Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJs Miss Ashley, Kevin Sur, Tory, and Isabel Khalili, is "An Open Letter to My Cousins in Israel" by Gabriel Teodros, from the 2023 self-released album From the Ashes of Our Homes.
On the show this time, it’s the powerful 60’s and 70’s influenced instrumentals of the mighty Budos Band.
It was a big year for Latin music and Mexican music in particular.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Miss Ashley, on the air Sundays 12-3 PM PT, is "All Your Ships Have Sailed" by Troy Kingi, from the 2020 album The Ghost of Freddie Cesar on All Good Absolute Alternative Records.
Stephanie Wolf reports on how the floor is increasing accessibility to music and dance.
Each week, The Cobain 50 will dig into Kurt Cobain's famous list of his top 50 albums and how those artists influenced the sound of Nirvana.
Today's Song of the Day, chosen collaboratively by DJs Kevin Sur, Larry Mizell Jr, and Tory J in support of the Palestinian struggle, is "No Walls" by Bosq & Kaleta, from the 2023 compilation album By the People, For the People on House of Afandi Records.
Today's Song of the Day, chosen collaboratively by DJs Kevin Sur, Larry Mizell Jr, and Tory J in support of the Palestinian struggle, is "Until Everybody Is Free" by Bella Cuts, from the 2023 album Rise Up: BDS Mixtape Vol. 2 on Amplify Palestine.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of the Midday Show on KEXP, is "Dancer (feat. James Murphy & Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem)" by IDLES, from the 2024 album TANGK on Partisan Records..
DJ Morgan Chosnyk gives her take on The Smile’s new album, Wall of Eyes.
Martin Douglas dives into Rock for Light by Bad Brains. It's a story of how Black punks from one Washington (D.C.) influenced punk in the other Washington (state).
Dusty Henry dives into It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy, the voice of what was really happening in America, particularly within Black communities.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Albina Cabrera, co-host of El Sonido, is "Bolero" by Mexican Institute of Sound, from the 2024 album Algo-Ritmo : Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004-2024 on Soy Sauce.
Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas dive into the three albums by the Portland band Wipers, the band with the most entries on Kurt's list (unless you count "anything by Kleenex").
Join DJ Sean for tunes to while away a sunny afternoon.