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 ...

Amayo , the Nigerian-born former frontman for Afrobeat collective Antibalas, strikes out on his own with his debut solo album ...

Traveler and author Pico Iyer explains what makes Japan so unique and why he’s made it his home. Social and medical ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

As Press Play takes a break for the holidays and wrap up 2024, we listen back to a few of our favorite interviews of the year.

The Good Food team — host Evan Kleiman and producers Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, and Elina Shatkin — choose their ...

Actor Jovan Adepo discusses his deep connection to John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman's 1963 lyric version of "Lush Life.” ...