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Throwaway Style: Black Ends' Long Journey to the Beginning

Martin Douglas explores the Seattle rock trio's history on the eve of their long-awaited full-length debut.


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Throwaway Style: J.R.C.G.'s Avant-Garde, Desert Climate Body Music

Martin Douglas spends an afternoon at the home of Justin R. Cruz Gallego. They talk about the Kitsap County and Seattle punk scenes, and Gallego's relationship to his childhood in Tucson.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: Power Strip's Trip Through the Metaphysical Wilderness

Martin Douglas speaks to the Seattle-based experimental musician about the various parts of the region they’ve lived in and how that influences the process of making their far-reaching music.


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Throwaway Style Features Festivals Local Music

Throwaway Style: Breaking in a Pair of Jeans at Treefort Music Fest 2024

Martin Douglas conducts an interesting experiment while catching as much local music (and flavor) as his body can stand.


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Throwaway Style: The Winding Backroads of Careen

Martin Douglas travels to Bellingham (and through the world wide web) to speak with Bellingham's loudest, weirdest punk band.


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Throwaway Style: Jake One's Homegrown Sound

Martin Douglas speaks with Seattle's top hip-hop producer about the journey his career has taken him on so far.


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Throwaway Style: Milc, Portland's Soon-to-Be Hometown Hero

From the ballcourts of Northeast Portland to the global underground rap scene, Milc always wanted to be his city's hometown hero. Now, he's closer than ever. Martin Douglas investigates.


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Interviews Local Music

Suede Watch #1: Ark Flashington

In a new feature keeping us updated on the catalog of the prolific independent rap artist, Martin Douglas reviews AJ Suede's newest self-produced project along with conducting an exclusive interview.


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Throwaway Style: A Total Punk Manifesto

Iconoclastic music journalist Martin Douglas salutes the "the most reliably great punk label in North America today."


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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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