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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 3: Júníus Meyvant

For his fourth performance at our KEX Hostel broadcast, Meyvant kicks off the day with a rousing set of soulful folk tunes.


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Review Revue

Review Revue - Bronski Beat - The Age of Consent

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album The Age of Consent by Bronski Beat. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs delivers an exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that seamlessly stitches together top-notch contemporary house and tech-house selections both new and old.


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Music News

These New Puritans Share First New Music in Five Years

The new single "Into the Fire" is the first we've heard from the band since 2013's Field of Reeds.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Skátar

The notoriously undefinable Icelandic DIY act tears up the stage as we wrap up day two at the KEX Hostel.


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Music News

Conor Oberst Shares Two New Stripped-Down Songs

“No One Changes” and “The Rockaways" are available on Bandcamp.


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Music News

Wu-Tang Clan Announces New Documentary In Honor of 25th Anniversary of Enter the Wu-Tang

They've shared a trailer that features cameos from A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg.


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Interviews

Still #1: Jon Spencer On His Debut Solo Album Spencer Sings the Hits!

KEXP DJ Troy Nelson talks to the legendary Jon Spencer about his debut solo album Spencer Sings the Hits! out this Friday via In the Red Records.


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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Creating Safer Spaces 2

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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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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