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Throwaway Style: Always Searching for Mr. Wrong

Martin Douglas explores the work of the fun and outspoken Portland trio.


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: The Rare Forms Live Up to Their Name on Their Self-Titled Debut

The Seattle/Tacoma/Portland band's first full-length is a cauldron pot of love, sex, death, and distorted guitars. Martin Douglas investigates.


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Throwaway Style: Purging the Treasure Chest #3

Martin Douglas' local music-inspired short fiction series returns with flying cars and smoldering debris.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: A Wholesome Interview with Dogbreth

Martin Douglas speaks to three-fourths of the power-pop band about their new album Ever Loving.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: The Return of Slim Moon

After 13 years away from the label he helped start, Slim Moon has returned as Kill Rock Stars president. Martin Douglas discusses Moon's return with both Moon himself and outgoing president Dr. Portia Sabin.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: Falling in and Falling Out with Dude York

The Seattle pop-punk trio discuss their new album and the emotional properties of nostalgia with Martin Douglas.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: The Joy of Rapping, Starring Perry Porter

Martin Douglas speaks with the rising Tacoma-raised artist about rap music, art, and his promising career.


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Throwaway Style: The Dreaded Confessions of Wolftone

How does a child musician turned punk journeyman become one of the most talented and sought after hip-hop producers in Seattle? Martin Douglas investigates.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 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 ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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