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One of our favorite radio shows around is Morning Becomes Eclectic, the weekday program produced by Santa Monica public radio station KCRW. Affable Englishman Nic Harcourt, host of MBE and music director at KCRW, has helmed the program since 1998, introducing his listeners to some of the best new bands around the world while playing a range of genres that encompasses progressive pop, world beat, indie rock, jazz, African, reggae, classical and more. You can listen to past episodes online.
Is SXSW fun or work? How do you balance the two?
There's always an opportunity for fun at SXSW, a dinner with friends or seeing a great band I've never heard of, but essentially I'm there for work and that occupies most of my time.
What (or who) can we expect to hear on Morning Becomes Eclectic while you're in town?
So far we have Stoney, an unsigned artist out of the UK, whose music we've been playing for the last six months, and Lou Rhodes (Lamb).
How'd you manage to corral all of those great artists (REM, Damien Rice, Flaming Lips, Robert Plant) for the new KCRW 'Covers' album?
We dug through eight years worth of sessions and pulled out all the covers; these were the best tracks that worked together.
What's your mode of transportation for the week going to be? Tell us about your van, car, caravan, bus or donkey.
Usually, I'm on foot, but I'm going with my girlfriend to visit her grandma in San Antonio the weekend before, so we'll be driving into Austin in a rental. It'll be the first time I've ever had a car at SXSW.
What album of 2006 can you not leave at home? Of all time?
Brazilian Girls: Talk to La Bomb
Beatles: Let it Be
Share a story about a previous trip to Austin or SXSW.
Too many crazy cab drivers and industry folks making drunken spectacles to recount, but I did see Mexican band Kinky at SXSW a few years back for the first time on a Latin showcase. I'd been playing their demos, but never seen them live. Their stage show just blew me away.
Is rock and roll dead?
What do you mean by Rock and Roll? Music and song writing is alive and well.
What do you never want to see inside a tortilla?
Anything that was once alive (I'm a card carrying member of PETA)
BBQ or Tacos? Margaritas or beer? Parties or showcases?
Neither, Margaritas, Showcases that I can get into.
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wow, that's what he looks like? i really didn't expect that. thanks for the interview -- love harcourt's radio program.
" What do you never want to see inside a tortilla?
Anything that was once alive (I'm a card carrying member of PETA"
I assume Nic realizes that plants were also in fact alive at one point...perhaps he meant "Anything that never had a central nervous system"?
Harcourt rocks. Chen rocks harder. Nice interview. Good get.
this guys the biggest joke in la he hasprotected a child molster working for him at kcrw As you’ve doubtless heard by now, KCRW tastemaker Chris Douridas was recently arrested for sleaze crimes involving roofies and a 14-year-old-girl in a santa minica bar who parents would not let her go to trail against this child molester convicted addict cocaine . After posting $1mil bail and pleading to cocaine possion to he’s back to spinning sets at Santa Monica College.
and kxlu radio are more influential then he is they the kxlu kids know are more in the know than this engilsh blow hard will. and also steve jone 103.1 rocks out in la
I say we start a war on "sleaze crimes involving roofies and a 14-year-old-girl"...
I don't know where this "trail" is, but I'm sure as heck staying out of "santa minica bar." Thanks for the amazingly coherent and sound advice lahipster. Oh yeah, and one more thing: 98rock Rocks Baltimore. Yes!!!
yeah, hons