Our spring program guide is fresh off the presses. Here’s a quick overview of what’s on offer in the “world” of world music at KZSC. Yours truly still hosts “Unfiltered Camels”, the longest-running world music show on The Great 88. This show first hit the airwaves in the Fall of 1989 and was the brainchild…
Interview: Jack Beats
By Electronic Music Director | Published April 18th, 2011Bangers and Mash! UK producers Jack Beats came through the civic auditorium last Wednesday and I got the fabulous opportunity to interview them. Big thanks to Santiago at Vital SC for being so facilitating and of course to the artists themselves. Unfortunately the sound file is a bit muddied but I’ve transcribed it: KZSC RPM:…
What’s New?
By Lani | Published April 18th, 2011Are you “dragon” a little this spring? What”s new with you? You can find out what’s new musically at KZSC each Tuesday from noon til 2 p.m. Your musical host Rose will ensure that the minimum daily requirements of newness will be met. A different genre every week is featured…oh, there may be a mythical…
Springtime Soul: A Discovery
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published April 16th, 2011The internet is the haven of some of the worst people and things you’ll ever see but every so often, something magical happens. One day while looking through YouTube, I found that magic. Al Green. Soul Train. 1972. Polyester. I had to share it with everyone. What makes this performance so sublime is not just…
Featured PSA Of The Month
By Michael Bryant | Published April 15th, 2011The UCSC Filipino Student Association presents their annual Filipino Cultural Celebration April 22 and 23. This year’s theme is “Anak”, meaning “child” in Tagalog, with a full-length cultural theater production featuring performances of traditional, ballroom and hip-hop dancing, A Capella singing and the People Power acting group. The Cultural Celebration takes place Friday and Saturday, April…
New Spring Items From KZSC
By Michael Bryant | Published April 15th, 2011KZSC knows how important it is to look your best when the spring weather hits. That’s why we printed up a bunch of new green shorts with the KZSC cassette logo on the side in gold. Click on the photo to get a close-up view; yo-da-lay-he-who wouldn’t want to get into a pair of these!…
Weekends On The Great 88
By Michael Bryant | Published April 15th, 2011Relax this weekend with KZSC’s new spring program schedule. Saturday mornings start at 6 a.m. with “Wave of Bricks”, three hours of surf sounds. The music rolls on with funk, jazz and of course reggae in the evening. Sunday features some listener favorites at their regular times: “Conciliation Sunday”, “Breakfast in Bed” and “Backroads” along…
Sports Director’s First Published Article
By Charlotte Gibson | Published April 14th, 2011I, KZSC Sports Director Elliot Grossman, recently received an Internship with Sports Phenom Inc. to write articles and work on projects regarding basketball analysis. I have written my first article and felt like sharing it with the best radio station in the world’s blog. If your a fan of the KZSC Sports Department, enjoy shows such as…
Wicked Wednesdays
By Michael Bryant | Published April 13th, 2011No Addams family member would be named “Tuesday”. Yes, Wednesday is quite possibly the scariest day of the week. Relax and listen to KZSC’s new spring schedule and we’ll get you over your hump day jitters. To keep you stable, mornings remain relaxing with the island sounds of “Wiki Wiki Wednesday” followed by DJ Oliver’s…
Eldar Djangirov and the love of piano
By Jazz and Blues Boss | Published April 12th, 2011This album is proof that simpler is better. Just one man and a piano, and we have one of the most beautiful jazz albums in recent memory. Not say that the music is simple; the arrangements present here are a masterful and complex array of wide ranging genres, making the seamless transition from classical to…