Not just “the other half” of the famous duet, Art Garfunkel is an accomplished poet, producer, actor and a singer with a wide range of work that spans five decades and more. Artie has a new career-spanning CD compilation just released and to celebrate, The Great 88 will air “Art Garfunkel: The Singer”, a one-hour…
Monterey Pop Monday
By Michael Bryant | Published August 17th, 2012It was known as “The Summer of Love”. 1967 introduced a sea change in popular culture around the country and the world. About an hour south of Santa Cruz, musicians that became rock royalty appeared at the Monterey International Pop Festival. The Great 88 looks back on how young people, artists and performers like Jimi,…
Johnny Cash Special Saturday
By Lani | Published August 8th, 2012Set your alarm early Saturday morning to hear a special honoring Johnny Cash. “The Man in Black” recorded some of the greatest early rock & roll records for the Sun label, followed by more hits for Columbia as a country star. You’ll learn the truth about some of Johnny’s #1 Hits and have a chance…
Traveling With KZSC
By Michael Bryant | Published August 7th, 2012If you’re worried your summer getaway might be without The Great 88, we have good news. Android users can get KZSC’s Android Application and for Apple heads, there’s the KZSC iPhone/iPad Application. What if you spent your wad on fancy accommodations like what’s pictured here? No problem. You can record any/all of your favorite programs…
Smile Jamaica
By Program Review Committee | Published August 6th, 2012August 6th is when Jamaica commemorates their independence as a nation. With a total population of less than 3 million, the tiny island country has provided the world with a disproportionate number influential athletes, artists and music. Ska and reggae originated in Jamaica and are the focus of several music shows throughout the week on…
Meet Katie
By Michael Bryant | Published August 2nd, 2012This is Katie. Her job at KZSC is to make you look good over the radio. If you are a nonprofit organization or individual who sends The Great 88 a public service announcement, it winds up on the air thanks to Katie. Have something of importance to tell our listeners? Let Katie help. Her guidelines…
You Don’t Have To Be Kosher…
By Michael Bryant | Published July 29th, 2012Our Program Review Committee wanted to make sure you knew about our weekend program “Musical Jews”. DJ Oy Dog (aka Dylan Music, on the left, with guest Rebecca Stark) has been spinning songs by Jewish artists since he a was a UCSC student many years ago. Hard to imagine Henny Youngman next to Matisyau? Think…
McCartney’s Ram Thursday
By Michael Bryant | Published July 27th, 2012To produce a second record after the demise of The Beatles, Paul McCartney took wife Linda and a bunch of song demos to New York City. After picking some star sidemen the McCartney’s “Ram” album began to take shape. The final result produced his first #1 hit in America post-Fab Four and before Wings. Hear…
Goodbye
By Business Manager | Published July 2nd, 2012After 3 great years of being the student Business Manager and DJ at KZSC, I finally say goodbye to this little station in the redwoods. KZSC was one of the most defining places and experiences of my time at UCSC and for that reason I want to thank everyone – those of you that listened,…
Summertime Blues
By Michael Bryant | Published June 21st, 2012Don’t let summer get you down. Tune in to The Great 88 for flashbacks, throwbacks and more during our summer quarter program schedule. Tastier than a deep-fried Boardwalk Twinkie, KZSC’s got rock on vinyl from the 60′s, folk & bluegrass tunes, Brazilian music, film scores and tons more music and local talk shows. And since…