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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: On Debt Rag and the Tribulations of Being an Adult Punk

Notable adult punk rocker Martin Douglas speaks with the Olympia "adult-punk" band about their past life together, the spiritual drain of having to work for a living, and what being punk means to them.


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Interviews

NNAMDÏ Breaks Down His Musical DNA in Eight Records

The genre-clashing Chicago songwriter discusses his all-time favorite albums, from Busta Rhymes to Sum 41.


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Interviews Local Music KEXP Suggests

David Bazan and More Local Musicians Gather for Low Tribute Night: A Benefit For the Family of Mimi Parker 4/4

On Tuesday, April 4th, local musicians will cover the songs of Low, in tribute to their drummer/vocalist Mimi Parker. We spoke with event organizers Josh Golden and Claire Tucker, as well as headliner David Bazan.


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Interviews

Ivy Reflects on Apartment Life and Their Late Bandmate, Adam Schlesinger

KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with New York band Ivy about the 25th-anniversary edition of their album Apartment Life (out today) and their memories of late bandmate, Adam Schlesinger.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: What Was Wound and Unwound Can Be Wound Again

Martin Douglas goes on an emotional voyage to Unwound's first two live performances in over two decades.


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Features

In Heavy Rotation at Black Coffee NW: Social Impact and Youth Leadership

As part of the collaboration, we asked Haben Haileslassie, one of the Program Directors of Grounded, Black Coffee’s nonprofit space, about music and social impact.


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Interviews

She Plays Her Bass Loud: Post-Punk Legend Gina Birch on Her Debut Solo Album, The Raincoats, and Feminism

KEXP's Janice Headley spoke with legendary artist Gina Birch on her debut solo album, titled I Play My Bass Loud, out today via Third Man Records.


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Black History Month Interviews

The Best of Shotgun Seamstress, According to Osa Atoe

The creator of the influential African American punk zine speaks to Martin Douglas about her personal highlights from its recent anthology.


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Black History Month Interviews

The Best of Shotgun Seamstress, According to Osa Atoe

The creator of the influential African American punk zine speaks to Martin Douglas about her personal highlights from its recent anthology.


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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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