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Jónsi and Alex Somers on Waking Up Riceboy Sleeps, Trading Glaciers for Sunny Beaches and Working Together Post-Breakup

KEXP caught up with Jónsi and Alex Somers while on the anniversary tour of 2009's Riceboy Sleeps, the first time the record has been performed in full since its release


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13 Songs for Halloween: "Deep Red Bells" by Neko Case

KEXP shares the story behind Neko Case's haunting 2002 track "Deep Red Bells."


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13 Songs for Halloween: "Suffer Little Children" by The Smiths

KEXP reveals the tragic true story behind one of the first songs Morrissey and Marr ever wrote together.


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Interviews The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

Bob Mehr on The Replacements Box Set Dead Man's Pop

DJ Kevin Cole talks to author Bob Mehr about his work on the new Replacements box set, Dead Man's Pop.


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Interviews

Pastels and Anime: Inside The Multi-Dimensional World of J’Von

J'Von performs Oct. 11 in the KEXP Gathering Space with Parisalexa for Street Sounds Live


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John Dwyer of Oh Sees on His Prolific Output, Tinnitus, and The Joys of Multiple Drummers

KEXP interviews John Dwyer about championing other artists, the duality of running a label and running a band, and burnout while debating the age-old question: how many drummers is too many drummers?


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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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