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Kurt Vile signs to Verve Records, plans new LP for 2022
Philly son Kurt Vile has had a remarkable run on Matador Records, releasing six of his eight LPs (including lotta sea lice, his 2018…
Philly son Kurt Vile has had a remarkable run on Matador Records, releasing six of his eight LPs (including lotta sea lice, his 2018…
Kurt Vile signs to Verve Records, plans new LP for 2022
Philly son Kurt Vile has had a remarkable run on Matador Records, releasing six of his eight LPs (including lotta sea lice, his 2018…
Artists
Edible Sorrow: Michelle Zauner’s memoir <em>Crying in H Mart</em> reckons with grief through food
In grief, we remember. The past comes to us in vivid flashes, or as dim figures we ache to see more clearly. In grief,…
In grief, we remember. The past comes to us in vivid flashes, or as dim figures we ache to see more clearly. In grief,…
Edible Sorrow: Michelle Zauner’s memoir <em>Crying in H Mart</em> reckons with grief through food
In grief, we remember. The past comes to us in vivid flashes, or as dim figures we ache to see more clearly. In grief,…
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The Skeleton Key: End the month with documentaries, concerts near and far, new music from Desertion Trio and Sonagi, a long-lost tape from the Philly punk underground, and more!
We need more songs about Philadelphia. I know, I know: “Philadelphia” by Atom & His Package and Reef the Lost Cauze’s “Sound of Philadelphia”…
We need more songs about Philadelphia. I know, I know: “Philadelphia” by Atom & His Package and Reef the Lost Cauze’s “Sound of Philadelphia”…
The Skeleton Key: End the month with documentaries, concerts near and far, new music from Desertion Trio and Sonagi, a long-lost tape from the Philly punk underground, and more!
We need more songs about Philadelphia. I know, I know: “Philadelphia” by Atom & His Package and Reef the Lost Cauze’s “Sound of Philadelphia”…
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Questlove announces his new book, <em>Music is History</em>
Questlove has announced that this October he will be releasing a new book, Music is History. This marks the sixth book that the multi-talented…
Questlove has announced that this October he will be releasing a new book, Music is History. This marks the sixth book that the multi-talented…
Questlove announces his new book, <em>Music is History</em>
Questlove has announced that this October he will be releasing a new book, Music is History. This marks the sixth book that the multi-talented…
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Celebrate Earth Day on WXPN with the Earth Day 100
This Thursday is Earth Day and we’re celebrating at XPN with the “Earth Day 100”, one hundred songs about nature, the environment, and our…
This Thursday is Earth Day and we’re celebrating at XPN with the “Earth Day 100”, one hundred songs about nature, the environment, and our…
Celebrate Earth Day on WXPN with the Earth Day 100
This Thursday is Earth Day and we’re celebrating at XPN with the “Earth Day 100”, one hundred songs about nature, the environment, and our…
Free At Noon
LP joins us from North Hollywood for next week’s Free At Noon
We take a trip out west this week as our virtual Free At Noon is live from Valentine’s Studio in North Hollywood with singer…
We take a trip out west this week as our virtual Free At Noon is live from Valentine’s Studio in North Hollywood with singer…
LP joins us from North Hollywood for next week’s Free At Noon
We take a trip out west this week as our virtual Free At Noon is live from Valentine’s Studio in North Hollywood with singer…
Artists
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums Out April 16th
I wouldn’t usually pick an anniversary reissue to top the list of PRESS PLAY, but epic Ten isn’t your usual anniversary reissue. To commemorate…
I wouldn’t usually pick an anniversary reissue to top the list of PRESS PLAY, but epic Ten isn’t your usual anniversary reissue. To commemorate…
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums Out April 16th
I wouldn’t usually pick an anniversary reissue to top the list of PRESS PLAY, but epic Ten isn’t your usual anniversary reissue. To commemorate…
Artists
Welcome To The Locals: B-Eazyyy
Welcome to the Locals is a regular series by XPN host Rahman Wortman where he introduces a new Philadelphia-area artist to the listeners of…
Welcome to the Locals is a regular series by XPN host Rahman Wortman where he introduces a new Philadelphia-area artist to the listeners of…
Welcome To The Locals: B-Eazyyy
Welcome to the Locals is a regular series by XPN host Rahman Wortman where he introduces a new Philadelphia-area artist to the listeners of…
News
Watch part one of <em>Another Word For Paradise</em>, a documentary on the hip-hop scene in India featuring Lushlife and the Serious Rap Shit team
If you’re a regular listener to Serious Rap Shit — the hip-hop and beyond podcast co-founded by The Key’s John Morrison — you’ve heard…
If you’re a regular listener to Serious Rap Shit — the hip-hop and beyond podcast co-founded by The Key’s John Morrison — you’ve heard…
Watch part one of <em>Another Word For Paradise</em>, a documentary on the hip-hop scene in India featuring Lushlife and the Serious Rap Shit team
If you’re a regular listener to Serious Rap Shit — the hip-hop and beyond podcast co-founded by The Key’s John Morrison — you’ve heard…