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Composer Terence Blanchard on the ‘magic and divine’ of working with Spike Lee.

KCRW’s DJs and music staff tuned in all week to SXSW. Here are our favorite new acts to pay attention to in the year ahead.

Six Flags Magic Mountain welcomed visitors again this past weekend as theme parks got the green light to reopen due to reduced COVID-19 case numbers.

Leimert Park is such an important community for me, as it has become a virtual connection to another era of Black excellence, The Harlem Renaissance.

Documentarian Cullen Hoback maxed out his credit cards in his quest to unmask the person behind the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory.

The debut novel of Robert Jones, Jr., “The Prophets,” is lyrical prose about the dimensionality and interiority of people.

Carol Edgarian’s “Vera” is the story of a strong, capable, and independent girl whose voice is the voice of the book.

A tribute to the co-founder of the highly influential independent bookstore and publisher City Lights, renowned poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Why is affordable housing so expensive to build in Los Angeles? It’s all about the money — where it comes from and how long it takes to get it.