At KEXP, our love for post-punk sirens Savages knows no bounds. Their debut LP Silence Yourself is without a doubt one of the best introductions of the year. These four women have put together a sound and a vision whose fury and vigil have no equal. Listening to Savages is an experience - it goes p…
El-P and Killer Mike - it's a combo that we've only known for a year and a half, but feels like it's been around forever. "I got paid to make a friend", said Michael Renders of their work together back in 2012. Though Mike had been killing it on the ATL scene for years (he's a long time Outkast aff…
The best collection of rock and roll comics of late recently premiered at the Emerald City Comic Convention in Seattle this past weekend, but won’t be available en masse from publisher Fantagraphics Books Inc. till May 17. Be sure to pre-order Peter Bagge’s Other Stuff soon though, because it is an…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Touch Me Not" by Dengue Fever, from the 2023 album Ting Mong on Tuk Tuk Records.
Janice Headley takes us back to 1976 with graffiti artist Lee Quiñones and the time he and The Fabulous Five tagged a ten-car subway train in a single night.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Creating Space" by Longstocking, from the 2023 album Creating Space on Feral One Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Dreaming (feat. Asy Saavedra)" by Lusine, from the 2023 album Long Light on Ghostly International Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Mão na Mão" by Ana Lua Caiano, from the 2023 self-released album Se Dançar É Só Depois.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Leash" by Berry Galazka, from the 2023 Leash EP on Climax Records & Sweat Entertainment.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "I Cry While You Sleep (Dream, Ivory Version)" by Pearly Drops, from the 2023 album A Little Disaster on Cascine.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Golden Rope" by Bulgarian Cartrader, from the 2022 self-released album Motor Songs.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Haiku" by Bien et Toi, from the 2023 Voici EP on Temple Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Beggin' For You" by Hurry, from the 2023 album Don't Look Back on Lame-O Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Hickey King" by Skating Polly, from the 2023 album Chaos County Line on El Camino Media.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Adore Adore Adore" by SPRINTS, from the 2024 album Letter To Self on City Slang.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Right Back To It (feat. MJ Lenderman)" by Waxahatchee, from the 2024 album Tigers Blood on ANTI-.
On the show this time, it’s the avant-garde sitar of Anoushka Shankar.
Dusty Henry, Martin Douglas, Albina Cabrera, and Larry Mizell Jr. explore four albums on Kurt's list that challenged the politics of their time through the lenses of punk and hip-hop.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Blue Tuesday" by Francis of Delirium, from the 2024 album Lighthouse on Dalliance Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Flaws" by Les Amazones d'Afrique, from the 2024 album Musow Danse on Real World Records.