Friday, February 11, 2011 1:52PM - By Joseph Oliveto
In an age where most FM radio is driven by the same kind of lowest-common-denominator corporate programming that determines what Lady Gaga song get played at the mall, it’s nice to know that stations like L.A.’s KCRW still exist to champion the work of skilled artists and help listeners find some new groups they may not be familiar with.
On top of that, the station has a knack for getting bands to stop by and record tunes for them, and while most of the time, this results in an enjoyable but run-of-the-mill live session, every now and then, a gem is produced.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:48AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Whether or not you like Kirsten Dunst as an actress is one thing, but it looks as if we can all agree the star of such films as Spider Man and Bring it On has good taste in music.
We know this because the actress recently dropped by Los Angeles radio station KCRW to spin some tunes as part of the Guest DJ Project. The five-song set from Dunst is definitely strong start to finish, each a fine choice for your ‘love & loss’ file of songs.
Check out Kirsten Dunst’s radio set-list below!
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Monday, November 29, 2010 10:10AM - By Seraphina L.
We were lucky enough to attend KCRW‘s Tron: Legacy soundtrack preview event just a couple of weekends ago. Music Supervisor and KCRW DJ, Jason Bentley, sat down to chat with director, Joseph Kosinski, about his love for electronic music and also preview five different music cues from the score.
Today, KCRW will have the entire event available for streaming on demand when you go to their website. Jason Bentley will also be playing some portions from the event on his show, Morning Becomes Eclectic, this morning at 10 AM PST. For the first time ever, they’ll be airing these exclusive cues for those weren’t able to attend.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010 6:00PM - By Seraphina L.
Earlier today at Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studios in Santa Monica, CA, KCRW hosted a Tron: Legacy listening party event which featured world renowned DJ Jason Bentley as the host and Tron‘s director Joseph Kosinski as their special guest. For an intimate gathering in a cozy-sized room, the in-depth conversation was quite powerful as the film is expected to be when it hits theaters.
For a little over an hour, we got a brief sense of what it was like behind the scenes in regards to the making of the film’s score as well as Kosinski’s love for electronic music – specifically, Daft Punk. We were also lucky enough to feast our ears on five specific music cues – each played in their entirety – giving us an imaginary glimpse into the world of Tron through our audio senses.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 5:25PM - By Lindsey Darden
Technically, summer is over but that doesn’t mean music festivals have to be. We located two of them on both coasts, and as always we’ve found some choice acts to get your weekend rolling. Take a look at the latest artists who will be performing during the coming fall months.
Check them out below.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:30AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Summer is just around the corner. That means another season of great music under stars at the Hollywood Bowl is upon us. Of the numerous events and series playing at the Bowl, the KCRW’s World Festival is always a popular draw for fans of eclectic music from all around the world.
KCRW (89.9 FM) is partnering with the LA Philharmonic for the eleventh season to present KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, beginning June 21. This year’s line-up should be a real crowd-pleaser, which includes performances by Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Etta James, Of Montreal, Ray LaMontagne, Toots & The Maytals and Adele.
Oh, and Grace Jones is headlining her first live performance in Los Angeles in over 20 years. Reason enough right there!
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 11:00AM - By sergiosoto
“Femi vs. KCRW Soundclash” is a strange, yet extremely engaging album. In order to understand this album as it is, you must look at its details. The songs here are remixed versions of tracks by Afrobeat forerunner, Femi Kuti (son of Fela Kuti). What KCRW, the Santa Monica based public radio station, does with the songs is hand them over to a few of their key DJs and lets them re-imagine the songs. The music does not suffer from this; rather it grows in a different direction. By the end of it, you realize that these are no longer the songs that Femi wrote; they have become a brainchild of the respective DJ.
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Friday, January 30, 2009 11:00AM - By Mali
The reigning king of Afrobeat Femi Kuti gets the remix treatment from KCRW DJs, including new Music Director Jason Bentley, as part of a unique creative collaboration between the Santa Monica-based public radio station and Mercer Street/Downtown Records. The five-song EP will be available during KCRW’s winter pledge drive January 30 through February 9 with a donation of $100 or you can win it hear on BeatCrave.
We will be giving a copy of the CD away on February 9th to one of our lucky readers. Check out the details on how to play below…
First stream the track “Tell Me (Jeremy Sole’s Musaics remix feat. Ticklah)”:
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