Eric J. Lawrence, Music Librarian

KCRW Charts - Week of 12/8/08

2008-12-10T21:59:56Z

Well well...i know it's been a while and i'm not going to defend myself. Instead i want to give you a map of the music you've been hearing over the past week at this very station. KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 12/8/09 1 SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS == Alpi...

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Music Library Votes for Election Songs

2008-11-05T01:10:24Z

Earlier today Eric had put together a little playlist for the KCRW board ops to supplement our extensive eln coverage today so i thought i'd share the playlist with you all in case you're wondering about the music being played. Drop us a line and...

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Tom Schnabel Remembers Yma Sumac

2008-11-04T01:38:45Z

The great Peruvian singer Yma Sumac past away over the weekend in Los Angeles. Known for her extreme vocal range and as one of the great proponents of the exotica movement, Yma attained such monikers as "Nightingdale of the Andes" and "the Peruvi...

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KCRW Charts - Week of 10/13

2008-10-15T17:51:13Z

KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 10/13/2008 1 HOLMES, DAVID == Holy Pictures >> [Universal] 2 JAZZANOVA == Of All The Things >> [Verve] 3 KEANE == Perfect Symmetry >> [Interscope] 4 ZUCO 103 == After The Carnaval >> [Six Degrees] 5 MOLINA, JUANA...

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KCRW Charts - Week of 10/6

2008-10-14T02:45:40Z

KCRW TOP 50 - 10/06/2008 1 THIEVERY CORPORATION == Radio Retaliation >> [Esl] 2 MERCURY REV == Snowflake Midnight >> [Yep Roc] 3 COLD WAR KIDS == Loyalty To Loyalty >> [Downtown] 4 CALEXICO == Carried To Dust >> [Quarterstick] 5 ZUCO...

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KCRW Charts - Week of 9/29

2008-10-01T22:14:00Z

Topping the weekly charts this week are the Brazilian Girls, pushing Iceland's Emiliana Torrini out of the top spot from a few weeks before. Thievery Corporation do esn't disappoint on their new release, Radio Retaliation, holding the #3 spot. ...

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KCRW Takes on the Ping Pong World

2008-09-30T06:25:01Z

This past weekend, KCRW was invited to participate in the west coast launch of PT3, Puma's Table Tennis tournament, held at Microsoft's leased Zune LA space. The Tourney featured 16 teams including MOCA, LACMA, Stones Throw Records, Flaunt Magaz...

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New Add - Theme to Quantum of Solace

2008-09-27T02:46:08Z

The music to the films of James Bond have been so influential that it basically can stand alone as it's own genre. KCRW favorites Bitter Sweet are an example of a band that has been able to carve their own niche from this specialized style. Earl...

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KCRW DJ's at Hear Music Closing Day Celebration

2008-09-23T07:45:20Z

This past Sunday several KCRW DJ's helped bid farewell to the Starbucks' HEAR music store on Santa Monica's 3rd st. promenade. I had a chance to visit the store for the special closing event a few times throughout the day and i must admit it was...

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Newly Added to the Library - Nightmare Revisited

2008-09-20T03:32:13Z

Where does the time go by? We are just starting to receive our share of holiday submissions in the library. I always look forward to christmas time while Eric tends to prefer his pumpkin carving festivities and selecting the great range of spooky...

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