The Digital Arts and New Media MFA program at UC Santa Cruz presents an exhibition entitled I’ve Got Something on Your Mind featuring work of eleven graduate students whose works employ advanced technologies for creative potential and social impact. This year’s exhibition is the culmination of two years of research and artistic exploration, and includes new media…
New Spring Shows, New Spring Schedule
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published April 17th, 2012It’s that time again. KZSC’s show schedule is evolving for the next ten weeks. You’ll still hear some of your favorite shows but it’s also an opportunity to fall in love with new, different programs and hosts. You can always check out the changes by clicking the Schedule Tab on our website. If you’d like…
Pearl Tuesday
By Michael Bryant | Published April 16th, 2012In 1971, the posthumous release of Janis Joplin’s “Pearl” topped the charts, yielding the hit single “Me and Bobby McGee” and going on to sell nearly 8 million copies. A collection of never-before-heard studio outtakes, live recordings, and other rarities have recently been discovered and now “The Pearl Sessions” documents the legacy of Janis Joplin’s…
Uncoiled Spring
By Michael Bryant | Published April 10th, 2012If our spring program schedule were in a bakery, we’d be headed for the day-old discount bin soon. Hard to imagine that spring is already winding down, but there are a scant six weeks or so left before thoughts of graduation, summer vacations and doing laundry will become reality. Take the time to explore some…
Jazz In The Air
By Jazz and Blues Boss | Published April 10th, 2012Spring is in swing at UC Santa Cruz and at “our little log cabin in the forest”, KZSC. And it’s only going to get better with a new program schedule. Keep your ears open for a lot of jazz; you’re likely to hear favorite programs like ‘Jazz Kitty’ on Saturdays and ‘The Next Step’ on…
Major League Baseball
By Charlotte Gibson | Published April 10th, 2012Spring is here, and with that the crisp green grass of the 2012 MLB season. Last year the St. Louis Cardinals made the improbable run to win one of the most exciting World Series ever. The Card’s defeated the tough-luck Texas Rangers, who have won the AL Pennant the last two seasons. This season is…
Visitors to KZSC
By Michael Bryant | Published April 5th, 2012It’s called “Spring Break” at many institutions and in the last few weeks KZSC has hosted the curious from New York, the Midwest and most recently, Kawasaki Japan. Students from what we would consider 9th grade came to UCSC and wanted to see what it’s like inside “a radio station in the woods”. We couldn’t…
A Note of Thanks And Gratitude
By Music Librarian | Published April 5th, 2012Recently some of our listeners have donated music to KZSC and I’m happy to say that we’ve been able to fill some chasms in our collections. Here are a few of the new arrival highlights: Tom Waits “Swordfishtrombones”, David Byrnes “Look into the Eyeball”, Devendra Banhart “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon”, “Blues for Allah” and “Workingman’s Dead”…
Thank You!
By Michael Bryant | Published April 2nd, 2012KZSC has just been notified that we have been named “Best Radio Station” in the 2012 Santa Cruz Weekly Reader Awards. Everyone at The Great 88 is very excited; we’d like to thank all of our listeners who put us at the top for another year in a row. We’ll keep the golden sounds going…
45th Anniversary Shirt
By Michael Bryant | Published April 2nd, 2012Just in time for both baseball season and our 45th anniversary, KZSC’s new “baseball style” shirt features number 45 on the back, long gray sleeves and a 45 RPM single (featuring KZSC on the label) amidst a pair or radio wings on the front. These shirts are available in all sizes and will no doubt…