KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr. profiles Vitamin D’s story, how he bridged Seattle's funk and soul era with the beginnings of its rap scene, and eventually created the unmatched sound that persists today.
Sound & Vision talks with Matt and Rachel Wilson, ranchers and musicians by trade who live in the tiny town of Silver Lake in the high desert of rural Oregon.
Sound & Vision talks with Australian group The Avalanches about their third album, We Will Always Love You.
KEXP reports that with new borders, visas, work permits, and taxes, it looks like it will likely mean a lot of complications for UK bands trying to tour Europe.
Music has become an investment opportunity. KEXP talks to Marc Hogan, senior staff writer for Pitchfork who wrote an article titled “What To Know About Music’s Copyright Gold Rush.”
Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova talks about the new song, the political situation in Russia, her two-year experience in a Russian prison, and what Pussy Riot stands for.
KEXP’s Larry Mizell, Jr. and Gabriel Teodros catch up to talk about the legacy of the Fugees and The Score and why it matters.
KEXP talks to Langhorne Slim about his latest album, Strawberry Mansion.
KEXP’s web team got together, and each wrote an essay on Black artists they are gravitating to now. Today’s podcast presents that article in audio form.
Femi and Made Kuti are the descendants of Fela Kuti — the pioneer of Afrobeat.
Adrian Younge spoke to Sound & Vision about the stories of Black America not typically taught in the U.S.
KEXP tells the story of Bam Bam and the life of frontwoman Tina Bell, a Black woman-fronted grunge band in Seattle in the early '80s — before grunge was a defined genre.
Today, we hear from Grace Love about her journey of becoming a solo artist and a single mother at the same time.
Today, we meet Reese Umbaugh, who’s known on the drag stage as Cookie Couture.
Musicians have been making millions of dollars in recent weeks for auctioning off their music in the form of an NFT (Non-Fungible Token). Chase Danzig of YouTube channel "The Bitcoin Express" joins this episode to fill us in on how NFTs work.
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SoundCloud’s Head of Rights Administration and Strategy, Michael Pelczynski, breaks down how the new “fan-powered royalties” model will work.
Josh Kim, COO of Bandcamp, talks about the impact of holding Bandcamp Friday every month for the past year.
There’s one transit operator in particular that has touched the life of KEXP’s Larry Mizell, Jr. It’s Reggie “Smiley” Wilson.
Spotify recently launched a website and initiative called Loud & Clear. It’s Spotify’s attempt at being transparent about how artists are paid and the economics of streaming.
Emily Fox discusses Brandi Carlile’s new memoir, Broken Horses, with KEXP volunteer and mega Brandi Carlile fan, Bee Egan.
