As KEXP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we're looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one song from that year that resonates with them. This week, Martin writes about the Jonathan Richman's undying love for the Velvet Underground, him being a twee pioneer, and why plenty of people have called Pablo Picasso an asshole since the release of this 1976 single.

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50 Years of Music: 1976 – The Modern Lovers - "Pablo Picasso"

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Mitch Spring - Congas. Harper Reese - Mandolin / Bongos, Dewy - Vocals / Guitar / Tambourine, Mason Russell - Drum Set.

Mama Loi Papa Loi - Exuma (Cover by Judge Russo)

De Lux - "Marquee Moon" (Television Cover)

Kurt Cobain documentarian Brett Morgen talks about working with the rocker's infamous widow.

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100% classic psychedelic music!
A love letter to California and the mid 1960's-mid 70's Counterculture. 

Trax:

The Beach Boys - Don't Go Near The Water
Love - ¡Que Vida!
Jefferson Airplane - Triad
The Mothers of Invention - Wowie Zowie
Brian Auger and The Trinity - Isola Natale
The Undisputed Truth - California Soul
The Doors - Strange Days
The Strawberry Alarm Clock - The World Is On Fire
The Mothers of Invention - Plastic People
Can - Cascade Waltz
Shuggie Otis - Sparkle City
Love - She Comes In Colors
Marianne Faithfull - Tomorrow's Calling
Sweetwater - My Crystal Spider
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Spanish Castle Magic
The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Tomorrow
The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
Love - My Flash On You
The Mothers of Invention - Trouble Every Day
The Doors - The Spy
Brian Auger and The Trinity (Featuring Julie Driscoll) - Season of the Witch
The Standells - Rari (Full version)
The Byrds - Eight Miles High (RCA version)
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Mono Single version)
The Electric Prunes - Kyrie Eleison
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
The Byrds - You Ain't Going Nowhere
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair
The Beach Boys - 'Til I Die

RADIO HEMP ROSE: Trouble Every Day

Flak 'n' Flight

Rabbit One (Live)

Cover - solo over Earthless' Acid Crusher

Goat - Run To Your Mama (Pinkunoizu Remix)

Found this the other day - my acoustic version of Beck 'Lonesome Tears'. One of my favourite tracks ever, from one of my most favourite albums ever 'Sea Changes' (2002). And an by an artist I really admire. I recorded this really simply - two tracks really on Logic Express (!) back in 2009. I never usually do covers, but: I just love this track and its string arrangement. Something of a glorious mystery to me was how the outro string section on the original was always rising - a shepherd effect or something. I wanted to get closer to it and try to understand it. So I did this as an exercise really, it wasn't meant to be released. Getting the outro drove me mad! But I still had fun doing it. I only had two instruments and I think you need three, I later found out. :)When I came across it the other day it felt just right, so - enjoy for these melancholy times...

Loz Acoustic Arrangement of Beck 'Lonesome Tears'

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