With great sadness the music world learned today of songwriter Scott Miller's passing. The brilliance of his pop sensibility and songwriting were the hallmarks of his work with his power pop group Game Theory, which despite plenty of adoration from critics and loyal fans remained a cult favorite a…
Don't forget, this Saturday, April 20, is Record Store Day, and among the many exclusive LPs, EPs and singles you'll be able to purchase on vinyl, you'll also be able to attend free in-store performances at hundreds of record stores around the country. You can find a list of Record Store Day perfor…
They're making a list, and checking it twice -- no, not Santa Claus, the KEXP DJs! Record Store Day is coming up on Saturday, April 20th, and our DJs are more excited than a kid on Christmas morning. Yesterday, DJ Kevin Cole shared his wishlist and shopping tips, and today we have a chat with seaso…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis just released the official music video for "Can't Hold Us" featuring Ray Dalton. Watch it now:
This Saturday, April 20th, is Record Store Day, which has become like a national holiday for me and my fellow music lovers and record collecting geeks. It’s an annual event to celebrate independent record stores — and tons of artists contribute cool, one-of-a-kind, limited edition releases that are…
I hate to break it to you, but you're gonna be heading toward Record Store Day this Saturday at a deficit. Why? Because there are too many excellent new releases coming out today that you'll want to pick up right now. First and foremost: the latest from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, whose fourth album our Music…
Minneapolis band Poliça released their single "Tiff" from their upcoming album, and the song features Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. The track a synth pop dream - darkly lit by the echos of Vernon's voice in the background. [Pitchfork]
Diplo's music project Major Lazer gave a killer performance last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He was joined on the track "Get Free" by Amber Coffman and Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors as well as The Roots. Look for Major Lazer's sophomore album Free the Universe on April 16. [CoS]
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.
