KEXP talks with Josiah Johnson, who just released his first solo album, titled Every Feeling On A Loop on September 4th.
Blimes and Gab, the rap duo consisting of Seattle MC Gabrielle “Gifted Gab” Kadushin and San Francisco’s Samantha “Blimes Brixton” McDonald, recently released their debut album, Talk About It.
Steven Severin of the Seattle venue, Neumos, talks about the efforts to rally for federal and state aid as well as the recent #KeepMusicLiveWA fundraising campaign to save independent music venues.
Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard talks about his new side project, Painted Shield, a collaboration including singer/songwriter Mason Jennings.
2020 brought a national conversation around race in America. KEXP Audioasis host Eva Walker talks with her friend and fellow musician Rani Weatherby of the band Champagne Honeybee about how her race, background and upbringing has impacted her music.
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Entertainment attorney Dina LaPolt talks about her recent opinion piece in Variety titled, “Rap Lyrics Now Admissible in Court Evidence: A Dangerous Precedent.”
Pearl Nelson, also known as Pearl Dragon of the band Champagne Champagne, talks about idolizing Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix, falling into addiction on tour, and his path to recovery.
KEXP’s Cheryl Waters talks with Sharon Van Etten about epic Ten and has her break down some of the covers on the record.
London Grammar frontwoman Hannah Reid talks about how misogyny in the music industry inspired her band’s latest album, Californian Soil.
It’s been 50 years since the release of Marvin Gaye’s record, What’s Going On. KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. talks with Emily Fox about the history of the record, and more.
Ella Vos talks about how getting pregnant inspired her to become a solo artist and how her popular song, "White Noise," was about her struggles with postpartum depression
Ezra Furman talks about what led her to come out as a trans mom, and what it means for her to leave her young son at home once touring begins again.
Chan Marshall of Cat Power spoke with KEXP's Emily Fox about her new record, overcoming her struggles with mental health, and how motherhood has grounded her and given her strength.
In honor of J Dilla's birthday, KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. talks with author Dan Charnas about his new book, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm.
Anaïs Mitchell talks with KEXP's Emily Fox about leaving New York City early in the pandemic to give birth at her parents’ farm in Vermont, and staying there to write an album that’s filled with childhood nostalgia.
Laura Ballance, bassist for Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records, talks about how her hearing issues have impacted her career in music.
Chris Bathgate talks about his new record, The Significance of Peaches, which was released after living in a national forest in Michigan, farming in California, working at a tech startup in San Francisco, having a child and moving back home to Michigan.
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Rachel Stevens talks to rock and roll royalty Corin Tucker about Sleater-Kinney’s new album, Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album (out Friday, October 21st).
