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Thom Yorke, Sampha, Jónsi, Sade Make 2019 Oscars Shortlist

For the first time since 1979, the Academy has revealed the shortlists for Best Original Song and Best Original Score ahead of the nominations.


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UNHEARD Seattle Premiere: SassyBlack Shares the Story of Homeless Youth, Tyreesha, in the song "Discovery of Self"

With the UNHEARD Seattle campaign, the YMCA of Greater Seattle pairs musicians up with homeless youth to share their stories.


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Beastie Boys Give Comprehensive Interview on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast

Mike D and Ad-Rock tell stories about growing up in New York, learning guitar from Laurie Anderson’s sister, and going on tour with Madonna.


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Baths Share Dreamy Single "Clarence Difference"

The song will be included as a flexi disc for coffee subscription service YES PLZ's latest music zine


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Vince Staples Share Cinematic Single "Home"

The song is included on the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse soundtrack


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Matt Berninger and Stephan Altman Recruit Julien Baker for "All I Want"

The song is included on the second volume of the 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood series


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M.I.A. Reveals 2004 Video for "Reload"

Both the song and the video date back to 2004 and have only recently emerged


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Lil Wayne Performs "Don't Cry" on Colbert

"Don't Cry" is the opening song off of Lil Wayne's long-awaited Tha Carter V


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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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