John Mayall’s got some pretty good ears. For his band The Bluesbreakers, he hand-picked Eric Clapton (before Cream), Peter Green (before Fleetwood Mac) and Mick Taylor (before he joined The Rolling Stones). So when he chose a young Coco Montoya in the early 80′s for his reformed Bluesbreakers, you figured he was destined for greatness….
Electronic Music Weekly + Charts!
By Electronic Music Director | Published October 7th, 2009Now is a good time for Electronic Music at KZSC. We have a bunch of new stuff goin’ on goin’ on, including the New Boys Noize, Metronomy, as well as some home-brewed local electro/experimental/psych from New Bengal Spice…
Loud Rock the CHARTS
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 5th, 2009In the works this week: Our metal library is full to bursting. We have decided that a good ole purging is in order. We will be going through our Loud Rock section in the library and putting music in the bin to be sold at the cd sale!! If you would like to help with…
Back from the LOUDROCK
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published September 28th, 2009It has been a while my fellow metal heads. Exciting things happening at KZSC with the start of the Fall quarter. New musics are coming out too that are awesome. I’m sitting in a meeting where we are talking about our future and stuff so I’m going to go now…
We’re sorry to say- the end of an age.
By Music Director | Published September 24th, 2009As a few of you may have heard, one of our dear student DJs, Austin Plummer died last Sunday in a mountain climbing accident at Yosemite. DJ Austintacious hosted the glam rock fabulous show “Boys Like Girls” last Spring and “Stuck in the Garage”, a garage rock show this summer. He was a wonderful addition…
Weekly Electronic Music Charts!
By Electronic Music Director | Published September 14th, 2009Hello there! Wanna know what’s going on inside the Electronic Music Department at KZSC? Then come no further my friend.
To a happy weekend!
By Music Director | Published September 11th, 2009Woods – “To Clean” This video is darling, charming (or charming, dahling–whichever you prefer) and I really did used to play this song whenever the living room needed a good thorough cleaning. Listen to it, love it, and keep in mind that really pale yellow-white hazy color that sounds like early morning. (kind of like…
Why Bother With The Beatles?
By Michael Bryant | Published September 10th, 2009For decades, The Beatles have been (no pun intended) the meat and potatoes of popular music. As icons, their music has been dissected and studied more than anyone. So when the day finally arrived for the release of the newly remastered BEATLES BOX SET in Stereo and Mono (EMI), everyone wondered if the project (and…
Tonight: an interview with Dane Terry and Jordan O’ Jordan
By Music Director | Published September 3rd, 2009This past Sunday was an exciting day for a few of us music-loving adventurers. There was an outdoor afternoon show at the Crystal Palace (our friends listed in the title) followed by a ridiculously fun show at the RC4NV (Ty Segall, Green Flash and Hermit Convention). Tromping through town with a musical suntan is just…
Summer Box Sets
By Michael Bryant | Published September 3rd, 2009Even with the overwhelming trend to download, there’s always anticipation over the big CD box sets that come out in the fall. If you enjoy knowing that a square package under the Christmas tree holds unreleased gems of your favorite artist, you might be pleased to hear that there are two excellent releases that came…