As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip,... more

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked... more

Hello Lost Notes fans! The final two episodes of Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk are... more

Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Continental Hyatt House. The Rainbow Bar & Grill. Glam rock was the genre du jour... more

A teen magazine so daring, so outrageous, so scandalizing and sexually suggestive that it only lasted…five issues. Star Magazine: from... more

As a girl, Dee Dee Keel ditched the doldrums of Venice for the thrills of Hollywood. Just a few years... more

Venice Beach teen Dee Dee Keel was desperate to find out what was happening behind the scenes, in the clubs... more

The origin story of Miss Pamela Des Barres, the original queen of the groupies, author of the iconic memoir, I’m... more

In 1973, the Sunset Strip was the epicenter of the rock n roll universe, where rockstar mythology was being built... more

In the early 1970s, LA’s Sunset Strip was the epicenter of the rock'n'roll universe. Drugs, sex, private planes, limos, destroying... more

An audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon... more

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, returns for its fourth season. Co-hosts Novena Carmel (KCRW) and Michael Barnes (KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio)... more

KCRW’s relationship with Fela Kuti goes back to 1980, when KCRW’s Tom Schnabel and Roger Steffens were connected with the mighty Afrobeat... more

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, returns for its fourth season. Co-hosts Novena Carmel (KCRW) and Michael Barnes (KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio)... more

Lost Notes brings you behind-the-scenes conversations with Nia Andrews and Terrace Martin about the legendary Reggie Andrews.

Lost Notes examines the legacy of Reggie Andrews, a world-class musician, producer, and mentor who changed the lives of countless young... more

Lost Notes celebrates the life of Ruth Dolphin, who went from being a terrified widow with four kids to the... more

Lost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a... more

Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers - one from NASA, the other from Motown - who launched an entire... more

Lost Notes returns with a brand new episode next Wednesday. To tide you over, we’re featuring a deep dive into... more

Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.

Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat... more

Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court... more

Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the... more

‘Lost Notes’ returns for Season 4 with a special preview episode about the song “Tainted Love,” and its lesser-known origins... more

Talking Heads’ 1984 film, Stop Making Sense, has long been regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the... more

Throughout “Bent By Nature,” you’ve heard many stories of the lifelong connections set in motion by Deirdre O’Donoghue. But none... more

The artist has got to be not like the historian.The historian’s got hindsight. He can go back and go, “That... more

It’s September of 1984. And Deirdre is head over heels for a fast-rising quartet from Athens, Georgia called R.E.M. In... more

In the mid-1980s, two young women are coming of age in the San Fernando Valley. In a few years, when... more