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50 Years of Music: 2006 – Ghostface Killah - "Whip You With a Strap"

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. As we jump back to 2006, Martin Douglas shares his reflecti…


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Interviews

The Artists Involved with Rain City Relief on Pivoting Post-Pandemic and their Profound Awe for Each Other (KEXP Interview)

The majority of the artists features on the Rain City Relief compilation including Shaina Shepherd, Parisalexa, Chong the Nomad, Perry Porter, Smokey Brights, and more chat with KEXP about how the pandemic affected their careers, their deep respect for each other, and what they're going to do with …


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Interviews

And Lucifer Makes 10: Cheryl Waters & Spoon in Conversation

KEXP DJ Cheryl Waters sits down with Britt Daniel of Spoon to learn more about capturing the songs on their new album Lucifer on the Sofa, out today via Matador Records.


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International Clash Day

This is Radio Clash: Five Stations From Latin America and Spain Share Their International Clash Day Mixes

Check out five sets curated by radio stations in Latin America and Spain that aired during the 10th anniversary of International Clash Day.


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International Clash Day

Lost in the Supermarket: KEXP's Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Clash Game

In celebration of International Clash Day, KEXP presents the first ever Clash video game, Lost in the Supermarket.


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KEXP 50

50 Years in Latin Music: 1993

KEXP's Latin American Content Producer & co-host of El Sonido Albina Cabrera takes us through the music of Ibero-America in 1993.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: Catching Up with Bujemane

Four years ago, the Tacoma artist proclaimed he was quitting the rat race of being a rapper. He made good on his promise and became one of Tacoma's most multitalented artists. Martin Douglas explores.


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Features

The Beatles In Retrograde: An Astrological Analysis of the Fab Four, After Watching Get Back

Inspired by The Beatles: Get Back, KEXP's Janice Headley digs into the astrological make-up of the Fab Four just in time for the January 30th screening of the rooftop concert at IMAX.


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Interviews

Anand Wilder on His Forthcoming Solo Record, Yeasayer's Contentious Relationship with Critics, and the Importance of Doja Cat

Former Yeasayer co-frontman Anand Wilder talks to KEXP about his forthcoming solo record I Don't Know My Words


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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