Music

In the 1970s and 80s, Jeff Bridges recorded songs with his childhood buddies in his West LA neighborhood. Now those songs are in the new album “Slow Magic, 1977-1978.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival drew hundreds of thousands of people to the desert in Indio. Did the pop culture extravaganza live up to the hype?

from KCRW Features

Fanatic. I hope you had a good week. We acknowledge the sad passing of Clem Burke of Blondie, Dave Allen from Gang Of Four and Al Barile of SSD.

KCRW Broadcast 836

Fanatic. I hope you had a good week. We acknowledge the sad passing of Clem Burke of Blondie, Dave Allen from Gang Of Four and Al Barile of SSD.

from Henry Rollins

Marsai Martin became a star at just 9 years old on Black-ish. Now 20, she’s holding her own opposite Viola Davis in the new action thriller G20.

How Did Marsai Martin Conquer Child Stardom?

Marsai Martin became a star at just 9 years old on Black-ish. Now 20, she’s holding her own opposite Viola Davis in the new action thriller G20.

from The Sam Sanders Show

Dyanne Cano put together an archival map of 84 independent record stores that closed in LA between 1956 and 2020.

Lost and mapped: The rich history of LA’s independent record stores

Dyanne Cano put together an archival map of 84 independent record stores that closed in LA between 1956 and 2020.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fanatic! Happy April, if there is such a thing.

KCRW Broadcast 835

Fanatic! Happy April, if there is such a thing.

from Henry Rollins

For millions of people, the soundtrack of their lives is curated by Spotify.

The Dark Side of the Perfect Playlist

For millions of people, the soundtrack of their lives is curated by Spotify.

from The Sam Sanders Show

Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento and jazz supernova esperanza spalding discuss “dancing together” to create their 2024 album, Milton + esperanza.

Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding: KCRW Live

Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento and jazz supernova esperanza spalding discuss “dancing together” to create their 2024 album, Milton + esperanza.

from Music Special Programming

The LA native’s debut EP, ‘Juju Love,’ drops on Defected Records subsidiary Nu Groove.

Guest Mix: Juliet Mendoza’s house of soul

The LA native’s debut EP, ‘Juju Love,’ drops on Defected Records subsidiary Nu Groove.

from FREAKS ONLY

On the heels of their first LP for Daptone Records, “Heartache in Room 14,” East LA souldie connoisseurs The Altons fill KCRW HQ with sweet, slow jams.

The Altons rep Southeast LA live at KCRW

On the heels of their first LP for Daptone Records, “Heartache in Room 14,” East LA souldie connoisseurs The Altons fill KCRW HQ with sweet, slow jams.

from Live From

Johnny Carson was seemingly a friend to millions as the host of "The Tonight Show" for three decades.

Encore: Johnny Carson wasn’t the same on-air and in private, says new book

Johnny Carson was seemingly a friend to millions as the host of "The Tonight Show" for three decades.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.

Encore: Yacht rock: Inside the appeal and repulsion of ‘70s SoCal music

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week. All around me leaves are exploding back into existence and the temperature is rising. Some cool records are coming out soon.

KCRW Broadcast 834

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week. All around me leaves are exploding back into existence and the temperature is rising. Some cool records are coming out soon.

from Henry Rollins

Filmmaker Zach Braff visits us ahead of a “Garden State” anniversary concert to discuss the impact of both the film and the soundtrack after 20 years.

Zach Braff reflects on 20 life changing years of the ‘Garden State’ OST

Filmmaker Zach Braff visits us ahead of a “Garden State” anniversary concert to discuss the impact of both the film and the soundtrack after 20 years.

from The Treatment

Cristin Milioti reveals a deep admiration for the songs of Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple, expressing how their music has been integral to her life.

Cristin Milioti’s intense connection to Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple

Cristin Milioti reveals a deep admiration for the songs of Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple, expressing how their music has been integral to her life.

from The Treatment

The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, and Rob Lowe singing with Snow White at the Oscars have gone down in history as some of the worst TV ever made.

Why Do We Love Bad TV?

The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, and Rob Lowe singing with Snow White at the Oscars have gone down in history as some of the worst TV ever made.

from The Sam Sanders Show

Irish rock band U2 held an impromptu performance on a rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles 38 years ago.

Celebrate 38th anniversary of U2 filming rock video atop DTLA building

Irish rock band U2 held an impromptu performance on a rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles 38 years ago.

from KCRW Features

Frontman Jim James talks about handing over creative control of My Morning Jacket’s 10th studio album. He also shares his personal success with EMDR therapy.

Jim James on ceding creative control, healing depression via therapy

Frontman Jim James talks about handing over creative control of My Morning Jacket’s 10th studio album. He also shares his personal success with EMDR therapy.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fanatic! I hope you had a tremendous music-filled week.

KCRW Broadcast 833

Fanatic! I hope you had a tremendous music-filled week.

from Henry Rollins

With her debut novel Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters made history as the first openly trans writer to be published by a major publishing house.

Is Gender Just a Story?

With her debut novel Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters made history as the first openly trans writer to be published by a major publishing house.

from The Sam Sanders Show