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Sound & Vision: When Do We Stop Playing Artists Accused of Abuse and How Do We Respond as a Music Community?

KEXP DJs John Richards, Sharlese Metcalf, and Morgan Chosnyk, as well as Cumulus' Alex Niedzialkowski, discuss how to Seattle community can create safer spaces.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Sol Discusses New Album Soon Enough, His Uncertainty and Hope for the Future

In this week's episode of Sound & Vision, the Seattle rapper shares how his experiences traveling impacted him personally and artistically.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Brit Hansen

Seattle DJ, producer, and musician Brit Hansen takes the listener on a hypnotic journey through unpredictable, absorbing, leftfield tech-house gems on her exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Tom Hansen, Marco Collins, Caleb Banta-Green on American Junkie

Author Tom Hansen, KEXP DJ Marco Collins, and UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute researcher Caleb Banta-Green talk to KEXP about American Junkie, running now at Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre through March 10th.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: My Brightest Diamond on Her New Album 'A Million and One' and Moving to Detroit

Singer-songwriter Shara Nova shares how her move back to Detroit has made her think about race in a whole new way.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Dr. Daudi Abe on How the 80s Crack Epidemic Influenced Hip-Hop

KEXP’s Sound & Vision’s Emily Fox spoke with Dr. Daudi Abe, a professor of humanities (and hip hop) at Seattle Central College about how the crack epidemic of the 80’s influenced hip hop music. He also talked about the differences between the crack epidemic and today’s opioid crisis.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Pickwick's Galen Disston on Making it as an Artist and his Role in the Musical 'Rock Of Ages'

In this week's Sound & Vision, Disston chats with KEXP's John Richards about the musical and how he can kind of relate to the character he plays in the show.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Perfume Genius

A longtime KEXP favorite, Seattle-born, LA-based musician Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius shares an exclusive DJ set for Midnight in a Perfect World that serves as a wonderful glimpse into his diverse record collection as he selects new and old gems from all over the world.


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El Sonido

Descubre El Sonido: Explore The Argentine Music Scene with an Exclusive Playlist from Barbarelle

El Sonido explores the Argentine music scene with Bárbara Salazar, aka Barbarelle, is an Argentinian based music selector currently living in Buenos Aires.


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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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