A Deeper Listen

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A Deeper Listen episodes

February 25, 2020 Northwest Classics: Heart and Soundgarden
Sound & Vision’s series, “Northwest Classics,” dives into the stories behind iconic records from the Pacific Northwest. In today’s edition, KEXP DJ Marco Collins and music journalist and author, Charles R Cross discuss Heart’s album, ‘Dreamboat Annie’ and Soundgarden’s record, ‘Superunknown.’
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28 min
February 18, 2020 Cancer and Music
Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie, the Microphones) wrote two albums following the death of his wife, Geneviève Castrée. Castrée was a musician, illustrator and cartoonist who was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer four months after giving birth to her first child. She passed away the following year. This week, Elverum discusses the odd enhanced recognition he got from his albums that were written about death. KEXP DJ Kevin Cole talks with an old friend, former radio station program director and musician Jay Mathews about how he used music to cope with his terminal cancer diagnosis. KEXP DJ Cheryl Waters talks about her ongoing recovery from tongue cancer. Listeners share their personal stories of music and cancer.

Read the full interview with Phil Elverum

Read KEXP's piece about the life and works of Geneviève Castrée

Read Kevin Cole's interview with Jay Mathews

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50 min
February 18, 2020 Cancer and Music
Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie, the Microphones) wrote two albums following the death of his wife, Geneviève Castrée. Castrée was a musician, illustrator and cartoonist who was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer four months after giving birth to her first child. She passed away the following year. This week, Elverum discusses the odd enhanced recognition he got from his albums that were written about death. KEXP DJ Kevin Cole talks with an old friend, former radio station program director and musician Jay Mathews about how he used music to cope with his terminal cancer diagnosis. KEXP DJ Cheryl Waters talks about her ongoing recovery from tongue cancer. Listeners share their personal stories of music and cancer.
Read the full interview with Phil Elverum
Read KEXP's piece about the life and works of Geneviève Castrée
Read Kevin Cole's interview with Jay Mathews
Thoughts on what you love about this podcast, or how it could be better? We’d love to hear from you! Submit your feedback to [email protected].
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50 min
February 11, 2020 Climate Change and Music
On February 7th, KEXP celebrated “Clash for Climate” as part of International Clash Day, a holiday KEXP invented in 2013. The Clash stood for many important issues, including environmental justice, which is why KEXP chose to focus on climate change for this year's theme. In this episode, Morning Show host John Richards explains the origin story of the holiday and highlights his favorite songs and messages from The Clash. Weyes Blood explains the themes behind her song, “Wild Time” and why she's moving from awareness to activism. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, a 19-year-old climate activist and musician talks about how hip hop has allowed him to spread urgent messages surrounding climate change and its effects on his generation. Listeners share their most meaningful Clash song memories and Washington governor Jay Inslee tells us why music matters.

Watch Weyes Blood perform live on KEXP

Read the full interview with Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Read KEXP's interview with Governor Jay Inslee

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32 min
February 11, 2020 Climate Change and Music
On February 7th, KEXP celebrated “Clash for Climate” as part of International Clash Day, a holiday KEXP invented in 2013. The Clash stood for many important issues, including environmental justice, which is why KEXP chose to focus on climate change for this year's theme. In this episode, Morning Show host John Richards explains the origin story of the holiday and highlights his favorite songs and messages from The Clash. Weyes Blood explains the themes behind her song, “Wild Time” and why she's moving from awareness to activism. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, a 19-year-old climate activist and musician talks about how hip hop has allowed him to spread urgent messages surrounding climate change and its effects on his generation. Listeners share their most meaningful Clash song memories and Washington governor Jay Inslee tells us why music matters.
Watch Weyes Blood perform live on KEXP
Read the full interview with Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Read KEXP's interview with Governor Jay Inslee
Thoughts on what you love about this podcast, or how it could be better? We’d love to hear from you! Submit your feedback to [email protected].
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32 min
February 04, 2020 Josiah Johnson, Poliça, Guayaba and Non-compete Clauses
Former Head and the Heart member, Josiah Johnson talks about his new single, "World's Not Gonna End" and his struggle with addiction that led him to leave the band, get on a path to sobriety and start a solo career. Channy Leaneagh of Poliça talks about how she almost gave up on music until she fell off her roof shoveling snow, and how the accident and her recovery process inspired many of the songs off the new Poliça album, ‘When We Stay Alive.’ Guayaba discusses their new record, ‘Fantasmagoria,’ which draws influence from trap, opera and bossa nova. They explain the themes in the record and how they were inspired by nightmares, trauma and fear of death. We learn about Washington state’s new non-compete law and how it will impact performers, venues and music festivals. Lastly, we dive into answers from our listeners about which songs they feel capture a certain moment in history.

Watch Head and the Heart perform live on KEXP

Watch Poliça perform live on KEXP

Watch Guayaba perform live on KEXP

Thoughts on what you love about this podcast, or how it could be better? We’d love to hear from you! Submit your feedback to [email protected].
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56 min
February 04, 2020 Josiah Johnson, Poliça, Guayaba and Non-compete Clauses
Former Head and the Heart member, Josiah Johnson talks about his new single, "World's Not Gonna End" and his struggle with addiction that led him to leave the band, get on a path to sobriety and start a solo career. Channy Leaneagh of Poliça talks about how she almost gave up on music until she fell off her roof shoveling snow, and how the accident and her recovery process inspired many of the songs off the new Poliça album, ‘When We Stay Alive.’ Guayaba discusses their new record, ‘Fantasmagoria,’ which draws influence from trap, opera and bossa nova. They explain the themes in the record and how they were inspired by nightmares, trauma and fear of death. We learn about Washington state’s new non-compete law and how it will impact performers, venues and music festivals. Lastly, we dive into answers from our listeners about which songs they feel capture a certain moment in history.
Watch Head and the Heart perform live on KEXP
Watch Poliça perform live on KEXP
Watch Guayaba perform live on KEXP
Thoughts on what you love about this podcast, or how it could be better? We’d love to hear from you! Submit your feedback to [email protected].
Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/
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56 min
January 28, 2020 Michael Kiwanuka on race, music, and 'Big Little Lies,' Gender & controversy at the GRAMMYs and CMT
Michael Kiwanuka talks about race and music, and how having his song selected as the intro music for HBO’s Big Little Lies pushed his career forward. Musician, activist and new GRAMMY voter, Madame Gandhi talks about the latest controversies surrounding the GRAMMYs and issues around gender and racial parity in the music industry. Leslie Fram of Country Music Television talks about why CMT pledged a 50/50 gender split on the videos played on their channel and why so few female artists are played on country radio.
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57 min
January 28, 2020 Michael Kiwanuka on race, music, and 'Big Little Lies,' Gender & controversy at the GRAMMYs and CMT
Michael Kiwanuka talks about race and music, and how having his song selected as the intro music for HBO’s Big Little Lies pushed his career forward. Musician, activist and new GRAMMY voter, Madame Gandhi talks about the latest controversies surrounding the GRAMMYs and issues around gender and racial parity in the music industry. Leslie Fram of Country Music Television talks about why CMT pledged a 50/50 gender split on the videos played on their channel and why so few female artists are played on country radio.
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57 min
January 21, 2020 Nissim Black on faith and hip-hop, how The Sonics helped invent grunge and punk in the ‘60s
Nissim Black (formerly D. Black) talks about growing up in Seattle amidst crime and drugs. He describes how his music and his life have changed since converting to Judaism and moving to Jerusalem. This week’s edition of "Northwest Classics" profiles the debut album of Tacoma-based band, The Sonics. Music writer Charles R. Cross explains how the band influenced the sound of punk and grunge decades before the genres had names.
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55 min

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