Whatever your personal opinion of her may be, there is one fact that is truly undeniable: Lana Del Rey is in a league of her own. If you don't believe me, read her fantastically revealing cover piece with Fader. If you don't feel like it, listen to her albums, watch her videos, read other interview…
KEXP talks with Dua Saleh, a non-binary multidisciplinary artist from Minneapolis who released a single this month, “body cast,” in response to the murders of Black people at the hands of police.
Dr. Michael Gekle is part of the team at Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg who conducted the study. He discusses the findings of the research and what venues will have to keep in mind in the future to prevent the spread of the virus.
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As 2020 lurches towards a close, KEXP has been looking back at, and honoring, many of the music figures we lost in the last year. In this segment, we explore some of the lesser known musicians, songwriters, and producers who passed away in 2020.
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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.
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.”
Today, we meet Reese Umbaugh, who’s known on the drag stage as Cookie Couture.
Sound & Vision talks with author and activist Catherine Mayer, widow of Gang of Four guitarist, Andy Gill, who died February 1, 2020.
Seattle musician JusMoni shares her story for our series Apparently, which explores artists who are juggling parenthood with their art.
KEXP’s Gabriel Teodros, who is an artist himself, walks us through his "Spotify Wrapped" numbers and showcases just how little musicians make on the streaming site.
Today we hear the epic story of parenthood from Lowland Hum, who make “quiet music,” but their experience as new parents were anything but quiet.
Brandi Diaz is a local Latina musician who creates psychedelic soul under the name Nada Rosa. Even through challenging times, she has continually trusted the process of following her bliss.
The increasingly common trend of anniversary tours has further validated a longstanding posit that, for better or for worse, audiences and performers both hold: almost everyone wants to hear your old material more than they want to hear your new material.(There is a reason Paul McCartney closes wit…
Thursday night before 4th of July at Neumos, you could tell who watched the show from the safety of the balcony from those on the floor strictly based on the quantity of sweat dripping from their clothes upon leaving the premises. I can't speak much for the casual observers above, but between the h…
KEXP talks to New York Times writer Reggie Ugwu about Jackie Shane, a Black transgender soul singer who gained prominence in the 1960s with her captivating stage presence and voice.
KEXP talks with Josiah Johnson, who just released his first solo album, titled Every Feeling On A Loop on September 4th.
Today we meet Susan Rogers, who engineered for Prince for four years, working on albums like Purple Rain and Sign o' the Times.
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.
