Larry Mizell, Jr. revisits 1988 with Nasty Nes Rodriguez, a DJ formerly based in Seattle. Together, they explore the proliferation of hip-hop in the Pacific Northwest through the power of radio and the one-and-only Sir Mix-a-Lot.
Interview by Larry Mizell, Jr.
Audio production by Roddy Nikpour.
Podcast managed by Isabel Khalili.
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Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)
Bonus: Hiro Yamamoto on Soundgarden, Forging New Paths, and the Circles of Power
Roundtable: Breaking Punk
Black Flag – My War (1984)
The Shaggs – Philosophy of the World (1969)
Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
Shonen Knife – Burning Farm (1985 via K Records)
Bonus: Introducing KEXP's In Our Headphones
Bonus: Introducing KEXP's A Deeper Listen
Roundtable: Women in Punk
30 Years After Kurt's Death
Anything by Kleenex (1978-1983)
The Raincoats – The Raincoats (1979)
The Slits – Cut (1979)
PJ Harvey – Dry (1992)
Roundtable: The "Radical" Politics of Kurt Cobain
Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
MDC – Millions of Dead Cops (1981)
Bad Brains – Rock for Light (1983)
The Clash – Combat Rock (1982)
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