KCRW DJ Chris Douridas is filling in for Jason Bentley on Morning Becomes Eclectic today and he always has something interesting up his sleeve.
The mesmerizing sounds of Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan, who is now based in Paris, immediately stood out to me. While singing in Arabic, she seems to perfectly integrate those two locales.

She joined forces with Marc Collin of French cover band Nouvelle …

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Monday, May 20, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds thrilled a room full of fans with a free-wheelin’ live session of songs from their fantastic new album and back catalogue at our Apogee Studio session.  We’ll share it on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Tuesday, May 21, Laura Marling really impressed us when she made …

Quadron have come a long way since recording their debut in a basement studio in Copenhagen.
Both producer Robin Hannibal and singer Coco O now call Los Angeles home and they’ve spent the last few years prepping songs for their sophomore release, some of which we got to hear in a live show as part of KCRW’s Apogee Studio series last night.
They had one guiding …

Brooklyn-based synth pop duo Holy Ghost! are hitting the West Coast next week. Sadly their LA show is already sold out, but they’ve released a video for their track “Dumb Disco Ideas“, which is getting some serious love on KCRW’s airwaves.
The video, directed by Ben Fries, features a plethora of colorful, synchronized lights and a backdrop of the New York City skyline from dusk …

We’ve been fans of pretty much everything Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr has released – from their debut full length to a few EPs – so they returned the favor by premiering a handful of new songs from their forthcoming album during their live session for Morning Becomes Eclectic.
The duo from Detroit (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) also brought a full band along and won …

Saturday Night Live is finishing up its 38th season this weekend so we invited cast member Jason Sudeikis to share song songs that have shaped him as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project.
From favorites he inherited from his parents to the West Coast gangsta rap that informed him of a lifestyle far from his own in suburban Kansas, music seems to have been as …

KCRW’s Top 50 Most Played Songs for the Week of 05/13/2013
1 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS == More Than Just A Dream >> [Elektra]
2 PHOENIX == Bankrupt >> [Glassnote]
3 BONOBO == North Borders >> [Ninja Tune]
4 CLASSIXX == Hanging Gardens >> [Innovative Leisure]
5 TOKIMONSTA == Half Shadows >> [Ultra]
6 MAJOR LAZER == Free The Universe >> [Secretly Canadian]
7 BIBIO == Silver Wilkinson >> [Warp Music]
8 …

RAC can’t go wrong.
I’m yet to meet a RAC remix I don’t like and our latest favorite is his take on Bastille’s track “Laura Palmer”.

The British band Bastille released their debut album last month and it debuted at #1 in the UK.
As soon as Jason starting spinning the remix, he heard from the band, which says a lot about KCRW’s global reach. It’s a …

You can’t really talk about The Olms without setting the scene a little bit.
The band is best known as the latest project from singer-songwriter Pete Yorn, but the minute you meet his collaborator J.D. King, it’s very clear where the retro influences on the album came from.
Dressed in a burgundy suede suit, and noticeably tall with a George Harrison circa 1972 haircut, J.D. seems …

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Tuesday, May 14, Soulful pop collective Fitz & The Tantrums performed a slew of songs from their new album “More Than Just a Dream” in front of a live audience at Apogee Studios recently. They brought down the house and you can hear it on Morning Becomes Eclectic on the day of their release …