Category: Interviews

61 Homers in ’61

By Charlotte Gibson | Published October 7th, 2011

Last Saturday, October 1st,  marked the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris hitting his 61st homerun to pass Babe Ruth and set the single season homerun record (since broken). The KZSC Sports Department will commemorate Maris’ achievement by interviewing Tom Clavin, author of ‘Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero.’  In this interview, Clavin will detail Roger Maris’…

Ash Reiter on The Rising Tide Tonight!

By The Rising Tide | Published August 5th, 2011

Greetings KZSC listeners and followers! It’s time to introduce you all to our guest for tonight’s edition of The Rising Tide on KZSC Santa Cruz, a phenomenal singer-songwriter by the name of Ash Reiter. Among the youngest of the recent crop of musicians hailing from San Francisco to exhibit a bouncy, indie pop sensibility, Ash…

Her Band of Gold on The Rising Tide

By The Rising Tide | Published July 28th, 2011

It’s been a while since we’ve let all of our fine KZSC listeners know about the spectacular live musical guests we have on our program each and every friday night, so we figured it was time to let you know about tomorrow night’s guest: Her Band of Gold. Her Band of Gold is the solo…

Interview with Children of Bodom’s Henkka Seppala

By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published June 28th, 2011

On Saturday, I went and saw a number of bands live. One of them was Children of Bodom. After the show, I had the great fortune of interviewing their bassist and backup vocalist, Henkka Seppälä.

Palmz on The Rising Tide tonight

By The Rising Tide | Published May 27th, 2011

Hey all, We’ve got a great show for you tonight! Plenty of great new local music from a half dozen local artists and much more to play for you all on The Rising Tide. With that being said, let me introduce you to our guests for the evening, Palmz. Palmz are a group whose sound…

Interview: Jack Beats

By Electronic Music Director | Published April 18th, 2011

Bangers and Mash! UK producers Jack Beats came through the civic auditorium last Wednesday and I got the fabulous opportunity to interview them. Big thanks to Santiago at Vital SC for being so facilitating and of course to the artists themselves. Unfortunately the sound file is a bit muddied but I’ve transcribed it: KZSC RPM:…

“Run With A View” Today on Slug Talk

By Charlotte Gibson | Published April 8th, 2011

UCSC’s cross country team captain Charles Quan will join Slug Talk on air today at 4 PM to promote the Slug Run number 6. Sure to be an amazing event and it will take place 9 days from now on Sunday, April 17th, beginning at 7:45am and going throughout the entire morning. Registration for the…

Honeymoon & Birdhouse on The Rising Tide tonight!

By The Rising Tide | Published March 11th, 2011

Hey all, we’re going to be hosting two class act local bands on the show this evening! The first of which is Honeymoon. Recalling the likes of Dawn Landes, Alela Diane and Feist, this bay area quartet’s multi-harmony take on indie-folk has caught on like wildifre ever since the band began performing together last year….

The Growlers, Tater Famine & Mylo Jenkins on The Rising Tide tonight!

By The Rising Tide | Published March 4th, 2011

Hey all, March is here! And as a special treat for all of you, we’ve lined up an incredible series of guests and live performances that reach across the genre spectrum for The Rising Tide! Check out our list of upcoming performers for more details, but let’s get back to what’s happening on tonight’s show!…

Good People on The Rising Tide Friday Night

By The Rising Tide | Published March 2nd, 2011

The weather’s been strange and my life has been stranger, so let’s just get down to business and let me tell you about the group appearing on The Rising Tide program this Friday night called Good People. These Santa Cruz musicians have been kicking it since way back in 2009. Though individually schooled in different forms…