Latest Articles

Interviews Shake The Shack

The Shack Has Been Shook: Happy Trails to Shake the Shack on KEXP and DJ Mike Fuller

This Friday, April 27th, KEXP's long-running rockabilly show Shake the Shack will cease shaking as host Mike Fuller retires and the show ends its 30+ year run. KEXP and Mike look back at the last few decades together.


Read More
2017 Countdown Shake The Shack

2017 Top Ten List Spotlight: Mike Fuller

For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2017, leading up to our 2017 Top 90.3 Album Countdown! Tune in on Friday, December 15th from 6 AM to 6 PM PT as we countdown the Top 90.3 Albums of 2017, as voted on by our listeners. And check out the top albums from more K…


Read More
Interviews National Radio Week Shake The Shack

National Radio Week: Mike Fuller & KJET

As part of KEXP's National Radio Week coverage, on the KEXP Blog we will be spotlighting some of the stories and personal testimonials given by a variety of radio luminaries in interviews done with KEXP DJs John Richards, Kevin Cole, and Morning Show producer Owen Murphy. These interviews articulat…


Read More
2016 Countdown Shake The Shack

2016 Top Ten List Spotlight: Cousin Mike

For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2016, leading up to our 2016 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Voting ends on Friday, December 9th at 6:00 PM PT, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 16th to hear if your picks made the list! Anyone wh…


Read More
Shake The Shack

Leon Berman Shakes His Last Shack on KEXP

After 30 amazing years as KEXP's in-house proctologist of rock n' roll, DJ Leon Berman is stepping down as host of Shake the Shack on KEXP tonight, Friday, July 15th, and handing all surgical implements over to Cousin Mike, his faithful sidekick over many years.


Read More
2015 Countdown Shake The Shack

2015 Top Ten List Spotlight: Cousin Mike

For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2015, leading up to our 2015 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Vote today for your favorite albums of the year, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a 10 CD pack of the Top Albums of 2015, as voted on by KEXP listeners. Votin…


Read More
Community Partnerships Shake The Shack

KEXP Presents: The Annual Shake the Shack Food Drive

It's the best-kept secret in radio, but behind the foul, rowdy mouths of our Shake the Shack DJs, there are some very big hearts. This is never more evident than during their annual Shake the Shake Food Drive for Food Lifeline.


Read More
Fundraising Drives Shake The Shack

KEXP Top 12 Spotlight: Leon Berman

KEXP wants to know: "Who are your Favorite Artists of All Time?" Pick out a dozen musicians, bands, projects, and share them with us before Friday, September 19th at 6:00 PM PST. And then tune in during KEXP’s Fall Fundraising Drive, September 26th through October 3rd, to hear which artists your fe…


Read More
Shake The Shack

Black History Month Spotlight: Roy Brown

For Black History Month, KEXP asked our specialty show DJs to pick an outstanding African American artist in their genre. Leon Berman, host of Shake the Shack on KEXP, chose Rockabilly artist Roy Brown.


Read More

From the Archives:

subpopluv_sq.jpg

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.


screaming_fopp.jpg
dothebeast.jpg
giveup_10.jpg
sundogs.jpg