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Sound & Vision: Travis Thompson on Growing Up in the Seattle Hip Hop Scene

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox caught up with Travis Thompson to talk about his new album Reckless Endangerment and his upbringing in the Seattle rap scene.


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Sound & Vision: More than 1,000 Artists Protest Amazon, Sign “No Music for ICE” Letter

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with musicians Zola Jesus, Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt), and Daniel Salas (Versing) about signing a letter boycotting Amazon sponsored events.


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Sound & Vision: Why Only 2% of Music Producers are Women

A study from USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism found the ratio of male to female music producers is 49 to 1.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Sampa The Great

Melbourne-based rapper Sampa The Great shares an eclectic mix of hip-hop, R&B, Afro-beats, reggae, and more on her guest DJ mix that illuminates the diverse global sounds that influenced her recent breakout debut album The Return.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Sunset Rollercoaster

Big-time stars in their home country of Taiwan, Sunset Rollercoaster share a guest DJ mix spotlighting some of their favorite songs in the psych, pop, and soul realm that have undoubtedly inspired their own chill and laidback music.


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Sound & Vision: New Music from the Singer/Songwriter Who Mysteriously Disappeared in 1975

Jim Sullivan was a struggling LA singer/songwriter in the '60s and '70s. In 1975 he left for Nashville to see if he could catch a break there. But on the way, he disappeared in the New Mexico desert and was never seen again.


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Sound & Vision: Rudy Willingham on his Album Dunk Reactions

Sound & Vision host John Richards sat down with Rudy Willingham to talk about his production process and how he built an audience.


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Sound & Vision: Lucy Dacus on Her Cover of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"

Dacus' version will appear on the EP 2019, out November 8th via Matador Records.


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El Sonido

KEXP Video Round-Up: Spooky Latin Halloween

KEXP's El Sonido celebrates Halloween with a collection of creepy and Halloween-flavored music videos.


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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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