“Rebel Girl” Kathleen Hanna on Career, Activism, and New Memoir
Kathleen Hanna of the Olympia feminist punk riot grrrl band, Bikini Kill, talks with KEXP’s Martin Douglas about her career, activism and why she wanted to write her new memoir, “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk.”
Ibibio Sound Machine Creates Unity Through Music
Ibibio Sound Machine is an electronic group based in London. Singer Eno Williams sings in both her Nigerian family’s language of Ibibio as well as in English. The group’s music spreads messages of unity and bringing people together. That theme is present on their most recent album, Pull the Rope. W…
Shannon and The Clams Process Grief on New Album
The Oakland-based band Shannon and the Clams recently released their seventh album, 'The Moon Is In The Wrong Place.' The entire album touches on the loss of Shannon Shaw’s finance Joe Haener who died in a car accident in August of 2022, about two and a half months before their wedding. Shaw talks …
St. Vincent Is Just Getting Started
St. Vincent is out with her 7th album, 'All Born Screaming.' In recent years, she has written a screenplay and starred in it, produced records for herself and others, and co-written hit songs like Taylor Swift’s "Cruel Summer" and Olivia Rodrigo’s "Obsessed." St. Vincent joins Emily Fox to discuss…
Gary Clark Jr. Talks Building New Habits and Fighting Old Prejudices
The four-time GRAMMY award winning artist Gary Clark Jr. is out with a new album, 'JPEG Raw.' Emily Fox talks with Clark about the songs on the album that address mental health, substance abuse, race, and reflections on the music industry.
How a Coma Allowed Meatbodies to Finish Their Latest Album
Chad Ubovich fronts the band Meatbodies, which recently released their fourth album, 'Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom.' The album has been mostly finished for years but it took a medically induced coma to allow Ubovich to complete the record. Ubovich talks with KEXP’s Emily Fox about what led to the coma, …
Salt Cathedral Contemplates Screen Addiction, Climate Change, and Our Children’s Future
Salt Cathedral is a New York via Bogota Colombia duo. Their song, "Terminal Woes," is the most played song on KEXP so far this year. “This song came from that upsetness of thinking, we’re not taking care of our planet. As a woman in my 30s, thinking should I have children? Should we bring more chi…
Hurray for the Riff Raff: “Grief is not a punishment, it’s an act of love”
Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff talks about their new album, 'The Past Is Still Alive.' They share some of the stories that informed the album, like hitchhiking and train hopping around the country. They also talk about their experience helping those struggling with addiction, and how gr…
Introducing: A Deeper Listen
On April 9, we're launching a new podcast right here on this feed. A Deeper Listen will be KEXP's new destination for transformative conversations with artists – the ones you already know and love, and the ones you have yet to discover. We’ll hear from renowned and emerging talents of all musical s…
Trans Musicales Highlights
KEXP’s Morgan Chosnyk talks us through this year’s Trans Musicales festival in France and shares five of her favorite live sessions KEXP captured while at the festival. Those sessions are now available on KEXP’s YouTube channel: Raül Refree Moja Chalk Flore Laurentienne Ana Lua Caiano