Lost Notes KCRW
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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.
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Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing
Lost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a regional dance suddenly belongs to the world.
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Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
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.
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Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
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.
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Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.
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My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.
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Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie
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.
Customer Reviews
Great storytelling
I am devastated that there are no more episodes. Incredibly well paced and spaced. All episodes were so well researched and written. I have no one favourite- loved them all. Thank you for the listening pleasure. Paul,Newcastle, Australia.
Great, but...
Really like this podcast although nothing new (kitchen sisters). If you nerd out over music history then go for it- My issue is how they are framing their content- specifically the pirate radio ep. It was about one specific station but a lot of it made it out to sound like they had invented pirate radio which isn't the case- absolutely no time given to where pirate radio came from and how its an international thing. It was also a totally one-sided telling, you hear how these guys literally sabotaged other stations and everyone was the enemy- nothing from listeners, or law inforcment or other radio producers or musicians etc. Basically means I now take everything coming from this team with a large pinch of salt.