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Ryan Hemsworth on Quarter-Life Crisis, Finding Community on Twitch, and His Love for Gossip Girl (KEXP Interview)

KEXP chats with Ryan Hemsworth on the heels of the release of his debut EP under the name Quarter-Life Crisis


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Jason Lytle on Grief, Creating a New Genre, and Grandaddy's Final Album (KEXP Interview)

On the heels of the new stripped-down piano version of The Sophtware Slump, Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle opens up about the making of the album, the death of Grandaddy bassist Kevin Garcia, and the future of the band


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Music Heals: Seattle's Midnight Daughter Talk Depression and Processing Through Music

Midnight Daughter is a Seattle based duo. Aurora Smedley (vocals, guitar, songwriting) and Bryan Djunaedi (violin, vocals) create powerful art by tackling hard subjects through their songs. Kevin Cole recently talked to Aurora to ask her about her journey through depression and how it affects her m…


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Music Heals: Seattle's Midnight Daughter Talk Depression and Processing Through Music

Midnight Daughter is a Seattle based duo. Aurora Smedley (vocals, guitar, songwriting) and Bryan Djunaedi (violin, vocals) create powerful art by tackling hard subjects through their songs. Kevin Cole recently talked to Aurora to ask her about her journey through depression and how it affects her m…


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Music Heals: Organizaciones latinas en Seattle eligen sus canciones preferidas

Conversamos con Casa Latina, Nepantla Cultural Arts, El Centro de la Raza, Entre Hermanos y Seattle International Doundation, Centroamerica, sobre su trabajo con la comunidad latina de Seattle y le pedimos que elijan algunas de sus canciones latinoamericanas preferidas para sanar.


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Music Heals: Latino Organizations in Seattle Choose Their Favorite Songs

We spoke with some of the organizations that support the Latino community in Seattle and shared their favorite songs


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Sixteen Again: Sonic Youth, The Shins, Yo La Tengo, and More Look Back on Gilmore Girls

The second installment of Sixteen Again delves into the stories behind the soundtrack of Gilmore Girls


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Be A Rebel: New Order's Bernard Sumner on COVID-19, Growing Up in Manchester, and the Show that Changed The World

The New Order frontman speaks with KEXP Owen Murphy about the new single, the punk rock show that changed his life (and maybe the world!), and also revealed that he was recovering from the coronavirus.


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Sen Morimoto’s Waking Dreams and Superstitions

The Chicago-based artist talks his new self-titled album and the anxieties, existential questions, an bridging genres


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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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