Two days ago Fang Island landed at our station. And they’re wonderful. Below is the video for their song “Daisy” (my favorite song on their debut album). It depicts some crazy people dancing with facemakeup on to Fang Island‘s quite literally crazy music. Enjoy! And remember kids, you can tune into any indie rock shows…
SHOW! With Grand Lake, James Rabbit, & KZSC Family
By Volunteer Coordinator | Published February 25th, 2010Attention all UCSC students who are lovers of KZSC and good local music – KZSC’s bringing a FREE live show to UCSC’s Crown/Merrill Cultural Center tonight (Friday 2/26) that features Grand Lake and local favorites James Rabbit. Not enough? We’re also bringing a couple of KZSC’s own DJs out of the studio and onto the…
Open Mic Webcast From Stevenson College Tonight 8 PM!
By Michael Bryant | Published February 25th, 2010Check out Air Stream II, KZSC.org’s second audio stream at 8 PM tonight for a web-only broadcast of Stevenson College’s Open Mic Night for the month of February; live from the Stevenson Coffee Shop. I’m serious folks, it’s gonna be a blast!
Open Mic Webcast Tonight
By Michael Bryant | Published February 17th, 2010Tonight is our second online webcast of Porter College’s Open Mic Night series. You’ll hear live music/poetry/creative expressions straight from the students of the UCSC campus. Tune in at 8 PM on our second audio stream as the festivities begin!
60s girl groups + sounds of thunder + psych noise joy!!
By Music Director | Published February 15th, 2010Elk’s “Honey Range EP” is a CD that for about a month, had fallen by the wayside. It was released only limitedly in the begining of December and I neglected to download it until I returned to this log cabin in January. Since I finally recovered it’s digital-only files, it’s been a non-stop play for…
Track of the week: “Revenge”
By Music Director | Published February 12th, 2010“Revenge” by The Rollercoaster Project is currently my song of the week. Why? It’s a five-minute long Fuck Buttons-esque trailing piano driven atmospheric song with beautiful screaming. No really, beautiful, and I never though I’d say that about calls from the underground. Listen to the track and then please tell me what you think. It’s…
How can I tell if I love you anymore? Nevermind, I know I do.
By Electronic Music Director | Published February 11th, 2010Riding high on the ‘chill-wave‘ movement of this past year and late 2009 comes Toro Y Moi‘s latest offering – Causers of This.
Philip Glass + UCSC astronomer = Music of the Spheres. Interview Thursday!
By Music Director | Published February 10th, 2010Gregory Laughlin, a professor at our very own university, has recently been working with the famous Philip Glass in a project called “The Music of the Spheres.” Laughlin is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics whose research delves into orbital dynamics and the evolution of planetary systems. Glass is one of the most influential composers…
Are you New age? Yes… We’re New Age.
By Music Director | Published February 8th, 201060 Watt Kid just released a new album called We Come From the Bright Side on Kosher Records. The verdict? A total Animal Collective rip-off. At first. And then it becomes some pure strange psych rock that gets you rolling and churning. They’ve gotten really close to perfecting the primal meets ethereal psych ideal. Oh,…
The newest music love interest!
By Music Director | Published February 4th, 2010This love interest goes by the name of Gigi – a project by Nick Krgovich of No Kids. This album is the perfect Spring-time album (there’s some sun, so there’s nothing wrong with some faux-spring songs). Think of the glories of 60s pop, including the great girl bands and coordinated opera gloves, plus the beauties…