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Dengue Fever on KCRW This Sunday

2008-06-13T23:36:05Z

Cambodian psychedelic surf band Dengue Fever joins Tom Schnabel (Sun, noon to 3pm) for a performance and interview THIS Sunday, June 15 at 2pm. The LA-based band has tour dates scheduled all over the world so catch them while you can. The archive...

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Paul Oakenfold on KCRW )

2008-06-12T22:36:44Z

Paul Oakenfold stopped by KCRW for an interview on Thursday, June 12th at 8PM with Jason Bentley. Paul is headlining a Dance 4 Life benefit event at the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Saturday, June 12th. Dance 4 Life is an HIV/Aids awareness charity...

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Bajofondo’s First Ever Radio Performance on MBE!

2008-06-12T17:02:47Z

Morning Becomes Eclectic producer Ariana Morgenstern is from Argentina and while we were watching Bajofondo’s excellent set yesterday, she commented on how they had taken their “parent’s music” – the tango – and made it their own by adding electr...

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Los Campesinos! -- Got You! Me! Dancing! On MBE

2008-06-10T23:40:20Z

My first response to seeing these guys setting up in the studio this morning was – they’re so young! But their youthful enthusiasm was exactly what we needed to brighten up a cloudy LA morning. The Campesinos family is big, and their music has ...

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Last Minute MBE Guest: BajoFondo on WED

2008-06-10T21:58:03Z

Argentine outfit BajoFondo perform Tango-inspired electronica on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am PST TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, June 11. Don’t miss it! RR

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Beck Plays Surprise Show at The Echo

2008-06-10T06:49:30Z

Beck hit LA’s Eastside to warm up a new band line up (including a female guitarist who looks like a young PJ Harvey) and try out some new songs, which he admitted not knowing the lyrics to – not that we would know the difference. I’d been hearing...

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Billy Bragg Tells Stories and Sings Songs on MBE

2008-06-09T23:35:19Z

I didn’t know much about Billy Bragg before his set today. I knew I really liked his album Mermaid Avenue, which he made with Wilco, and I knew he was politically-minded. What I didn’t expect was how incredibly inspiring he is, his huge love for...

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Upcoming on MBE and KCRW Presents!

2008-06-09T22:16:41Z

Upcoming on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host NIC HARCOURT Tuesday, June 10 -- Los Campesinos bring their spunky sound to Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am. Monday, June 23 -- Death Cab for Cutie return with songs from their latest recording,...

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The Chapin Sisters on MBE

2008-06-06T22:53:55Z

The Chapin Sisters (who ARE actually sisters – they have the same mom and different dads) had a huge hit at KCRW back in 2004 with their highly requested cover of Britney Spear’s “Toxic.” In the interview, they told Nic the goal was to “destruct a...

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James Make MBE Debut With New Songs!

2008-06-05T22:45:59Z

We were so happy to host the U.S. debut of James’ new songs this morning. The energy in the studio was just incredible and the control room was packed. Nic is a longtime fan since his days as a DJ in Woodstock, where he first hosted live session...

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