Now that our spring that thought it was winter is quickly shifting into summer, it’s time to take KZSC’s music with you outdoors. Our new summer schedule will begin on Monday, June 14th. Have a favorite program or DJ? Let our Program Review Committee know what flips your switch on The Great 88. You can email…
Battle of the Brains
By Michael Bryant | Published May 20th, 2010The question of who has a bigger brain can only be answered by you. KZSC’s Phrenology shirt comes in forest green and features a brain divided into music types. This shirt was an instant favorite with our listeners as soon as it arrived and will only be available a little while longer. Get your Brain…
Kate Nash part two!
By Music Director | Published May 20th, 2010The witty Kate Nash is back with her sophomore release My Best Friend Is You from Geffen Records. Nash continues to charm listeners with her sarcastic, witty lyrics and catchy melodies, reminiscent of the hits “Foundations “and “Merry Happy” from debut release Made of Bricks. As a bonus surprise, My Best Friend Is You has…
The Wind Shift
By Music Director | Published May 18th, 2010Elena Rossman is taking the local music scene by storm. Rossman, a UC Santa Cruz junior and Santa Cruz native, has been playing guitar and writing music since she was 13 years old. She just released her five song EP, The Wind Shift, recorded at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz. The EP features Rossman’s melodic…
Amanda Palmer + Jason Webley on Tuesday’s Baro Foro!
By Music Director | Published May 17th, 2010If you haven’t heard KZSC’s new circus/gypsy/cabaret show, now’s the time. Tomorrow from 4-6pm The Baro Foro Death Circus will be on air– with special guests Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley! The two will be talking about the Evelyn Evelyn album that they recently put out. Evelyn Evelyn, the concept album about a pair of…
Exiled From the 70′s
By Michael Bryant | Published May 15th, 2010“So after working for eight years I discovered at the end that nobody had ever paid my taxes and I owed a fortune. So then you have to leave the country. So I said fuck it, and left the country” -Mick Jagger April in Paris conjures up images of tranquility; down in the south of…
Porterpalooza LIVE-ALL DAY on KZSC’s Online-Only Side Stream!
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published May 15th, 2010Porterpalooza is an annual event put on by Residential Life at Porter College. It’s a chance to showcase all of the talent concentrated at Porter plus innumerable bands and performers from across the UCSC campus, all of whom come out to play for free at Porter College. Ranging from acoustic indie songwriters to hip-hop ensembles…
Big Giveaway For Big Audio Dynamite
By Michael Bryant | Published May 12th, 2010When Mick Jones was booted out of The Clash in the summer of 1983, his old band claimed he’d become a lost sheep. Was it so wrong to fall under the spell of drum machines, synthesizers and sampling? One of the better pop examples of the time was 1985′s “This is Big Audio Dynamite”, now…
An Alarming New Shirt
By Michael Bryant | Published May 4th, 2010It was Andy Warhol who said, “Commercial things really do stink. As soon as it becomes commercial for a mass market it really stinks”. In homage to Andy, KZSC’s new cranberry colored shirt has our famous phrase, “Commerical Radio Sucks” on the front and a back that features a unique pop-art vacuum cleaner with our…
Cocorosie are hideous
By Music Director | Published May 3rd, 2010No really. Have you seen the album artwork for “Grey Whales”? It’s one of the ugliest album covers I’ve seen in ages. And the best part? I love it. Ugly on purpose without full-blown irony is a subtle act of backwards beauty. KZSC’s set to receive the album this week, and we’ll be sure to…