Music Special Programming

Music Special Programming

32 min

Discover KCRW's exclusive artist interviews, live performances, original programming and streaming playlists. Our digital-first music programming is on-demand and updated weekly.

All Episodes

KCRW remembers Angela McCluskey, formerly of Wild Colonials, with a selection of KCRW live appearances.

Decades in the making, The Beatles release their last song as the Fab Four, with a little help from their friends. Listen here and watch the short doc about how it all came together.

Strap in: We’ve got your metal-forward (yet eclectic) mix for cruising desert highways down to Power Trip.

Celebrate Robbie Robertson with intimate performance and interviews, including a previously unreleased session featuring “Music for The Native Americans” in October 1994.

In the afterglow of Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour show, KCRW’s Danielle Chiriguayo and her dad reflect on their shared Swiftie history.

The Linda Lindas are tapping some primeval punk rock magic with their viral hit “Racist, Sexist Boy.” Let’s explore what opened that portal.

Celebrate the charm and legacy of Tony Bennett, who died at 96, with a newly-unearthed 1990 interview on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Journalist Allyson McCabe talks “Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters,” her expansive new book that reaches far beyond its subject.

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Ahead of crushing her Coachella debut, Faye Webster went Live From KCRW HQ with highlights from her 2024 LP “Underdressed at the Symphony” — here’s the video.

from Live From

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

from Jeremy Sole

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

The Latest

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, April 28, 2024

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and got some listening in. We just finished work on the next volume of Stay Fanatic!!! and it will heading to the printer soon.

KCRW Broadcast 786

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and got some listening in. We just finished work on the next volume of Stay Fanatic!!! and it will heading to the printer soon.

from Henry Rollins

Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life on Saturday night.

Metropolis playlist, April 27, 2024

Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life on Saturday night.

from Metropolis

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, April 27, 2024

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, April 27, 2024

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

Anne Litt's playlist, April 27, 2024

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

from Anne Litt

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.