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New Music Reviews (05/09)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by Morning Show Producer Owen Murphy) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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Interviews

Justin Gallego on Taking J.R.C.G. on the Road, the Future of Dreamdecay, and John Dwyer's Influence on Their Live Shows

KEXP caught up with Justin R Cruz Gallego of J.R.C.G. and Dreamdecay in Austin while on tour behind Ajo Sunshine


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Throwaway Style Features Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: Playtime (and Cultural Dread) with Rachaels Children

Martin Douglas has witnessed the future of Seattle's punk scene and spoke to its prinicpal songwriters.


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KEXP 50

50 Years of Music: 1983 – New Order - "Blue Monday"

As KEXP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we’re looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one release from that year that resonates with them. This week, Kevin Cole reflects on New Order's 1983 class…


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (05/02)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Apt E

Seattle-based duo Apt E deliver a supremely deep guest DJ mix that seamlessly weaves through hypnotic, oceanic, genre-blurring dance music.


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Interviews KEXP 50

Real Neighbors: A Conversation with Armand Hammer

Martin Douglas speaks with the rap superduo about their partnership, the range of their discography, and much more.


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Interviews

Blvck Hippie on Utilizing Music through Adversity, Putting other Black Bands On, and their Everlasting Love for Kid Cudi

Josh Shaw of the Memphis-based rising band Blvck Hippie spoke with KEXP while at Treefort Music Festival this past March


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Powering KEXP

KEXP Provides Comments to Sound Transit on Welcoming Light Rail to Neighborhood

KEXP provides comments to Sound Transit as part of the regional transportation agency’s public comment process regarding the West Seattle and Ballard Light Rail Expansion project.


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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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