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50 Years of Music: 2006 – Ghostface Killah - "Whip You With a Strap"

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 song from that year that resonates with them. As we jump back to 2006, Martin Douglas shares his reflecti…


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Music News

R.I.P. Mark Lanegan

The Seattle icon died this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (02/22)

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: Kiefer

Aired on Valentine's Day, Los Angeles-based pianist and producer Kiefer shares a love-filled guest DJ mix featuring some of his favorite romantic jazz, soul, and R&B cuts.


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Sound and Vision

Spotify's Continuing Problems: Kevin Erickson of the Future of Music Coalition Speaks Out

Kevin Erickson, Director of the Future of Music Coalition, speaks to KEXP's Sound & Vision about some of the problems plaguing Spotify.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (02/14)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from Big Thief, Spoon, Raveena, and more.


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Interviews

The Artists Involved with Rain City Relief on Pivoting Post-Pandemic and their Profound Awe for Each Other (KEXP Interview)

The majority of the artists features on the Rain City Relief compilation including Shaina Shepherd, Parisalexa, Chong the Nomad, Perry Porter, Smokey Brights, and more chat with KEXP about how the pandemic affected their careers, their deep respect for each other, and what they're going to do with …


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DJ Nu-Mark

Legendary DJ, turntablist, producer, and Jurassic 5 member DJ Nu-Mark pieces together an amazing 97-track mega-mix that seamlessly connects the dots between timeless hits, iconic sample sources, and funky worldly covers.


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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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