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.
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.
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.
Author Ron Knox breaks down the history behind the music economy and its impacts, as well as possible solutions.
Japanese Breakfast frontwoman Michelle Zauner discusses her new memoir, Crying in H Mart.
Nearly 50 years after joining Heart, Bellevue-raised artist Nancy Wilson is out with her first solo record, You and Me.
Seattle musician JusMoni shares her story for our series Apparently, which explores artists who are juggling parenthood with their art.
Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave discusses her new book, Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood.