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50 Years of Music: 2019 – Helado Negro - “Two Lucky”

Each week, we’re picking a year from the last half-century to remember that moment in music. This week, we’re celebrating the year 2019. KEXP’s Dusty Henry reflects on how Helado Negro’s “Two Lucky” guided him through grief and new beginnings.


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Features KEXP 50

Requiem for a Fake Punk 2

To commemorate 2004 Week and the inception of KEXP's punk show Sonic Reducer, Martin Douglas has resurrected his punk essay collection for an explosive sequel.


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KEXP 50

50 Years of Music: 2004 - Blonde Redhead - "Equus"

KEXP is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, and we're looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week, KEXP pays homage to a different year. This week, KEXP's Janice Headley looks back at the Blonde Redhead song "Equus" and the life-threatening accident that inspired it.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (08/29)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Hudson Mohawke

In celebration of his new album Cry Sugar, influential Scottish producer Hudson Mohawke shares an adventurous, colorful, and unpredictable guest DJ mix.


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KEXP 50

50 Years of Music: 1984 – Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

All this year, KEXP is celebrating our 50th anniversary. Each week, we’re picking a year from the last half-century to remember that moment in music. This week, we’re celebrating the year 1984. KEXP’s Roddy Nikpour takes us through his complicated affection for the altruistic single, “Do They Know …


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (08/22)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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Rewind

Smoking Cigarettes with Neko Case

KEXP's Rachel Stevens reflects on the 20th anniversary of Neko Case's landmark Blacklisted


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect Word: Mz ArTiz

Beloved Seattle DJ Cristina Ortiz (aka Mz ArTiz) shares an infectious mix of celebratory Afro/Latin house rhythms on her guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World


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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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