy Mondays
8:52 Beta Band Needles in my Eyes The Three EPS Astralwerks
DJ Comments: Three of the four members now consist of the Aliens; http://www.thealiens.co.uk/
8:56 O+S We Do What We Want To O+S Saddle Creek
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/opluss
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Host: John Richards
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Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Leonard Cohen Who By Fire
6:02 Ben Harper Another Lonely Day Fight For Your Mind
6:05 Gregory Alan Isakov All There Is... That Sea, The Gambler
6:08 Jose Gonzalez Crosses Veneer Mute
DJ Comments: Playing a series of international dates in December including Istanbul and Moscow. www.myspace.com/josegonzalez
6:10 Mazzy Star Fade Into You So Tonight That I Might See
DJ Comments: Kendra Smith's voice has not been heard since her 4AD release Five Ways of Disappearing. She now lives in the woods of Northern California.
6:17 Le Loup Forgive Me Family Hardly Art
DJ Comments: Playing at Seattle's Chop Suey on October 23rd. For info and more tour dates visit, www.leloupmusic.net
6:21 Death Cab For Cutie Marching Bands Of Manhattan Plans Atlantic
DJ Comments: The new album from Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, is now available in stores and online. www.deathcabforcutie.com/home/
6:25 Turin Brakes Pain Killer
DJ Comments: At a recent show the band hinted that their new album will be released in February 2010. www.turinbrakes.com
6:30 Doves Winter Hill Kingdom of Rust Astralwerks
DJ Comments: The band recently recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios. www.doves.net
6:35 Blur The Universal
DJ Comments: Pre-order Live at Hyde Park from the band's website, www.blur.co.uk
6:39 DeVotchka You Love Me How It Ends Cicero
DJ Comments: Playing October 30 and Halloween at the Boulder Theater in Colorado. Halloween show is sold out. www.myspace.com/devotchkamusic
6:45 Lusine Two Dots A Certain Distance Ghostly International
DJ Comments: Currently on tour with a series of dates in Germany. www.myspace.com/lusinespace
6:48 Lykke Li I'm Good I'm Gone Youth Novels The Control Group
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/lykkeli
6:51 Neko Case Deep Red Bells Blacklisted Bloodshot
DJ Comments: For her iTunes Originals session, Neko Case discusses tracks from her five solo albums and performs a half-dozen of those songs in an intimate quartet setting. www.myspace.com/nekocase
6:58 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make? The Smiths Sire
7:01 The Temper Trap Fader LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Temper Trap is playing tomorrow, October 23rd at Bowery Ballroom for CMJ.
7:04 The Temper Trap Love Lost LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Tonight's show with Mumford & Sons at Music Hall of Williamsburgh is sold out.
7:08 The Temper Trap Sweet Disposition LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: CMJ badge holders can catch the band at the Levi’s® Fader Fort NYC at The ACE Hotel on Saturday 10/24.
7:12 The Temper Trap Fools LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
7:24 The Jeus & Mary Chain Just Like Honey Psychocandy Negra Y Blanco
7:25 Joy Division These Days Substance Factory
7:29 New Order The Perfect Kiss Low-Life Factory
7:37 The Horrors Three Decades Primary Colours XL
DJ Comments: The band is currently touring Europe with upcoming dates in Sweden and Denmark. www.myspace.com/thehorrors
7:40 Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti
DJ Comments: With our hopes of a reunion recently dashed, we'll just have to settle for a classic track.
7:44 Hot Chip Over and Over The Warning Astralwerks
DJ Comments: Joe Goddard has a new solo album, Harvest Festival, due out November 2
7:50 Antipop Consortium NY to Tokyo Fluourescent Black Big Dada
DJ Comments: The band tours Europe and returns to play Seattle's Studio Seven on November 18th. www.myspace.com/antipopny
7:54 Busdriver Casting Calls and Cowgirls Roadkill Overcoat
DJ Comments: Busdriver began rapping at age nine. www.myspace.com/busdriver
8:00 Mando Diao Dance With Somebody (The Hood Internet Remix with RZA & Cadence Weapon)
DJ Comments: Band is currently touring heaving in Europe. www.myspace.com/mandodiao
8:03 Frankie Knuckles x Animal Collective Your Love/ My Girls (mash up)
DJ Comments: You'll have to go down under to catch Animal Collective on tour. www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband
8:08 TV on the Radio Hours (El-P Remix)
DJ Comments: Rent Rachel Getting Married and catch Tunde Adebimpe's performance.
8:13 Black Lips Veni Vide Vici (Diplo Remix)
DJ Comments: Playing New Orleans on Halloween. www.myspace.com/theblacklips
8:16 Tokyo Police Club Be Good (RAC Remix)
DJ Comments: The band is currently recording its second full length album, with an expected release projected for early 2010. http://tokyopoliceclub.com/
8:22 Found You're No Vincent Gallo
DJ Comments: Check out all of Vincent's creative endeavors. www.vincentgallo.com/home.html
8:25 Belle and Sebastian The Stars of Track and Field If You're Feeling Sinister The Enclave
DJ Comments: www.belleandsebastian.com/home.php
8:29 Apostle of Hustle My Sword Hand's Anger The National Anthem of Nowhere
DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/apostleofhustle
8:32 Thom Yorke All For the Best V/A Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Shout! Factory
DJ Comments: For a review of this album visit http://tinyurl.com/Mark-MulcahyReview
8:40 Los Campesinos! The Sea Is a Good Place To Think of the Future
DJ Comments: Currently touring the UK. For dates visit, www.myspace.com/loscampesinos
8:45 Cotton Jones Gotta Cheer Up Paranoid Cocoon
DJ Comments: www.myspace.com/thecottonjonesbasketride
8:48 The Dutchess and the Duke Hands Sunset/Sunrise Hardly Art
DJ Comments: Playing NYC's Mercury Lounge Hardly Pop showcase on Saturday 10/24. www.myspace.com/thedutchessandtheduke
8:51 Mason Jennings City of Ghosts Blood of Man Brushfire
DJ Comments: For upcoming shows www.masonjennings.com
8:54 Joseph Arthur In the Night
DJ Comments: Playing NYC's City Winery on November 6th. www.myspace.com/josepharthur
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 Fleet Foxes Sun It Rises Fleet Foxes Sub Pop
DJ Comments: Playing with Neil Young at The Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheater OCT 24th/25th. www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes
6:03 George Harrison My Sweet Lord All Things Must Pass
DJ Comments: Harrison was actually sued for copyright infringement for similiarity to the 1963 Chiffons single “He’s So Fine” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_harrison
6:07 Michael Stipe Everything’s Coming Undone (V/A) Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Shout! Factory
DJ Comments: Ciao My Shining Star is both a tribute and benefit to the late singer of the band Miracle Legion. Artists performing his songs include Michael Stipe, Thom Yorke, The National and Dinosaur Jr.
6:13 Phosphorescent Last Thing I Needed, First Thing In The Morning (live at The Cutting Room)
DJ Comments: From a live performance for KEXP at The Cutting Room Studios - NY. www.myspace.com/phosphorescent
6:16 Johnny Cash I See a Darkness American III American
DJ Comments: Originally sung by artist Will Oldham. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash
6:20 The Avett Brothers Head Full of Doubt/Road of Promise I and Love and You American
DJ Comments: Brand new from Scott and Seth Avett. Co-Produced by Rick Rubin. www.myspace.com/theavettbrothers
6:25 Carter Tanton Give Me Your Love (live on the Morning Show)
DJ Comments: Carter Tanton of the band Tulsa swings by the Morning show occastionally - www.myspace.com/lolaburrow
6:29 The Middle East Blood The Middle East Spunk
DJ Comments: Recent KEXP’s Song of The Day… http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/10/15/song-of-the-day-the-middle-east-blood/
6:35 Elliott Smith Waltz #2 (XO) XO Dreamworks
DJ Comments: XO was the best selling album of his Career. Smith performed Waltz #2 on Saturday Night Live nearly 11 years ago, to the day.
6:41 Diamond Rings All Yr Songs All Yr Songs (7inch) Hype Lighter
DJ Comments: His lyrically evocative pop songs are composed with a stolen MIDI keyboard, borrowed laptop, and second hand guitar.! Diamond Rings are playing the Cakeshop (NY) November 5th.
6:44 Here We Go Magic Fangela Here We Go Magic Western Vinyl
DJ Comments: Just played last night at Webster Hall for CMJ’s Music Marathon! http://www.myspace.com/herewegomagic
6:49 David Byrne and Brian Eno Strange Overtones Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Todomundo
DJ Comments: First Album done together since 1981’s “My Life In The Bush Of Ghost”
6:53 Friendly Fires Jump In the Pool Friendly Fires XL
DJ Comments: Playing Neumo’s November 27th… Break out the Dance Shoes! www.myspace.com/friendlyfires
7:00 Drummer Feel Good Together Feel Good Together Audio Eagel
DJ Comments: 4 Drummers come together. Make band. Currently touring the midwest with The Royal Bangs, http://www.myspace.com/drummertheband
7:02 The Blakes Basket LIVE on KEXP at the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Playing Crash Mansion for CMJ this Friday the 23rd. www.myspace.com/theblakes
7:06 The Blakes Lureen LIVE on KEXP at the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Good Morning Seattle!
7:09 The Blakes Tommy LIVE on KEXP at the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
7:12 The Blakes So Easy LIVE on KEXP at the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: New Record out OCT 13rd! Touring America. :)
7:25 Phoenix Love Like a Sunset (Animal Collective Remix)
DJ Comments: Phoenix is touring Europe like a hot desert sun!
7:28 Animal Collective Summertime Clothes Merriweather Post Pavilion Domino
DJ Comments: Animal Collective is Touring with Bachelorette Down Under in December
7:32 Beck Black Tambourine Guero DGC
DJ Comments: Guero is Beck’s highest charting album.. Co-Produced by the Dust Brothers. http://beck.com/music
7:35 Health Die Slow (Tobacco Remix)
DJ Comments: Health is currently on Tour in Europe, returning stateside, early November. www.myspace.com/healthmusic
7:39 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero It’s Blitz! Interscope
DJ Comments: Karen O of The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Just did the soundtrack to Where The Wild Things Are…
7:43 Bloc Party She’s Hearing Voices Silent Alarm Vice
DJ Comments: Currently on tour in UK… catch em before they head back to the states. http://www.myspace.com/blocparty
7:48 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Awake B.R.M.C. Virgin
DJ Comments: New Live Album will be released November 10th!
7:52 Julian Plenti Only If You Run Julian Plenti is Skyscraper Matador
DJ Comments: Interpol Frontman Julian Plenti is touring! Playing Nov 16 @ Chop Suey, Nov 24 and 25 at Bowery Ballroom, then Brooklyn Bowl… www.julianplenti.com
8:00 Fitz & the Tantrums Breakin the Chains of Love Songs for a Breakup Vol. 1 self-released
DJ Comments: Recorded entirely in Fitz’s living room, using one crappy old mic!!! http://www.myspace.com/fitzsoulmusic
8:04 Black Keys 10 AM Automatic Rubbery Factory Fat Possum
DJ Comments: Playing the Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on Oct 30th! BOO! www.myspace.com/theblackkeys
8:06 Iggy Pop The Passenger Lust For Life Virgin
DJ Comments: The godfather of punk, always delivers. He’ll take care of you. www.iggypop.com
8:13 Built to Spill Good Ol Boredom There Is No Enemy Warner Bros
DJ Comments: Playing at the Showbox Sodo, November 19th and 20th! Knitting Factory, Spokane Nov 21st. www.myspace.com/builttospill
8:20 Velvet Underground Rock & Roll Loaded Cotillion
8:26 Velvet Underground Sweet Jane Loaded Cotillion
DJ Comments: After signing with Atlantic Records, label head Ahmet Ertegun supposedly asked Lou Reed to avoid sex and drugs in his songs, and instead focus on making an album “loaded with hits.” Hence the title…
Tod Lippy from Esopus live
8:38 Frightened Rabbit Son C V/A Esopus #13 www.esopusmag.com
DJ Comments: Scottish Band, touring all over UK through mid December. Can you scare a Frightened Rabbit?
8:42 Natureboy Ode To Merry Maid V/A Esopus #13 www.esopusmag.com
DJ Comments: Esopus Space is thrilled to inaugurate its concert series with a performance on Nov 18th by Natureboy! Also playing CMJ @ The Delancey - Oct 24th!
8:53 French Horn Rebellion The Chart (of Plancas’ City) V/A Esopus #13 www.esopusmag.com
DJ Comments: CMJ Brass Magic Dance Party @ Santos Party House - Tonight www.myspace.com/frenchhornrebellion
8:57 Savoir Adore Secret Fires V/A Esopus #13 www.esopusmag.com
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Host: John Richards

Time Artist Song Album Label
6:00 The Middle East Lonely The Recordings of the Middle East Self-released
DJ Comments: Debut EP from the Australian-based group. http://www.myspace.com/visitthemiddleeast
6:06 Coldplay Don’t Panic Parachutes Capitol
DJ Comments: Coldplay’s Chris Martin is set to appear as a guest in an episode of The Simpsons that will air in 2010.
6:09 Akron Family River Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free Dead Oceans
DJ Comments: Akron Family head out on an European tour starting November 3rd! http://akronfamily.com/
6:14 Talking Heads And She Was Sand in the Vaseline EMI
DJ Comments: Former Talking Heads frontman, David Byrne, just released a new book, Bicycle Diaries, on which he shares his experiences and musings about bicycling in NYC and other metropolitan cities.
6:18 Built to Spill Life’s a Dream There Is No Enemy Warner Bros
DJ Comments: Built to Spill perform two nights in Portland at Wonder Ballroom on November 13th and 14th and in Seattle at the Showbox on November 19th and 20th.
6:24 Bob Dylan Lay Lady Lay Nashville Skyline Columbia
DJ Comments: Dylan’s Christmas benefit CD, Christmas in the Heart, came out last Tuesday. It features “Here Comes Santa Claus,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer Boy” & “Must Be Santa”
6:27 David Berkeley Love’s the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up (V/A) Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Shout! Factory
DJ Comments: Compilation album of former Miracle Legion & Polaris frontman’s Mark Mulcahy’s song covered by the likes of Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr., Mercury Rev, The National, Frank Black and more.
6:29 Damien Jurado Go First Caught In the Trees Secretly Canadian
DJ Comments: Damien Jurado is currently touring Europe right now. He recently collaborated with fellow labelmate Richard Swift on a forthcoming album.
6:35 Le Loup Grow Family Hardly Art
DJ Comments: Le Loup perform at Chop Suey in Seattle this Friday and LIVE on KEXP at 3pm (Seattle Time) earlier that day.
6:38 Atlas Sound Solo or the Square Virtual 7″ Kranky
DJ Comments: Bradford Cox (Deerhunter frontman; AKA Atlas Sound) is in NYC for a shows during CMJ. He’s at Le Poisson Rouge TONIGHT and Music Hall of Williamsburg tomorrow night
6:43 Phoenix Love Like a Sunset (Animal Collective Remix) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection) Glassnote
DJ Comments: Phoenix recently released a remix collection of songs from their newest album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and features remixes done by Animal Collective, Passion Pit, Chairlift among many others.
6:47 Big Spider’s Back Perfect Machine Warped EP Disco Earth/Circle Into Square
DJ Comments: The local band were recently featured in a KEXP Music That Matters podcast. Go grab the mp3 (and many other podcasts) here: http://kexp.org/podcasting
6:52 LCD Soundsystem Too Much Love LCD Soundsystem DFA
DJ Comments: LCD Soundsystem’s next album, as of yet untitled, will come out next March on DFA Records.
6:58 Julien Plenti Fun that We Had Julien Plenti is Skyscraper Matador
DJ Comments: Paul Banks (Interpol frontman; AKA Julien Plenti) will perform at Chop Suey in Seattle on November 16th and Bowery Ballroom in New York City on November 24th.
7:03 Chief In the Valley LIVE from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Santa Monica, California-based Chief are the newest band signed to Domino Records (Home to Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors) http://www.myspace.com/chieftheband
7:06 Chief Breaking Walls LIVE from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Chief are performing two shows this week in New York City: Chess Club Showcase this Friday evening at Santos Party House and later that night at Highline Ballroom.
7:11 Chief Mighty Proud LIVE from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
DJ Comments: Mighty Proud is out as a 7″ this year on Domino Records/Chess Club Records. A full-length will be out later next year.
7:15 Chief You Tell LIVE from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC KEXP
7:19 Maps Turning the Mind Turning the Mind Mute
DJ Comments: Brand new music from James Chapman. Turning the Mind comes out TODAY!
7:30 Cold War Kids Hang Me Out To Dry Robbers and Cowards Downtown
DJ Comments: Drummer Matt Aveiro recently wrote and directed the short film Jen In the Painting, about a painter whose tense relationship with his ex-girlfriend begins to affect his work
7:32 The Big Pink Velvet A Brief History of Love 4AD
DJ Comments: They’ll be in NYC on December 3rd at Bowery Ballroom and December 4th at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
7:36 Mew The Zookeeper’s Boy And The Glass Handed Kites Sony
DJ Comments: Mew perform at Neumos in Seattle on December 10th.
7:42 Metric Help, I’m Alive Fantasies Self-released
DJ Comments: Emily and James from Metric were one of the many acts to perform as part of KEXP’s live broadcast from Bumbershoot Music Lounge. Find a recap at http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/09/08/bumbershoot-music-
7:46 Matt & Kim Daylight Grand Fader
DJ Comments: Matt and Kim perform a sold out show with Weezer at Hammerstein Ballroom on Halloween.
7:51 Pinback Walters Autumn of the Seraphs Touch and Go
DJ Comments: Armistead of Pinback recently released a brand new solo album, Underslept, under the Systems Officer moniker on Temporary Residence.
7:55 Pixies Levitate Me Come On Pilgrim 4AD
DJ Comments: No Age, Mew, Jay Reatard among others are set to open for Pixies’ Doolittle tour which will makes its way to the U.S. next month. Dates and more info at http://www.myspace.com/pixies
7:58 The Black Angels Black Grease Passover Light in the Attic
DJ Comments: The Black Angels are currently on tour with the Raveonettes right now. They’ll be at the Metro in Chicago on October 25th.
8:05 A Place to Bury Strangers Everything Always Goes Wrong Exploding Head Mute
DJ Comments: From their brand new CD out on Mute Records. APTBS will perform with Dead Confederate and All the Saints at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on October 29th.
8:10 The Horrors Who Can Say Primary Colours XL
DJ Comments: See the official music video for the single, Who Can Say Here, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNjcSgU0Nrg
8:14 The Jesus and Mary Chain Sidewalking Barbed Wire Kisses Blanco Y Negro
DJ Comments: Singer-guitarist William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain turns 51 on October 28th.
8:17 REM Turn You Inside-Out Green Warner
DJ Comments: REM has recently released a documentary film (shot by Vincent Moon), called This Is Not A Show, capturing the band’s live show from Dublin, Ireland in 2007. http://www.remdublin.com/
8:21 The Replacements Here Comes a Regular Tim Sire
DJ Comments: The first major label release from the Minneapolis band back in 1985.
8:26 Lake Breathing Let’s Build a Roof K
DJ Comments: From the Olympia, WA-based band’s new album produced by Karl Blau out on K Records http://krecs.com/
8:32 Wild Nothing Cloudbusting (Kate Bush cover)
DJ Comments: Download this cover for free at http://tinyurl.com/yj3uapx Wild Nothing is 21-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia songwriter Jack Tatum. http://www.myspace.com/wildnothing
8:36 Miike Snow Burial Miike Snow Downtown
DJ Comments: Debut album from the Stockholm, Sweden-based band.
8:40 Thom Yorke Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses/The Hollow Earth W.A.S.T.E.
DJ Comments: While the song dates back to 2001, it just came out last month on a 12″ of the same name and available at the band’s WASTE store: http://www.waste.uk.com/
8:48 Massive Attack Pray For Rain Splitting the Atom EP Virgin
DJ Comments: Features Tunde of TV on the Radio on guest vocals. The EP came out earlier this month and is meant to be a teaser before the group releases their new full-length, as of yet untitled, in February 2010.
8:54 The National Mistaken For Strangers Boxer Beggar’s Banquet
DJ Comments: The Dressner brothers have composed a piece for Kronos Quartet and they are presenting it a multimedia show called The Long Count at BAM at the end of the month. http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1263
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