
Happy sunny Tuesday, LA. Big day here for artists and music lovers alike, as the 2023 Grammy nominations have arrived. Before we dive in, let’s check out “cold” by strongboi, the new Berlin-based duo of Ziv Yamin and Alice Phoebe Lou. Discerning ears will notice the many similarities to the Bootsy song “Munchies for Your Love” — key, tempo, and subject matter relate for a 2022-meets-1977 jam.
As for those Grammys: Lots of favorites, expected and unexpected, recieved some shine. We love to see it. In their honor, enjoy an entire dance electronic album set with respective nominees Odesza, Rufus Du Sol, Kaytranada (feat H.E.R.), Bonobo, and Beyonce (duh). Best New Artist noms include Wet Leg, Omar Apollo, and Domi & JD Beck. Fun fact: Wet Leg shredded so hard during sound check in Anne's Backyard that the cops were called and shut down the show. We’ve got footage. Watch this space for a glimpse of the chaos.
Kendrick Lamar did SoCal proud with eight Grammy nods, so we gotta play “Mother I Sober,” featuring Beth Gibbons of Portishead. You’ll also hear “Little Piano Thing” by Louis Cole, which was nominated for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals. Who do you think should win, and who will win?
John Tejada maps electronic music across time, connecting the underground’s history with the sounds shaping its future. Deep cuts and new releases move through techno, electro, house, ambient, and other corners of electronic music, with each selection building naturally into the next. The show is as much about flow as discovery, tracing the ideas, rhythms, and innovations that continue to push electronic music forward. Expect established innovators alongside emerging producers and overlooked gems from decades past. Tune in to John’s show Tuesday and Saturday nights from 10pm to midnight.
Peanut Butter Wolf goes deep into a lifetime of collecting, pulling from more than 50,000 records alongside a digital archive packed with unreleased music and overlooked discoveries. The founder of Stones Throw Records favors the underdog, moving through hip-hop, funk, soul, electronic music, oddball records, rarities, and sounds that resist easy categorization. Inspired by generations of adventurous DJs and selectors, the show treats digging as an art form and the unexpected find as the ultimate reward. Tune in every third Sunday of the month from 8 to 10pm.
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time. Henry Rollins treats the radio as a place for serious musical exploration, bringing punk, experimental music, jazz, global sounds, independent releases, archival discoveries, and whatever else demands to be heard into the same restless orbit. The selections can travel across decades and continents in minutes, driven less by genre than an insatiable appetite for records and discovery. It’s radio for listeners willing to follow the music wherever it goes. Tune in Mondays from 10pm to midnight and Fridays from 8 to 10pm.