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Fanatic. Happy December. As you know, vinyl production has slowed and often it takes a long time to get a record you ordered. I finally got a chance to hear the new Grouper album Shade on vinyl. I think it’s really good. There are so many records I’m waiting on! Hard to be patient. Below is our gathering of tunes. Please enjoy and stay fanatic. –– …

Fanatic! I hope you survived the last few days. I had a sandwich and some Gatorade I bought the night before at a grocery store. Great records I’ve heard lately: MOD CON - Modern Condition Bat Fangs - Queen Of My World Screensaver - Expressions Of Interest Alien Nosejob - Paint It Clear Delivery - new songs We have a great show for you tonight. A g…

Fanatic. Greetings. I hope you had a great week. We have a cool show for you tonight with a bit of a concept in our second hour as you can see below. I just got my Bat Fangs LP in the mail and it sounds so good on vinyl. Also, the Australian band MOD CON’s new album Modern Condition is really good. We hope you enjoy the show. Next week’s tracks are…

Fanatic! I hope November has been good and full of music. A lot of new tracks tonight! As you’re probably aware, there has been a big slow down with record production. It’s frustrating for all concerned from the fans, the bands and the record companies. I don’t know how long this will last. Now and then I get a little insider info on what’s coming …

Fanatic! I hope our first show for November finds you in the best of health. I’ve been getting some good listening in. Joy Division bootlegs, Station To Station, Magik Markers, Cramps, The Fall, Stooges, Ornette, Coltrane and beyond that, some albums that aren’t out yet but I think you will like. They’ll be on the show for sure. Suffice to say, the…

Fanatic! I hope your October was good. I got a lot of music listened to. Not as much as I wanted but still, I got in some great listening sessions. I’m guessing you might have plans for tonight as it’s a Saturday night and you might catch this show later. I hope that whatever you get up to, that you stay safe. Tonight we have a great mix tape lined…

Fanatic! I hope you’re enjoying October. I think we have a perfect October mix tape for tonight’s listening. Look at our second hour! We’re going to check out Low by David Bowie. Easily one his best and pitch perfect autumn listening. New Grouper! Screensaver - 'Expressions of Interest' LP very cool Alicja-Pop! New Bat Fangs! Larry Hardy and I put …

Fanatic! Happy October! I hope you’re getting in a lot of listening. Bent Arcana featuring John Dwyer and company will be doing their first ever show at Zebulon on October 26! I’d been hoping this unit would play live. So glad this is happening. If you’ve not been to Zebulon on Fletcher Ave. in Los Angeles, you should change that. Excellent place t…

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So often architecture is associated with high price custom homes and fancy institutional buildings.But many designers are also helping shape the city with pro bono work for nonprofits in less affluent neighborhoods. One in the news recently is the Campus For At-Risk Children in Watts being designed by Frank Gehry.And unveiled Saturday – with a cele…

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Berliners are facing many of the same challenges as Angelenos in terms of affordable living space, as well as coming to grips with changing family structure; but, they have come up with an intriguing solution. Baugruppen, meaning building groups, are cohousing communities where you choose who you want to live alongside and then split the costs of d…

While in Berlin, DnA’s producer Caroline Chamberlain visited the world’s first board game cafe called Spielwiese. She met with the designers of some games dealing with some very German challenges. “Cool am Pool” is a board game coming soon by Hartwig Jakubik that has players compete over the best places by the pool. Caroline learns how it works and…

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first L.A. commission, the Hollyhock House, opens once more to the public after a lengthy restoration. Alan Hess, an architect and preservationist who has written five books on Frank Lloyd Wright, talks about why he can’t wait for the building’s opening and what we can learn from Frank Lloyd Wright today.…

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