Location:
United States
Description:
Henry Rollins hosts a great mix of all kinds from all over from all time.
Language:
English
Episodes
KCRW Broadcast 827
2/9/2025
Fanatic! I hope your weekend is going splendidly. Please check out the information on all these cool upcoming releases below!
The excellent Unrest album Perfect Teeth is getting a two LP reissue on March 28. I’m so glad Teenbeat Records did this. I can’t wait to hear this one. I think all Unrest albums are worth checking out but Perfect Teeth is my favorite. Perfect spring-summer listening.
https://unrest.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-teeth-30th-anniversary
Here’s the info for the new Horsegirl album Phonetics On And On, scheduled to release on February 14. Since we’re still exploring their first album, we’re going to get into the new one on March 8. Pacing, Fanatic!
https://thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonetics-on-and-on
Escape-ism has a new album called Charge Of The Love Brigade coming out on March 7. Ian Svenonius sent me the tracks last week. It’s a great record. We’ll start listening on March 8.
https://escape-ism.bandcamp.com/album/charge-of-the-love-brigade
Kim Salmon, one of my favorites of all time has an album coming out called Smoked Salmon on February 28. As you might expect we’ll be getting into this one big time. We are playing one of the tracks from it tonight. It was released as a 7” weeks ago.
https://kimsalmon.bandcamp.com/album/smoked-salmon
I have firsthand information about a recording session that wrapped up recently. I’m not at liberty to disclose any more information but I can say there’s a good chance the tracks will be coming out later this year and we have some great music to look forward to. When I have a solid release date, I’ll remind you of this note.
As far as tonight’s excellent gathering of tunes, it’s a great one! Hopefully it will provide a good soundtrack whenever you get a chance to check it out. We finished next week’s show yesterday. Around this time next week we will report to you with all the information. Until then, have a great night of listening, a tremendous weekend and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
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Duration:01:59:54
KCRW Broadcast 826
2/2/2025
Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and as busy as I’m sure you were, made time to listen to music. This is our first show for Fanatic February 2025 and I believe we’ve put together a sturdy mix of tunes.
I was in luck yesterday and was able to meet the members of Horsegirl. We were both performing at the same event. I think them for their great music and told them I was looking forward to the release of their new album, which just pre-ordered. We’ll start tracks soon.
We’ve got a great show for you tonight. If you’ve gotten this far, hopefully you’ll have a chance to check it out. Have a great weekend and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Duration:01:57:13
KCRW Broadcast 825
1/26/2025
Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and had a chance to listen to some music.
You might have noticed we’ve been listening to a band called Horsegirl for the last few weeks. Their album Versions Of Modern Performance is really good. Thanks to Fanatic Denise for the heads up. Yesterday I was told the band has a new album slated for February. I went to Bandcamp and found this to be true. The preorder tracks sound really good. We’ll be getting into the album as soon as possible. Here’s the info in case you’re interested.
https://thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonetics-on-and-on
Also, those who preordered the new Dax Riggs record 7 Songs For Spiders might have noticed the tracks became available yesterday for download. Hopefully, the vinyl is in the mail soon.
https://daxriggs.bandcamp.com/album/7-songs-for-spiders
Fanatic McGinty gave me the heads up on a cool band from Brighton, England called Lambrini Girls and their album Who Let The Dogs Out. On their Bandcamp page, the heading reads, “party music for gay angry sluts.” Hooray! We’ll start tracks soon.
https://lambrinigirlsband.bandcamp.com/album/who-let-the-dogs-out
We have what you will hopefully find to be a tremendous batch of tunes specifically selected and ordered for your maximum enjoyment. Engineer X and I have been putting the finishing touches on next week’s show. I’ll be back here to give you those details next Saturday.
Until then, keep the music playing and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
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Duration:01:59:56
KCRW Broadcast 824
1/19/2025
Fanatic. I hope you had a good week. Hopefully the winds that have been feeding the fires in Southern California are pulling back and allowing firefighting personnel to make advances against the flames.
One of our listeners has lost his home. This is his gofundme.com page.
There are people who are unfortunately politicizing this catastrophe. Please do not lose sight of the hard fact that a lot of good people are suddenly without a home to live in, a school to go to or much else but the clothes. This is not the time to point fingers. Clean up, restoration, and the other heavy lifts will be costly and take years to complete.
Fanatic, as you’re probably well aware, days ago, we lost the great film director David Lynch. I had the good fortune to be in one of his films and to have visited with him on many occasions. Our conversations were always fascinating, ranging from music to art to whatever else was on his mind. My manager, Heidi reminded me that years ago. She and I did a podcast of me recounting stories from being with David. I thought you might like to hear it, so here’s the address.
We have a tremendous gathering of tunes for you tonight. Hopefully, you’ll have a really great time listening. Have a good weekend, play as much music as you can until we meet again next week and stay Fanatic.
–– Henry
Duration:01:59:07
KCRW Broadcast 822
1/12/2025
Fanatic. I hope no matter where you are that you’re safe and in good condition. I can’t explain how sorry I am for what has been lost.
We hope you enjoy tonight’s gathering of tracks.
Thank you so much for tuning in. Be safe and stay Fanatic.
–– Henry
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Duration:01:59:23
KCRW Broadcast 821
1/5/2025
Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and that no matter where you are, the weather is not too severe. Here we are, together again in a new year. It’s not for me to talk about an upcoming release before a band or label does but I know for sure there are some really good records coming out this year and we will definitely be checking them out. We hope you dug last year’s shows and look forward to keeping the music happening all through this year.
These are some of the records I checked out over the last few days.
Chain And The Gang – Live At Third Man
Iggy Pop And James Williamson – Kill City (2024 limited blue vinyl pressing)
David Bowie Bow – “Heroes”
The Prids - I Only Care About You And Me
Otoboke Beaver - Okoyashu!!
David Boring - Unnatural Objects And Their Humans
The Cult Maniax – Where Do We All Go
I’ve been listening to the tracks for tonight’s show over the last few days and I think we’ve struck a good balance. We hope that you enjoy the tunes and thank you so much for taking the time.
Until next week, be well and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Duration:02:01:01
KCRW Broadcast 820
12/22/2024
Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and had a chance to listen to some music.
I’ve been playing a lot of those very cool Stooges rehearsal compilation LPs. A lot of the tracks overlap but I don’t mind. I think it’s these records that show how great this band was.
My Girl Hates My Heroin
Rubber Legs
Till The End Of The Night
Heavy Liquid
Wild Love
Fanatic Denise steered me to a very cool record called Versions Of Modern Performance by a band called Horsegirl. The vinyl just arrived. Good record. We’ll start tracks soon.
Tonight we’re going to listen to a new track by Dax Riggs. It’s been a long time since this very talented musician put out any music. As far as I know, there are two tracks available from his upcoming release, 7 Songs For Spiders which comes out in late January of next year. Really looking forward to this one.
The Czech Vampires album by Jealous Yellow Is really good.
Tonight’s track by Agender is from their upcoming album due next year. I haven’t heard it yet, but I’m looking forward to it. Here’s info on the track we’re playing tonight.
Hopefully, you’ll find tonight’s show to be a good soundtrack for the weather you’re in. Engineer X and I are putting the finishing touches on next week’s show and will soon send it to Engineer Am-Rock.
Thanks for listening and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Duration:02:01:48
KCRW Broadcast 819
12/15/2024
Fanatic! I hope you had a great and music-filled week. For the most part, I’ve been tied to my desk doing a lot of scanning, proofreading, editing, and writing. I’ve also been able to get some records played. These are but a few.
Naked Roommate – Pass The Loofah
The Stooges – Rubber Legs
The Stooges – Heavy Liquid
The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette
David Bowie – “Heroes”
Joy Division – Alternative Still
Joy Division – Misplaced
Snooper / Prison Affair – split 7”
Horsegirl - Versions Of Modern Performance
If you’ve ever heard the excellent Black Flag Jealous Again 12” EP, you’ll no doubt be familiar with the vocals of the great Ron Reyes. His family is facing some immense challenges right now. You can find out more here. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-mom-fight-stage-4-mantle-cell-lymphoma
Engineer X and I have just put the finishing touches on next week’s show. We’ve got a track from Girl Tones in the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vOSkn1E3oQ
We hope you enjoy tonight's show. Thank you so much for tuning in!
Until next week, keep smiling in defiance and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
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Duration:01:58:52
KCRW Broadcast 818
12/8/2024
Fanatic! I hope you had a great week. I’ve been checking out some good records.
Sun Ra - Inside The Light World (Sun Ra Meets The OVC)
Corker - Falser Truths
Joy Division - Live At Malvern Winter Gardens April 5th 1980
David Bowie – “Heroes”
Heather The Jerk - Not Very Motorcycle
Molly Nilsson - Un-American Activities
Heather The Jerk who hails from Madison, Wisconsin has a new cassette and download release which came out yesterday called Not Very Motorcycle, which is really good. We’ll start tracks the week after next!
I just got this 7” of Kim Salmon. Anything he does is worth checking out to me.
I think we’ve got a good show for you tonight. Soon, we’ll be starting tracks from some of the bands on the Damnably label as well as those two cool songs from Girl Tones. Sorry not to get a track from the new Des Demonas record in this week but we will be back on the case next week. As you’re probably well aware, most of the new bands were listening to on the show you can find very easily on Bandcamp.
We hope you enjoy tonight’s show! Until next week, keep the music on and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Duration:01:58:47