Jaime Dávila

On this Martin Luther King Jr.

Fanatic! I’m glad we’re still here. I hope you had a good time over the last week. It’s something having shows directly on the holiday, two in a row.

It's time for the 2021 Megabanter! The streaming wars ramped up. Scarlett Johansson sued Disney. And Netflix was the envy of all with “Squid Game.”

Well, that’s a wrap on 2021 folks… for the Top 30 Chart that is. We’re fast at work finalizing our Best Of coverage.

Selections ranging from the return of Bob Moses to down-home bluegrass courtesy of Sad Daddy honor KCRW’s commitment to eclecticism.

Days after underground post-punk luminary Julian Cope was announced as a guest on “SNAP!,” the show was off the air. Deirdre left KCRW for good in June of 1991. Then she left LA, too, for a while. The following year, she showed up in rural England to live with Cope and his family. Cope joins Bent By Nature to recount their unique relationship and roles in each other’s lives.

Fanatic! I hope you’ve been well and hitting all your marks. Lots of great music happening and more to look forward to. How cool is this, new Young Prisms and Guerilla Toss albums.

Virtuosic vocals, masterful production, and gripping lyrics make this LA trio a must-know takeover in 2022.

In the finale of "Bent By Nature," Henry Rollins shares his remembrances of Deirdre: the DJ, tastemaker, and human being who changed his life irrevocably.