Roddy Nikpour talks with Canadian author Mike Sholars about the 1997 Playstation game PaRappa the Rapper.
Seattle's Duff McKagan is best known for being the bassist of Guns N' Roses. He’s now out with his third solo album, Lighthouse.
Mali Obomsawin talks with Emily Fox about how her new album, Greatest Hits, is about intimacy under colonialism.
KEXP’s Emily Fox talks with Totem Star co-founder Daniel Pak about the impact of Totem Star since it launched as a mobile recording studio 14 years ago.
Salt Cathedral talk about the future of children in the screen addiction era and how these themes are addressed in their latest album, Before It’s Gone.
Shana Cleveland of La Luz talks about her band’s new album, 'News of the Universe,' and how many of the songs reflect on the breast cancer diagnosis she got after weaning her then two-year-old son off breastfeeding in 2022.
Greg Vandy is the host of The Roadhouse, KEXP’s Sunday morning roots and American music show. He talks with Isabel Khalili about how the show is more about a feeling than a genre.
Natasha El-Sergany of the Seattle band somesurprises talks about the cosmic, political. and social inspirations behind their new album, Perseids.
Shlohmo is one fearless dude. If there is anyone else left in the room doubting that at this point, I really think they need to come forward if for nothing else than to just have a talk. Last year, Henry Laufer dropped an EP with R&B god Jeremih on his own record label, WEDIDIT, and shared a st…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Baptism" by Blimes & Gab, from the 2020 album Talk About It on B.A.G. Enterprises.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, co-host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Angels of Love" by Pure X, from the 2020 album Pure X on Fire Talk Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "She's On Fire" by Strange Ranger, from the 2023 album Pure Music from Fire Talk.
Kathleen Hanna of the Olympia feminist punk riot grrrl band, Bikini Kill, talks with KEXP’s Martin Douglas about her career, activism and why she wanted to write her new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk.
For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson delves into the history of both rappers while speculating whether an ancient English stone has anything to do with the unique abilities of Blimes and Gab, who virtually perform five songs off Talk About It.
W.I.T.C.H. talks about the elements that came together to form Zamrock in the '60s.