Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally of the Bay Area have teamed up as a new harmony-driven duo to sing their original songs along with classic country duets along the lines of the Louvin and Stanley Brothers. They’ll be in for a live interview and performance during KZSC’s “Backroads” folk and acoustic country show on Sunday,…
Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally Live on Backroads Oct 9th
By Folk Department | Published October 8th, 2011
61 Homers in ’61
By Charlotte Gibson | Published October 7th, 2011Last 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’…
George Harrison Special Thurs.
By Michael Bryant | Published October 3rd, 2011“The Quiet Beatle”; “The Beatle That Changed The Most”; “The Spiritual Beatle”. The descriptions for George Harrison keep going on and on. Perhaps because he’s a huge music fan (he’s already directed documentaries on The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and was a cameraman for the film “Woodstock”) or perhaps because of a desire to tell…
Science Gone Mad!
By Michael Bryant | Published September 27th, 2011KZSC is experimenting once again with a new feature on our website. It will allow you, dear website visitor, to communicate with other like-minded web users and our on-air host. A “Chat Room” will be open inside the playlist of the music show you’re listening to; once it’s open, you’ll be able to comment on…
Pink Floyd Contest Wednesday
By Michael Bryant | Published September 24th, 2011Recorded at two sessions in 1972 and ’73 in London’s Abbey Road Studios, Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” was an immediate success. It remained on the best-selling album charts for 741 weeks from 1973-88, longer than any other album in history. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is ranked as one of the…
Modern Traditions in Ska and Rocksteady
By Program Review Committee | Published August 31st, 2011Ska and Rocksteady have their musical roots in Caribbean, jazz, and R&B music – and are the forebears of modern reggae. There are competing claims as to the origin of the term “ska” which emerged in the early 1960s in Jamaica. In late 1970s England, these sounds evolved into second wave ska (sometimes referred to…
Oh Brother! August 19th
By Michael Bryant | Published August 18th, 20112011 marks the 10-year anniversary release of the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers’ film, “Oh Brother Where Art Thou?” The soundtrack not only sold over 7 million copies, it won several Grammy awards in 2001 including Album of the Year. Featuring performances by Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch (who made a brief cameo in…
George Martin Special
By Michael Bryant | Published August 17th, 2011Sometimes referred to as “the 5th Beatle”, George Martin’s musical expertise helped fill the gaps between their raw talent and the sound they wanted to achieve. Most of The Beatles’ orchestral arrangements and instrumentation (as well as frequent keyboard parts on the early records) were written or performed by Martin in collaboration with the band….
Reggae On KZSC
By Michael Bryant | Published August 11th, 2011Don’t let the dog days of summer keep you down. Try listening to the uplifting sounds of reggae music on KZSC. Tuesdays at 9 AM, Daddy Spleece puts the old school roots classics on the dub plate right next to piles of new releases during “All Fruits Ripe”. There’s more roots and dancehall vibes from…
Ash Reiter on The Rising Tide Tonight!
By The Rising Tide | Published August 5th, 2011Greetings 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…