Kurt Cobainβs influence went beyond just the music he created with Nirvana. He also put the masses on to some of his own favorite artists. One particular document from his journals has been instructive to many fans β his top 50 albums. Each week, The Cobain 50 podcast digs into albums from this famous list and how they may have influenced Cobain and Nirvana. While learning the individual histories of the different albums on the list, we gain new insights into artists on the fringes as well as some of the biggest groups of all time. The podcast takes us through the lega...
Come As You Are: A Live Finale Episode
73 hours 23 mins; May 02, 2025
Daniel Johnston β Yip/Jump Music (1983)
50 mins; April 23, 2025
Half Japanese β We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990)
45 mins; April 16, 2025
Butthole Surfers β Pee Pee the Sailor (1983) and Locust Abortion Technician (1987)
34 mins; April 09, 2025
Swans β Young God (1984)
31 mins; April 02, 2025
Bonus: Ray Farrellβs Journey Through Indie and Major Labels
66 hours 1 min; March 26, 2025
Bonus: A Deeper Listen with Matt Cameron
42 mins; March 19, 2025
The Frogs - It's Only Right and Natural (1989)
32 mins; March 12, 2025
What Records? - What Is It. (Compilation) (1982)
37 mins; March 05, 2025
Young Marble Giants β Colossal Youth (1980)
37 mins; February 26, 2025
The Faith and Void β The Faith/Void Split LP (1982)
37 mins; February 19, 2025
Flipper β Album β Generic Flipper (1982)
39 mins; February 12, 2025
Bonus: The Gits on Sound & Vision Live
32 mins; February 05, 2025
The Saints β Eternally Yours (1978)
39 mins; January 29, 2025
Scratch Acid β Scratch Acid (1984)
38 mins; January 22, 2025
Public Image Ltd. β The Flowers of Romance (1981)
50 mins; January 15, 2025
Rites of Spring β Rites of Spring (1985)
41 mins; January 08, 2025
It's Christmas in Seattle: We'll Be Back in 2025!
4 mins; December 04, 2024
Fang β Landshark! (1983)
20 mins; November 29, 2024
Saccharine Trust β Paganicons (1981)
27 mins; November 20, 2024
Fear β The Record (1982)
35 mins; November 13, 2024
Tales of Terror β Tales of Terror (1984)
37 mins; November 06, 2024
Nirvana's MTV Unplugged Turns 30
39 mins; October 30, 2024
Bonus: A Deeper Listen with Pedro the Lion
42 mins; October 23, 2024
Sonic Youth β Daydream Nation (1988)
91 hours 19 mins; October 16, 2024
Mazzy Star β She Hangs Brightly (1990)
35 mins; October 09, 2024
Black Flag β Damaged (1981)
40 mins; October 02, 2024
Revisiting Nevermind and In Utero
50 mins; September 25, 2024
Gang of Four β Entertainment! (1979)
22 mins; September 18, 2024
The Breeders β Pod (1990)
41 mins; September 11, 2024
Roundtable: Respect the Classics
42 mins; September 04, 2024
Lead Belly β Last Sessions, Volume One (1953)
33 mins; August 28, 2024
Aerosmith β Rocks (1976)
42 mins; August 21, 2024
Remembering Charles R. Cross, a Legend in Northwest Music Journalism
32 mins; August 16, 2024
David Bowie β The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
33 mins; August 14, 2024
The Beatles β Meet the Beatles! (1964)
38 mins; August 07, 2024
Roundtable: Kurt <3s Melody
33 mins; July 31, 2024
Marine Girls β Beach Party (1981)
31 mins; July 24, 2024
R.E.M. β Green (1988)
70 hours 25 mins; July 17, 2024
The Knack β Get the Knack (1979)
33 mins; July 10, 2024
Michael Azerrad, the Man Who (Literally) Wrote the Book on Nirvana
64 hours 7 mins; July 03, 2024
Jack Endino on the Northwest Sound and the 35th Anniversary of 'Bleach'
58 mins; June 26, 2024
Beat Happening β Jamboree (1988)
57 mins; June 19, 2024
Wipers β Is This Real? (1980), Youth of America (1981), and Over the Edge (1983)
42 mins; June 12, 2024
Mudhoney β Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)
48 mins; June 05, 2024
Bonus: Hiro Yamamoto on Soundgarden, Forging New Paths, and the Circles of Power
39 mins; May 31, 2024
Roundtable: Breaking Punk
45 mins; May 29, 2024
Black Flag β My War (1984)
30 mins; May 22, 2024
The Shaggs β Philosophy of the World (1969)
31 mins; May 15, 2024
Sex Pistols β Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
48 mins; May 08, 2024
Shonen Knife β Burning Farm (1985 via K Records)
30 mins; May 01, 2024
Bonus: Introducing KEXP's In Our Headphones
36 mins; April 24, 2024
Bonus: Introducing KEXP's A Deeper Listen
31 mins; April 17, 2024
Roundtable: Women in Punk
46 mins; April 10, 2024
30 Years After Kurt's Death
60 hours 50 mins; April 05, 2024
Anything by Kleenex (1978-1983)
25 mins; April 03, 2024
The Raincoats β The Raincoats (1979)
23 mins; March 27, 2024
The Slits β Cut (1979)
35 mins; March 20, 2024
PJ Harvey β Dry (1992)
28 mins; March 13, 2024
Roundtable: The "Radical" Politics of Kurt Cobain
44 mins; March 06, 2024
Public Enemy β It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
28 mins; February 28, 2024
MDC β Millions of Dead Cops (1981)
30 mins; February 21, 2024
Bad Brains β Rock for Light (1983)
38 mins; February 14, 2024
The Clash β Combat Rock (1982)
36 mins; February 07, 2024
Roundtable: What Do The Stooges, Pixies, and The Vaselines Have in Common?
41 mins; January 31, 2024
The Vaselines β Dying for It (1988)
18 mins; January 24, 2024
The Pixies β Surfer Rosa (1988)
29 mins; January 17, 2024
The Stooges β Raw Power (1973)
24 mins; January 10, 2024
The Cobain 50: Coming January 10
4 mins; January 03, 2024
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2022: "Pollo Rico" by billy woods
10 mins; December 27, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1974: The Cedar Park Jams
8 mins; December 20, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1978: Old School Tapes
22 mins; December 18, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - Women in Modern Hip-Hop
19 mins; December 15, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2011: "Thuggin'" by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
13 mins; December 13, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1999: The Alchemist Masterclass
19 mins; December 06, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1988: Nasty Nes on Seattle's Halcyon Days of Hip-Hop
17 mins; November 22, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1996: 3 'n the Mornin' (Part Two) by DJ Screw
17 mins; November 15, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1990: Sample Culture
21 mins; November 08, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2007: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy
12 mins; November 01, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1998: "Ha" by Juvenile
10 mins; October 25, 2023
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9 mins; October 19, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1992: "Tennessee" by Arrested Development
7 mins; October 18, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2014: "Sheplife" by Briggs
12 mins; October 11, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1982: "Bam Bam" by Sister Nancy
14 mins; October 04, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1976: Lee QuiΓ±ones on the Art of Graffiti
20 mins; September 27, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1995: "Shook Ones, Pt. II" by Mobb Deep
15 mins; September 20, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2008: We Need to Talk About Kanye West
44 mins; September 13, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - DAM on Breaking an Egg From the Inside
17 mins; September 08, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2019: DAM, Palestine, and the Global Resonance of Hip-Hop
12 mins; September 06, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1984: Whodini, Run-DMC, Fat Boys, and a Pivotal Year in Rap
15 mins; August 30, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2009: Reese's Puffs and the Commercialization of Hip-Hop
16 mins; August 23, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2004: "All Caps" by Madvillain
20 mins; August 16, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1973: DJ Hollywood Starts the Party
32 mins; August 09, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1989: "Cha Cha Cha" by MC Lyte
10 mins; August 02, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1981: "Rapture" by Blondie
10 mins; July 26, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2003: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by Outkast
25 mins; July 19, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1985: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
15 mins; July 12, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2013: "3005" by Childish Gambino
12 mins; July 05, 2023
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1979: "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang