Check out JPBraxton's new album!!

Puckett Electric showcases his heady, groovy, gritty, and cinematic songs, and plays cuts from his supergroup candidates, he also spotlights Nero's picks. You'll learn a lot, and rock and dance too..

(Nero is out due to his tonsillectomy)

We discuss Jerik’s upbringing, influences, mentor, and process. And we play lots of ambient, weird, and arty soundscapes for your rainy days.

Rachel and Nick deep dive into some of the songs synonymous with film Noir, Noir City’s history as a film fest, the background stories to these famous Noir themes, and-- overall enlighten us on Noir. if you love Film Noir—this will be a gas, and an education.

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A special episode to aid your protests, and ask for help from you.

https://kpcr.org

First I start off talking to the world’s most accomplished boxing sportscaster, and towering orator—Jim Lampley. We discuss his memoir “IT Happened”

Then we circle back to a conversation with J Monroe Adams, he’s a photo journalist, and author. We talk about how he found the inspiration, and siezed the time to write his novel “For The Love of Champagne”. His book was such a thrill to read.

Then we conclude the show with sportswriter Jeff Pearlman, as we discuss his first non sports book—"Only God Can Judge Me"-A deeply passionate and well researched book about the life of Tupac Shakur. Enjoy the look back, and remixed episode.

I feel I talked too much in this episode. I think I was just excited to talk to Ryki, and I was stoked that she came by. I remember I had to go to work (it was a Saturday afternoon, and i was shooting a show at the groundlings, or maybe house managing). I offered Rykarda a ride and I was horrified and embarrassed when I saw the filth inside my ex girlfriend’s car. Poor Rykarda accompanied to Melrose, trying not to touch the inside of the filthy car. She’s always been a real sport when it comes to me.

Enjoy this remix episode...I Want You To Know Rykarda Parasol

I thought it would be a fitting send off—to hear the wide array of guests sharing their lists. I will also play some tunes from the aforementioned lists, and I give a thorough exit, and info on the future of the show.

I Want You To Know Natasha Kleit

Right in time for pledge month,

We need your donations at KPCR.ORG/JOIN

We neeed ten k for repairs, transmitters, licensing, and just to keep the ship afloat.

I’m going to tell you all about that, and my week from hell, and we have another review by Rachel Walther.

We also spotlight the special kinds of acts and art we amplify here at KPCR.ORG. I talk to the band Beta Voids about juggling multiple bands, and having one foot in the old way of having a band, and one foot in the new way of conducting a band, and we listen to songs from their new EP. It cooks.

Today, I provide a mixtape about weddings, marriage, husbands, wives, divorce. Songs that put those awful songs— associated with marriage and weddings to shame. You will not hear bland and overcooked songs that are as bland and overcooked as (yet free) a wedding meal—

I Want You To Know-- songs about matrimony

I offered her a small (but consequential) part in my film, and she was great. (That was her and Matt McCombs, at the top of the show, in that clip from our film Hera’s Devotion)

Recently, my next guest performed a one-woman show. A show filled with bizarre, ordinary, lost, misguided, spiritually thirsty characters—all looking for little purposes and big directions, and vice versa. And, again, all performed by my next guest. I thought it was sharp, funny, I had a great time..and I wanted to know what it takes to put together a big undertaking like this.

I Want You To Know Leah Jereb and her one woman show—Visionary

Dylan rallied their musician friends and social network to put together a comp to generate money for Gaza Soup Kitchen ( a grassroots organization committed to feeding Palestinians in the Gaza Strip).

Dylan tells me how any of us can put together an activism fueled music comp, and we discuss Dylan’s film/video work and process. And, of course we play the comp.

Lastly, I spotlight and honor one of the musicians featured on the comp, because its their bday

Lets find out

I Want You To Know Matt McCombs and his new album

The Sun In Shadow City

The recordings are personal, intimate, and seemingly losing itself at the seams…I really enjoyed the conversation.

I Want You To Know Puckett Electric and his new record Bone Conduction

Warning: lots of record store dude, and I remind you this is not the manosphere, or brocast...

Jeff uncovered some jaw dropping info on the characters in 2pac’s life, and the man himself.

I Want You To Know Jeff Pearlman & his book Only God Can Judge Me

I thought I’d play some A sides today, songs that may remind me of my bday, maybe remind me of bdays in the past, I’ll have some clips. I Want you to know—Birthday 2025

I Want You To Know singer songwriter/writer Hashemi

We dig into all sorts of talk in this episode—from 90’s crime films, our writing rituals, and we offer a mix to send off a summer.

I Want You To Know—Rachel Walther

Full disclosure, this is also one of the strongest guests playlists I’ve ever received.

I Want You To Know Sunny Moonshine

Chelsea brought some songs that shaped her life, and tells her story, and she shares some personal truths.

My next guest clearly never struggled with that modus operandi.

I Want You To Know Colin Sjostedt

In some cases, a show’s theme will change with time—I guess that’s the nature of life, but reverberations can be tracked, lines (jagged and linear) drawn back to an event or episode or person.

Recently, while gathering mailbag questions, a writer named Sam asked about my experience on stage (as a performer and actor). I told them to refer back to episode 4 (we are on episode 160 something) with Devin Mcgregor Ketko, where Devin and I unpacked a DIY play she produced at her home, the heat of the summer. The material was intense, harrowing, and hot.

Devin and I have grown to be even closer friends (trauma does that), and I just wanted to celebrate her resolve, and all that were touched by the play she produced and starred in.

So, one last time in the heat—I want you to know Devin McGregor Ketko

Also, we have new music by The Kerosene Hours, For Joris, Sunny Moonshine and Indigo, and a world premiere by Ssleepiing Desiress

Katy and Nero initially discussed the fall of nightlife in San Francisco, notably Edinburgh Castle. Since this episode has aired--"The Castle" has officially closed. Thus, Katy and Nero added some thoughts and memories about the old pub.

1. Mindless dives and absurd jumps (steel guitar, whammy pedal)
2. Sonic hooks (Telstar, the snare on 'she drives me crazy' fyi, Del Shannon instrumentals)
3. Lap-steel or Hawaiian guitar (or anything else slide and unsquare)
4. Sliding up or down to the right note (appoggiatura) (24 hours from Tulsa)
5. Lyrical Rhythm guitar (eg Nile Rodgers, Carlos Alomar)
6. Klaus Dinger beat (motorik)
7. Handclap patterns eg 'Carwash' (invitations to listeners)
8. Male humming (cf Jordanaires)
9. Frozen reverb
10. Sounds of the real world
11. Heterophony
12. One unchanging note harmonies and parts
13. Bass riff (funk) (Melvin Dunlap: Express yourself'
14. Impossible singing (Minnie Riperton)
15. Long high note (I will survive)
16. Big melodic intervals ('Mingulay', 'Somewhere over the rainbow'). Stamina
17. Scale confusion - eg Tiny percussion instruments loud in the mix (fingernails on table)
18. Instrument shadowing singing ('Love will tear us apart again')
19. Unexpected, unusual chord in otherwise normal context
20. Call and response ('Did you ever get one of those days')
21. Male falsetto voice (Chris Martin)
22. Low female voice (Sonia Tavares, Kitty Lester, Nomcebo Zikode JERUSALEMA
23. Sing along scat (EDDIE HOLMAN/ COLDPLAY)
24. Vocal rhythm accented on drums
25. Riffs and multi riffs and heterophonic riffs (SEX MACHINE)
26. Brass stabs (FELA)
27. Parts of songs introduced by name 'and all the coloured girls go.."
28. String entry - soft cloud over straight lines
29. 3/4 - find the three-ish beat and somehow incorporate
30. Appoggiatura
31. Sudden change of space (RAF Judy Nylon Patti Palladin)
32. Trademark songs ('Return to Sender' 'from a jack to a king' )
33. male and female voices an octave apart
34. insistent one note bass ('Everyday people')
35. try playing it on an Omnichord (eg change minor chords to relative majors)
36. Insanely fast tempo
37. Low pass filter (makes things darker)
38. Speaker simulator (or real)
39. Something backwards
40. Use the edges of things

Darby and I discuss the winding road to becoming a performer and want kind of opportunities it brings, she also reflects on the influence of her family, and the influence she has now on young performers.

Plus, Darby brought a bunch of tunes and artists I was not familiar with, and some classic artists in a new contextI

But sometimes you encounter someone with such a distinct sense of aesthetic you ask "where does it all come from?" My next is an artist, an expert in many things, and her road to visual expression is varied…it contains multitudes.

I want you to know my friend Jess