Dear Ruth: How Ruth Dolphin (Re-)Built a Musical Empire
Lost Notes celebrates the life of Ruth Dolphin, who went from being a terrified widow with four kids to the mother of an LA musical empire.
22 Touko 202443min
Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing
Lost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a regional dance suddenly belongs to the world.
8 Touko 202437min
Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers - one from NASA, the other from Motown - who launched an entire musical universe from their Hollywood Hills hideout.
24 Huhti 202443min
Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
Lost Notes returns with a brand new episode next Wednesday. To tide you over, we’re featuring a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers from our friends at Switched on...
17 Huhti 202430min
Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.
10 Huhti 202424min
My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.
27 Maalis 202431min
Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie
Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court cases in music history.
13 Maalis 202433min
The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the song’s journey from a warehouse floor to the annals of pop history.
13 Maalis 202429min
