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12/08/2021 11:59 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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Seattle-based, 25-year-old Alda Agustiano goes by the ambiguous title Chong the Nomad. When asked about her moniker, Chong shares, "Yeah, it’s a pretty nerdy story. I grew up loving the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the music from that series actually inspired me to write music. There was a very minor character, who was this sort of musician, and his name was Chong. He was nomadic; a hippy. I used Chong the Nomad as a form name for a while, and then I just rolled with it. I kinda like how gender-neutral it is." https://bit.ly/31dHLjZ |
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12/08/2021 11:55 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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It's Wednesday, which means... it's business time! "I might go to bed now, I've got work in the morning". Watch Flight of the Conchords perform "Business Time" here: https://bit.ly/3kwk9OV. More about this unique New Zealand duo: "Bret and Jemaine first met in 1996 at Victoria University Wellington. Jemaine vividly remembers the first time he met Bret; “he was wearing a hat”. Bret doesn’t remember meeting Jemaine, but says it was unforgettable." http://www.flightoftheconchords.co.nz/ |
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12/08/2021 11:52 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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A Walker Wormhole Wednesday selection! Roland Vincent "L.S.D. Partie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bW9YOTr4fY |
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12/08/2021 11:41 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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In true 90's fashion, tune into the video for 'What is Love' in which Haddaway is pursued by three femme fatales, including one who is a vampire! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXWRTEbj1I |
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12/08/2021 11:37 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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Corona is an Italian Eurodance group formed by Brazilian-born artist Olga Maria de Souza and producer Francesco Bontempi, who is better known as Lee Marrow. Dance along to the music video of 'The Rhythm of the Night': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnT58cIJSpw |
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12/08/2021 11:32 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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This track is off Waters's album 'Storyteller' which was released back in May of 1994. Crystal Waters great-aunt is Ethel Waters, who was one of the first Black American vocalists to appear in mainstream Hollywood musicals. http://iamcrystalwaters.com/ |
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12/08/2021 11:27 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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Preston started off at the age of 10 playing keyboards for gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Later he joined Ray Charles' touring band before recording with The Beatles on several of their tracks including "Get Back" and "Let It Be" (The Beatles considered him to be the fifth Beatle). He also played on a number of Sly & The Family Stone recordings and went on to have a successful solo career with five Top 10 US hits. |
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12/08/2021 11:23 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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Although the title was widely perceived to be a coded reference to LSD, "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" in fact took its name from a drawing of a schoolfriend by the four-year-old Julian Lennon. John Lennon revealed, "I had no idea it spelt LSD. This is the truth: my son came home with a drawing and showed me this strange-looking woman flying around. I said, 'What is it?' and he said, 'It’s Lucy in the sky with diamonds,' and I thought, 'That’s beautiful.' I immediately wrote a song about it." https://bit.ly/3oqUI3f |
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12/08/2021 11:20 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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John Lennon was sadly killed 41 years ago at the age of 40. "Watching the Wheels" is a single by John Lennon released posthumously in 1981. In "Watching the Wheels" Lennon addresses those who were confounded by his "househusband" years, 1975–1980, during which he retired from the music industry to concentrate on raising his son Sean with Ono. The song features a hammered dulcimer accompanying the lead piano. https://bit.ly/3og0zXn http://www.jpgr.co.uk/k99131.html |
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12/08/2021 11:16 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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The Black Pumas will be performing at the Paramount on Friday, 12/10! Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3IvHRVe The Black Pumas played live on KEXP in 2019 and you can view their full performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxbZzpIm1mo |
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12/08/2021 11:09 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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'Arboretum' features TONS of artists including Death Valley Girls, Shaina Shepherd, Naked Giants, Smokey Brights, and more! Acid Tongue's Guy Keltner was going through a rough time during the writing of the album sharing, “I became incredibly depressed and started spending a lot of time at the Arboretum in Seattle. I had just moved home and was spending all day absorbing this diversity of plants and sounds at the park. I poured myself into writing some deeply personal songs, heavily influenced by the artists in my immediate orbit.” https://bit.ly/31IdOsH |
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12/08/2021 11:05 AM DJ: Eva Walker |
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'Taking Me Back' is the latest release from Jack White, who produced and played every instrument on this track, recorded at his studio in Nashville. It's his first solo single in almost four years! |
