On his new, six-track EP, the Seattle rapper/producer co-stars with a host of rising and incumbent stars of the local rap scene.
Slowdive - Star Roving - a 2017 single on Dead Oceans.
It's May 4th, a.k.a. Star Wars Day. To celebrate the Lucas legacy, today we've compiled a galactic force of songs, bands, or lyrics inspired by Star Wars. Enjoy, and may the fourth be with you!
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Stars Are The Light" by Moon Duo from the 2019 album Stars Are The Light on Sacred Bones Records.
Mark McGuire - The Undying Stars - from the 2015 album Beyond Belief on Dead Oceans.
Little Star - Linda Blair - from the 2017 self-titled album on Good Cheer Records.
Lydia Ramsey - Show Me The Stars - from the 2017 self-released album Bandita.
Gringo Star - Get Closer - from the 2016 album The Sides and in Between on My Anxious Mouth / Nevado Music Inc.
While we consider all our Bumbershoot Music Lounge sessions "special," there's something undeniably extra-special about this one. When main songwriter Alex Chilton passed away in 2010, followed shortly by the passing of founding bassist Andy Hummel the same year, most assumed we'd never hear from t…
Star Anna released her latest full-length album, Go To Hell, last summer and has been playing gigs all around Washington - and the country, for that matter - showcasing her distinctively beautiful, gravely voice to crowds of all sizes. Often, Star can often be found with her dog Forest by her side …
Today’s song, featured on The Morning Show with John Richards, is "Choose Yourself” by Star Slinger, a 2019 self-released single.
It's one of those touchstones of rock that if you don't have in your collection, you're likely to add immediately on first hearing. Big Star's Third never reached the commercial success it deserved upon its release, but over the years it grew into a cult favorite frequently name-checked (and cribbe…
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt MeDirected by Drew DeNicola(USA, 2012, 100 minutes)
Montreal band Stars stop by the Midday Show in support of their recently released album, "No One Is Lost". Recorded 03/02/2015 - 4 songs: This Is The Last Time, Trap Door, Look Away, Elevator Love Letter.
Blood delivers powerful message about gun control with an all-star Seattle cast featuring members of Shabazz Palaces, Tacocat, Pickwick, Mirrorgloss, and more.
Janice Headley dives into She Hangs Brightly by Mazzy Star, as part of KEXP's monthlong Aquí y Ahora programming.
The latest release from Kill Rock Stars' 30th anniversary singles series sees Califone take on Mecca Normal's 2002 track "Family Swan"
It's hard to live up to a name like theirs, and harder still to shine brightly for over fifteen years, but Stars have not only lost none of their shimmering allure - they've somehow turned an amorphous Canadian collective, on par and in cahoots with Broken Social Scene, into a consistently producti…
This week's Review Revue spotlights the album When Stars Came out to Play by The Band of Holy Joy. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.