49 episodes

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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    • 4.7 • 597 Ratings

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.

    My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA

    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.

    • 29 min
    Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie

    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.

    • 32 min
    The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

    The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

    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.

    • 28 min
    Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

    Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

    ‘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.

    • 28 min
    Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)

    Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)

    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.
    Read on for their conversation and dive into his song choices with our Jonathan Demme Spotify playlist .

    • 2 hr 5 min
    Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins

    Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins

    Throughout “Bent By Nature,” you’ve heard many stories of the lifelong connections set in motion by Deirdre O’Donoghue. But none were quite as surprising as the bond between Deirdre and fellow iconoclast Henry Rollins , the former Black Flag frontman, musician, writer, actor, activist, and longtime KCRW host . After a chance meeting in early 1984, Rollins became a regular voice on “SNAP!” And he quickly became one of her most treasured co-hosts and friends.
    In our final episode of “Bent By Nature,” Rollins shares his remembrances of Deirdre: the DJ, tastemaker, and human being who changed his life irrevocably.

    “You’re impossible to pigeonhole is what you are. You are simply Rollins. That’s all there is to it. And I rather like it.”
    — Deirdre O’Donoghue, “SNAP!,” 3/22/84

    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
597 Ratings

597 Ratings

mindcentric ,

The Chan Marshall “The Greatest” tribute is devastatingly good.

The Chan Marshall “The Greatest” tribute is devastatingly good: Thank you.

Magazinefan ,

A great journalist and musicologist explores this great year

I started listening because of Joy Division. The host has a great voice, is very professional, and has scoured to world of music from this very special time. So many music genres were born in 1980 and he weaves a great story around each of them. Many are not my style, but its all fascinating.

Rdc20009a ,

What a waste of time

Just slightly more entertaining watching paint dry….

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