• Lost Notes

  • By: KCRW
  • Podcast
  • Summary

  • 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.
    KCRW 2024
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Episodes
  • Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
    Apr 24 2024
    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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    42 mins
  • Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
    Apr 17 2024
    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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    29 mins
  • Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
    Apr 10 2024
    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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    23 mins

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