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.

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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.

Everything But The Girl play a gorgeous live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic in December 1994, including a Sonic Youth cover.

More from KCRW

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

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.

from Eclectic 24

Fasten your rocket seat belts - you will be going on a cosmic sonic adventure...From house and electro to world rhythms and beyond, Valida’s mixes are seamless as she takes her…

from Valida

The Latest

UK Singer-songwriter Romy’s guest DJ set teases out the guitar stylings she’s studying for the next XX album, and gives us more background on “Mid Air.”

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Dec. 1, 2023

UK Singer-songwriter Romy’s guest DJ set teases out the guitar stylings she’s studying for the next XX album, and gives us more background on “Mid Air.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

The XX’s vocalist/guitarist, Romy, joins to talk “Mid Air,” being spat on by Madonna, and watching everyone lose their cool to Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”

Romy: KCRW Guest DJ set

The XX’s vocalist/guitarist, Romy, joins to talk “Mid Air,” being spat on by Madonna, and watching everyone lose their cool to Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

It’s Friday and we’re heading into the home stretch for 2023, so let’s kick-start December with a banger from Quantic .

Quantic: ‘Stand Up’

It’s Friday and we’re heading into the home stretch for 2023, so let’s kick-start December with a banger from Quantic .

from Today's Top Tune

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, November 30, 2023

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

We’re spinning hot-off-the-presses cuts from Black Devil Disco Club’s “Étincelles,” and Isis Moray’s “Dune.”

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Nov. 30, 2023

We’re spinning hot-off-the-presses cuts from Black Devil Disco Club’s “Étincelles,” and Isis Moray’s “Dune.”

from FREAKS ONLY

Celebrating the life of Shane McGowan with classic Pogues. Plus, Reyna Tropical’s first release following the death of founding member Sumohair.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Nov. 30, 2023

Celebrating the life of Shane McGowan with classic Pogues. Plus, Reyna Tropical’s first release following the death of founding member Sumohair.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer Sarah McKenzie teams up with Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo, cellist Jacques Morelenbaum, and drummer Peter Erskine (known for his work with…

Sarah McKenzie: ‘Quoi, Quoi, Quoi’

Jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer Sarah McKenzie teams up with Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo, cellist Jacques Morelenbaum, and drummer Peter Erskine (known for his work with…

from Today's Top Tune

A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, November 29, 2023

A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras