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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Alice Phoebe Lou on How Busking & Feminism Influenced Her LP Paper Castles

KEXP contributor Neroli Price talks to Alice Phoebe Lou about how busking and feminism influenced the new album, Paper Castles, self-released (with services through Motor Music) on March 8th.


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Weird Magic: Jenny Lewis Turns Loss and Heartache into 70s Pop Glitz with On The Line

Lewis talks heartbreak and recording live with an all-star lineup on her latest solo release


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Interviews The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

DJ Kevin Cole Chats with Surf Rock Legend Dick Dale, 2009

Revisit a 2009 on-air interview with the late, legendary surf rock guitarist Dick Dale.


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Interviews

Duff McKagan Tries a Little Tenderness on New Solo Album

KEXP chats with Seattle's own Duff McKagan on his upcoming full-length, Tenderness, out May 31st.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Gabriel Teodros on the Teen Dance Ordinance and Seattle Tenuous History with Hip-Hop

Local musician, artist, and writer and KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros about how the TDO impacted Seattle hip-hop – but also gives further context to how racial profiling has historically inhibited the genre and culture from thriving in the city.


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Interviews KEXP Premiere

Choose Your Own Reality: Shana Cleveland on the Subconscious Surrealism Behind Her New Solo Album Night of the Worm

KEXP premieres the stirring title track "Night of the Worm Moon" from the upcoming Hardly Art release.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Don't Be Frightened Of Clichés: Michael Benjamin Lerner Breaks Down the Telekinesis Track "Set a Course"

Michael Benjamin Lerner (known musically as Telekinesis) breaks down the songwriting process behind his single "Set a Course."


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Washington State Senator Emily Randall and the Music That Inspires Her

Randall discusses what she hopes to achieve in Washington state and the Tracy Chapman song she looks to for inspiration


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Y La Bamba’s Luz Elena Mendoza on Mujeres and Confronting Machismo Culture

KEXP's Emily Fox chats with the Portland-based musician about toxic masculinity and confronting misogyny.


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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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