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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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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 & 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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Sound & Vision: Jessica Hopper on Ryan Adams and Abuse in the Music Industry

KEXP’s Sound and Vision invited on author and music journalist, Jessica Hopper to discuss how the music industry should be held accountable.


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Sound & Vision: David Bazan of Pedro The Lion Discusses His New Album Phoenix, Depression, and Healing

DJ John Richards chats with the Seattle songwriter for the inaugural episode of Sound & Vision


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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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