KEXP Staff, Volunteers & Interns Top Ten Albums of 2014, Part 1
Phantogram // photo by Matthew B. Thompson For the last two weeks, we’ve been sharing with you KEXP DJs’ Top Ten Albums of 2014 lists, but KEXP is also supported by many dedicated people who work...
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photo by Jim Bennett (view set) Proof that Jack White has always been inventive with his musical releases: back in 2004, White and his friend Brian Muldoon were part of a band called The Upholsterers,...
View ArticleCoachella 2015 Lineup Announced
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival have announced their line-up for 2015, and it’s wacky! Coachella 2015 will again take place over two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, in Indio,...
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photo by Dave Lichterman (view set) While most Seattleites were glued to our television sets this weekend, local duo Shabazz Palaces went to Jack White‘s infamous Third Man headquarters to record a...
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photo courtesy of the artist Talk about “a movie script ending”: in the brand new music video from Death Cab for Cutie, frontman (and future KEXP guest DJ) Ben Gibbard stars as a film director,...
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photo by Jim Bennett Jack White brings the same creative inventiveness he does to his Third Man Records releases to his new music video for “Black Bat Licorice.” With a push of the “3” or “B” key, you...
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photo by Jim Bennett (view set) Not only has he taken his haircut, Jack White will now be re-releasing the first vinyl record ever cut by Elvis Presley himself. A press release from Third Man Records...
View ArticleTV Eye: Week of 4/20
The Waterboys // photo by Charina Pitzel (view set) KEXP has our TV eye set for this week in late night television. Set your DVR, TiVo, or just drink some coffee to stay awake for these musical guest...
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photo by Jim Bennett (view set) Jack White’s Third Man Records is teaming up with Seattle’s own Light in the Attic Records for the children’s compilation, This Record Belongs To __________. As the...
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photo by Alex Crick (view set) In a move we can only hope was inspired by KEXP’s Six Degrees Day, Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli has covered a song by Sharon Van Etten! Stream his version of “A...
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photo by Jason Quigley In a wonderful example of “you never know unless you ask,” powerhouses Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs are teaming up for a collaborative album, titled case/lang/veirs, out...
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photo by Hilary Harris On June 3, The Kills will release Ash & Ice, their first album since 2011’s Blood Pressures. Check out the album’s first single “Doing It To Death” below, and catch the indie...
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photo by Jim Bennett Last night, ahead of their Bonnaroo appearance, Pearl Jam made a surprise stop in Nashville to perform at Jack White‘s Third Man venue. They played an eight-song set and White even...
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photo by Jim Bennett (view set) The White Stripes, Dead Weather, The Raconteurs… that Jack White has been recording music with lots of different projects over the years. And, you can check out...
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Fall is kicking off with some heavy hitters. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the latest from Wilco, “one of their more modest-sounding releases, featuring a mostly low-key and acoustic-oriented...
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Leave it to Father John Misty to explain America to us (hint: it’s basically Go-Gurt). The catchier-than-it-has-any-right-to-be track details the ridiculous ways people die, and will be performed by...
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photo by Sarah O’Connor (view set) Fellow musicians have been taking the Warpaint single “New Song” and making it into an even newer song. Check out remixes below from Mike D of the Beastie Boys and...
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photo by Steve Gullick As we reported last month, Scottish siblings The Jesus & Mary Chain are releasing their first new album in eighteen years, Damage and Joy, out March 24th via ADA/Warner...
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photo by Moses Namkung (view set) New Beck songs! Well, new-ish. Back in 2011, Beck contributed two original pieces for the film soundtrack to D.J. Caruso’s thriller, I Am Number Four. Over the...
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photo by Brittany Brassell (view set) Rejoice! Indie rock legends The National have announced a new album! Their first since 2013’s excellent Trouble Will Find Me, the new album will be called Sleep...
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