Advice For Macklemore: Pass The Mic Seattle rapper Macklemore is the latest in a long line of white liberals who chose to play the white savior role and speak for brown-skinned people ins... Gyasi Ross
Taking Back A Racial Slur Through A Trademark Fight In 2007 Portland bassist Simon Tam wanted to start a band that celebrates his Asian heritage, and he wanted a name that captured that pride and at the ... Allie Ferguson
Mod Girl Carrie Brownstein Figures It Out Musician, actor and writer Carrie Brownstein co-founded the band Sleater-Kinney and currently stars in the television series Portlandia and Transparent.... John O'Brien
Macklemore's 'White Privilege II' Is Not An Easy Listen, But That's Kind Of The Point Bill Radke talks with musician and composer Ahamefule J. Oluo, one of several Seattle-based artists who collaborated on the new Macklemore and Ryan Lewi... Jason Pagano
Odds Of Enjoying This Week In Review: 292,000,000 To 1 IN FAVOR Why would lottery riches ruin other people's lives, but not yours? Is President Barack Obama right that we’re too partisan? Farewell, tipping. Farewell,... Amina Al-Sadi
David Bowie's Impact On Seattle's Music Scene Bill Radke speaks with Kurt Reighly, DJ El Toro on KEXP, about David Bowe's impact on the Seattle music scene. Bowie died Sunday at the age of 69. Bill Radke
Don't Worry, The Seattle Music Scene Isn't Dead Yet Is the live music scene under siege in Seattle? Writer Charles Cross thinks so. Cross told KUOW’s Bill Radke that in the city that nurtured Nirvana,... Allie Ferguson
Seattle Is Too Expensive For Artists Who Help It Boom When Chris Lomba and his partners decided to open a music repair shop, they chose a storefront near the corner of Pike and Broadway on the edge of... Marcie Sillman
Do You Get A Grade For It? Unusual Class Offerings In Seattle RadioActive introduces two Seattle-area classes that offer new and unusual training to students. Ardo Hersi covers a hip hop residency program at the... Kendra Hanna
The sad story behind ‘White Christmas,’ America’s favorite Christmas carol The most popular Christmas carol in America stands apart from the others in a number of ways. Katy Sewall
