Overly dramatic? A little, but it’s been a while since we’ve heard from you. Our message is simple: listeners need to support community radio or it shrivels up and goes away. The Great 88 is in the midst of the 2012 On-Air Pledge Drive this week; we hope you’ll call and donate money. Give us…
Live Hip Hop on KZSC
By Hip Hop Director | Published March 1st, 2012It’s a very exciting time for Hip Hop lovers here at The Great 88. Not only do we have four radio shows bringing you the best old school, funky, and underground sounds every week but we also have a live set coming up when Eliquate returns to KZSC Wednesday, March 7th during That Thang @…
Jack is Back
By Program Review Committee | Published February 28th, 2012It’s been just over a year since we shed some red and black tears with the news of the official retirement of The White Stripes. Since then the world has been waiting anxiously to see what the musical genius Jack White will bring next. The wait is over – White has announced on his fancy…
Students Day of Action March 1st
By Michael Bryant | Published February 27th, 2012College students across the country are participating in A Day of Action in support of public education today. UCSC students and other members of the campus community are involved rallies and other activities at the both entrances to the campus that has had an impact the flow of traffic onto campus. If you are planning…
Why You Should “Be The Void”
By Rock Director | Published February 27th, 2012As a favorite band, Dr. Dog is a pretty good one to have. They tour frequently, put out great albums consistently and they seem to really like pizza and hats, as you can see in their new video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojf0waAxpL0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] It’s been lucky times for their fans because their new album, Be the Void, just came…
Bins & Purges
By Music Librarian | Published February 26th, 2012Sad But True Fact: we can’t keep every bit of music we’ve ever received here at KZSC; the four walls just can’t hold it all. New stuff spends 60 days in the air studio but after that we’ve got to make hard decisions whether or not it goes into our music library archives or gets…
The Residents + Discovery Channel = ?
By Volunteer Coordinator | Published February 25th, 2012As KZSC’s friendly neighborhood Volunteer Coordinator, it is within my job description to give new students (soon-to-be the future generations of our staff) tours of our log cabin home. The Willy Wonka-esque reveal of KZSC’s CD library and its 60,000+ inhabitants never fails to make eyes widen and mouths gape, and the delight and astonishment…
A Musical Minus vs. A Plus
By World Music Director | Published February 23rd, 2012I could go on endlessly as to how problematic the genre term, “World Music” is, but blogs don’t allow for voluminous rants from turgid bastards such as myself. What I can say is this: less and less music is coming in labeled as, “File in WORLD”. On the other hand, more music is coming into…
March Madness @ KZSC
By Michael Bryant | Published February 22nd, 2012Starting March 3rd, KZSC will be interrupting our usual unusual programming to remind listeners about how community radio stays alive and well. It’s our 45th year of broadcasting from UC Santa Cruz and we hope you’ll help support our efforts by making a financial contribution to The Great 88. Get ready for “March Madness” as…
Calling All Fans of Glam!
By Station Manager | Published February 21st, 2012Do you love Of Montreal? Would you sell your left kidney just to touch the hem of their sequined robes? Are you sore from dancing so much to their latest album Paralytic Stalks? If you have answered “yes” to any of these questions, then have no fear my glittery friends, KZSC’s CCAA Booty Patrol (aka, two of…