Peter Nowalk

Japanese Breakfast hits KCRW live between Coachella 2025 gigs with cuts from the new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes & Sad Women.”

The latest film releases include Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Rust, and Thunderbolts*.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino settle in for a long chat about their new series “Étoile;” Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has our Treat.

David Mamet talks adapting his own play “Henry Johnson,” David Cronenberg discusses his latest unnerving piece “The Shrouds,” and Melanie Lynskey has The Treat.

Green Street Pictures created two of the most ambitious shows of the last few years, and they’re both cartoons.

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

On the heels of new LP “Adjust Brightness,” Bilal brings his cosmic-funk-soul spectacular to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio.

Warner Bros. Discovery has renamed its streaming service once again. Beginning in the summer of 2025, “Max” will be “HBO Max” again.

The art-punk legends on why, 50 years into their career, their music is more relevant than ever (much to their chagrin).