A Deeper Listen

By KEXP

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Jenna
 Oct 26, 2019
Very informative and expansive discussions on music, life as a musician, and Seattle.

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On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.


Episode Date
How a Coma Allowed Meatbodies to Finish Their Latest Album
Apr 23, 2024
Salt Cathedral Contemplates Screen Addiction, Climate Change, and Our Children’s Future
Apr 16, 2024
Hurray for the Riff Raff: “Grief is not a punishment, it’s an act of love”
Apr 09, 2024
Introducing: A Deeper Listen
Apr 05, 2024
Trans Musicales Highlights
Apr 04, 2024
Eurosonic Festival Highlights
Apr 02, 2024
Artists Reclaiming Their Masters
Mar 28, 2024
First to Last: John Vanderslice
Mar 26, 2024
Best Of: Bam Bam’s Tina Bell, The Unsung Goddess of Grunge
Mar 21, 2024
Best Of: Mastering Behind the Console
Mar 19, 2024
Best Of: Behind the Console: From Prince to PhD
Mar 14, 2024
Totem Star Youth Recording Studio
Mar 12, 2024
Toussaint Morrison Reflects on MN Police Killings in Album
Mar 07, 2024
Brittany Davis Raises Her Voice on ‘Image Issues’
Mar 05, 2024
Best Of: Ella Vos on Postpartum Depression
Feb 29, 2024
Charley Pride – The First Black Country Singer to Sign to a Major Label
Feb 27, 2024
Making An Album After A Near Death Experience
Feb 23, 2024
BIPOC Punk
Feb 20, 2024
Hazel Scott's Extraordinary Career
Feb 15, 2024
Mali Obomsawin Explores Intimacy Under Colonialism on New Album
Feb 13, 2024
Sofia Kourtesis on Maternal Love and the Neuroscientist Who Inspired Her Latest Album
Feb 08, 2024
A Review of The Smile’s ‘Wall of Eyes’
Feb 06, 2024
SPRINTS on Catholic Guilt, Sexism, and ADHD
Feb 01, 2024
Palestine Amplified Part 4: Joy as an Act of Resistance
Jan 30, 2024
Palestine Amplified Part 3: The Role of the Artist
Jan 26, 2024
Palestine Amplified Part 2: Music as a Tool of Liberation
Jan 23, 2024
Palestine Amplified Part 1: Connecting Our Struggles
Jan 18, 2024
Making It Work as an Indie Musician
Jan 16, 2024
Why Coming Back From Tour Is So Hard
Jan 11, 2024
Best of: Shellfish Diver by Day, Rock Drummer by Night
Jan 09, 2024
Best Of: Why Less Than 5% of Producers Are Women
Jan 04, 2024
NNAMDÏ's Musical DNA
Jan 02, 2024
How A Floor Translates Music Through Vibrations
Dec 28, 2023
KEXP’s Top Played Albums of 2023
Dec 26, 2023
2023 in Latin Music
Dec 21, 2023
A Reflection on Travel, Mortality, and Life Through billy woods
Dec 19, 2023
Grails: Portland Psych Rockers Ride Again
Dec 14, 2023
Malummí on 'The Universe is Black'
Dec 12, 2023
Black Musicians in the PNW Reclaiming Rock & Roll
Dec 07, 2023
Magic AL Finds Joy and 'Good Grief' on Debut Album
Dec 05, 2023
Andre 3000’s Ambient Flute Record and Finding Solace in 2023
Nov 30, 2023
Live Music’s Accessibility Problem
Nov 28, 2023
Sudan Tapes Archive: Preserving Memory
Nov 23, 2023
The Halluci Nation’s Wrestling-Inspired EP
Nov 21, 2023
Duff McKagan Talks Addiction, Recovery, and New Solo Album
Nov 16, 2023
The Beatles' Last New Song
Nov 14, 2023
Meet KEXP’s New Music Director
Nov 09, 2023
SXSW Sydney Performers on Fair Pay
Nov 07, 2023
Heatmiser on Old Portland and Their Compilation Record
Nov 02, 2023
The Memoir of Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore
Oct 31, 2023
Armand Hammer Embrace the Chaos on ‘We Buy Diabetic Test Strips’
Oct 26, 2023
Jenn Champion’s Saddest Record Yet
Oct 24, 2023
Bainbridge Island Wind Harp
Oct 19, 2023
Explore KEXP Podcasts!
Oct 19, 2023
Elisapie Shares Memories on Covers Album Sung in Inuktitut
Oct 17, 2023
Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers on Being a "Bad Indian"
Oct 12, 2023
Jeremy Dutcher Preserves Indigenous Language & Stories on 'Motewolonuwok'
Oct 10, 2023
Lessons in Healing From a Coast Salish Punk
Oct 09, 2023
No-No Boy's Music Is a Lesson in Asian American History
Oct 05, 2023
Five Songs Reshaping Alternative Latin Music
Oct 03, 2023
Highlights From Australia’s BIGSOUND Music Showcase
Sep 28, 2023
Explosions in the Sky Isn’t Breaking Up
Sep 26, 2023
Why Vagabon Made an Upbeat Album in Mourning
Sep 21, 2023
Corinne Bailey Rae on the Expansive Inspirations of 'Black Rainbows'
Sep 19, 2023
Julie Byrne Navigates Grief with 'The Greater Wings'
Sep 14, 2023
Genesis Owusu Embraces Outsider Identity
Sep 12, 2023
Seattle’s Early R&B and Rock History
Sep 07, 2023
KEXP’s Top Played Songs of Summer
Sep 04, 2023
Melvins Influence & 40 Year Career
Aug 31, 2023
Who Is She Ascend to the Heavens with ‘Goddess Energy’
Aug 29, 2023
Brad’s Final Album and the Late Shawn Smith
Aug 24, 2023
Shamir's Sonic and Mental Health Journey
Aug 22, 2023
Cool Schmool: An Interview with Bratmobile
Aug 17, 2023
Arlo Parks Talks Lyricism and Burnout
Aug 15, 2023
Is A.I. Music a Threat to Artists?
Aug 10, 2023
Mudhoney’s Steve Turner on His New Grunge Memoir
Aug 08, 2023
Studios of Seattle and Tacoma
Aug 03, 2023
John Goodmanson on Producing in Seattle
Aug 01, 2023
Mix and Match: Linda From Work
Jul 27, 2023
Memories in the Key of Alicia
Jul 25, 2023
LP Giobbi on "Femme House" and Building a More Equitable Industry
Jul 20, 2023
Danielle Ponder: From Public Defender to Full-Time Musician
Jul 18, 2023
Protmartyr's Formal Growth in Detroit
Jul 13, 2023
Nabihah Iqbal Creates Space to Dream
Jul 11, 2023
Seattle’s Summer Music Festival Guide
Jul 06, 2023
Janelle Monáe’s 'Age of Pleasure' Review
Jul 04, 2023
Brandy Clark on New Album & Being Gay in Country Music
Jun 29, 2023
Sigur Rós 'ÁTTA' Review
Jun 27, 2023
K.Flay on Touring and Making Music After Hearing Loss
Jun 22, 2023
A Reflection on Erykah Badu
Jun 20, 2023
Apparently: Sounds of the Unborn
Jun 18, 2023
Apparently: billy woods on His ‘A Is For Anarchist’ Children’s Book
Jun 18, 2023
The Story of Zamrock and W.I.T.C.H
Jun 15, 2023
Everything But the Girl Reflects on 40+ Year Career
Jun 13, 2023
What Little Richard Deserved
Jun 08, 2023
Day Job: DJ Yaddy, Teacher Miss Yas
Jun 06, 2023
Mix & Match: Racoma
Jun 01, 2023
Asian Man Records' Mike Park on Nearly 30 Years of Ska and Independence
May 30, 2023
How a Religious Cult Inspired Draag’s Album
May 25, 2023
Karl Blau Leaves Washington and Starts New Band with War on Drugs Members
May 23, 2023
Habibi's Rahill Reflects on Iranian Heritage and Family in Debut Album
May 18, 2023
Kassa Overall on Mental Health and Seattle Cutting Washington Middle School’s Band
May 16, 2023
Durand Jones Dedicates Album to Rural South
May 11, 2023
Y La Bamba on 'Lucha' and Embracing Their Full Identity
May 09, 2023
Blondshell on Toxic Relationships and the Catharsis of Songwriting
May 04, 2023
Will A.I. Change Radio?
May 02, 2023
Lonnie Holley Reflects on The Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children
Apr 27, 2023
The Legacy of Schoolhouse Rock
Apr 25, 2023
Adi Oasis on Gun Violence, Black Resilience, and Female Empowerment
Apr 20, 2023
Macklemore on Addiction & Recovery
Apr 18, 2023
The Garages— The Top-Selling Seattle Band You Didn’t Know Of
Apr 13, 2023
Sigur Rós’ Jónsi on His Seattle Art Exhibit and Making Perfume
Apr 11, 2023
Cyborgs Helped Miss Grit Explore Their Identity
Apr 06, 2023
Treefort Music Fest Highlights
Apr 04, 2023
Music Doesn't Matter
Apr 01, 2023
Women in the Touring Industry
Mar 30, 2023
Grace Love’s “Work in Protest”
Mar 28, 2023
Living Singles: Local Edition
Mar 23, 2023
Living Singles with Pacific Notions’ Alex Ruder
Mar 21, 2023
Listeners Stories: How Music Brings Us Together
Mar 16, 2023
Chromatics’ Adam Miller on Old Seattle
Mar 14, 2023
Trans Musicales Highlights
Mar 09, 2023
The McFerrin Family Legacy of Joy
Mar 07, 2023
The Raincoats' Gina Birch on Debut Solo Album
Mar 02, 2023
Stranger in the Punk House: A Look at Black Punks
Feb 28, 2023
The Women of London’s 1970’s Punk Scene
Feb 23, 2023
Don Letts on The Clash, Punk & Reggae
Feb 21, 2023
Black Belt Eagle Scout Comes Home
Feb 16, 2023
250
Feb 14, 2023
Eurosonic Highlights
Feb 09, 2023
Lil Yachty’s Psych Rock Album Isn’t Surprising
Feb 07, 2023
The Arcs Remember Richard Swift
Feb 02, 2023
Who Is She Enters (And Exits) The Hockey Rink
Jan 31, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop: Coming February 1
Jan 27, 2023
Hammock on Choosing to 'Love in the Void'
Jan 26, 2023
The Best Latin American Music of 2022
Jan 24, 2023
The Story of Jim Thorpe
Jan 19, 2023
The Smile at KEXP
Jan 17, 2023
Travis Thompson on 'Reservation Dogs' and Indigenous Representation
Jan 12, 2023
Seattle’s Music Scene, Past and Present
Jan 10, 2023
Mix & Match: Deep Sea Diver
Jan 05, 2023
Mix & Match: Mt. Fog
Jan 03, 2023
Living Singles with Sharlese Metcalf: Nuovo Testamento, RISK RISK and Teenage Daycare
Dec 29, 2022
KEXP's Top Played Albums of 2022
Dec 27, 2022
A Very Merry Christmas Edition of Living Singles
Dec 22, 2022
Hip Hop: “The World's Most Strangest, Most Dangerous Occupation”
Dec 20, 2022
Living Singles with Dusty Henry: Thundercat, MIKE and Coco & Clair Clair
Dec 15, 2022
Cellist Lori Goldston on Her Career from Nirvana to Now
Dec 13, 2022
Living Singles: The Songs That Got Emily Fox Through Maternity Leave
Dec 08, 2022
KEXP DJs on Their Favorite Albums of 2022
Dec 06, 2022
Living Singles with Roddy Nikpour: Eluvium, Hammock, and The Album Leaf
Dec 01, 2022
Day Job: Pike Place Fish Thrower
Nov 29, 2022
Living Singles with Tia Ho: Hello Mary, Blondshell, and Julien Chang
Nov 24, 2022
Independent Music Meets Pro Wrestling
Nov 22, 2022
Living Singles with Leah Capindo: Blood Orange, Fousheé, and Thee Sacred Souls
Nov 17, 2022
Maral Creates Transcendent Club Music from Iranian Samples
Nov 16, 2022
Remembering Mimi Parker
Nov 15, 2022
Living Singles with Martin Douglas: Almond Joy, Bella and the Bizarre, and billy woods
Nov 10, 2022
Rocky Votolato on Grief
Nov 09, 2022
The Iranian Protest Song Connecting a Revolution
Nov 08, 2022
Living Singles with Jasmine Albertson: K4, Chanel Beads, and Weyes Blood
Nov 03, 2022
The Black Angels’ Alex Maas on the Psychedelic Rock Community
Nov 01, 2022
Living Singles with Syd Gladu
Oct 27, 2022
Toro y Moi Finds Himself in 'Mahal'
Oct 25, 2022
Living Singles with DJ Evie
Oct 20, 2022
Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker Gets Her Tracks Covered
Oct 18, 2022
Living Singles with Albina Cabrera
Oct 13, 2022
Seattle DJs Remember Nirvana’s 'Nevermind'
Oct 11, 2022
Living Singles with Alaia D’Alessandro
Oct 06, 2022
The Psychedelic Soul of Nada Rosa
Oct 04, 2022
Living Singles with Rachel Stevens
Sep 29, 2022
Autumnal Tunes of 2022
Sep 27, 2022
Doris Anahí Paves a Path in 'Mija'
Sep 22, 2022
Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch Talks Fandom with His Biggest Fan
Sep 20, 2022
Living Singles with Isabel Khalili
Sep 15, 2022
Santigold Strikes Gold — Again
Sep 13, 2022
Music Heals: Mental Health
Sep 08, 2022
Wake Up, Win Butler: A Roundtable
Sep 06, 2022
Living Singles with Janice Headley
Sep 01, 2022
Break It Like Beckmann
Aug 30, 2022
Living Singles with Jasmine Albertson
Aug 25, 2022
Apparently: Sharon Van Etten Addresses Parent’s Guilt
Aug 23, 2022
How Lace Cadence Discovered Burna Boy in a Swedish Club and Never Looked Back
Aug 18, 2022
Sylvan Esso Trusts the Process (or, Randy and Sandy Get Weird)
Aug 16, 2022
The Beytable (Beyoncé Roundtable)
Aug 11, 2022
Fred again.. in Actual Life
Aug 09, 2022
Break It: Morgan Chosnyk and Eva Walker
Aug 04, 2022
Of Montreal Paints with Sound on 'Freewave Lucifer'
Aug 02, 2022
Break It: Greg Vandy & John Gilbreath
Jul 28, 2022
ODESZA Comes Home
Jul 26, 2022
Break It: Marco Collins & John Richards
Jul 21, 2022
Yard Act Gets Cheeky with Elton John
Jul 19, 2022
Miki Ratsula Rewrites Love Songs for All Genders
Jul 14, 2022
Top Songs of 2022 (So Far)
Jul 12, 2022
Killer Mike on “Run” and the Politics of Being Black
Jul 07, 2022
Artists & Their Abortions
Jul 05, 2022
Zola Jesus on Healing the Music Industry
Jun 30, 2022
MUNA on Queer Representation
Jun 28, 2022
Bartees Strange on Farm To Table: “I Can’t Fix the World But I Can Fix Me”
Jun 23, 2022
The Sonics of Black Spirituality
Jun 21, 2022
Nabil Ayers’ “Life in the Sunshine”
Jun 16, 2022
Pomplamoose on the Business of Being Full Time Musicians
Jun 14, 2022
Poliça Turns Traumas Into Healing Songs
Jun 09, 2022
Fantastic Negrito’s Ancestral Love Story
Jun 07, 2022
Introducing "The Runcast with John Richards"
Jun 06, 2022
Apparently: Parallels of a Grandmother and Grandchild
Jun 02, 2022
Emmy The Great Embraces Biracial Heritage Through Music and Motherhood
May 31, 2022
Apparently: La Luz’ Shana Cleveland’s Fight to Stay in Music After Motherhood and Cancer Diagnosis
May 26, 2022
Allen Stone on the American Song Contest
May 24, 2022
Chris Bathgate’s Musical Journey From Living in a Forest to Working for Tech Startup
May 19, 2022
Lavender Country on Making Gay Country Music
May 17, 2022
Tennyson Writes Album After New Hearing Condition
May 12, 2022
Hollis’ Love Letter to Seattle
May 10, 2022
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul on Wokeness, Racism and #Metoo
May 05, 2022
The Head and the Heart on Going to Band Therapy and New Album
May 03, 2022
Hatchie on Self-Acceptance and Working a Day Job to Save for Tour
Apr 28, 2022
Maren Morris on Motherhood, Death and Diversity in Country Music
Apr 26, 2022
Destroyer’s Evolution of Sound
Apr 21, 2022
Lucius Dances Through The Darkness
Apr 19, 2022
Kae Tempest on the Power of Lyricism
Apr 14, 2022
Orville Peck Releases 'Bronco' After Almost Quitting Music
Apr 12, 2022
Apparently: Lowland Hum “Quiet Music” to Colicky Baby
Apr 07, 2022
Apparently: Middle Kids on What It Takes to Tour With Toddler
Apr 05, 2022
Fresh off the Spaceship: The Story of the Black Constellation
Apr 01, 2022
Apparently: Parenting Advice from Inuk Throat Singer Tanya Tagaq
Mar 31, 2022
Apparently: Swimming Upstream
Mar 29, 2022
Brittany Davis Addresses Blindness on Debut EP
Mar 24, 2022
From Homeless to Starting Band of Horses
Mar 22, 2022
Creating Music and Community at a Liquor Store Day Job
Mar 17, 2022
Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha: “It’s not a conflict, it’s just war.”
Mar 15, 2022
Video Game Music in Seattle
Mar 10, 2022
Superchunk’s Laura Ballance: “My Hearing Problems Have Ruined My Life As A Musician”
Mar 08, 2022
Jen Malone: Behind the Music of Euphoria, Atlanta & Yellowjackets
Mar 03, 2022
The Story of White Town's 1997 hit, "Your Woman"
Mar 01, 2022
Remembering Mark Lanegan
Feb 24, 2022
Beach House Album Review: 'Once Twice Melody'
Feb 24, 2022
Ben Gibbard on Honoring Yoko Ono's Legacy
Feb 22, 2022
From Broadway to a Vermont Farm: Anaïs Mitchell Returns Home for Solo Record
Feb 17, 2022
Animal Collective Talks Experimentation and Need for Connection
Feb 15, 2022
Riot Grrrl Energy on an Island off Maine
Feb 10, 2022
How J Dilla Reinvented Rhythm
Feb 08, 2022
How Musicians are Utilizing Discord
Feb 03, 2022
Rediscovering Seattle’s Funk Scene
Feb 01, 2022
Gabriels on Being Whoever You Want To Be
Jan 27, 2022
Roe v Wade & Music
Jan 25, 2022
Cat Power Talks Covers Album, Mental Health and Motherhood
Jan 20, 2022
Bonobo Finds Musical Inspiration From Samples and Synths
Jan 18, 2022
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Jan 13, 2022
Best Of: Chong The Nomad Finds Beats at Her Day Job
Jan 11, 2022
Best Of: Vashon Island's Creative Community
Jan 06, 2022
Ketamine Music Therapy
Jan 04, 2022
KEXP's Top Albums of 2021: Staff Picks
Dec 30, 2021
KEXP's Top Albums of 2021: Heavy Rotation
Dec 28, 2021
“No Standards” Christmas Songs
Dec 23, 2021
Discover Music Every Day
Dec 22, 2021
Where's My Vinyl?
Dec 21, 2021
Rise of LA Underground Hip Hop
Dec 16, 2021
How Sobriety and Mental Health Issues Shaped Acid Tongue’s New Album
Dec 14, 2021
The Numbers Behind "Spotify Wrapped"
Dec 09, 2021
The Crocodile Opens in New, Larger Space
Dec 07, 2021
David Bowie’s Long-Lost Album, 'Toy'
Dec 02, 2021
Getting Silly with Wet Leg
Nov 30, 2021
Snotty Nose Rez Kids on Hope and Change
Nov 25, 2021
Preserving an Indigenous Language Through Music
Nov 23, 2021
They Might Be Giants' Playful 40-Year Career
Nov 18, 2021
Live on KEXP with José González
Nov 17, 2021
Damon Albarn's Iceland-Inspired Solo Album
Nov 16, 2021
The War on Drugs on "Certain Optimism" of New Album
Nov 11, 2021
Mudhoney’s Bassist on Being a Nurse During COVID
Nov 09, 2021
Tori Amos on Synesthesia and Her New Album
Nov 04, 2021
Behind the Console: Playing With Sound
Nov 02, 2021
Behind the Console: Monitoring Sound (And Emotions) On Stage
Oct 28, 2021
Behind the Console: Career Change
Oct 26, 2021
Behind the Console: From Prince to PhD
Oct 21, 2021
Behind the Console: 'It's a Really Steep Uphill Climb'
Oct 19, 2021
Noah Gundersen on Leaving Seattle
Oct 14, 2021
Indigenous Music and Representation on the Screen
Oct 11, 2021
Heart’s Ann Wilson on Her Long Career
Oct 07, 2021
Apparently: Ezra Furman's Journey as a Trans Mom
Oct 05, 2021
Apparently: Ella Vos on Postpartum Depression
Sep 30, 2021
Apparently: J’Von on Being the Dad He Never Had
Sep 28, 2021
Songs About Seattle
Sep 23, 2021
Adia Victoria Reclaims the South’s Whitewashed History
Sep 21, 2021
The Many Jobs of Bruce Leroy
Sep 16, 2021
Making a Living Off Youtube and Spotify Playlists
Sep 14, 2021
Inspiration from a Left-Handed, Upside-Down Playing Guitarist
Sep 09, 2021
Music of New Orleans
Sep 07, 2021
RESPECT: An Introduction to Aretha Franklin
Sep 02, 2021
Uncovering the 'Summer of Soul'
Aug 31, 2021
Hiatus Kaiyote: “Somewhere between catchy and likable and a bit obscure”
Aug 26, 2021
Investigating the Unsolved Murder of Mac Dre
Aug 24, 2021
Neko Case’s Connection to Nature
Aug 19, 2021
Jungle on New Record: “Why Weren’t We Like This Before?”
Aug 17, 2021
Prince’s Long-Lost Album Is Still Relevant
Aug 12, 2021
Filipino Hip Hop 206: DJ Nasty Nes
Aug 10, 2021
Filipino Hip Hop 206: Massive Monkees
Aug 05, 2021
Filipino Hip Hop 206: isangmahal
Aug 03, 2021
Filipino Hip Hop 206
Jul 29, 2021
Black & Asian Solidarity
Jul 27, 2021
Amythyst Kiah Breaks Free of “Shut Up and Sing” Policy
Jul 22, 2021
Prom Queen Covers Britney Spears
Jul 20, 2021
The Mystery of SAULT
Jul 15, 2021
The Marías’ Cinematic Debut
Jul 13, 2021
Ambar Lucid's Psychedelic Inspiration
Jul 08, 2021
Garbage’s Shirley Manson on Sexism, Racism and New Album
Jul 06, 2021
How The True Loves Drummer’s Acupuncture Job Informs His Music
Jul 01, 2021
Making an Album with Artificial Intelligence
Jun 29, 2021
Mustafa on Preserving Loved Ones Through His Music
Jun 24, 2021
Kassa Overall and His Middle School Band Teacher Discuss Lasting Lessons
Jun 22, 2021
How Indie Labels and Venues Are Reacting to NFTs
Jun 17, 2021
Left At London Explores Mental Health on Genre-Shifting Album
Jun 15, 2021
Apparently: Baby on Tour
Jun 10, 2021
Apparently: Navigating a Toxic Music Industry as a Mother
Jun 08, 2021
Apparently: JusMoni’s Letter to Her Son
Jun 03, 2021
How New Zealand’s Music Scene Got Stronger During COVID-19
Jun 01, 2021
Heart’s Nancy Wilson on First Solo Album
May 27, 2021
Marvin Gaye’s 'What’s Going On' Resonates 50 Years Later
May 25, 2021
St. Vincent Goes 70s
May 20, 2021
Grief & Loss of Gang of Four Guitarist, Andy Gill
May 18, 2021
Musicians Respond to Racism Against Asian Americans
May 13, 2021
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Hip Hop History
May 11, 2021
[Unedited] Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Hip Hop History
May 11, 2021
Seattle’s Long Lost Punk Record
May 06, 2021
London Grammar Reacts to Industry Misogyny in New Album
May 04, 2021
Tune-Yards on Appropriation vs. Inspiration
Apr 29, 2021
What I Played When the Verdict Came Down
Apr 27, 2021
Sharon Van Etten Breaks Down Anniversary Cover Album, 'epic Ten'
Apr 22, 2021
Japanese Breakfast on New Memoir, 'Crying in H Mart'
Apr 20, 2021
We'll Be Back Next Week!
Apr 12, 2021
How 'Big Music' Is Hurting the Industry
Apr 08, 2021
Brandi Carlile's Memoir
Apr 06, 2021
Spotify and Streaming Transparency
Apr 01, 2021
KEXP's Top Played Songs of Women’s History Month
Mar 30, 2021
Seattle’s Smiley, Singing Bus Driver
Mar 25, 2021
One Year of Bandcamp Fridays
Mar 23, 2021
SoundCloud’s New “Fan-Powered Royalties”
Mar 18, 2021
How NFTs are Making Musicians Millions
Mar 16, 2021
Apparently: Touring, Fatherhood & Recovery
Mar 11, 2021
Apparently: Dad in Drag
Mar 09, 2021
Apparently: Grace Love Goes Solo
Mar 04, 2021
Tina Bell: Unsung Goddess of Grunge
Mar 02, 2021
Adrian Younge Revises Black History
Feb 26, 2021
Kuti Family Continues Afrobeat Tradition
Feb 25, 2021
Black History Is Now 'In Our Headphones'
Feb 23, 2021
TV Priest Reflects on Society in 'Uppers'
Feb 18, 2021
Langhorne Slim on Writing After Recovery
Feb 16, 2021
Why Fugees' 'The Score' Matters
Feb 11, 2021
Pussy Riot's New Protest Song
Feb 09, 2021
Music’s Copyright Gold Rush
Feb 04, 2021
How Brexit Could Impact Music
Feb 02, 2021
The Avalanches Find Inspiration in Interstellar Love
Jan 28, 2021
Selling Horses to Get By: a Rural Musician Perspective
Jan 26, 2021
Rap Lyrics in Court: “A Dangerous Precedent”
Jan 21, 2021
Venues Look to Build a More Equitable Future
Jan 19, 2021
Hip Hop 206: Vitamin D
Jan 14, 2021
Hip Hop 206: Legacy of the Unexpected
Jan 12, 2021
Hip Hop 206: Emerald Street Boys
Jan 07, 2021
How the 90s Changed Hip Hop
Jan 05, 2021
Music Deaths 2020: Deeper Cuts
Dec 31, 2020
KEXP's Favorite Songs of 2020
Dec 29, 2020
Reflecting on Race, Identity and Music in 2020
Dec 24, 2020
Calexico Christmas
Dec 22, 2020
Bartees Strange Synthesizes Genres and Reclaims Space
Dec 17, 2020
Sigur Rós Goes Medieval
Dec 15, 2020
Better Off Staying Independent
Dec 10, 2020
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard on New Side Project, Painted Shield
Dec 08, 2020
One Label's Mission to Support Artists' Mental Health
Dec 03, 2020
Magic Spells and Musical Healing With Nailah Hunter
Dec 01, 2020
Dirty Projectors on Their “Mosaic” of New Releases
Nov 26, 2020
Alice in Chains' 30-Year Career
Nov 24, 2020
Marie Davidson on Divesting from Perfectionism
Nov 19, 2020
Study Finds Ways to Prevent COVID-19 Spread at Concerts
Nov 17, 2020
SassyBlack on Creating a Better Future for Artists
Nov 12, 2020
Marshall Law Band on Underscoring the Seattle Protests
Nov 10, 2020
Sa-Roc Reflects on Self-Love and Her New Album
Nov 05, 2020
War on Women Make This 'Wonderful Hell' Worth Living In
Nov 03, 2020
Laura Veirs' Songs Predicted Her Divorce
Oct 29, 2020
Polaris Prize Winner Backxwash Finds Comfort in Horrorcore
Oct 27, 2020
How to Write a Song With Jeff Tweedy
Oct 23, 2020
Kevin Morby's 'Sundowner' Puts Midwest Twilight Into Sound
Oct 22, 2020
The Fight to Keep Music Live
Oct 20, 2020
Deep Sea Diver's Journey of Healing and Empathy on 'Impossible Weight'
Oct 16, 2020
Bob Mould’s 'Blue Hearts’ Beats With Protest
Oct 15, 2020
The Cheater's Guide to Spotify
Oct 13, 2020
Fleet Foxes on the Significance of Nature in 'Shore'
Oct 08, 2020
Matthew James-Wilson on "What It’s Like to Be Black in Indie Music"
Oct 06, 2020
Sylvan Esso’s Love for Radio DJs and Dancing
Oct 01, 2020
Aluna on Dance Music's Black Origins
Sep 29, 2020
Jessica Hopper on Misogyny in Music
Sep 22, 2020
Preventing Sexual Abuse After the Fall of Burger Records
Sep 17, 2020
Making Music Spaces Safer
Sep 15, 2020
Blimes and Gab on Being Authentically Themselves
Sep 10, 2020
Josiah Johnson Goes Solo After Head and the Heart and Battle With Addiction
Sep 08, 2020
How One Lebanese Band Reacted to the Beirut Explosion
Sep 03, 2020
The Big Life of Little Richard
Sep 01, 2020
Aminé's Love-Hate Relationship With Portland and Its “Backdoor Racism”
Aug 27, 2020
USPS Is "the Last Lifeline" for Musicians
Aug 25, 2020
How to Pull Off a Massive Socially Distant Concert
Aug 20, 2020
Music Venues Reopen in England
Aug 18, 2020
Phil Elverum on Breaking Nostalgia and Defying Streaming Services
Aug 13, 2020
ODESZA on New Collaborative Project, BRONSON
Aug 11, 2020
Fontaines D.C. on the Stories Behind 'A Hero’s Death'
Aug 06, 2020
How Taylor Swift Ended Up in KEXP’s Heavy Rotation
Aug 04, 2020
Carla Sariñana on Burger Records and Sexism in the Music Industry
Jul 30, 2020
The Biography of Chris Cornell
Jul 28, 2020
Minneapolis’ History of Segregation in Music
Jul 23, 2020
The Lawsuit Over "Lady A"
Jul 21, 2020
Billboard Bans Bundling
Jul 17, 2020
Building Black Wealth
Jul 16, 2020
Martha Reeves on Motown and Going into Politics
Jul 14, 2020
Music Venues Ask for Help Amid COVID-19
Jul 09, 2020
Aisha Fukushima on The Pandemic and “RAPtivism”
Jul 07, 2020
Khruangbin’s Musical Fusion Aims to Unite
Jul 02, 2020
Living Authentically: Reflecting on Jackie Shane's Legacy
Jun 30, 2020
Gordi on Exploring Queer Identity on Her New Album
Jun 26, 2020
Dua Saleh on Queer Black Love and Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Jun 25, 2020
Seattle’s CHOP Fuses Protest With Art
Jun 23, 2020
I Self Devine on Collective Trauma and Community Organizing
Jun 19, 2020
Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement
Jun 18, 2020
Toki Wright on Minneapolis, Racism and Music
Jun 16, 2020
The Grammys Scrap Term “Urban”
Jun 11, 2020
Celebrating Black Lives Through Music and Protest
Jun 09, 2020
Larry Mizell, Jr. on the Music of Resistance
Jun 05, 2020
Joy Division's Legacy
May 28, 2020
Seattle Musicians Remember Filmmaker Lynn Shelton
May 26, 2020
Moses Sumney and Jonah Mutono on Inhabiting the Space Between
May 21, 2020
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down’s New Album Addresses Vietnamese Heritage and the Trauma of War
May 19, 2020
Allen Stone on 'Building Balance’ and COVID-19
May 14, 2020
From Nirvana to Dina Martina: Memories of Seattle’s Re-bar
May 12, 2020
Parisalexa on Body Positivity, the Music Biz and Being Genuine
May 08, 2020
Rufus Wainwright on Postponing His New Album
May 07, 2020
Preventing Copyright Cases in Music
May 05, 2020
Damien Jurado on the Mystery of Songwriting
May 01, 2020
Ben Gibbard, Deep Sea Diver and Seattle Opera Tenor on Getting Creative During COVID
Apr 30, 2020
Laura Marling on Her New Album, ‘Song For Our Daughter'
Apr 28, 2020
Lido Pimienta on How Racism, Beauty Pageants and National Identity Influenced Her New Album
Apr 23, 2020
Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien on His First Solo Album
Apr 21, 2020
A Cosmic Journey with Shabazz Palaces
Apr 17, 2020
Waxahatchee on the Clarity and Challenges of Sobriety
Apr 16, 2020
Thundercat on Mourning, Loss and Humor
Apr 14, 2020
Northwest Classics: The Postal Service
Apr 09, 2020
Music Venues at Risk of Permanent Closure Amid COVID-19
Apr 07, 2020
M. Ward on Migration Stories
Apr 03, 2020
Taking Music and Art Online Amid COVID-19
Mar 31, 2020
Musicians & Their Day Jobs
Mar 24, 2020
Bikini Kill on Riot Grrrl Movement, Remembering Richard Swift
Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19 Is Impacting Venues and Musicians
Mar 13, 2020
Women’s Day: Soccer Mommy, Phantogram, Best Coast, Paid Family Leave and Music
Mar 10, 2020
LGBTQ Music and the South, Jamila Woods on the Artists Who Inspired Her Album
Mar 03, 2020
Northwest Classics: Heart and Soundgarden
Feb 25, 2020
Cancer and Music
Feb 18, 2020
Climate Change and Music
Feb 11, 2020
Josiah Johnson, Poliça, Guayaba and Non-compete Clauses
Feb 04, 2020
Michael Kiwanuka on race, music, and 'Big Little Lies,' Gender & controversy at the GRAMMYs and CMT
Jan 28, 2020
Nissim Black on faith and hip-hop, how The Sonics helped invent grunge and punk in the ‘60s
Jan 21, 2020
FKA twigs, Jimi Hendrix’s legacy, songs from Iran
Jan 14, 2020
KEXP's favorite songs of 2019
Dec 31, 2019
Jewish composers behind top Christmas songs, best non-traditional Christmas tunes and Christmas covers
Dec 24, 2019
Angel Olsen, ‘Switched on Pop’ and cover songs
Dec 17, 2019
The dark side of K-Pop, SYML on overnight pop stardom, Madame Gandhi on the power of femininity
Dec 10, 2019
“We breathe in melancholy and we breathe out joy” ­­– Highlights from Iceland Airwaves 2019
Dec 03, 2019
Brittany Howard, Thunderpussy, Mary Lambert and Hollis Wong-Wear on channeling their experiences through music
Nov 26, 2019
Death and Music
Nov 19, 2019
Iceland’s DIY music scene
Nov 12, 2019
“No Music for ICE,” why only 2% of music producers are women, industry fallout of Lil Peep’s death
Nov 05, 2019
The mysterious disappearance of musician Jim Sullivan, Rudy Willingham talks samples
Oct 29, 2019
Vagabon, Kim Gordon and Jónsi
Oct 22, 2019
Behind the music of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Oct 15, 2019
Kurt Cobain's House, Wilco's new album, Octo Octa on nature and gender
Oct 08, 2019
The New Pornographers, musicians’ day jobs, music & wrongful imprisonment
Oct 01, 2019
Australia invests in music, why musicians love Nashville, Vivian Girls and Chastity Belt talk new albums
Sep 24, 2019
Music Heals: Mental Health; A Tribe Called Red on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and music
Sep 17, 2019
Highwomen, Bon Iver and music venues at risk
Sep 10, 2019
Jeff Tweedy, Noah Gundersen, Jay Som, and Black Belt Eagle Scout talk new music; From “Presidents” to Pre-Schoolers
Sep 03, 2019
ODESZA, The Head and the Heart, Imogen Heap, AURORA and iLe
Aug 27, 2019
Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, Portishead, issues with international artists touring in the USA
Aug 20, 2019
Love, Loss and Copyright
Aug 13, 2019
How “Old Town Road” breaks the mold; Cherry Glazerr and John Van Deusen on Songwriting
Aug 06, 2019
Of Monsters and Men, Art & Immigration, LA vs. Seattle
Jul 30, 2019
Cover songs, Seattle grunge and using art to influence rap
Jul 23, 2019
Streaming impacts song lengths and billboard charts, is LA or Seattle better for musicians
Jul 16, 2019
Ben Gibbard, Amanda Knox, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Imij
Jul 09, 2019
Drag Queens & Gay Cowboys
Jul 09, 2019
Sound & Vision Trailer
Jul 01, 2019