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RIP Adam Yauch. KCRW Pays Tribute to the Late Member of The Beastie Boys
Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the Beastie Boys has been battling cancer since a 2009 diagnosis. The basement filled with heartbreak as the sad news of his passing came to us this morning. We grew up with...
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RIP Adam Yauch: Anthony Valadez Pays Tribute
I must confess growing up I was never a fan of the electric guitar in rap music. I never really gave the Beastie Boys a chance. They were loud, obnoxious, and having too much fun and not taking the...
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RIP Adam Yauch: Eric J. Lawrence Pays Tribute
Perhaps his absence at the Beasties’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past month should have been a serious warning. A whole album, Hot Sauce Committee, Part One, was delayed in...
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RIP Adam Yauch: Mario Cotto Pays Tribute
This is difficult. Not because I can’t think of things to say but because there is so much to say. How to express both the crushing sadness and endless gratitude for a life? Adam Yauch, aka MCA (aka...
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RIP Adam Yauch: Garth Trinidad and Raul Campos Pay Tribute
Friday night shows pay tribute to the late member of The Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch. Garth Trinidad Raul Campos
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RIP Adam Yauch: An MCA Tribute Mix by Anthony Valadez
When the emails starting circulating about the loss of Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch last week, it wasn’t long before we knew we’d have a collection of tributes to share. But Anthony Valadez took it to...
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Trololo No More – RIP Eduard Khil
EJL's Twitter background is a tribute to Mr Trololo From KCRW DJ Eric J Lawrence: I’m a sucker for a good internet meme, and the source of one of the best of all time has sadly passed. Eduard Khil,...
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RIP Bill Doss (Olivia Tremor Control/Elephant 6 Collective)
Bill Doss My day was meant to start with a couple of hours of work on my new website, continue with the usual routine of dog walks and errands, then end around 8 P.M. in an entirely unspectacular...
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Tribute to Music Mogul Gil Friesen From Liza Richardson
(DJ Liza Richardson dedicated her Saturday show to music mogul Gil Friesen. You can hear it here and read more below.) Gil Friesen is a great man I feel lucky to have known. Aged 75, he passed away on...
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RIP George Duke
Jazz keyboardist George Duke, who collaborated with Frank Zappa, Michael Jackson and Miles Davis, passed away in LA at age 67. KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad proclaimed him “one of the greatest to ever do it”...
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RIP Lou Reed: Anne Litt Pays Tribute
I’m listening to Chris Douridas as he fills in for me on KCRW while I am back east. Lou Reed has just died, Chris is playing a thoughtful and moving tribute to Lou, and the day is a little greyer....
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RIP Lou Reed: Eric J Lawrence Pays Tribute
Having attended most years of the first decade of the Coachella festival, I now feel like I can skip a year every now and again. 2013 was maybe going to be one of those years, as I had seen most of...
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RIP Lou Reed: Chris Douridas Pays Tribute
Uncompromising. Seems simple, but look at the real meaning: ‘showing an unwillingness to make concessions to others, esp. by changing one’s ways or opinions’. Lou was uncompromising. He stopped by...
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RIP Lou Reed — A Tribute from KCRW
All of the KCRW DJs were devastated to hear about the loss of Lou Reed and we communicate our grief in the best way we know how — through the music itself. The above photo hangs in Master Control, a...
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RIP Fruit Bats – A Tribute
I’m always sad to see a band I love call it quits. But in this case, there is a happy ending. Fruit Bats frontman/founder Eric D. Johnson wrote an open letter to fans letting them know he’s going to...
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RIP Benjamin Curtis of School of Seven Bells
I had heard the news that Benjamin Curtis was battling cancer, but it still somehow came as a total shock when I found out he passed away last night. Needless to say, he was way too young. You can find...
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RIP: Reggae Pops
by Anthony Valadez Reggae Pops was a fixture on the music scene here in LA and, with the news of his passing, a flurry of tributes went up on Facebook. He visited KCRW’s studios when Lianne La Havas...
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RIP Frankie Knuckles, “The Godfather of House”
As the shocking news spread like wildfire, the dance music community hoped beyond hope that news of his passing was a cruel April Fool’s Day joke, but it soon became clear that Chicago House Music...
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RIP: Legendary Jazz Pianist Horace Silver
Editor’s Note: Rhythm Planet’s Tom Schnabel shares his thoughts on the artist as well. You look around the music landscape these days and, sad to say, there doesn’t seem to be as many iconic musicians...
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RIP Bobby Womack
Admittedly, I’m experiencing quiet emotional turmoil each time a “great” musician passes. The generation of musicians born circa WWll are undoubtedly some of the greatest that will ever live. Every...
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