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50 Years of Music: 1989 - The B-52s - Love Shack

KEXP is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, and we're looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week, KEXP pays homage to a different year. This week, we look back at the tragedy and triumph behind The B-52s smash hit "Love Shack."

R.I.P. Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys

The hip-hop pioneer was 52-years-old.

R.I.P. Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy

The prolific songwriter passed away Wednesday due to complications from covid-19. He was 52.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Proclaims August 22, 2019 as Layne Staley Day

The former frontman of Alice In Chains and Mad Season would've turned 52-years-old today.

Live Review: The B-52's with The English Beat at the Woodland Park Zoo 7/24

While all you hipsters were at the Capitol Hill Block Party this weekend, I was across town at a completely. different. event. You had man buns, tattoos, ripped jeans. I had mini-vans, lawn chairs, and sensible khaki cargo shorts. To be fair, we both had to endure screaming crazies with drinks spil…

52 Hertz Whale - Phil

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Phil" by 52 Hertz Whale, from the 2022 album Present Sense Impression on Full Moon Forum.


 
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Live Review: Say Hi with Unlikely Friends at Barboza 12/12/14

Holy shit, Say Hi knows how to get the party started on a Friday night at 9PM! I honestly think I saw more empty drink cups and shot glasses lining the Barboza shelf of subwoofers tonight than I’ve ever seen at their weekly Saturday night dance gigs. In a city on a hill where we show the Rocky Horr…

Listeners' Favorite Live on KEXP Sessions

KEXP listeners vote for their favorite performances from KEXP's YouTube channel.

KEXP Top 90.3 Albums of 2019

KEXP listeners voted on their favorite albums from 2019 and we're counting them down. Where did your favorite album land?

Live Review: Andrew W.K. with The Fabulous Downey Brothers at Barboza 6/29/15

Andrew W.K. is a brilliant capitalist. Need proof? Here's one: he's still a cultural zeitgeist even now in 2015. Generations have come to Andrew through a stunning variety of mediums. You may know him from his now-classic 2001 party soundtrack to end all party soundtracks I Get Wet, or from his con…

Top 90.3 Albums of 2021

KEXP listeners vote for their top albums of the year in 2021.

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