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This is Radio Clash: KEXP Gets the World to Listen on International Clash Day
From Antarctica to Seattle to Serbia, Feb. 7 marks the annual celebration of The Clash, and this year is bigger than ever. Tune in for Clash originals, covers, side projects, and much more.
Today we celebrate the Clash, a band whose music and human rights message has endured over the years. Started by John Richards at KEXP in Seattle in 2013, International Clash Day is now renowned worldwide with countries from all seven continents participating. The day kicks off with Ice Radio at McMurdo Station in Antarctica playing Clash special programing with 97 other radio stations in tow.
“We couldn’t be more inspired and blown away by the response of other stations around the world,” Richards said. “KEXP is always trying to bring music lovers together around the world and to see the global message of The Clash providing that connection is exactly the reason why we HAVE an International Clash Day.”
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Studio Sessions: Christopher Paul Jordan
Drawing on childhood memories, neighborhood history, and salvaged materials, Christopher Paul Jordan’s latest show at Cornish’s Behnke Family Gallery explores how the past stays with us.
Start in the middle. It’s good advice for telling a story, and a way into Christopher Paul Jordan’s paintings. By the time you encounter them, their materials have already been something else, and who knows what they might move on to become. The Tacoma interdisciplinary artist works with salvaged objects, including screens, picture frames, canvas,…
Rearview Mirror: Wedding Bells, A Furniture Launch, and the Symphony’s New Look
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
WEDDING BELLS I’ve been a bit absent from this column lately, but I think I have a pretty good excuse: I got married! It’s already been three weeks since my September 19 wedding, but I’m still reflecting on the magic of the day. My fiancé, well husband now (I can’t get used to saying it!),…