From the ashes of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail comes Poptone, a new project from Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and Diva Dompé (Haskins' daughter).
Guest Alex Steffen, Co-founder and Executive Editor of Worldchanging.com, speaks with Diane Horn about ways to create a future which is sustainable, dynamic, prosperous, and fair, and about the book he edited, "Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century."
Guest Mindy Roberts, People for Puget Sound Program Director, Washington Environmental Council, and Member, Governor Inslee’s Orca Recovery Task Force, speaks with Diane Horn about Task Force draft recommendations to help aid orca recovery and promote their future sustainability.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Never The Same" by STRFKR, from the 2020 album Future Past Life on Polyvinyl.
After being pretty quiet for several years, Future Bible Heroes -- one of the projects of The Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephen Merritt and his collaborators Claudia Gonson and Christopher Ewen -- are making a big re-entrance into the music world with their soon-to-be-released box set Memories of …
The alias of producer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and Olympia native Kate Ellwanger, Dot delivers a supremely fresh guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that swiftly bounces between electronic, hip-hop, house, R&B, and future beats.
Seattle-based indie rock group Telekinesis drops into the KEXP studio and delivers a wonderful performance of songs from their new album, "Ad Infinitum”, live on the Midday Show with Troy Nelson. Recorded 09/21/2015 - 4 songs: Falling (In Dreams), Sylvia, In A Future World, Ad Infinitum Pt. 2…
From being 18-year-old kids playing house parties in Greenville, North Carolina, to last month's nationwide broadcast on The Late Show with David Letterman that made them internet superstars — throughout it all, Future Islands have always stayed true to themselves, and to their strong work ethic. A…
Astro King Phoenix shares the reminders this time of year gives to never give up, dreaming about what the youth will do next, and how Tupac Shakur and Kanye West's poetry inspired him.
On the heels of the new stripped-down piano version of The Sophtware Slump, Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle opens up about the making of the album, the death of Grandaddy bassist Kevin Garcia, and the future of the band
Chicago-based musicians Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek celebrate the release of their new album New Future City Radio with an adventurous guest DJ mix.
Guests Laura Musikanski, Executive Director and co-founder of The Happiness Initiative, and John de Graaf, co-founder of the Happiness Initiative and Executive Director of Take Back Your Time, speak with Diane Horn about the Happiness Initiative and discuss how happiness is key to a more sustainab…
West Coast underground legends Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime offer a crash course on their outer-galactic aesthetic of spiritual R&B, cosmic soul, adventurous hip-hop, and future funk.
KEXP hosts a track by track with Antón Alvarez Alfaro, aka C. Tangana, on his latest LP 'El Madrileño,' an album that reviews the principles of the Spanish song by summoning key figures of traditional music and the future of Latin America.
Pre-teen punk-pop sensations The Linda Lindas chat with KEXP about their new single "Oh!" and its Warhol-inspired video; racist, sexist boys; and the overall joys of being a Linda Linda.
Martin Douglas argues for the Brooklyn band's full-length debut to be entered into the pantheon of classic albums from the early 21st Century, while exploring a controversial trope and the band's past and future critical acclaim.
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.
Felicia Loud and Jace of Seattle's Black Stax talk to KEXP about the artists who influenced them and the legacies we leave behind for the next generation in this interview for Black History Month.
Aramis Hamer is a visual artist who painted the mural that used to run along the outside of our building up until October of 2017. It featured cassette tapes, galaxies, and a purple goddess. Aramis talked with us about what Black Future means to her, and about some of her musical influences.
