The revolutionary essence of Afrobeat music is rooted deeply in the Kuti family legacy. Today we were thrilled to host Femi Kuti, the eldest son of Fela Kuti, for a live set of music that continues his father’s legacy — combining potent social messages with an unstoppable funky sound.
KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole, who will be opening Femi’s show at the El Rey tonight with a DJ set, interviewed the master musician about his influences from childhood up to today. Femi said he used to compete with his sisters on who …

KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole returned from his Australian adventure with bunch of new records and many stories to tell. I asked him to round up some of his favorite moments below
(Editor’s Note: he dedicated his most recent show entirely to the music he discovered “down under” and you can see videos, photos, blog posts and more here)

Band I’ve Been Listening to on Repeat Since I Got Back: Laneous and the Family Yah
I play an a capella song on my KCRW show every week, so I went around …

While a big group of us KCRW folk were in Austin seeking new international sounds at SXSW, DJ Jeremy Sole went truly international – traveling to Australia to delve into their rich musical landscape. I went to Australia myself a couple years ago and immediately was adopted by the local music scene. I checked out some of the same venues as Jeremy (including the Oxford Art Factory, a very cool spot) and was as excited about the search for fresh sounds as he seems to be.
With local musicians as his …

Emerging psychedelic soul outfit The Stepkids stopped by KCRW to speak with DJ Jeremy Sole about their new record on Stones Throw, how they get that classic-yet-unique sound, and why their live shows will stimulate more than just your ears.
The interview will be archived on-demand soon, but they also dropped in on Jeremy’s show last night to share songs that inspired them, and treat us to a worldwide debut of new tunes from their upcoming self-titled album! Listen in the archive.
To see what all the buzz is about, don’t miss the chance …

DJ, Producer, Label Owner and founder of NYC’s legendary Turntables On The Hudson events, Nickodemus will stop by KCRW to mix a guest DJ set during DJ Jeremy Sole’s show tonight at 1am (technically Thursday morning). It will be available in the archives here after it airs.
From Jeremy:

“Nickodemus is a force of nature! Both on the turntables and in the studio. His approach, style and warmth get people, ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, moving and smiling instantly.
He is one of my absolute favorite people to DJ with and I’m quite excited that he’ll …

On Raphael Saadiq’s last album he channeled the “ghosts of The Temptations,” as he says. On his new one, Stone Rollin’, he keeps that retro style, but takes it MUCH further – as DJ Jeremy Sole says, “it’s his “Electric Ladyland.”

At a listening party at his studio last night, all the DJs gathered there agreed it is an album you will be hearing on the air a LOT in 2011.

More from Jeremy: “We stepped into Ray’s world last night, and saw on the horizon the dawn of …

Last night DJ Jeremy Sole kicked off his show with a song I’ve never heard before and I just loved it. It was a “driveway moment” for me, I couldn’t get out until it was over. This morning, I checked his playlist and it was a peculiar name I’ve never heard — Galt MacDermot. The song was “Coffee Cold.” I emailed Jeremy to ask who this mysterious person was, only to find out he is one of the most ubiquitous soundtrack musicians of the ’60s– and one of the …

To celebrate the release of David Bowie’s re-mastered Station to Station (originally released in 1976), four KCRW DJs, Jeremy Sole, Anthony Valadez, Eric J Lawrence, and Chris Douridas, have each remixed the album’s lead single, “Golden Years”. Station to Station was recorded in Los Angeles, so it was fitting for some of KCRW’s leading tastemakers to take on the task, with each remix heard by Bowie himself. Each DJ took a unique path in recreating, deconstructing or re-imagining the classic song.
Golden Years Remix by Jeremy Sole
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Amongst his gigs throughout NYC and abroad, veteran DJ/producer DJ Center handles music supervision for Gucci, shares stages with the likes of John Legend, and records ongoing radio sessions for Giant Step.
Tune in tonight as DJ Center stops by to drop a guest DJ set on Jeremy Sole’s show (12-3am, technically Thurs morning). Center holds a deep knowledge and selection of Disco, Hip Hop, Latin, Brazilian, Reggae, Future Soul and much more – and I’m sure we will get treated to a few selections from his recently released album “Everything …

“House” is one of my favorite shows on TV and I’m so excited that one of our Guest DJ Project participants is joining the cast! Former “Joan of Arcadia” star Amber Tamblyn will appear in multiple episodes, playing a brilliant med student who joins Dr. House’s team. The show’s seventh season gets underway tonight!
Amber was a hoot when she came in to tape her Guest DJ set. She’s a firecracker and has really eclectic music tastes. One of her song picks – “Old Fashioned Morphine” – made it into my …