Show #185: Remembering Mose Allison and Claus Ogerman
Two musical giants have passed: Mose Allison and Claus Ogerman. Actually, Ogerman shuffled off this mortal coil eight months ago, but nobody knew it because the family kept it a…
Every week, Good Food’s Music Supervisor Gary Mecija selects a song to cook by. All of Gary’s music selections are added to Good Food’s Music to Cook By Playlist which…
Remembering Schoolhouse Rock! musical director Bob Dorough
You may not know the name Bob Dorough, but there is a very good chance you know his music. The jazz musician and composer, who passed away this week at…
The noted French author François, duc de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) wrote an incisive masterpiece in his book Maxims, published first in 1665 as Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes…
Show #194: An Inauguration Day Playlist to Assuage the Blues
For those of us who are feeling a little let down by the recent elections, music is a way to provide some solace and buoy our spirits. This week’s “optimist playlist” is…
As his weekly posts on Rhythm Planet come to a close, Tom Schnabel remembers some of the wonderful experiences he had as a radio host and producer over his 43 years with KCRW.
Private Playlist: Art-pop chanteuse Gel Set shares perfect picks for hot parties and cool winters
For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Gel Set selects her most satisfying sounds for hot dancefloors and cold winter nights, from Tangerine Dream to Machine Girl.
Private Playlist: Lionel Boy conjures a soundtrack for his island-bound adolescence
For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Lionel Boy constructs an elegy for his island-bound adolescence through songs by Morphine, Paula Fuga, and Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.
Old albums on vinyl can be time capsules. You can’t put much into a CD jewel case and can’t do anything with a digital music collection. When my CD player…
The Living Legends We Lost in 2016 – by Eric J. Lawrence Our musical heroes are vivid players in our lives, often indispensable to our emotional wellbeing and, in ways,…
