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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Khalab

Fresh off the release of his debut album 'Black Noise 2084,' globetrotting Italian DJ/producer Khalab spotlights cutting-edge global bass rhythms and Afro-Futurist beats on his thrilling guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Interviews Sub Pop 30

We F*cking Talked With the F*cking CEO of Sub Pop, Megan F*cking Jasper

We f*cking talked to the f*cking master of swearing, Megan f*cking Jasper, about her journey from stuffing Cat Butt records as intern to running the whole goddamn label.


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Music News

Sixth Annual Freakout Festival Lineup Announced

Freakout Records makes the first lineup announcement for 2018's Freakout Festival, featuring All Them Witches, The Grizzled Mighty, Stas THEE Boss, and more.


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Music News

Pearl Jam Cover The White Stripes at First Home Show

Pearl Jam played the first of their home shows last night and played a number of covers, including The White Stripes' "We're Going to Be Friends"


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Music News

Colleen Green Announces Re-Release of 2016 EP

Colleen Green is re-releasing her 2016 self-titled EP under the new name Casey’s Tape / Harmontown Loops and shares a new song "Let It Go"


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Music News

Mitski Unveils New Single "Two Slow Dancers"

Mitski shares the third single from her upcoming album Be The Cowboy


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Throwaway Style Sub Pop 30 Local Music

Throwaway Style: Five Essential Hardly Art-Released Singles

After celebrating the influence and legacy for Sub Pop for months, Martin Douglas decided their outstanding sister label should also get some love. Here are five essential songs from the Hardly Art's increasingly storied history.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Barkmarket - 1-800-Godhouse

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album 1-800-Godhouse by Barkmarket. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Interviews

Mudhoney's Mark Arm Looks Back at the "Grunge" Days with KEXP

With a new album, Digital Garbage, slated for release this September, KEXP chats with Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm about his days in Green River and beyond.


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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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