KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season! Co-hosts Novena Carmel (KCRW) and Michael Barnes (KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio) guide you through eight wildly different and deeply human stories, each set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of LA’s soul and R&B scene of the 1950s-1970s.
102 Available Episodes (102 Total)Average duration: 00:39:24
Apr 24, 2024
Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
00:41:40
Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers - one from NASA, the other from Motown - who launched an entire musical universe from their Hollywood Hills hideout.
Apr 17, 2024
Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
00:28:51
Lost Notes returns with a brand new episode next Wednesday. To tide you over, we’re featuring a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers from our friends at Switched on Pop.
Apr 10, 2024
Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
00:22:44
Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.
Mar 27, 2024
My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
00:29:59
Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.
Mar 13, 2024
Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie
00:32:49
Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court cases in music history.
Mar 13, 2024
The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
00:28:38
Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the song’s journey from a warehouse floor to the annals of pop history.
Nov 01, 2023
Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
00:28:38
‘Lost Notes’ returns for Season 4 with a special preview episode about the song “Tainted Love,” and its lesser-known origins as a forgotten ‘60s soul gem from LA.
Sep 28, 2023
Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)
02:05:27
Talking Heads’ 1984 film, Stop Making Sense, has long been regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest concert films ever made. A new A24 restoration of the film is out in theaters now.
Director Jonathan Demme dropped in on Deirdre for a guest DJ set while the film was still in theaters. Demme sat in for SNAP No. 172 on November 8, 1984, spinning a wild selection of his favorite music — including the premiere of a then-unheard Talking Heads song — and discussing the making of the now-iconic film.
Among the more uproarious of SNAP sessions, Dwight Yoakam brought his merry band of Babylonian Cowboys to SNAP in July 1986. In addition to playing a full set of rip-roaring country and bluegrass, Yoakam and his band engage Deirdre in a stream of relentless banter and convivial shit-talking. One for the books.
Nov 02, 2022
Glass Eye
01:09:26
Glass Eye represented the very best of what Austin, TX had to offer, which at the time also included “SNAP!” staples like the Reivers, the Wild Seeds, and Poi Dog Pondering. And whenever Glass Eye came to L.A., Deirdre welcomed them with open arms and a sincere appreciation of their own bent nature.
Their third session from February 1990 captures the band at its zenith: a tightly-coiled blast of nervous energy, delivering their best performance yet.
Apr 24 | 00:41:40
Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
Apr 17 | 00:28:51
Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
Apr 10 | 00:22:44
Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
Mar 27 | 00:29:59
My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
Mar 13 | 00:32:49
Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie
Mar 13 | 00:28:38
The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Nov 01 | 00:28:38
Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Sep 28 | 02:05:27
Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)
Nov 02 | 01:11:45
Dwight Yoakam & The Babylonian Cowboys
Nov 02 | 01:09:26
Glass Eye
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