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2019 Top Ten List Spotlight: Dr. West

Dr. West shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019; check out his list and tune in today, Friday, December 13th, as KEXP counts down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2019, as voted on by listeners.


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Martin Feveyear on Love, Loss, and Releasing His Own Music

KEXP's Owen Murphy talks to the acclaimed producer from his studio on Vashon Island.


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2019 Countdown

2019 Top Ten List Spotlight: Atticus

Atticus shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019; check out his list and tune in on Friday, December 13th as KEXP counts down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2019, as voted on by listeners.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Band of Holy Joy - When Stars Came out to Play

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album When Stars Came out to Play by The Band of Holy Joy. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Sound & Vision: Vashon Island’s Remoteness Fosters a Unique Artist Community

Vashon Island is home to a surprising number of creatives, including several musicians recognizable on the national and international level. Sound & Vision sent Drew Pine to find out what it is about the island that attracts the creative type.


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2019 Countdown

2019 Top Ten List Spotlight: Kevin Cole

Kevin Cole shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019; check out his list and tune in on Friday, December 13th as KEXP counts down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2019, as voted on by listeners.


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Sound & Vision: K-pop’s Scandal Plagued Year

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with Matthew Campbell, co-author of the article "The Dark Side of K-pop: Assault, Prostitution, Suicide, and Scandals" about sexual assault in the K-pop industry.


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Sound & Vision: The Sudden Online Success of SYML

Sound & Vision's Jonathan Zwickel catches up with the longtime Seattle musician to talk about how the MTV show "Teen Wolf" re launched his career.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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