Hey there, We’ve got a wonderful trio of guests for tonight’s program. It’s going to be one of the most musically diverse shows we’ve ever had! We’ll first welcome into our studio a band from Oakland by the name of Bam! Bam! This Oakland based two-piece have been kicking around thrashy, lo-fi garage pop jams…
Victims Family, Dan Potthast and Bam! Bam! on The Rising Tide tonight!
By The Rising Tide | Published March 25th, 2011
The Armchair 2/17/11
By News Director | Published March 25th, 2011Guests include Ivan McCarter and Michael Kamren, as well as an interview with Abe Stone discussing Descartes. Listen Here
A Sip Of Barleycorn
By Michael Bryant | Published March 14th, 2011By 1969, Stephen Lawrence Winwood was an old man in the world of rock. No longer known as “Stevie”, Winwood had backed B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry and reggae stars Toots & the Maytals; he had co-written hit singles like “Gimmie Some Lovin’” for the Spencer Davis Group; formed and disbanded an early jazz/rock…
Instant Vacation
By World Music Director | Published March 1st, 2011Is your “to-do” plate overflowing? Can’t get time off work to relax? Yearning to escape to some far away land? KZSC can give you that instant getaway – just close your eyes and tune in any of our fine World Music programming: Unfiltered Camels Mondays 4-6 pm. Destination: North Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and…
“The King of Limbs” Radiohead
By Business Manager | Published February 25th, 2011Radiohead’s eighth LP, “The King of Limbs”, is on the market. The new album became available digitally on their website and is available in a few different forms, MP3 and WAV. Check out the video for their new single “Lotus Flower“. You can also hear their new album on KZSC’s Rockistry on Monday’s from 2-4pm.
The Queen of Rock is Back!
By Business Manager | Published February 24th, 2011Wanda Jackson released her first album in five years, being produced by non-other than Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather) on his record label Third Man and Nonesuch Records. Her new album, “The Party Ain’t Over”, features covers of “Shakin’ All Over” and “Nervous Breakdown”. Artists such as Jack Lawrence (The…
A Journey to the Past (or, how nostalgic programming is tough)
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published February 23rd, 2011If you had told me when I started volunteering at KZSC that my cohost and I would be doing a kids show, I would have laughed in your face. It makes very little sense: KZSC is mostly listened to by people college age and older, and our past shows were filthy dance music and prog…
He Won’t Sit Down And He Won’t Shut Up
By Program Review Committee | Published February 18th, 2011Music, I think most of you would agree, is primarily about emotional experiences. So when people claim that so-and-so is their “favorite artist of all time,” I sometimes have a hard time believing their statement because well, Ghostface Killah may be a skilled rapper, but I don’t think he really resonates with a lot of…
Gravitational Pull
By Hip Hop Director | Published February 16th, 2011Coming from Colorado, a CD titled Gravity made it’s way into KZSC. This album by T Money is completely self-produced with amazing rhymes, smooth flows, and dope beats. However, each song is totally different. While one song samples a Notorious BIG’s Respect, others take on a jazzy undertone. T Money raps with a smooth flow…
Feminism, Leg Hair, and The Shirelles.
By Program Review Committee | Published February 15th, 2011Living in the city of Santa Cruz has a relatively profound impact on one’s sense of political ideology, and hailing from a much more conservative part of California, provides a little more liberal exposure than I was once accustomed to, especially as a female. When noting this, a few particular instances come to mind: In…