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Lost Notes: Groupies

Lost Notes: Groupies

KCRW

This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk. From KCRW and Golden Teapot.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - Lost Notes: 1980 - Ep. 2: The Sugarhill Gang
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09/24/20 • 36 min

In 1979, "Rapper’s Delight" was released and went on to become the first Top 40 hip-hop single. Sugarhill Gang almost had no choice but to follow the single up with a full-length. So in the early months of 1980, a six song, nearly forty minute album by a rap group was released. The debut, self-titled album by the Sugarhill Gang wasn’t received without controversy, and wasn’t received without skepticism. When one thinks about the greatest rap groups of all time, Sugarhill Gang might be an afterthought, says Lost Notes host Hanif Abdurraqib. But, sometimes, legacy is not about the spark itself, but about the flame the spark causes.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - Lost Notes: 1980 - Introducing Lost Notes: 1980
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09/10/20 • 3 min

This season the poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib explores the year 1980. It was the brilliant, awkward and sometimes heartbreaking opening to a monumental decade in popular music.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - Lost Notes: 1980 - Ep. 6: Minnie Riperton
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09/24/20 • 28 min

Most know Minnie Riperton because of one part in one song. “Lovin’ You” was Riperton’s biggest hit, and she doesn’t sing that magic, piercing note until around the 3-minute mark. Cancer took Riperton away tragically in 1979, and the next year producers got to work on a posthumous album. Filled with leftover recordings and celebrity cameos, “Love Lives Forever” is an album full of ghosts.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - Bent By Nature - Ep. 1: This Is 'SNAP!'
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10/28/21 • 34 min

Before Soundcloud and Bandcamp, there was Deirdre O'Donoghue and "SNAP!," the LA DJ and radio show that served as a waypoint for underground music, artists, and its fans — and helped shape the sound of independent and D.I.Y. culture today. In the first episode of "Bent By Nature," co-producer Bob Carlson introduces O’Donoghue and goes inside the community she cultivated, her passion for music, and the problems she had with KCRW’s management and staff. Featuring archival live performances by Camper Van Beethoven, the Meat Puppets, Glass Eye, Jazz Butcher, the Dream Syndicate, and more.

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One of the most unlistenable bands of the ‘60s became a cult favorite decades later, gaining praise from the likes of Frank Zappa, Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth. But did the Wiggin sisters from Fremont, New Hampshire even want to be in a band in the first place? The New Yorker’s Susan Orlean recounts her reporting on the band’s strange trip to unexpected fame.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - Lost Notes - Season 1: Introducing Lost Notes
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04/05/18 • 3 min

Hear a preview of Lost Notes, an anthology of some of the greatest music stories never truly told. Top journalists present stand-alone audio documentaries that highlight music’s head, heart and beat, with host Solomon Georgio as your guide.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega

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04/10/85 • 18 min

Suzanne Vega visited SNAP in April 1985 for her second-ever live radio appearance. Ahead of her now-classic self-titled debut album, Vega offers perfectly rendered takes of songs from that record, as well as an early appearance of one of her most iconic numbers.

An essential and long-unheard document of Vega at a crucial moment in her early career.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - The Dream Syndicate (1986)

The Dream Syndicate (1986)

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02/27/86 • 55 min

For a moment, LA’s legendary Dream Syndicate seemed to be victims of the major-label doldrums. After a failed engagement with A&M records, they took a hiatus and made a triumphant return with their 1986 album, “Out of the Grey.”

That same year, the newly-reformed band dropped in on Deirdre for their inaugural performance on SNAP.

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An FBI Investigation, an engagement ring, wine coolers... the surprising story behind the ubiquitous anthem that every teenager bangs out on their first guitar.

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Lost Notes: Groupies - The Jesus & Mary Chain

The Jesus & Mary Chain

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10/28/21 • 17 min

Scottish fraternal duo The Jesus & Mary Chain were the enfants terribles of the indie world in 1985 and 1986, known as much for their pointed hostility towards the press as for their chaotic and cacophonous sound. The band touched down at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Easter Sunday, 1986, in support of their now-classic debut, “Psychocandy.”

Deirdre met up with the brothers Jim and William Reid backstage for a brief pre-show chat and found all the rumors to be true … although matters weren’t helped by her immediate misidentification of the band’s bassist for their drummer. This tape packs in more squirms per minute — along with charming moments — than perhaps any other interview in her vast catalogue, which may explain why it never went public. An enjoyably juicy episode from the Mary Chain’s earliest days in the U.S.A.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Lost Notes: Groupies have?

Lost Notes: Groupies currently has 122 episodes available.

What topics does Lost Notes: Groupies cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Music, Music History, Documentary and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Lost Notes: Groupies?

The episode title 'Lost Notes: 1980 - Ep. 2: The Sugarhill Gang' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Lost Notes: Groupies?

The average episode length on Lost Notes: Groupies is 40 minutes.

How often are episodes of Lost Notes: Groupies released?

Episodes of Lost Notes: Groupies are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Lost Notes: Groupies?

The first episode of Lost Notes: Groupies was released on Apr 10, 1985.

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