Ariana Morgenstern

Ariana Morgenstern

Executive Producer, Music Department & Today's Top Tune

KCRW Staff/Producer

Ariana Morgenstern on KCRW

LA indie rockers Peel Dream Magazine — whose name pays tribute to the late BBC DJ John Peel — recently released their fourth full length album Rose Main Reading Room.

Today’s Top Tune: Peel Dream Magazine – ‘I Wasn’t Made For War’

LA indie rockers Peel Dream Magazine — whose name pays tribute to the late BBC DJ John Peel — recently released their fourth full length album Rose Main Reading Room.

from Today's Top Tune

It’s been a meteoric year for North Carolina-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist MJ Lenderman — a man who unsurprisingly found himself on many year-end “Best Of” lists.

Today’s Top Tune: MJ Lenderman – ‘She’s Leaving You’

It’s been a meteoric year for North Carolina-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist MJ Lenderman — a man who unsurprisingly found himself on many year-end “Best Of” lists.

from Today's Top Tune

Ibiza- based duo The Ting Tings skyrocketed to international fame in 2008 with a couple of insta-classic bangers —“That’s Not My Name” and “Shut Up and Let Me Go” — off of their debut…

Today’s Top Tune: The Ting Tings – ‘Danced On The Wire’

Ibiza- based duo The Ting Tings skyrocketed to international fame in 2008 with a couple of insta-classic bangers —“That’s Not My Name” and “Shut Up and Let Me Go” — off of their debut…

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