Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #889

Henry Rollins: KCRW Broadcast #889

From Henry Rollins - KCRW

April 18, 2026

About this episode

Henry Rollins discusses a power outage in his neighborhood and shares his thoughts on upcoming vinyl releases.

RADIO BROADCAST #889 04-17–26 0947 hrs. Fanatic! The power has been out in my neighborhood for about 14 hours. One day, probably not soon enough for my liking, my town will master this whole electricity in a storm thing. As it is now, I’m communicating unplugged, as it were, and will have to find some way to send this out to you. In less than 90 minutes, I will be in the studio for a mastering session. Hopefully, I can utilize their Internet connection. My strategy will be to get to the studio early, hopefully get online and complete these notes with Internet access. More soon. 1030 hrs. At the studio. My neighbor texted me and said a powerline had come down at the bottom of the street. As I drove by, I saw multiple trucks and men working away. Hopefully, the power will be back on soon. I hope you have a long list of vinyl interests for tomorrow’s RSD. I’ve only been through the list once but will check it again if I can get online. There’s a multi LP Coltrane set from 1965 being offered. Just my opinion—not a second of any live Coltrane performance should be missed, but 1965 was an incredible year for Coltrane. I believe I picked up bootleg CDs of the 1965 Paris radio broadcasts…

People in this episode

Host: Henry Rollins

Topics covered

  • power outage
  • music
  • vinyl records
  • Coltrane
  • live performances

Keywords

  • power outage
  • Henry Rollins
  • Coltrane
  • vinyl records
  • live music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: King Crimson

Books & works: A Love Supreme, Coltrane

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