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Latinx Heritage Month: KEXP's Digital Content Team Shout Out Some of Their Favorite Latin American Artists

KEXP's Digital Content team share some of their favorite Latinx artists in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month.


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Interviews

John Vanderslice on Getting Radicalized by Ableton, JPEGMAFIA, and Burning the Political System Down

John Vanderslice opens up to KEXP about his new EP, the shuttering of his San Francisco recording studio Tiny Telephone, and how rapper JPEGMAFIA influences his work.


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El Paso Band EEP on Finding Shoegaze, Overcoming Disabilities, and Their Latest Album Death of a Very Good Machine

KEXP's Owen Murphy reached the band via ZOOM from his home just outside Seattle. Read the interview below or listen to a clip that previously aired on KEXP's Sound & Vision.


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Interviews

Bully's Alicia Bognanno on Cher, Warped Tour Mosh Pits, and Quarantine Haircuts

KEXP has a lively conversation with Bully's Alicia Bognanno about Courtney Love, the awe-inducing splendor of Cher’s “Believe,” and the dangers of quarantine haircuts


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Add to Cart

Add To Cart: The COVID-19 Edition with Sonic Youth, The Decemberists, Wu-Tang Clan, Motörhead, Sub Pop

In this special edition of Add to Cart, KEXP spotlights band merch inspired by (and most often, with proceeds donated to) the coronavirus pandemic.


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Interviews

Magic Spells and Musical Healing: A Conversation with Harpist and Composer Nailah Hunter

KEXP chats with the Los Angeles based artist about her debut EP, 'Spells,' out now on Leaving Records.


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Interviews

Washed Out on the Sensual Escapism of Purple Noon (KEXP Interview)

Heavily inspired by a trip to Greece with his wife, the album integrates evocative tropical flourishes that conjure up images of balmy evenings near turquoise seas. Combine that with the sensual lyrics that deal with love in all its forms and you’ve got one seriously sexy record.


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Add to Cart: Bandcamp Recommendations of Albums You Might Have Missed in 2020, So Far

To coincide with Bandcamp's latest revenue-waiving day, KEXP's Digital Content Team round up some albums you may have missed in 2020, so far.


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Interviews

Mali Band Songhoy Blues Embrace Optimist Philosophy in Uncertain Times

The group discusses their genre-fusing style and seeking hope through music in challenging times.


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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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