For Black History Month, KEXP asked our specialty show DJs to pick an outstanding African American artist in their genre. Larry Mizell Jr., host of Street Sounds on KEXP, chose rap icon Ice Cube.
On Tuesday, April 20th, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of two counts for the murder of George Floyd. KEXP's Director of Editorial and Host of The Afternoon Show, Larry Mizell, Jr., reflects on hearing the news and reacting in real-time while on-air.
The former Street Sounds DJ shares a part of his interview with Digable Planets and Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler and his experiences that formed the record.
Last week KEXP DJs, like most of us, were feeling the enormous tension of a divided nation and a historically important election. And, naturally, they turned to music to help them get through the rollercoaster as polls closed and votes were being counted.
Larry Mizell Jr. speaks with Riz about the history of this event, but more broadly about the importance of taking the time to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the movement that made it possible to become a national holiday.
Throughout 2023, KEXP is celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop. Each week we'll celebrate a different year in hip-hop, this week we're focusing on 1994 with an essay from Larry Mizell Jr. on Organized Konfusion's "Stress."
Today’s song, selected by DJs Larry Rose, Stas THEE Boss, Brit Hansen, and DJ Riz in honor of Pride, is "Spectrum" by MHYSA, from the 2017 album fantasii on Halcyon Veil Records.
Celebrate Pride with this year’s Big Gay Podcast, which is bigger and gayer than ever. Hosted by DJ Riz, Larry Rose, and DJ Tim, this threesome bring you an eclectic mix by, for, and about the LGBTQ community with songs from Donormaal, Rostam, Jenn Champion, Shamir, Erik Blood, serpentwithfeet, and…
Grab your passport and join DJ Larry Rose as he takes an international journey to seek out some of the most infectious earworms from South Korea, Japan, South Africa, Germany, London, Canada, and the US. Included in the mix are great new songs from Chromatics, Yaeji, MorMor, Apparat, Nilüfer Yanya,…
Today’s song, selected by DJs Larry Rose, Stas THEE Boss, Brit Hansen, and DJ Riz in honor of Pride, is "I Am Invisible" by Wizard Apprentice, from the 2018 album I Am Invisible on Ratskin Records.
Today’s song, selected by DJs Larry Rose, Stas THEE Boss, Brit Hansen, and DJ Riz in honor of Pride, is "Johnny Bravo" by Dizzy Fae, from the 2018 album Free Form Mixtape on Dizzy Fae LLC.
Today’s song, selected by DJs Larry Rose, Stas THEE Boss, Brit Hansen, and DJ Riz in honor of Pride, is "Somewhere in Between" by Your Heart Breaks, from the 2019 album Drone Butch Blues on Sofa Burn Records.
In honor of Black History is Now, we are sharing a conversation between Larry Mizell Jr. and Albina Cabrera about one of Latinx Culture in NY’s most influential female rappers, Hurricane G.
Today’s song, selected by DJs Larry Rose, Stas THEE Boss, Brit Hansen, and DJ Riz in honor of Pride, is "How Glad I Am" by Melanie Charles, from the 2017 album The Girl With The Green Shoes on Hot Record Societe.
For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2014, leading up to our 2014 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Voting has ended, but tune in on Friday, December 19th to hear if your picks made the list.
Sound & Vision Senior Producer Rachel Stevens talks about the buzz behind “Renaissance” with fellow fans from the B Hive: KEXP Afternoon Show Host Larry Mizell Jr., Stas Thee Boss, and KUOW Arts and Culture Reporter Mike Davis.
KEXP is counting down our listeners top voted albums of the last 50 years in conjunction with our 2022 fall fundraising drive. In conjunction, KEXP's Editorial team is presenting 'For Your Consideration' some of their all-time favorite albums and what they mean to them. Today Larry Mizell, Jr. refl…
Loud and proud, Seattle queer punk band waste no time with introductions, blasting out hardcore tales of love, loss, and queer life in Seattle at a hundred miles a minute. Joining DJ Larry Rose in the KEXP Live Room, the Seattle quartet thrash through four songs from their forthcoming debut with e…
