NASA thinks otherwise, but according to the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, the world will end today. Even if the Mayans couldn't rightly predict their own demise, who knows? We may have only one more day left on Earth. If that's the case, we're going out swinging! All day, KEXP DJs are playing songs to soundtrack the end of the world, and we've collected some videos to go along with some of their apocalyptic soundtrack picks. It's all about partying, the end of the world, and partying at the end of the world. Watch the videos below, and be sure to tune in all day while you're preparing for our imminent demise partying!
The Clash - London Calling
Phoenix - Party Time
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - (I'll Love You) Till The End Of The WorldKings Of Leon - My Party
David Bowie - Five Years
Justice (feat. Uffie) - The Party
The Dismemberment Plan - 8 1/2 Minutes
The Cure - The End Of The World
Black Flag - TV Party
Radiohead - Idioteque
Elvis Costello - Waiting For The End Of The World
Be Your Own Pet - Zombie Graveyard Party
Klaxons - Four Horsemen of 2012
Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People
The Doors - The End
Iggy Pop - Rock and Roll Party
St. Vincent - Apocalypse Song
Fishbone - Party at Ground Zero
The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Rapture
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
Pulp - Party Hard
Tom Waits - The Earth Died Screaming
The Replacements - Swingin' Party
The Gutter Twins - The Stations
The Beatles - The End
To close, "Pallita Maya", a traditional Mayan song...
... and of course:
R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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