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International Clash Day

Not Your Typical Girls: A Salute to The Slits, The Raincoats, and More Women Who Didn’t “Stand By Their Man” (No, Not at All)

On this International Clash Day, KEXP shines a very over-due spotlight on just a few of the female-fronted groups of the London punk scene, who were truly making a revolution at the time.


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This is Radio Clash: Five Stations From Latin America and Spain Share Their International Clash Day Mixes

Check out five sets curated by radio stations in Latin America and Spain that aired during the 10th anniversary of International Clash Day.


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Lost in the Supermarket: KEXP's Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Clash Game

In celebration of International Clash Day, KEXP presents the first ever Clash video game, Lost in the Supermarket.


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Which Bands Mattered to the “Only Band That Matters”?

Over the past eight years of celebrating International Clash Day, KEXP has spotlighted a wealth of artists who were influenced by The Clash. But what bands mattered to the “only band that matters”?


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Strummer meets Landero, un puente musical entre la cumbia colombiana y el punk londinense

Joe Strummer se consideraba un "experto en cumbia" y eligió la obra del colombiano Andres Landero como inspiración. Hablamos con el periodista y artista Mario Galeano y nos contó por qué el caribe colombiano y Londres guardan una conexión profunda musical e histórica.


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Strummer Meets Landero: A Musical Bridge Between Colombian Cumbia and London Punk

What connected the musical and ideological work of The Clash with the music of a young man born in the Caribbean province of San Jacinto, Colombia, determined to become a benchmark for the Sabanero accordion? What sonorous path connects the independence of Jamaica, the skinheads of London, the Colo…


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International Clash Day Interviews

Beds Still Burning: Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil on Climate Justice

For this year’s International Clash Day: Clash For Climate, we knew we had to talk to Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett, who, besides being the frontman for one of the most politically active bands ever, was also a public servant in the Australia government for over 10 years.


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International Clash Day Interviews

Sustain In Vain: Artists On Sustainability, Solutions, and Staying Positive in the Face of Climate Change

KEXP talks with musicians, record labels, and DIY artists about ways they approach their work with sustainability in mind.


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Clash For Climate: Governor Jay Inslee on the Climate Crisis

KEXP DJ John Richards chats with the Washington State Governor for International Clash Day


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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