Rachel Stevens caught up with KEXP’s own DJ Yaddy about balancing DJing and being a teacher.
KEXP's Martin Douglas speaks to Hanif Abdurraqib about the film, Little Richard: I Am Everything.
Everything But the Girl is back with their first album in 24 years. They talk about making choices that were best for them.
Rapper billy woods talks about fatherhood and his new chidren’s book with M. Musgrove, A Is For Anarchist.
The artist K.Flay lost hearing in one ear last fall and it hasn’t returned since
Nabihah Iqbal’s latest album, DREAMER, is a lush and atmospheric meditation on love and loss.
"Voodoo in my blood is living" - that's how Young Fathers kick off the third track on Massive Attack's return to the scene after nearly six years away. And after all that time, Young Fathers aren't lying - the voodoo is still strong. Last time we saw them was 2010's fantastic Heligoland, their firs…
Earlier this year, KEXP premiered the title track from David Bowie's 25th studio album ★ (pronounced "Blackstar"). Today, we've got another single to share, "Lazarus," which appears in Bowie’s off-Broadway play of the same name. (Tune in tonight to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert as the cast pe…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr., host of Street Sounds on KEXP, in honor of Juneteenth, is "SirLadyMakemFall" by Liv.e, from the 2020 EP Bout These Pipedreams / Lessons from My Mistakes.. but I Lost Your Number on In Real Life Music / AWAL. Hear Larry's Weekly Mix Juneteenth…
KEXP talks to drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson and bassist Laura Lee of psychedelic funk band Khruangbin.
KEXP talks to Aisha Fukushima, a self-proclaimed "RAPtivist" whose mission is to “challenge oppression with expression all around the globe.”
A legal battle over the name "Lady A" has brought up questions around white privilege and racism in the music industry.
KEXP DJ Kevin Cole talks with Andrea Swensson, author of the book Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound.
Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell is out today. Author Corbin Reiff discusses the stories behind the music of the vocalist of Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog. .
Seattle electronic duo, ODESZA has teamed up with Australian EDM artist, Golden Features on a project called BRONSON.
KEXP's Owen Murphy catches up with Postcards' lead singer and co-songwriter Julia Sabra to discuss what happened that day.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Chilly and Albina Cabrera, hosts of El Sonido on KEXP, in honor of Latinx Heritage Month, is "Marcaperu" by Yanna, a 2020 self-released single.
When reacting to the fallout of Burger Records because of sexual abuse and misconduct, music journalist Jessica Hopper says abuse in the music industry is nothing new.
Aluna Francis started her career as one half of the electronic duo AlunaGeorge. But as a Black artist in dance music, Aluna always felt like an outsider.
Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Gabriel Teodros and special guest, indigenous art-ivist Calina Lawrence, as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "Land Back (feat. Boogey the Beat & Northern Voice)" by A Tribe Called Red, a 2020 self-released single.
