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KEXP 50

50 Years of Music: 1975 – Minnie Riperton - "Inside My Love"

As KEXP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we're looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one song from that year that resonates with them. As we jump back to 1975, Larry Mizell Jr/ shares his reflec…


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Interviews KEXP 50

Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye on Her 1975 Debut Album Horses, Healthy Regimens, and Finding Joy

As part of KEXP's 50 Years of Music celebration, we've dug through the archives to unearth this 2005 interview with DJ Kevin Cole and musical legends Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye.


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Features

The Complications of International Women's Month (or Why I Love Neko Case)

KEXP producer Rachel Stevens reflects on what International Women's Month means and reflections on Neko Case


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (02/28)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Alex, Abbie, Gabriel Teodros, and Morning Show producer Owen Murphy) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.


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KEXP Premiere

Introducing Hello Mary, Your Favorite Band’s Favorite New Band

Harnessing elements of shoegaze, indie, and alt-rock, the Brooklyn trio’s dense soundscapes nod to the ‘90s while simultaneously embracing distinct modernism.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DJ Hank

Newly signed to prestigious UK label Hyperdub Records, Chicago-based artist DJ Hank shares a thrilling guest DJ mix that journeys through intoxicating house and amapiano rhythms before diving into infectious footwork beats.


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In Our Headphones

In Our Headphones: Curren$y & the Alchemist, Tinashe, Silvana Estrada, Beach House, Karaoke on YouTube

In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team share the music that's resonating with them right now.


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KEXP 50

50 Years of Music: 2006 – Ghostface Killah - "Whip You With a Strap"

As KEXP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we're looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one song from that year that resonates with them. As we jump back to 2006, Martin Douglas shares his reflecti…


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Music News

R.I.P. Mark Lanegan

The Seattle icon died this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland.


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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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