Recently, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn declared February to be Seattle Women Who Rock Month. The announcement was spurred by a new play and history project created by Gretta Harley (Maxi Badd, Danger Dens), Sarah Rudinoff, and Elizabeth Kenny called These Streets, a fictionalized story heavily inspire…
KEXP talks to local DJs Yung Futon, LGSP, Snapdragon, and T.Wan about the strength of Asian women in the Seattle electronic music scene.
SassyBlack discusses how mental health and Afrofuturism feature on her latest album. A Tribe Called Red talks about how the issue of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls comes up in their music and Abigail Echo-Hawk of the Seattle Indian Health Board discusses how Seattle has the highest…
KEXP spoke with Laetitia Tamko of Vagabon before her set at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019
A study from USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism found the ratio of male to female music producers is 49 to 1.
It’s Friday again so it’s time for Friday on My Mind, our weekly blog post we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. With a sound more accessible than, but derived from metal and punk, grunge took the world by storm during the e…
SassyBlack talks about Quincy Jones, debunking the myth that there's a lack of women producers, and how vast blackness really is.
Guest Audra Mulkern speaks with Diane Horn about The Female Farmer Project, a chronicle of in-depth stories about the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.
SIFF is screening two of Penelope Spheeris' directorial masterpieces, Decline of Western Civilization Part 1 and Wayne's World on Friday, September 18th as part of their highly anticipated annual Women in Cinema showcase, which kicks off this week.
Guest Kathy Sakahara, Democracy Issue Chair of the League of Women Voters of Washington, speaks with Diane Horn about bills that support democracy in the 2018 Washington State Legislative Session.
Guest Kirstin Mueller. Election Security Chair, League of Women Voters of Washington, speaks with Diane Horn about the security of Washington State elections and how election security can be improved.
KEXP chats with FKA twigs about new record Magdalene, her journey through feminism, and the universal language of music
Guest Robert Engelman, Vice President for Programs, Worldwatch Institute, speaks with Diane Horn about the Worldwatch report "Population, Climate Change, and Women's Lives."
Guest Robert Engelman, Vice President for Programs, Worldwatch Institute, speaks with Diane Horn about his book "More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want."
Sudan Archives shares why she fuses violin with electronic beats on her latest album. Minnesota rapper Dessa describes spending two years working with neuroscientists to train her brain to get over her ex. We’ll explore why only 2% of music producers are women and how some indie artists are working…
Inspired by a shout-out from Iggy Pop (HI IGGY!), KEXP spotlights some of our favorite female drummers.
In honor of Indigenous People's Day, KEXP talks with Tracy Rector about Indigenous women filmmakers and her "You Are On Indigenous Land" poster campaign
Ruidosa is a feminist media collective from Chile that studied the presence of women in the line-ups of 66 Latin music festivals.
