DJ and professor Davey D along with KEXP’s Gabriel Teodros discuss how consolidation and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 hid independent and more conscious hip hop artists from the mainstream eye.
KEXP’s web team got together, and each wrote an essay on Black artists they are gravitating to now. Today’s podcast presents that article in audio form.
Today, we hear from Grace Love about her journey of becoming a solo artist and a single mother at the same time.
Spotify recently launched a website and initiative called Loud & Clear. It’s Spotify’s attempt at being transparent about how artists are paid and the economics of streaming.
This week's picks for Song of the Day were chosen by the Asian Pacific American staff of KEXP, spotlighting APA artists as part of our Pushing Boundaries celebration. Today's Song of the Day is “ลูกรัง / Dusty Lane” by Khana Bierbood, from the 2019 album คนแปลกหน้าจากดินแดนบูรพา / Strangers from …
Nearly 50 years after joining Heart, Bellevue-raised artist Nancy Wilson is out with her first solo record, You and Me.
Seattle musician JusMoni shares her story for our series Apparently, which explores artists who are juggling parenthood with their art.
KEXP’s Tia Ho spoke with KEXP’s Gabriel Teodros and artist Kimmortal on a song they collaborated on that was inspired by the need for Black and Asian solidarity.
KEXP DJ and resident Prince expert, DJ Kevin Cole talks about the ethics of releasing an album following an artist’s death and discusses the themes on the record.
Popular YouTube and Spotify playlister "Alex Rainbird Music" talks about helping break indie artists, music discovery, and monetization in the streaming era.
Seattle-area musician and visual artist J’Von talks about how becoming the father he never had comes up in his music.
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the FX show Reservation Dogs is profiled through interviews with Native artists featured on the soundtrack and an exclusive interview with music supervisor Tiffany Anders.
KEXP’s Gabriel Teodros, who is an artist himself, walks us through his "Spotify Wrapped" numbers and showcases just how little musicians make on the streaming site.
KEXP’s Rachel Stevens talks with Ani DiFranco, Adia Victoria, and Amanda Palmer about their experiences with abortion and the songs they’ve written about it.
In our series about “breaking” artists on KEXP, Emily Fox talks to The Roadhouse host DJ Greg Vandy and John Gilbreath, host of Jazz Theatre.
Larry Mizell Jr. reflects on the hip hop artists we lost this year and beyond, in what MF Doom has called, “the world’s most strangest most dangerous occupation.”
On this episode, Martin Douglas, columnist behind Throwaway Style, and Eva Walker, host of Audioasis, each share two songs from local artists.
Brandy Clark and Brandi Carlile are both gay Americana and Country artists from Washington State. The two team up on Clark’s new solo album with Carlile on production credits
