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.
Dear Ruth: How Ruth Dolphin (Re-)Built a Musical Empire
Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing
Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie
The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins
Bent By Nature - Ep. 9: Promised Land (with Julian Cope)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 8: Half A World Away (with Michael Stipe)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 7: Ages of You
Bent By Nature - Ep. 6: Crossing Over (with David Lowery)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 5: Haywire (with Kathy McCarty & Brian Beattie)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 4: Almost Magic (with Syd Straw)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 3: Inside Out (with David and Bekki Newton)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 2: Music Could Be Your Whole Life
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