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SIFF Face the Music 2019 Preview: David Crosby: Remember My Name

David Crosby: Remember My Name screens at SIFF, as part of the "Face the Music" series, sponsored by KEXP.


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SIFF

SIFF Face the Music 2019 Preview: The Apollo

The new documentary The Apollo pays generous tribute to the legendary Harlem venue.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Skinny Puppy album Cleanse Fold and Manipulate. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Music News

Bill Callahan Releases Six New Songs from Forthcoming Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

The songs comprise the entire first side of Callahan's first record in six years


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Music Heals

Music Heals: Duff McKagan on Life After Addiction and The Need For Tenderness

The Guns N' Roses bassist shares his own story of struggling with addiction and how he's trying to help others find their own way out.


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Interviews Music Heals

Music Heals: The Coathangers on Witnessing Addiction, The Struggles of the Road, and The Devil You Know

The Atlanta band talks about watching friends fall to addiction, the struggles of touring, and their new album The Devil You Know


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Music Heals

Music Heals: Lee Kiernan of IDLES on Seven Years of Sobriety

Ahead of Music Heals: Addiction & Recovery, KEXP spoke with IDLES guitarist Lee Kiernan, who celebrated seven years sober this April. In this exclusive interview, Lee shares his experience with addiction, and the role music has played in his journey to recovery.


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Music Heals

Music Heals: Patty Schemel Packs a Punch In Her Memoir Hit So Hard

Ahead of Music Heals: Addiction & Recovery, KEXP spoke with Patty Schemel about the impact of drug abuse on the Seattle music scene in the 90s, her personal journey, and the role that music continues to play in her recovery.


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Features

World Goth Day Throwback: Goths In Trees Day – KEXP DJ Staff Photos

Take a look back at our DJs and staff sporting their best goth looks... in trees!


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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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