Hear The Zombies interviewed on KZSC
On September 7th, KZSC spoke with 1960s pop legends, The Zombies. It was hours before their show at The Catalyst that they visited our studios. Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone shared the story of the founding and dissolution of the Zombies and traced some of the impact that British jazz and choral music had on their songwriting and performing. Listen to hear that and a lot more!
Programmer of the Month: Art O’Sullivan
The Golden Road’s Art O’Sullivan moved to Santa Cruz to attend UCSC as an alternative academic experience, but the ocean, redwoods and counterculture kept him here. Upon first listening to KZSC, Art was drawn to the alternative music, talk and special format programming.
He started programing The Golden Road on June 18, 1997 as a 30th anniversary celebration of the Monterey International Pop Festival.
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KZSC Show Reviews: Nicole Dollanganger, Teen Suicide, Elvis Depressedly
If you have the opportunity to see Nicole Dollanganger, Teen Suicide (or whatever name they change to), Elvis Depressedly, or Aeon Fux, go spend that money. They’re gems, all of them.
Many thanks to the good folks at the Vera Project for showing me live music isn’t a huge chore. Festivals are a whole different story, but this will be the year I go out to see some more shows more often.
Day N Night Hip-Hop Festival (Recap + Video)
Here’s the recap video for the first annual Day N Night Festival in Orange County. This was actually the first music festival I’d ever been to, and while I’d love to comment on all the things I felt went wrong or hit my Kanye rant about the state of today’s hip-hop, I think I’ll just focus on […]
Vintage Afro Beats in the House! (plus world charts)
Usually, the station’s newly added albums are fresh off the block, offering new sounds from debuting artists or evolving ones. Makes sense, right? But this week, we received a special treat: Vintage hits from Fela Kuti’s golden era. And sure enough, they’ve rocketed to the top. For those of you who aren’t yet familiar with […]
