If 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…
A Journey to the Past (or, how nostalgic programming is tough)
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published February 23rd, 2011
KZSC Broadcast: UCSC Mens’ Basketball Friday Night
By Justin Tam | Published February 22nd, 2011The UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team is hosting the Division III Independents Tournament this weekend at the College 8 West Field House. This is the first post-season playoff tournament hosted by UCSC since the renovation of the beautiful College 8 West Field House. On Friday the Slugs will tip off against the Wesleyan-Nebraska Prairie…
Mokai Live on Backroads this Sunday
By Folk Department | Published February 19th, 2011Hear Mokai live on KZSC during our folk show Backroads this Sunday 2/20/11 between noon and 2pm, for a sample of what to expect at the first songwriter night of the year in Corralitos later that day. “An Evening of Songs and Stories” starts at the family-friendly time of 6:00pm at the Corralitos Cultural Center…
BIRDHAND and Jeremy Lyon on The Rising Tide TONIGHT
By The Rising Tide | Published February 18th, 2011Hey all, Tonight’s show is going to feature two very special local guests that are sure to delight those of you who tune in: Jeremy Lyon is an emerging singer-songwriter originally from San Francisco who moved to Santa Cruz to attend UC Santa Cruz. Jeremy’s songwriting prowess reveals the influence from classic rock staples like…
Curiosity Fed The Cat
By Program Review Committee | Published February 17th, 2011Curiosity didn’t kill the cat. It made the feline so fat and sassy that the kitty went off to recline and digest all the ‘radio feed’ that KZSC provides. That ‘Cool Curious Cat’ lives at KZSC in every programmer-student or community member-who has graced the airwaves with their particular brand of broadcasting. With nearly 11…
Love Reigns Valentines Day
By Michael Bryant | Published February 11th, 2011Who’s awake on Monday morning at 6 AM? Correct. To start your Valentines Day, KZSC will air The Who’s Quadrophenia. The name is a variation on a popular usage of the medical diagnostic term for schizophrenia; Pete Townsend used this to reflect the 4 distinct personalities of Jimmy, the story’s protagonist—each said to represent the…
John Vanderslice, Skeletal System & Audiafauna on The Rising Tide
By The Rising Tide | Published February 10th, 2011Hey all, It’s the second week of February, and we here on The Rising Tide are going to heat things up with a trio of performers that are sure to match the warmth of this indian winter we’re having up here in sunny Santa Cruz. First off, we’ll be hearing from one of San Francisco’s…
LoudRock Pledge Truckin’
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published February 10th, 2011Like punk, heavy metal, black metal, prog, djent? Like KZSC?
The Beatles & VD…
By Michael Bryant | Published February 9th, 2011No matter how you slice it, Valentines Day is about love. Who better than The Beatles to give you an early start on “les vacances de l’amour”? This Thursday during the Here, There & Everywhere program we’ll be taking your requests and dedications to That Certain Someone waaay before February 14th. Who knows? it just…
Intro To Radio: The Most Important Man In Modern Radio…
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published January 31st, 2011….is not who you’d expect. (Warning: Indecency is in this blog post!) Each student in KZSC’s Intro to Radio class dreads the FCC lecture: they are bombarded with facts, restrictions, and nebulous definitions of what they can and cannot say on-air. But there is a shimmer of hope: it is also the day that we…