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Fanatic! Welcome to the month of months! We have a ton of great listening planned, lots of cool concept shows lined up for you. I’m on the road, in fact I’m starting the first of three shows in Los Angeles tonight. The rest of the shows on this leg are in California. https://www.henryrollins.com/tour Last night I was in San Diego, I believe it was …

Fanatic! I’m sitting on the tour bus in Fort Smith AR. We actually had some fall weather for a few days but that’s over with and we’re back into the heat. I had a night off recently, odd for my tours. I went to Dallas, TX to check out Shepard Fairey’s new batch of work called Backward Forward. Amazing as always. I did Shepard’s intro, Chuck D and D…

Fanatic! Coming to you from Poughkeepsie, NY. So glad to be back on the road with a show every night. We’re a few shows in and all is well. Finally, some autumn weather. I was walking around a little today and it doesn’t feel like summer any more. Engineer X just sent me two Bandcamp pages to check out. I listened and got the records. TwinArt Stick…

Fanatic! I hope your week was great. I’ve been listening to a lot of Joy Division and repeated plays of Scary Monsters. I just got my copy of A Foul Form, the new Osees album and finally, the the new Party Dozen album arrived. I forget when the preorder was but it seems to me it was a long time ago. Tonight we listen to a track from their Sub Pop 7…

Fanatic! Happy September to you. I hope you got a lot of summer listening in. As far as this Fanatic is concerned, it’s autumn. Even though it’s hot out, in my mind there’s a new season happening. I’ve been getting some great suggestions as to new bands to listen to as well as doing a lot of sleuthing on my own. Thanks to Fanatic Iosif, Fanatic Bra…

Fanatic! It’s our last show for the summer! I know autumn doesn’t “officially” start until weeks from now but as far as this Fanatic is concerned, August 31 is the last day of summer. Enjoy the frogs because this is the last of them for the year. At this time of the year, I always ask myself if I listened to enough music over the summer. Music soun…

Fanatic! Welcome to our yearly Case of The Punks show. Tonight it will be wall-to-wall. Each track a classic! There are some records and releases worth checking out. Some of the records have not been announced and it’s not for me to get out in front but I will say there are some great ones coming soon and I’m already putting tracks into upcoming sh…

Fanatic! I was in Arkansas last night doing a live onstage interview. Afterwards, I didn’t get any sleep so today was a bit blurry. Please make note of these cool downloads Teri Gender is doing on her Bandcamp site. I have more shows starting in mid September. https://www.henryrollins.com/tour I’m sorry this is so short. As I said, I’m very low on …

What not to miss of the musicians from all over the world who play in Los Angeles this month. 2019-10-07T20:31:02+00:00 2019-10-07T20:31:02+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Nancy Wilson, one of my favorite singers of all time, passed away December 13, 2018 at the age of 81. She was a song stylist like few others. 2019-01-11T11:49:23-08:00 2019-01-11T11:49:23-08:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

This week Rhythm Planet showcases new albums from violinist Ray Chen, jazz from Geoffrey Keezer and John Coltrane, Haitian rara from RAM, Colombian vallenato from Very Be Careful, and cool vinyl sides from Argentina's ZZK Records. 2018-06-29T07:23:56+00:00 2018-06-29T07:23:56+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service…

This week Tom speaks with Oscar Hernández, veteran pianist and arranger of Rubén Blades's Seis Del Solar and leader of the Grammy award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra. 2018-06-22T16:31:29+00:00 2018-06-22T16:31:29+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Music from Angelique Kidjo covering Talking Heads, Eddie Daniels’ tribute to Egberto Gismonti, Algerian chaabi music from Koun Tara, a soccer song for Senegal by Sam Mangwana, and other sonic delicacies. 2018-06-15T16:23:14+00:00 2018-06-15T16:23:14+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

This week Rhythm Planet showcases new music from Cyrille Aimée, Grant Green, Eddie Daniels, and an oldie from the Dar es Salaam Jazz Band. 2018-06-08T03:54:05+00:00 2018-06-08T03:54:05+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Rhythm Planet goes on a musical safari through Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco and Algeria. 2018-06-01T16:55:33+00:00 2018-06-01T16:55:33+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

New Brazilian, African, and jazz music from Diana Purim, Sean Khan, Fatoumata Diawara, Adi Meyerson, and others. 2018-05-25T17:44:50+00:00 2018-05-25T17:44:50+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Timeless music from John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan and Quincy Jones, Aida Garifullina, Vladimir Horowitz, Anouar Brahem, and others. 2018-05-18T17:14:29+00:00 2018-05-18T17:14:29+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Rhythm Planet showcases new music from Nickodemus, Nicola Conte, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Elina Duni and others 2018-05-11T16:55:05+00:00 2018-05-11T16:55:05+00:00 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

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So often architecture is associated with high price custom homes and fancy institutional buildings.But many designers are also helping shape the city with pro bono work for nonprofits in less affluent neighborhoods. One in the news recently is the Campus For At-Risk Children in Watts being designed by Frank Gehry.And unveiled Saturday – with a cele…

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Berliners are facing many of the same challenges as Angelenos in terms of affordable living space, as well as coming to grips with changing family structure; but, they have come up with an intriguing solution. Baugruppen, meaning building groups, are cohousing communities where you choose who you want to live alongside and then split the costs of d…

While in Berlin, DnA’s producer Caroline Chamberlain visited the world’s first board game cafe called Spielwiese. She met with the designers of some games dealing with some very German challenges. “Cool am Pool” is a board game coming soon by Hartwig Jakubik that has players compete over the best places by the pool. Caroline learns how it works and…

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first L.A. commission, the Hollyhock House, opens once more to the public after a lengthy restoration. Alan Hess, an architect and preservationist who has written five books on Frank Lloyd Wright, talks about why he can’t wait for the building’s opening and what we can learn from Frank Lloyd Wright today.…

Everything Talks let us know what our objects really think. In this episode Tom Saunders channels a paper and a Wholefoods reusable bag bickering over who killed the plastic bag. Shockingly, however, "plasty" makes a comeback.Door KCRW: DnA

Huntington Beach approved a reusable bag ordinance last month. Channel 2 reports, while many agree with the goal to cut down on the 123 thousand tons of discarded plastic bags in the state every year, a lot of residents in HB are hot under the collar that the ban wasn’t put on the ballot. They say if the city is worried about the beaches, they shou…

Andy Daly explains how he wound up on a bus with a rollerblading hip-hop mime.Door KCRW

Bobcat Goldthwait tells a couple of stories about his friend Tony.Door KCRW

Kim Coles talks about a phone conversation with Bill Cosby that she'll never forget.Door KCRW

Ken Reid encounter a machete and a snake.Door KCRW

A teenage Jay Larson takes a limo to Hampton Beach and winds up rich.Door KCRW

How did Christian Duguay wind up handcuffed in his own apartment? He explains.Door KCRW

Chris Garcia remembers the confrontation between his sweet old dad, and a sweet former gangbanger.Door KCRW