Tag Archives: Patti Smith

Video Roundup: Fools Rush In - An April Fool’s Playlist

By KEXP | Published: April 1, 2013

As they say in Texas, “Fool me once, shame on... shame on you... fool me, can’t get fooled again!” But you can get fooled all you want, right here with our April Fool’s Day Video Roundup. It’s safe, it’s easy... no whoopee cushions, exploding cigars or Weasley Whiz-bangs... just good songs about being fool. YouRead more...

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Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: February 25, 2013

It’s the Spring Fundraising Drive on KEXP all this week. What a great way to be a part of the celebration of amazing listener powered music and make a donation to power the music that you love. (Make a donation at: 206-903-5397) Right after you do that, there are plenty of good shows to pickRead more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: December 18, 2012

After spending days in a hundred year old barn in upstate New York Widowspeak is back with a new album Almanac - and now we can listen to “The Dark Age” from said album. Helped by Kevin McMahon who has worked with Real Estate and Swans, the new songs from the album feature stronger guitarRead more...

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Friday on My Mind: Election Day

By John Richards | Published: November 2, 2012

It’s time again for Friday on My Mind. Our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. The 2012 Election is just around the corner, so this week we are looking at songs for Election Day. It’s everyone’s civicRead more...

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Out This Week 6/4

By Jacob Webb | Published: June 5, 2012

It’s always hard to follow up a breakthrough records, but Japandroids have not only met any expectations that may have been placed on them, they’ve set themselves to break out to a bigger audience that no one, even the band themselves, may have ever expected them to reach. Although we’re only halfway through the year,Read more...

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Wednesday Music News

By Michael Beswetherick | Published: January 4, 2012

In The Black Keys’ recent cover story in Rolling Stone Magazine, drummer Patrick Carney had some choice words on Nickleback and the state of Rock in general. Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world,” he says, blowing cigarette smoke out the window of hisRead more...

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Out This Week 8/23

By Jim Beckmann | Published: August 23, 2011

Though the hot summer months (or “month” here in Seattle) are usually the slowest for new releases -- and according to Largehearted Boy this week’s list is one of the shortest of the year -- there are plenty of great new albums hitting record store shelves today. Think of it as a summer concentrate, which,Read more...

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KEXP Documentaries: Poets and Music - Patti Smith

By Michele Myers | Published: March 16, 2011

Patti Smith’s 1975 album “Horses” is arguably one of the best debut albums of all time.  It also sparked the career of a poet and rock star that has lasted over four decades.  “Our real battle cry was not to save rock and roll, but to inspire people to save it.” Patti says.  “Inspire peopleRead more...

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Spring Membership Drive: My Morning with a Musical Revolutionary

By Kelly Hilst, KEXP Donor Services | Published: March 2, 2011

During KEXP’s drives, energy runs high: phones ring, volunteers chat, parents stop in with their kids to make a donation and grab a cupcake. The week moves at such a breathtaking pace I have to remind myself to slow down every so often. When I’m home, I can take time to do simple things likeRead more...

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Scribes Sounding Off: Best Music Bios of 2010

By Chris Estey | Published: December 15, 2010

Just Kids by Patti Smith (Ecco): On the anniversary of the death of Rimbaud, I gave the first of my “Rock and Rimbaud” performances, reuniting me with Lenny Kaye. It was held on the roof of Le Jardin, in the Hotel Diplomat off Times Square. The evening began with the Kurt Weill classic “Speak Low,”Read more...

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