It’s been seven years since we last got new music from Benjamin Booker , but don’t despair — a new album is on the way! Lower is out January 24, with the first taste being “Same Kind Of Lonely,” a ...

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It’s the last day of the year, and what better way to celebrate the end of 2o24 and the rise of 2025 than with LA-based ...

She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s. KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents ...

Jimmy Carter was a former one-term governor from Georgia, almost unknown nationally, when he broke through in Iowa and New ...

Emmy and Oscar-winner Kate Winslet joins for a long conversation about her Lee Miller biopic, portraying PTSD, and continuing ...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner devoted himself to improving the health of people around the world, promoting democracy and ...

One of our favorite musicians and producers, Tom Misch , has recently unveiled his new EP, Six Songs. A master at R&B-infused ...

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Today's Top Tune is a free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks, remixes, and new artists, at KCRW.com. KCRW's all-music channel Eclectic24, blending ...

When Syria's dictatorship fell in early December, celebrations broke out around the world - including nearly 6,000 miles away ...