Music News & Events

Ashley Force Hood is our Guest DJ

2009-11-11T19:15:25Z

If you haven’t heard of Ashley Force Hood, you probably don’t pay much attention to racing. Not only is she extremely successful -- in September, she became the first woman to win a National Hot Rod Assn. U.S. Nationals championship in the funny ...

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David Gray on MBE

2009-11-10T21:42:21Z

David Gray has been a regular visitor to KCRW since before his album “White Ladder” launched him to stardom. In fact, the Welsh singer loves KCRW so much, he even dropped by for a performance on his wedding day many years ago. The multi-platinum ...

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Orgone on MBE

2009-11-10T19:12:03Z

Orgone brought some funky grooves to our Santa Monica studios -- a full throttle live performance despite the early morning hour, with a full horn section and Fanny Franklin on vocals. While a lot of soul/funk bands tend to sound entirely retro,...

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Free 20-song download from KCRW!

2009-11-10T18:58:16Z

KCRW put together a compilation through iTunes of songs straight from our DJ’s playlists and we are offering it FREE for our listeners. It’s 20 tracks, including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Mayer Hawthorne and Miike Snow – all who made t...

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Eclectic24 Album Preview: “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” OST

2009-11-09T20:22:26Z

KCRW’s online-only music channel Eclectic24 will stream the soundtrack to the latest film in the “Twilight” series tonight at 8pm PST on Monday, Nov 9. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” OST will also be available streaming ON DEMAND for one week only!...

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Upcoming on MBE and KCRW Presents

2009-11-09T20:12:32Z

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY Tuesday, November 10, Multi-platinum selling artist David Gray loves KCRW so much, he even dropped by for a performance on his wedding day years ago. We've had him ba...

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Fitz and the Tantrums Debut New Songs on MBE

2009-11-06T22:49:17Z

LA-based soul band Fitz & The Tantrums make breaking up sound good. Heartbreak may have inspired their recently released EP and the new songs they debuted this morning on Morning Becomes Eclectic, but it’s the funky way they swing it that make...

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Actor Tim Robbins is our Guest DJ!

2009-11-04T21:08:34Z

Did you know Tim Robbins’ father was a singer in a popular folk group? Neither did I! The actor has music in his blood and dropped by our studios to talk about how much it has defined his life – from the song his mother sang to him as a child to ...

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KCRW's Top 50 Most Played

2009-11-04T19:10:58Z

KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 11/03/2009 1 AIR == Love 2 >> [Astralwerks] 2 TWILIGHT - NEW MOON == Ost - Music By Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear >> [Atlantic] 3 BANHART, DEVENDRA == What Will We Be >> [Warner Bros.] 4 ZERO 7 == Yeah Ghost >> [Atlanti...

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Little Dragon on MBE

2009-11-03T21:29:32Z

Last year, Little Dragon sold out their first-ever show in LA. It was at the Roxy on Sunset and packed with hardcore fans. They didn’t even have an album out at the time, but a few KCRW DJs – Mathieu Schreyer and Garth Trinidad in particular -- w...

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