Wes Jackson, Founder and President, Land Institute, speaks with Diane Horn about the 50 Year Farm Bill and moving towards more sustainable agriculture.
Portland based psych-folk singer-songwriter Jackson Boone delivers a fantastic performance from his cosmic new record "Natural Changes" live from the KEXP studio on Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 06/15/2015 - 4 songs: Dolphin Turned Into A Cat, Moonbeam, Runaway, Open.
Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Chilly, DJ Miss Ashley, DJ Riz, Gabriel Teodros, and OC Notes as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "Glad I Found You" by Silver Jackson, from the 2012 album It's Glimmering Now on HomeSkillet Records.
Writer/producer/actor/director/poet/musician Phil Augusta Jackson shares single "Get It" and chats with KEXP about his work on Insecure, the hierarchy of music in his life of many passions, and the lure of Los Angeles
We may never know what 1984 KCMU DJs thought of Joe Jackson's Body and Soul, the follow up to Night and Day (on which we have plenty of input from the contemporaneous DJs). It's pretty likely that many of those who loved his early stuff remained less than pleased with his doubling-down on the highl…
On this day in 1992, the number-one hit song in the U.S. was "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by The Heights. The Jacksons: An American Dream, which chronicled the rise to fame of the Jacksons, premiered on ABC and movies like A River Runs Through It, Glengarry Glen Ross, and the Steven Seagal classic…
"Christmas Song" is a cover of McCarthy Trenching's 2008 song.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced it's 2019 class of inductees
I have a confession to make: Not unlike some KCMU DJs circa 1986, I am woefully ignorant of the career and voluminous musical output of Wanda Jackson, also known as the Queen of Rockabilly - or just the Queen of Rock. (Obviously I haven't been reading the KEXP blog enough, or this DJ El Toro review…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on The Morn…
Cymbals Eat Guitars will release their new LP LOSE, the band's first since 2011's Lenses Alien, on August 26. According to a press release, the LP was inspired by loss, as indicated by its title. The songs were written at a time when frontman Joseph D'Agostino was dealing with the death of his col…
Joe Jackson has never been an easy artist to pin down. His first album's lean, edgy, punk-leaning pop sound has aged incredibly well and influenced a thousand bands (without Look Sharp!, I maintain, there is no Spoon), but over the 35-plus years since then he has constantly played with different fo…
Seattle electronic/pop songwriter PSA shares her own reflections on digging deeper into black history, creating generational wealth, and her inspiration from both Janet and Michael Jackson.
The artist formerly known as S talks about finding a new sound, being inspired by Janet Jackson and Prince, and moving to Los Angeles.
Minneapolis duo Now, Now talk to KEXP about their first record in six years, the ups and downs of touring, and Michael Jackson.
In honor of Janet Jackson releasing her highly anticipated Unbreakable album today, Tin Angel Records has dropped a tribute album called Dear Janet. The album features a variety of indie artists, who each cover one of 16 Janet classics. For instance, Deradoorian takes on "The Pleasure Principle", …
