Album Review: Offset – FATHER OF 4
FAV TRACKS: How Did I Get Here (feat. J. Cole), Lick, Tats on My Face, Wild Wild West (feat. Gunna), North Star (feat. CeeLo Green), Don’t Lose Me, Legacy (feat. Travis Scott & 21 Savage), Red Room After Quavo and…
Album Review: Gunna – Drip or Drown II
FAV TRACKS: One Call, Idk Why, 3 Headed Snake (feat. Young Thug), Same Yung ***** (feat. Playboi Carti) 2018 was a good year for the YSL Records signee, who saw the success of his two releases, Drip Season 3 and…
Album Review: Helium by Homeshake
by dj saratonin Marked by his synth beats and famous guitar playing, Homeshake is THE chill-lofi beats artist your indie friends are really into. Homeshake, aka Peter Sagar, is who I consider to be one of the catalyst's for the…
On Assignment: Lily Nauta sees Harley Poe Amigo the Devil at the Catalyst
by Lily Nauta In a sea of patched denim jackets, beer-staind band-tees, and head-banging figures, the January 29th lineup of Harley Poe and Amigo the Devil at the Catalyst was a night to remember. The opener of the night was…
DZR Live On Local Brew
DZR's Local Brew session is up on KZSC's SoundCloud NOW!!! Link in @localbrewkzsc bio, go check it out!!! Photography by @yourcameraguy
Kenneth Arnold Interviews Matt Collins of Ninja High School
by Kenneth Arnold Matt Collins: rapper, ambient musician, and Ninja High School graduate. The indie and DIY music scene in Toronto during the 2000’s was filled with bands tearing at the fabric of conventional indie norms like Broken Social Scene’s…
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Collab Album Review – 2009
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Collab Album Review - 2009 FAV TRACKS: Garage Talk, Benz Boys (feat. Ty Dolla Sign), From the Start, Getting Loose (feat. Problem), First or Last 2009 is the follow up to the first collaborative venture…
What Was Valentine’s Day?
by dj saratonin Yes, this may be posted the day after Valentine's Day, but I think that the spirit of Valentine's Day lingers even after the day is over. Heartbreak, desire, and regret are all feelings that don't go away…
Crush Me – A Playlist
by Maya Abee A couple months ago, with a certain distaste for the new school year— it’s isolation and change forced upon me— I wanted to desperately to feel enamored. If only I could fill the days wanting someone near…
A Playlist to Invoke Whatever Love, and Lust Mean to You
by Erik Lafferty “If he said, take this knife and cut your throat, I would have done it. You might say that it was a first for me too: Love.” This quote is from one of my favorite novels, Bangkok…
A Short & Sweet Valentine’s Day Playlist by DJ Cheeto
Here's a playlist for those of you who have (or don't have) a special someone for Valentine's Day. Regardless of your relationship status, these eleven songs that I meticulously picked out will make your heart flutter for an full 46…
DJ Fizzi Pop Interviews Opiuo!
What do you hear when you think of the word Butternut Slap? How about Quackfat? Or maybe even…..Robo Booty? The answer is the sound of Opiuo. Hailing from New Zealand, Oscar Davey-Wraight has broken huge boundaries of musical manifestation with…
Album Review: Big K.R.I.T. – TDT
Justin Scott had a relatively quiet 2018, resting on his laurels from his well-received 2017 release, 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time, a double album, and his first full-length since his departure from Def Jam in 2016. However, Scott dropped…
Album Review: Boogie – Everything’s for Sale
The 2017 Shady Records/Interscope signee reflects on his life and the journey to get where he is now on his brief, but potential-filled debut studio album, Everything’s for Sale. Boogie opens up with a part-spoken word introspective track, reflecting on…
On Assignment: DJ Fizzi Pop attends Snowglobe Music Festival
by DJ Fizzi Pop To ring in the new year, I decided to attend the widely popular Snowglobe Music Festival, held in South Lake Tahoe, California. It is held outdoors at a scenic venue surrounded by redwoods and snowy ski…
DJ Fizzi Pop Interviews Sofi Tukker!
What do you get when you mix Brazilian Bossa nova, poetry, drum machines, old-school house, neon lights, animals, and a giant dance party? You get the power duo Sofi Tukker. This group from New York have taken the music industry…
DJ Fizzi Pop Interviews CRAY!
On New Years Eve at Snowglobe 2018, I had the chance to interview the triple-threat DJ, producer, and singer CRAY (also known as Cheney Ray). Her max-energy performances and eclectic style of mixing music have put her on the map…
Album Review: Toro y Moi’s Outer Peace
by DJ Cheeto Toro Y Moi, otherwise known as South Carolina-based musician Chaz Bear, has produced a new and exhilarating album for his growing fanbase. The album titled Outer Peace produces the dreamy and energetic sounds of Bear’s inner reflections…
Thundercat @ The Catalyst 12/21/18
Check this out. It was a clear black night, a clear white moon. Thundercat was bussin' through these streets. Bringing all the funky tunes. With only four days left until Christmas, Steven Bruer had stopped by California's surf city to…
The Indians Who Rocked the World
Mark your calendars for a screening of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World on Friday, February 8, presented by KZSC and the UCSC American Indian Resource Center. In the meantime, listen to a playlist inspired by the film below!…
DJ’s Take a Look Back on the Best Albums of 2018
As the year 2018 slowly crawls into 2019, we've asked our DJ's to give us their Top 10's of 2018. Here's what some of them had to say. Blucat, mentee on Jazz Kitty, on Daugters' You Can't Get What You Want: This…