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Joe Talbot of IDLES Launches Virtual Talk Show; Welcomes Ishmael Butler, Sharon Van Etten, More

Current episodes feature Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES), Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot), Mike Skinner (The Streets), and Hak Baker
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TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe Shares New Protest Song Titled "People"

Proceeds to be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Movement for Black Lives, and the ACLU.


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Add to Cart

Add to Cart: Black Northwest Artists to Support this Juneteenth on Bandcamp

Today, Friday, June 19th, Bandcamp launch an annual tradition of waiving their revenue share on all purchases for 24 hours to support racial justice, equality and change. KEXP's Digital Content Team has rounded up some of the things we'll be adding to our carts today.


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Björk Adds Discography to Bandcamp; Proceeds to be Donated to Black Lives Matter UK

Plus, Bandcamp to donate 100% of their share of sales tomorrow to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Lithics Build a Tower of Age Out of Serrated Post-Punk

The Portland quartet returns with another stellar set of art-damaged dance music. Martin Douglas takes a look.


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Black Ends Premiere "Monday Mourning," Submit an Honest Essay About Being Black in America (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle trio, led by the talented Nicolle Swims, release the first single from forthcoming EP Stay Evil and Swims pens a short but searing essay about being exhausted and Black.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Rone

French electronic musician and filmmaker Rone shares a cinematic and whimsical guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that stitches together beautiful ambient and neo-classical passages with IDM explorations and other transportive electronic sounds.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Nikkita Oliver on Protest Demands, Meeting With the Mayor, and What It Means to Defund the Police

Gabriel Teodros talks with musician, poet, attorney, and former mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver on the protests and social justice movement in Seattle.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Westerman

Fresh off the release of his debut album 'Your Hero Is Not Dead,' London-based musician Westerman shares a guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of timeless and restorative songs by legends such as Miles Davis, Neil Young, Cocteau Twins, and more.


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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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