Rock Director

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New Rock Releases For November

Thanksgiving may mean turkeys to many people, but here are some new Rock releases for early November that are anything but: 1. NIGHT BEATS - Sonic Bloom 2. AUDACITY - Butter Knife 3. VARIOUS ARTISTS - Red Hot And Fela…

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Rock Charts – Mid October

Top 10: 1. FUZZ - Fuzz 2. JACUZZI BOYS - Jacuzzi Boys 3. JESSY LANZA - Pull My Hair Back 4. COSMONAUTS - Persona Non Grata 5. AU REVOIR SIMONE - Move In Spectrums 6. NIGHT BEATS - Sonic Bloom…

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A man with a big grin sits at a restaurant table, leaning forward energetically. A tall, precarious stack of glasses and ice is balanced on the table in front of him. Another man in the background smiles.

Rock Charts – Early October

Top 10: 1. MAZZY STAR- Seasons Of Your Day 2. TERRY MALTS - Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere 3. FRESH AND ONLYS - Soothsayer 4. DIRTBOMBS - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-blooey! 5. BLOUSE - Imperium 6. KELLEY STOLTZ - Double…

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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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Rock Charts Last Week of August

Top 10: 1. COOL GHOULS - Cool Ghouls 2. TY SEGALL - Sleeper 3. NO AGE - An Object 4. THE MALLARD - Finding Meaning In Deference 5. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 6. HUNX AND HIS PUNX -…

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Rock Charts – End Of August

As we end August and summer swings slowly into September, here are the new sounds spinning on KZSC: 1. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 2. BASS DRUM OF DEATH - Bass Drum Of Death 3. THE MALLARD - Finding…

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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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A shirtless person with doodle-like tattoos stands behind text that reads "HUNX AND HIS PUNX 'STREET PUNK' ALBUM." Bold labels say "NOT SOLD IN STORES!!! ANYWHERE!!!" and "ORDER NOW." A torn "Street Punk" title is at the bottom.

Rock Charts – August 6th

Top 10: 1 HUNX AND HIS PUNX - Street Punk 2 SMITH WESTERNS - Soft Will 3 BASS DRUM OF DEATH - Bass Drum Of Death 4 COOL GHOULS - Cool Ghouls 5 KING TUFF - Was Dead 6 BOOKER…

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Rock Charts – July 25th

We've been really into Cool Ghouls' debut album over here at KZSC.  We're also loving the Burger Records' rerelease of King Tuff's first album Was Dead. Both are definitely worth checking out! Top 10: Cool Ghouls - Cool Ghouls Smith…

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Ceremony June 7th

Ceremony is a hardcore punk band from Rohnert Park. They have been recording with Madator Records for a few years now and their latest release, "Zoo," came out last year. Ceremony is set to play the Catalyst in downtown Santa…

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CMJ Top 30

This week's charts at KZSC are a classic case of "tell me something I don't know." What we do know is that Thee Oh Sees are the most badass band on the planet. San Francisco's prolific garage crew has delivered…

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An album cover for "Hung at Heart" by The Growlers, featuring a circular window framing a rocky landscape, surrounded by eclectic, rustic decorations, candles, and objects, with the band name and album title written around the circle.

New Growlers Album: Hung At Heart

Self-branded as "Beach Goth", the Orange County crew The Growlers are road warriors. Playing a seemingly endless string of dates, the quintet wander the country like modern day pranksters delivering a tight set of their jaunty organ-infused surf rock. Costa Mesa's psych-surf…

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Black and white book cover for "Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young, featuring a photo of Neil Young wearing a brimmed hat and looking downward, with the title and author's name above him.

Old Man Takes A Look At His Life

We here at the Great 88 love a good rockstar memoir. They offer us windows into the creative minds of our musical heroes. Plus they're just fun reading. The latest and greatest grey haired musings come to us from everyones…

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Black-and-white cover of Bat for Lashes' "The Haunted Man" album, showing a nude woman with straight dark hair carrying a nude man draped over her shoulders against a plain background.

Rock Charts!

Its December once again! Time for caroling, gingerbread houses, domesticated trees, and indie rock. The year is finishing off strong with great new releases from Bat For Lashes, Titus Andronicus, the Babies, and more. Be sure to keep it locked…

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