Happy Election Day, everybody! Though we may not be electing the big guns (so to speak) today, it’s important to remember that often the most work gets done at a local level, so get out there, cast your vote and effect change!
In the spirit of free choice, we collect samples from each week’s [...]
Posted in KEXP, New York, Out This Week! | Also tagged Bang! Bang! Eche!, Cold Cave, Holopaw, Julian Casablancas, Kings of Convenience, Lymbyc Systym, The Mary Onettes, Weezer, Yeasayer |
By KEXP | Published:
October 7, 2009
Yesterday, KEXP counted down what you voted as the Best Opening Track off an album, and no, it wasn’t Michael Jackson (although he ranked 18th). It’s no surprise that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from the Seattle grunge gods Nirvana took the number one spot. A reflection of our listeners’ diversity, the list contains artists new [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 5, 2009
Kicking of our 2009 Fall Membership Drive, we started the listener-powered countdown of the best music of all time, and this past weekend we knocked out the Best Local Bands as chosen by you! On Saturday, we played what you voted for as the best bands to come out of the the upper West Coast, from [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Chris Estey
This week in literature-friendly, music-loving Seattle we have two legendary rock writers, Gillian G. Gaar and Richie Unterberger, making public appearances for their brand new tomes: The Rough Guide to Nirvana and White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day, respectively.
Gillian Gaar has informed and entertained local and national rock fans for years [...]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be at a festival curated by Spoon in the band’s birthplace of Austin? Apparently Britt Daniel and the band have, so they’ve turned your dreams into a reality. SPOONX3 is barnstorming Stubb’s Amphitheater July 9-11. Headlined by Spoon each evening, the shows will feature differing [...]
