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 …

Last year, new DFA artist Larry Gus (Panagiotis Melidis) released and gave away his first full length album “Silent Congas“ as a free download.
A trippy, sample-based beat record, it was a response and love letter to the MPC God J Dilla and artists like Koushik and Caribou. A solid DFA debut, it actually sits quite well in the mix with all those artists.
Recently, DFA’s just …

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 …

 
 
What I think is interesting about The Decemberists choice to cover R.E.M.s “Cuyahoga” is the fact that they STARTED their live session with it!
You will never convince me that the Michael Stipe-penned environmentalist folk-ballad about the Cuyahoga river in Northern Ohio is of “Stairway To Heaven” quality, but for a group to go live on air and cover one of indie rock’s sacred acts …

Several releases into a fine discography, local husband and wife duo Rainbow Arabia have crafted a consistent sound that is equal parts 80s synthpop and “World” music. Like Bjork’s excursions into polyethnicity, the duo’s sound fetishistically fused North African desert rhythms and Middle Eastern percussion with the neon glow of early MTV. 

On their follow-up to 2011′s Boys and Diamonds, they’ve turned up the glow. …

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 …

FYF Fest founder Sean Carlson  joined Jason Bentley on Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning to reveal the initial line up for this year’s festival, happening on August 24 and 25 at L.A. State Historic Park.
It’s the 10-year anniversary and they’ve assembled an extra-special lineup to celebrate, including headlining performances from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and My Bloody Valentine — the latter of which is …

KCRW is bringing back its signature free, all ages, outdoor concert series Summer Nights, with KCRW DJ sets and live shows across Southern California, starting June 8 at One Colorado in Old Pasadena, with the sunny synth-pop sounds of local buzz band Hot as Sun.
The series kicks off amidst the historic buildings of One Colorado in Old Pasadena, with two Saturday evening courtyard concerts …