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R.I.P. Daniel Johnston

The iconic lo-fi songwriter and artist passes away at 58.


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Thurston Moore Covers New Order's "Leave Me Alone"

It will be featured as the B-side to three new 7" singles, out November 8 via Moore’s Daydream Library Series.


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Pond Announce Live Album Sessions

Hear their live take on “Don’t Look at the Sun (Or Else You’ll Go Blind).”


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Chastity Belt Release New Single "Drown"

It's the third single shared from their forthcoming self-titled full-length, out September 20th.


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Grimes Shares New Single “Violence (feat. i_o)"

The new track is a collaboration with techno DJ i_o.


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R.E.M. to Release Monster 25th Anniversary Box Set

The deluxe version will have the original album, a remixed version from producer Scott Litt, a CD of previously unreleased demos, and a live album that captures a 1995 show in Chicago.


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Illuminati Hotties Share Whitney Houston Cover

Hear their take on the 1987 #1 hit song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)."


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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Proclaims August 22, 2019 as Layne Staley Day

The former frontman of Alice In Chains and Mad Season would've turned 52-years-old today.


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From the Archives:

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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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