Tag Archives: The Kills

Saturday Afternoon Artist: The Kills

By Michele Myers | Published: May 6, 2011

The first time I saw the Kills was at KEXP for their performance at KEXP in 2005.  I was working in the next room, the production studio, editing a radio story.  Suddenly, a blast of guitar noise nearly blew me off my seat. (The production rooms at KEXP are not soundproof. but usually they keepRead more...

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Song of the Day: The Kills - DNA

By Jim Beckmann | Published: April 11, 2011

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. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today’s selection, featured on the MorningRead more...

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Out This Week 4/5

By Jim Beckmann | Published: April 5, 2011

Spring is in the air, but you might not know it if you either looked outside or listened to this week’s new releases. That’s not to say there’s not a lot of great stuff hitting record store shelves today. In fact, there’s plenty to chose from. It’s just that, well, many of the week’s recommendedRead more...

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Monday Morning News Fix

By Jason Kinnard | Published: March 14, 2011

The Kills Offer Free MP3 of Single “DNA”: Less than a month before the release of their forthcoming LP Blood Pressures, swaggering art rock duo The Kills are upping the hype ante with a free MP3 download of second single “DNA.” Like their omninous video for debut single “Satellite,” released at the end of January, “DNA” oozes the mysterious-teetering-on-dangerous allureRead more...

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Coming Soon: Record Store Day 2011

By Nick Heinlein | Published: February 23, 2011

If you’re a fan of music, then you’ve heard of Record Store Day, the annual sale that celebrates independent record stores by offering markdowns of most prices, and exclusive or rare vinyl. Time to mark your calendars, because this year’s Record Store Day is slated for Saturday, April 16th, and the event’s UK website hasRead more...

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Video Roundup: February 10, 2011

By Nick Heinlein | Published: February 10, 2011

It’s been a lively day for music videos, with new releases from The Kills, The Black Keys, Mogwai, and Say Hi. Bonnie and Clyde go to the seaside in “Satellites,” the new video from The Kills. It’s a song that’s far from their trademark stripped-down, guitar-and-vocal style - a brooding garage-rock stomper - but it’sRead more...

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Thursday News Roundup

By Ryan Bort | Published: January 20, 2011

Speculators can stop speculating, rumorers can stop... rumorer-ing, Coachella has finally announced the lineup for the 2011 festival...and it’s gonna be a good one! Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Kanye West will be headlining, and the rest of the lineup is stocked full of the past year’s musical movers and shakers, includingRead more...

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Thursday News Threads

By Jim Beckmann | Published: July 1, 2010

It’s clear that no rock from the foundation of indie music will remain unturned, as lo-fi pioneers Guided By Voices reunite with what Robert Pollard calls their “classic lineup” of Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin Fennel and Greg Demos. The band won’t be touring though -- the occasion is Matador Records’ twenty-first birthday bash inRead more...

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