This past Saturday, I had the great fortune of interviewing one of the biggest acts in recent metal history: Machine Head’s frontman, Robb Flynn. We had some great, albeit short, discussions, one of which deals with the controversy behind their 2001 album Supercharger and the affects that 9/11 had on it. It led to some…
Interview with Cynic’s Paul Masvidal
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published December 13th, 2011The metal interview train keeps on rolling (all night long?), this time with Cynic frontman Paul Masvidal. Paul’s one of those guys who you would want to meditate with in a nice cool rainforest with a light breeze and a cascading fog rolling through the trees. So why don’t you just sit back, grab a…
Interview with Obscura’s Christian Muenzner
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published December 10th, 2011I, Bröötalisk, have once again delved into the fiery pits of Metal and have returned with yet another awesome interview. This time, with Obscura’s lead guitarist Christian Muenzner. From the 15 minutes or so I got to spend with him, he seemed like a really down to earth guy who really appreciates the art of…
The NBA Lockout is lifted!
By Justin Tam | Published November 30th, 2011NBA owners and union officials have agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, with the NBA season starting on December 25th! Tonight on Slugtalk 7-8 PM, KZSC will interview former NBA player Lamond Murray and discuss the new CBA that was ratified. Lamond Murray was selected 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the…
Slugtalk 11/16/11: High School Football Playoffs, UCSC Mens BBALL
By Justin Tam | Published November 18th, 2011On the show we interviewed Andrew Matheson, sportswriter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and previewed the high school football playoff action taking place around the area. Click here to listen to the Andrew Matheson Interview On the show we also interviewed UCSC Men’s Basketball senior forward Brent Jacobs about the season opener at D-I…
UCSC Basketball has arrived!
By Justin Tam | Published November 18th, 2011The wait for UCSC Men’s and Women’s Basketball action has finally ended! The women’s team will host Whittier on Friday December 2nd, at 6 PM. The following day Saturday on December 3rd, The Lady Slugs will host the University of Redlands at 2 PM. Watch for seniors Jen Marquez, Alison Scarbrough, and Danielle Mofsowitz as…
Sharon Jones at KZSC
By Program Director | Published November 18th, 2011Brooklyn’s funky Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings bring their fiery live show to Santa Cruz this weekend. Before her bus pulls out of town, Sharon had a chance to stop by KZSC’s little log cabin in the woods to join DJs LC and Soul Patch for a session on Not So Distant Relatives. If…
Interview With Devin Townsend
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published November 10th, 2011Occasionally in life, you meet someone who you feel you could sit down and have a mind-blowing conversation with for hours upon hours. That man, for me, is Devin Townsend. I recently saw him play in San Francisco and got the great opportunity to interview him after the show. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to spend…
Interview with Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published November 7th, 2011Something very special happened on the night of Tuesday October 18th: I, Bröötalisk, earned my Metal Stripes (the secret ingredient is the blood of my enemies) by interviewing the legendary Mikael Akerfeldt. If you are somehow unaware of this man, please proceed to jump out of your window (after reading this of course). Akerfeldt is…
A New Friend
By Program Review Committee | Published November 6th, 2011For the last 12 years I’ve been hosting radio programs at KZSC and I look forward to going much longer. Along the way I’ve learned a few things about myself and life which have proved to be invaluable yet what I cherish most about being at KZSC as a volunteer are the different friendships that…