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Eric J. Lawrence

A musical line-up of criminally overlooked tunes, hidden gems, guilty pleasures and standout selections from the latest releases... from Jacques Brel to Mott the Hoople to Gary Numan to the Fall, and everything in between. Like playing poker with dogs -- only better.

Photo credit: Marc Goldstein

 

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KCRW Charts - Week of 12/8/08

(Eric J. Lawrence) 2008-12-10 13:59

Well well...i know it's been a while and i'm not going to defend myself. Instead i want to give you a map of the music you've been hearing over the past week at this very station. KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 12/8/09 1 SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS == Alpi...

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Eric J. Lawrence hosts a musical line-up of criminally overlooked tunes, hidden gems, guilty pleasures and standout selections from the latest releases. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

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Music Library is Reborn

KCRW DJs delve into the newly digitized music archive. With this new system, it is now as easy for DJs to play rare and obscure pieces as the latest releases.  Listen as they explore the old and the new in this KCRW music special.

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Ring In the New Year with Eric J. Lawrence

Music Librarian Eric J. Lawrence rounds out your New Year's party with his line-up of hidden gems, guilty pleasures and standout selections. (1-3am)

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10th Anniversary Show!

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A Very KCRW New Year

Ring in the New Year with KCRW's Music Librarian, Eric J. Lawrence.  Take a look back at the our favorite music of 2006 and preview 2007 anticipated releases plus a few holiday surprises. 

Jay Babcock

Jay Babcock

Jay Babcock, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Arthur Magazine, joins Eric J. Lawrence as guest DJ 1:00am, playing tracks from some artists performing at this week's Arthur Nights music festival at the Downtown Palace Theatre, Thursday through Sunday, October 19-22.  (KCRW is a co-sponsor of Arthur Nights.)

Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith

Host Eric J. Lawrence welcomes Mark E. Smith, leader and founder of legendary UK post-punk band The Fall, in a rare and intimate interview on Dragnet.

 

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Eric J. Lawrence

Eric J. Lawrence is KCRW’s Music Librarian -- a tough job, but someone has to know what lives among the 60,000 plus collection of CD's and albums. He also hosts a music show, heard late-nights on Mondays at 89.9 FM and online at KCRW.com. An expert on German board games, EJL's also a junk food aficionado and a master alphabetizer!

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