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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: J.Lamotta

Berlin-based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer J.Lamotta delivers a guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that offers a taste of the wide-ranging influences that helped inspire her genre-blurring sophomore album 'SUZUME.'


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Getting to Know Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Through Music

Sound & Vision has been getting to know the six new women of color in the Washington state legislature through music. Today, we meet Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the first South Asian American woman ever elected to the US House of Representatives


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Record Store Day The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

Record Store Day 2019: DJ Kevin Cole's Picks

It's time for Kevin Cole's favorite holiday, Record Store Day! Check out his picks from this year's list of exclusive releases.


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Interviews El Sonido

Francisca Valenzuela of RUIDOSA on the Lack of Female Artists in Latin Music Festivals

Ruidosa is a feminist media collective from Chile that studied the presence of women in the line-ups of 66 Latin music festivals.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Uji

Argentinian electronic musician Uji shares an exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that weaves through contemporary Afro-Latin global rhythms with rich electro-acoustic touches that move at a hypnotic mid-tempo pace.


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Sound & Vision: Emily Haines of Metric on the Themes in Art of Doubt

Metric frontwoman Emily Haines shares her thoughts on the themes of some of the singles on Art of Doubt.


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Sound & Vision: José González on Music and Mental Health

Argentinian-Swedish artist José González talks to KEXP about his music, his own previous battle with psychosis, and news on a new album.


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Sound & Vision: Alex Grigg of Music BC on the Canadian Music Scene

KEXP speaks with Alex Grigg of the Music BC Industry Association about the differences between Canada and the US’s music industry.


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Sound & Vision: Larry Mizell Jr. Reflects on the Legacy of Nipsey Hussle

The writer and former Street Sounds DJ shares his thoughts on what Nipsey Hussle meant to his community and hip-hop as a whole.


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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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