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Henry Rollins hosts a great mix of all kinds from all over from all time.

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #875

1/9/2026
RADIO BROADCAST #87501-09–26 Fanatic! Here we are, together again for the second time this year with what you will hopefully find to be a fantastic gathering of tunes. I am momentarily sidelined as I’m waiting on a couple of replacement tubes for my right channel amplifier. Luckily, I have back up playback but I’m looking forward for the tubes to arrive. I want to finish listening to that great Velvet Underground box that I told you about a few weeks ago as well as check out some great 7” records that have recently arrived. Looking forward to this record. Itchy and the Nits – Greetings From https://totalpunkrecords. bandcamp.com/album/greetings- from Thanks to Fanatic Brandon for the heads up on this cool band Orange Whip. https://orangewhip.bandcamp. com/album/orange-whip There are a few other records I’ve been sent that are coming out soon, but I can’t find any listing for them on Bandcamp, so I will wait for the respective labels to announce. As I’ve said to you a few times in the last several weeks, there are some really cool records to be looking forward to this year. We very much hope you have a great time listening to tonight’s program. Thank you so much for tuning in and STAY FANATIC!!! –– Henry Hour 1 01. The Velvet Underground - The Black Angel's Death Song (mono) / The Velvet Underground & Nico 02. Alan Vega - Be-Bop-A-Lula / Collision Drive 03. Twisty Cats - Start & Continue / Our Quiet Fantasy 04. Via - The Other / Via 05. BB Bomb - Mommy Thumb / Practice Songs 06. Jonny Telafone - Down In The Valley / Jonny Telafone 07. Bad Brains - You're a Migraine / Black Dots 08. Caution - Black Sky / Peripheral Vision 09. Iggy Pop - China Girl (7" edit) / Iggy and Bowie RCA Years 10. David Bowie - Black Country Rock / The Man Who Sold The World 11. Devo - Be Stiff / Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology 12. Holland - French Grass / Love Fluxus 13. Loose Lips - Too Late To Call / Last Laugh 14. The Fall - Surmount All Obstacles / Middle Class Revolt 15. Joy Division - Candidate / Unknown Pleasures 16. Panadda Chayapark - Yoong (Mosquito) / Thai Funk - Zud Rang Ma Vol. 2 17. Minutemen - Search / The Punch Line 18. Escapism - I'm A Lover At Close Range / The Lost Record 19. Roy Orbison - In Dreams / The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison 20. The Misfits - Horror Business / Box Set Hour 2 01. Added Dimensions - Pay Away / Jane from Preoccupied America 02. Machines - Evening Radio / Machines 03. Joe Jackson - Got The Time / Look Sharp! 04. Draculina - The Lie / Draculina & Kid Congo Powers 05. Die Katapult - Schweinsteiger / Kristall Reinheit 06. Cliquey Bitches - Catch And Release / Scorpio Scorpio 07. Fender Benders - XKE / Missing Links Vol. 3 08. Rings & Things - Strange Things Are Happening / Rubble - Vol. 4 09. Heldon - The Return Of The Flying Saucers / Heldon Ⅵ: Interface 10. Heather the Jerk - Anxiety / Very Motorcycle EP 11. Anno - Trust Love / Anno 12. The Prize - Reaction / In The Red 13. Robert Johnson - Little Queen Of Spades / The Centennial Collection 14. Ruts – Out Of Order / The Crack 1:55 15. Den - Presence of Mind / Post Pink 3:35 16. Molly Nilsson - Fatal Distraction / Amateur 1:53 17. The Gun Club - The Lie / Death Party 18. Screensaver - Permanence / Three Lens Approach 19. David Boring - Jenny Rotten / Liminal Beings And Their Echoes

Duration:01:54:44

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #874

1/2/2026
RADIO BROADCAST #87401-02–26 Fanatic! Here we are, right at the beginning of the new year. There are lots of good records coming out over the next several months and when the time is right, we will be checking them out. Winter for me, has turned into a bit of a holding pattern. I stay active, but my thoughts are forward facing, with spring and summer in mind. For now, I endure. I think we’ve put together an interesting show to start 2026. Always trying to stay slightly ahead of schedule, in case something comes up, we have almost completed the work for next week’s show. More to look forward to! Have a great weekend and STAY FANATIC!!! –– Henry We’re on Bluesky henryrollins21361.bsky.social

Duration:01:59:43

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #873

12/26/2025
RADIO BROADCAST #87312-26–25 Fanatic! I think the holiday season means different things to different people. I didn’t see any humans today and the weather was unseasonably warm, so it was more of an overcast September atmosphere. Some of my neighbors light their houses up. It looks like a lot of work. There is a car I’ve seen twice in the last few days that was wrapped in Christmas lights. The car was white, and the lights were multicolor and at night it looked really cool. The first time I saw the car, It was ahead of me turning onto the highway and the second time I saw it, the occupant was getting out to go into the gym as I was getting into my car. I wish I could’ve gotten a photo. I can’t possibly know if you have any days away from your usual tasks as we march towards the end of the year, but if you do, I hope you get some good listening in. I’ve been checking out the Velvet Underground reissue box set, a lot of Stooges, David Bowie and tracks for our upcoming shows. Engineer X and I are a little over halfway done with our first show for next year. I think it’s going to be a great one. I believe I mentioned last week or the week before, there are some really great records coming out next year, a few of them. I’ve been lucky enough to receive in advance. Others, I’ll have to wait for, but they will arrive eventually. I think we’re going to have some great listening coming up. Fanatic, we finish another year of music appreciation together. On behalf of myself, Engineer, X and Engineer Am-Rock, thank you so much for tuning in. We hope we’ve put together shows that have been interesting and worth your while. We are going to do our Fanatic best to maintain this level of sonic good times into next year. Until then, enjoy the holiday and STAY FANATIC!!! –– Henry

Duration:01:59:58

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #872

12/19/2025
RADIO BROARADIO BROADCAST #87212-19–25 Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and if you’re one to celebrate the holidays, I hope you have your travel plans in order. Many tours I’ve been on would end right before Christmas. It makes sense, there’s not a great deal of activity around that time. It would be right around now, I’d be looking at a multiple plane and airport experience. More than once, for some reason, the last show of the year would be in Moscow. I would hit the stopwatch as I walked out of the hotel lobby and stop it when I walked in to my house. As I remember, it was almost 24 hours. So many times, on this day, December 19, I’d be on a plane with hours and hours to go. The airports would often be full of families and inexperienced flyers. Fanatic, I think last week I told you about that really cool Velvet Underground 5LP box set that was just unleashed by the great Sundazed label. My copy just arrived and I got right into it. My schedule will be one LP a night until I cycle through all five. I had not listened to the first Velvet Underground album in his entirety for a long time. Partway through the first track, Sunday Morning, it was almost as if I was five songs into the album. It was so completely immersive, perhaps due to the sheer amount of times I’ve listened to it. Just my opinion, but I think the album is an example of pure genius. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything like it. Easily one of the greatest albums I’ve ever heard. As I remember, my introduction to the Velvet Underground was administered by brainiac and all-around good guy Chris Hasket, who I was in a band with for many years. One night myself and many of the microscopic DC punk scene were at a show at the legendary Madam’s Organ. I think the Bad Brains and the Teen Idles might have been on the bill. Things would often start pretty late there. It wasn’t always so much of a show, but a party with bands playing now and then. As the show was letting out, Chris suggested that some of us follow him to his place. My car loaded up with people and several minutes later we arrived. We were hanging out in Chris's room and he put on a record. It didn't make any sense to me. He told me it was the Velvet Underground and the album was called White Light/White Heat. I remember hearing the song Sister Ray, and not understanding why a band would play a song for that long. I didn’t dislike the record, I just simply didn’t have a place in my mind to put it. A few years later, I heard the first Velvet Underground record, which I liked immediately and then revisited White Light/White Heat, and somehow understood it differently and really dug it. In early 1983., I got a copy of the book Uptight: The Velvet Underground Story by Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga. As I remember, it was very compelling and made me want to hear every record that was mentioned. This book inspired me to listen to the solo albums of Lou Reed, John Cale, and Nico. I loaned the book to someone and never got it back. It was one of two books I loaned to this person. I got the other back, but it took years. Anyway, we’re playing a track from the first Velvet Underground album tonight. Tonight’s show will hopefully be a mixtape that hits the right notes and keeps you engaged for the entirety. We are almost done with 2025 and if all goes according to plan, we will be charging into 2026 with our usual Fanatic zeal. Engineer X, Engineer Am-Rock and I are now putting the finishing touches on next week’s show and should have it ready for you on time. We hope you survive the holidays in safety and optimum health. Be careful out there and STAY FANATIC!!! –– Henry

Duration:01:54:45

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #871

12/12/2025
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Duration:01:56:08

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #870

12/5/2025
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Duration:02:03:42

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #869

11/28/2025
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Duration:02:01:31

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #868

11/21/2025
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Duration:02:04:40

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #867

11/14/2025
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Duration:02:05:21

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Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #866

11/7/2025
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Duration:02:00:49