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May I Interest You in a Brief Survey: Reykjavik Calling's Icelandic Bands Answer Our Questions

This year's Reykjavik Calling will take place in the Gathering Space tomorrow, October 13th, featuring Icelandic acts Vök and Gyda – as well as Seattle's very own NAVVI. In anticipation of the event, we asked the former two groups a few burning questions.


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KEXP's DJ Shannon on Hosting Frightened Rabbit on the Air in 2007

DJ Shannon shares her experience hosting Frightened Rabbit on the KEXP airwaves in 2007.


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Wild Powwers Update the Ghosts of Grunge on Skin

On a special Friday edition of Throwaway Style, Martin Douglas explores the new album from the Seattle grunge (not "neo-grunge") trio.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Sacrilege - Behind The Realms of Madness

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Behind The Realms of Madness by Sacrilege. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Music News

Run The Jewels Share Hard-Hitting Single For Marvel's Venom Soundtrack

"Let's Go (The Royal We)" was originally intended for the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack


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Music News

Soccer Mommy Goes Country On Cover of Dixie Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces"

Sophie Allison follows her acclaimed debut album Clean with a cover of the 1998 country crossover hit


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Music News

Thom Yorke Shares Third Single From Suspiria Soundtrack "Volk"

"Volk" is a creepy instrumental that follows the previously shared "Suspirium" and "Has Ended"


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Kikagaku Moyo

In celebration of the release of their fourth full-length album 'Masana Temples,' Tokyo's Kikagaku Moyo shares some of their favorite songs spanning psychedelic rock, drone rock, acid folk, and more on their hypnotic guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Interviews Local Music

Cooking Lovesick Beats: Stas THEE Boss and Chong the Nomad In Conversation

Two of Seattle’s premiere DJs and producers chat about their process ahead of their S’women/Love Memo split vinyl release on Crane City Music.


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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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