A Deeper Listen

KEXP DJs Riz Rollins and Larry Mizell Jr. discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and remember the time before he had his own holiday. 

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Alda Agustiano goes by the stage name Chong The Nomad. She’s composed music for the TV series Modern Love, contributed to a video game soundtrack, helped produce the lead single to the Marvel movie, Shang Chi, and so much more. That’s all since she quit her day job as a line cook in 2019. We go back to her days as a line cook to find out how she found musical inspiration at her day job.  

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(This story originally aired in October 2019)

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The Seattle area’s Vashon Island is home to a surprising number of creatives, including a few famous musicians, like Zola Jesus and Chris Ballew of The Presidents of The United States of America. Drew Pine reports on what it is about the island that attracts the creative type.

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(This story originally aired as part of the December 10, 2019 episode)

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Ketamine treatment centers are opening all over Seattle. The psychedelic drug is used to help with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other ailments, but it does come with controversy. These treatments look and feel much different than most mental health treatments. It also sounds different because music is an important part of Ketamine infusions. KEXP’s Rachel Stevens reports on how the treatments work.

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KEXP staff share their favorite music of 2021.

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Emily Fox and Larry Mizell Jr. break down the top three most played albums on KEXP this year, as well as listeners' top three albums of 2021.

Top Played Albums on KEXP in 2021:  

1. Jungle - Loving In Stereo
2. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
3. Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams

KEXP Listeners' Top Albums of 2021: 

1. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee 
2. Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams 
3. IDLES - Crawler 

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DJ Brian Foss shares his favorite non-traditional Christmas tunes spanning genres from garage rock to punk. He also talks about how he became KEXP's de-facto Christmas DJ.

Brian will be taking over KEXP’s airwaves on Christmas Day from noon to 6pm and again from 9pm to midnight Pacific Time. Tune in on 90.3 FM in Seattle or KEXP.org worldwide.

You can also check out Brian's non-traditional Christmas picks this week on KEXP's Song of the Day podcast.

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DJ John Richards drops by to tell you about KEXP's Song of the Day podcast, where you get a DJ-curated song delivered straight to your feed each weekday. You also get to learn some context around the song, right there in the episode description.

To enjoy this convenient mode of music discovery, subscribe to KEXP's Song of the Day wherever you get your podcasts.

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Vinyl has seen a resurgence in recent years, but the increased demand for the old-school format has been impacted by manufacturing and supply chain issues that are delaying pressing schedules by eight to nine months. Reporter George Mocharko looks at how these production bottlenecks are affecting independent recording artists and their record labels struggling to get albums out.

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KEXP's Gabriel Teodros interviews DJ Bonds and DJ Breeze about their documentary, 'Where We’re From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop.' They also discuss issues around space in the underground hip hop community from LA to Seattle, such as needing to write essays to promoters to put on a hip hop show or needing extra insurance. Bonds and Breeze also talk about the venue they ran called "Elements."

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