Henry Rollins

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Sunday KCRW broadcast.] Last week, I turned 54 years old. It’s one of those not-all-that-interesting milestones, like turning 27. As I......

[Every Sunday from 8 to 10 p.m., Henry Rollins brings an exclusive mix of songs old and new to listeners at 89.9 FM, KCRW. Visit KCRW.com for more information and to stream his show online, or peruse the Radio Notes archives to see past playlists.] RADIO BROADCAST #307 02–15–15 Fanatic!......

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Sunday KCRW broadcast.] Along with millions of Americans and others all over the world, I watched Super Bowl XLIX. I......

[Every Sunday from 8 to 10 p.m., Henry Rollins brings an exclusive mix of songs old and new to listeners at 89.9 FM, KCRW. Visit KCRW.com for more information and to stream his show online, or peruse the Radio Notes archives to see past playlists.] RADIO BROADCAST #306 02–08–15 Fanatic!......

I have found the passion and intensity with which We the People are responding to the film American Sniper to be a fascinating look into America and Americans. The film has become somewhat of a stethoscope, a licked finger determining the wind’s direction. (Warning: spoilers ahead.) The numbers don’t lie......

RADIO BROADCAST #305 02–01–15 Fanatic! Tonight’s show is so great. A lot of vinyl-to-CDR tracks and cassette-to-CDR tracks as well. Ty Segall is putting out records in his sleep it seems. Good ones, too. Check tonight’s version of "Paranoid." Next week we will rock a track from his crushing live......

On Jan. 19, some of us took a moment to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You’re probably well aware of the multidecade struggle to have “MLK Day” recognized as a federal holiday and make all the states stick to it. To this day, it is still......

RADIO BROADCAST #304 01–25–15 Fanatic! Easily one of our best shows this year! Great track by Wand. Really cool album, sent to us by Larry at In the Red Records. Another track from the album lined up for next week. I don’t know much about them but I like this......

In the wake of the recent massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a lot of interesting and frightening points of view have been circulating: everything from “Islam is a virus that must be wiped out” and “all religions are ultimately violent and intolerant” to conversations on freedom of speech......

RADIO BROADCAST #303 01–18–15 Fanatic! I hope this brief letter finds you at your very best. It is yet another two hours of excellent music. Not so much about the skill and care of those who gather the tunes for you as much as a testament to just how much......