More often than not, some of the best live performances are the ones you prepare for the least. On a comfortably cool Monday night, Girlultra performed in the atrium of the Santa Cruz Catalyst–the more intimate stage. My experience with…
Photo: Courtesy of Polly Antonia Barrowman Interview by DJ Shove It and DJ Goose KZSC’s DJs DJ Shove It and Goose interview indie folk musical artist Bedouine about her Santa Cruz show at Kuumbwa Jazz and the rest of…
Written by Charlie Erdman After two years of missing the playoffs, the Golden State Warriors are back in business. The Warriors began their playoff push with a dominant series win against the Denver Nuggets. Following their first-round win, the…
Written by William Coolidge For the NBA and basketball world, and similar to the phrase my friend wants to get tattooed on his chest, "This Is It". Sticking to the NBA though...there are only two teams left standing in the…
Written by Sebastien Balembois In the 2010s, it appeared that Pusha T, formerly a part of rap duo Clipse with his brother No Malice, was going to undeservedly fly under the radar. That all changed with the release of Daytona…
By William Coolidge As of this writing, the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors have yet to begin their battle against each other in the Western Conference Finals, game 1 of the series is tonight. Unlike the Eastern Conference,…
By William Coolidge This time of year is bittersweet for me...on the one hand, we're approaching the end of the playoffs with four high-caliber teams remaining, duking it out with each other in hopes of advancing to the biggest stage…
Reporting by Alyce Thornhill, Talk Director Alyce Thornhill 0:00 My name is Alyce, I am the Talk Director at KZSC, which is our campus radio station. My first question is just a preliminary introduction. So if you all want…
Written By Sandrine Bekono Jack Harlow currently reigns as the white boy of the moment, move over Timothée Chalamet, a new white boy has emerged to steal the hearts of many and maybe the culture. On May 6, 2022, Louisville’s…
By Charlie Erdman On May 7th of this year, the UFC will host the highly anticipated pay-per-view event UFC 274 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Footprint Center. Headlining the action is the stacked lightweight division's championship fight between current…
By Mia Duisenberg If you are at all into country or folk music you are going to want to read this, but if you are too lazy to read, simply go listen to Ian Noe on Apple music or Spotify…
Interview by John Malkin British post-punk band Gang of Four returned to North America for a twenty-eight-day tour that included shows in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, Vancouver, British Columbia and at The Independent in San Francisco on Monday,…
By William Coolidge The second round of the playoffs has commenced and last night, the Phoenix Suns won the first game of a best of seven series against the opposing Dallas Mavericks. The final score was 121-114, but the game…
Photo by Atwood Magazine Black Pumas Written by Angelo Claure For those wondering where the groove & soul of our age has been hiding all along, look no further. If you haven’t heard them by now, may I introduce…
By Remington Plischke UCSC’s Climate Coalition hosted a rally for Earth Day last Friday, inciting enthusiasm among the student body for climate action. They offered teach-ins through the day, free to the whole community, on a variety of climate-related…
Drake for the "Views" (2016) Album Rollout By Jules Champion In the Rap industry the story serves the character rather than the character serving the story. The character, the persona, the aesthetic, is arguably more…
By Jules Champion 2018 was an insane year for music. With the rise of Bedroom Pop and the peak of SoundCloud rap there was a new song every minute and a new artist every week, but just as quickly as…
Photo by Rawpixel/Unsplash By Heidi Bitsoli Music has been part of human culture since time immemorial. The oldest surviving music notation, known as the Hurrian Hymn, is an enchanting and relaxing lyre melody that is over 3,400 years old and…
Interview by Alyce Thornhill Alyce Thornhill 5:03 I am here with Laz Meiman of the Student Housing Coalition. I was hoping that you could introduce yourself with your name, your pronouns, and then your position in your organization.…
On April 9th of this year, the UFC will host its most anticipated Pay-Per-View of the year, UFC 273. The action will take place in Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Headlining the card is the…
Members from KZSC's Hip Hop Department decided to write about hip-hop albums we loved from last year. From finding obscure samples to dissecting layers in instrumentation, we hope you enjoy our analysis of albums from artists we love. The following…