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Album Review: I Disagree by Poppy

  Written by Sabine Hovnanian I Disagree  As someone who dives deep into the pool of metal music, I never expected to enjoy an album as much as Poppy’s I Disagree. I had always been a fan of her music,…

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The Life and Legacy of Stevie Wonder

Written by Jack Houlihan After being born with retinopathy, Stevie Wonder wasn’t going to let being blind get in the way of him chasing after his passions.  After his talent was recognized while he sang in church, he was brought…

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RPM OCTOBER CHARTS

October is in full swing along with our Fall schedule and we here at KZSC are eager to share our music playlist with you. Hungry for some sweet electronic tunes? Here are our Top 10 albums and tracks for October 2016:…

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Rock Charts – Second Week of May

Top 10: 1. LES BIG BYRD - They Worshipped Cats 2. MYSTIC BRAVES - Desert Island Self-Released 3. THEE OH SEES - Drop Castleface 4. CLOUD NOTHINGS - Here And Nowhere Else Carpark-Mom And Pop 5. CHAD VANGAALEN - Shrink…

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New RPM in Mid-January

How are you doing with 2014 so far? Here's how new releases look in electronic/RPM music at KZSC: 1 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 2 POLICY Postscript 100% Silk 3 BURIAL Rival Dealer Hyperdub 4 SPECIAL REQUEST Soul Music Houndstooth…

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End of 2013: Hot Jazz

I'd like to personally congratulate Northern California for surviving the Third Ice Age. Big cold front just passed through Santa Cruz, which made for ideal conditions to sit inside and listen to records all day. Here's what's happening in jazz…

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November RPM Charts

Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 2 RANGE Nonfiction Donky Pitch 3 BOOKA SHADE Eve Embassy Of Music 4 MOUNT KIMBIE CSFLY Remixes [EP] Warp 5 DECO Timescales Deceast 6 SPECIAL REQUEST Soul Music Houndstooth 7 SHIGETO No…

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Early November RPM Charts

Thanksgiving is approaching...spare any of these new RPM/Electronic Music releases from your "turkey list". You'll hear them live late nights on KZSC. 1 FOUR TET Beautiful Rewind 2 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 3 DECO Timescales Deceast 4 DISCLOSURE Settle…

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Mid-October New RPM Sounds

Just before the Halloween parties begin, here's a list of 5 new and spinning releases on KZSC electronic music/RPM shows: SOUNDS FROM THE GROUND / Tribes (Upstream) ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER / R Plus Seven (Warp) MOBY / Innocents (Mute) VITALIC…

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New Electronic/RPM

Students are back at UCSC. You'll hear electronic music blasting from dorm to dorm, but here's what's Top 10 on KZSC: JACKSON AND HIS COMPUTER BAND/Glow (Warp) MODERAT/II (Mute) CANBLASTER/Infinite [EP](Marble) JESSY LANZA/Pull My Hair Back (Hyperdub) SINJIN HAWKE/The Lights…

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Rock Charts – Last Week of September

Top 10: 1. DODOS - Carrier 2. JOANNA GRUESOME - Weird Sister 3. JACUZZI BOYS - Jacuzzi Boys 4. TERRY MALTS - Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere 5. DENT MAY - Warm Blanket 6. CRYSTAL STILTS - Nature Noir 7.…

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September’s New RPM

This month begins with "Body Music", great new RPM/electronic music from AlunaGeorge (of Disclosure collaboration fame) as well as a new Tiesto! Here are some of the latest late night sounds you'll be hearing on KZSC:  MODERAT: II (Mute) ZOMBAY:…

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Rock Charts – Mid-August

HUNXXXX!  We've been loving the new Hunx and His Punx album at The Great 88.  Here's our current Top 10: 1 HUNX AND HIS PUNX Street Punk 2 SMITH WESTERNS Soft Will 3 COOL GHOULS Cool Ghouls 4 MALLARD Finding Meaning…

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Loud Rock Charts: 5/28

How rad are three-day weekends? Instead of putting off work until Sunday, everyone gets an extra day to regret not doing a single productive thing. Now that you're well rested, you can check out this week's new music! Remember The…

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