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Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.

Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.

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‘This place literally saved her’: The profound role of Debbie Allen Dance Academy

A year ago, living in Miami, Lēya Graham’s passion for dance was waning. Then she discovered the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, which served as a lifeline.

KCRW Partner Screening: 'Ripley'

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KCRW and Netflix invite you to a special screening of the limited series, Ripley followed by a conversation with writer and director, Steven Zaillian.

Corinne Bailey Rae: KCRW Live from Apogee Studio

Grammy-winner Corinne Bailey Rae expands into punk and free jazz playing cuts from her audacious 2023 LP “Black Rainbows,” live From Apogee Studio.

Today’s Top Tune: The Lemonfrogs - ‘Naive’

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

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This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

from Today's Top Tune

Fanatic! Low on sleep for the last few days. I was onstage at Horrorhound last night in Cincinnati. A great time as always. My call time to the airport was 0400 hrs.

from Henry Rollins

Are you as excited for Chicano Batman’s new LP “Notebook Fantasy” (out this Friday) as we are?

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Garfield High School’s academic decathlon team lost their coach to cancer this month. At the state competition this weekend, they want medals in his memory.

from KCRW Features

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Mar. 27, 2024

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

from FREAKS ONLY

When vegetables begin to flower, they’re reaching the end of their life cycles. But you can still eat the plants, which have an added sweetness or a bitterness.

Flowering vegetables? Don’t trash them, they’re still edible

When vegetables begin to flower, they’re reaching the end of their life cycles. But you can still eat the plants, which have an added sweetness or a bitterness.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

Ebony Beach Club: Will Silas White’s descendants get restitution?

Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This excerpt from KCRW’s Life Examined is a discussion on building community despite our isolated lifestyles. Plus, hear practical tips for forging meaningful connections.

How to build meaningful connections in an age of isolation

This excerpt from KCRW’s Life Examined is a discussion on building community despite our isolated lifestyles. Plus, hear practical tips for forging meaningful connections.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA City Council officials have announced plans to eliminate traffic lanes, widen sidewalks, and add bike and bus lanes to the storied Hollywood Boulevard.

Hollywood Walk of Fame is getting a makeover

LA City Council officials have announced plans to eliminate traffic lanes, widen sidewalks, and add bike and bus lanes to the storied Hollywood Boulevard.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare spending on weight loss drugs like Ozempic rose to $5.7 billion in 2022 — up from $57 million in 2018.

Diabetes drug Ozempic is costing Medicare billions of dollars

New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare spending on weight loss drugs like Ozempic rose to $5.7 billion in 2022 — up from $57 million in 2018.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Wanna “Get Fly?”

MBE Playlist March 27: From psych-soul-beats to Laurel Canyon’s new generation

Wanna “Get Fly?”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW Music recently returned from the 2024 South by Southwest music festival. Here are some highlights from what we heard, saw, and experienced on the ground.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Reyna Tropical, Mamalarky, BODEGA

KCRW Music recently returned from the 2024 South by Southwest music festival. Here are some highlights from what we heard, saw, and experienced on the ground.

from Music News

What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?

Do carbon offsets help with airplane emissions?

What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

Today’s Top Tune: Great Big Cow - ‘Carbondale’

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

from Today's Top Tune

This week, Denis McManus, professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton reflects on authenticity and the allure of being true to ourselves and suggests that while…

Midweek Reset: Authenticity trap

This week, Denis McManus, professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton reflects on authenticity and the allure of being true to ourselves and suggests that while…

from Life Examined

How to deal with trust issues? Am I terrible for thinking my partner isn’t hot anymore? How do I tell someone I hooked up with that I just want to be friends?

Dealing with trust issues? Lay it all out on the table

How to deal with trust issues? Am I terrible for thinking my partner isn’t hot anymore? How do I tell someone I hooked up with that I just want to be friends?

from How’s Your Sex Life?

Wyldeflower returns and she’s spinning “What About The Children” — a brand new collab between Gary Clark Jr. and Stevie Wonder(!).

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Ro ‘Wyldeflower’ Contreras guest hosts

Wyldeflower returns and she’s spinning “What About The Children” — a brand new collab between Gary Clark Jr. and Stevie Wonder(!).

from FREAKS ONLY

Beyoncé topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with a single from “Cowboy Carter,” but the album has drawn backlash over who’s qualified to make country music.

Pioneering Black artists laid the groundwork for ‘Cowboy Carter’

Beyoncé topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with a single from “Cowboy Carter,” but the album has drawn backlash over who’s qualified to make country music.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Judy Baca’s collaborative effort to create “The Great Wall of LA” is the subject of a new LA Times short documentary. The mural is being extended to another half mile.

‘You can't really paint a half a mile by yourself’: Judy Baca on her iconic mural in NoHo

Judy Baca’s collaborative effort to create “The Great Wall of LA” is the subject of a new LA Times short documentary. The mural is being extended to another half mile.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The LA Innocence Project is pushing for new evidence and DNA testing in Scott Peterson’s quest for a retrial.

LA Innocence Project pushes for Scott Peterson retrial with new evidence

The LA Innocence Project is pushing for new evidence and DNA testing in Scott Peterson’s quest for a retrial.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Four men accused in Friday's terrorist attack at a Russian concert hall appeared in court bruised and bandaged — an example of Putin’s regime using violence to exert political control.

Terror attacks deepen Russia’s culture of violence

Four men accused in Friday's terrorist attack at a Russian concert hall appeared in court bruised and bandaged — an example of Putin’s regime using violence to exert political control.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Are you as excited for Chicano Batman’s new LP “Notebook Fantasy” (out this Friday) as we are?

MBE Playlist March 26: Lean into the ‘Notebook Fantasy’

Are you as excited for Chicano Batman’s new LP “Notebook Fantasy” (out this Friday) as we are?

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

Today’s Top Tune: Veritus Miller - ‘Days With You Are Beautiful’

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

from Today's Top Tune