
Novena Carmel
Co-Host at KCRW-FM (Santa Monica, CA)
music fiend + light beam💫 DJ and Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW • same name on IG and IRL • verified by my grandpa, Joe 💙
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1 week ago |
kcrw.com | Novena Carmel
Bootsy Collins - bass legend, funk pioneer, omnipresent collaborator (James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic, Fatboy Slim, etc.) - is KCRW's latest guest selector. He joins us on the heels of dropping his 23rd (!) studio album, Album Of The Year #1 Funkateer.
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2 weeks ago |
kcrw.com | Novena Carmel
By Novena Carmel KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live performances and candid artist interviews.
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1 month ago |
kcrw.com | Novena Carmel
Little Dragon frontwoman Yukimi Nagano dropped her debut solo LP For You in March of this year, but we've been picking up what she's been putting down since she shared the album's first single - "Break Me Down" - in October of 2024. The bold and sophisticated funkiness of that one made it all the way to our Favorite Songs of 2024 list, with Producer Anna Chang offering this: "Solo Yukimi Nagono (of Little Dragon) has arrived, and this first taste is nothing short of glorious.
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1 month ago |
kcrw.com | Novena Carmel
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1 month ago |
kcrw.com | Novena Carmel
Avant-pop shapeshifter Dora Jar has amassed quite the resume since dropping her debut EP Digital Meadow in 2021: Billie Eilish, The 1975, and Gracie Abrams are just a few of her recent tourmates. Now she's preparing to venture out again - this time with HAIM in support of their 2025 I Quit tour. And she's plenty accomplished in her own right, with her 2024 LP No Way to Relax When You Are on Fire racking up critical acclaim and a hearty co-sign from KCRW's Sam Sanders.
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