Rock Charts – 3rd Week of April
Top 10: 1. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days 2. BIG SCARY - Not Art 3. FUTURE ISLANDS - Singles 4. DENNEY AND THE JETS - Mexican Coke 5. PINS - Girls Like Us 6. BLACK ANGELS - Clear Lake Forest…
The Jazz Charts: End of April
As we barrel towards summer, don't let the heat get to your head, hepcats. Stay cool and enjoy what's swinging high this week in KZSC's Jazz Department. TOP TEN CHARTS: 1 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue 2 LISA…
Bay Area Black Metal Band Cormorant Streaming New Album “Earth Diver”
Cormorant, a little known but massively talented quartet from the Bay Area, have just released their newest album "Earth Diver", and Metal Sucks has an exclusive full album stream of the incredible record! In case you've never heard of Cormorant,…
Family Photo takes Indie Rock to New Musical Heights on Debut Album
Taking sounds from the furthest reaches of indie rock, jazz, electronic music, and everything in between, Family Photo's debut full-length, All We Ever Do, is a tour de force of artistic ingenuity, with no shortage of tunefulness and catchy grooves. Calling…
The Jazz Charts: 3rd Week of April
CHARTS: 1 LISA HILTON Kaleidoscope Self-Released 2 AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint Blue Note 3 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 4 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 5 BOSSA…
Loud Rock Charts 4/15
Whats good KZSC metal community? Hope you are all doing splendidly. Here are the charts and adds for this week. So many strong albums! ADDS 1 GAMMA RAY Empire Of The Undead Eagle Rock 2 TRIPTYKON Melana Chasmata Century Media…
Rock Charts – Second Week of April
Top 10: 1. DENNEY AND THE JETS - Mexican Coke 2. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days 3. PERFECT PUSSY - Say Yes To Love 4. COATHANGERS - Suck My Shirt 5. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 6. WAR ON…
The Jazz Charts: 2nd week of April
It is my understanding that springtime is the best time to hear good jazz- and boy, is there plenty of it. Here's just a few of the fine musical fruits that you can pick this Spring, and what's been hot…
Loud Rock Charts 4-8
Here are this weeks CMJ charts for your viewing pleasure. I had to give Behemoth number one after seeing them slay on Sunday in San Francisco.ADDS 1 OFF! Wasted Years Vice 2 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Catacombs Of The Black Vatican …
Rock Charts – First of April!
Top 10: 1. TACOCAT - NVM 2. ST. VINCENT - St. Vincent 3. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 4. ANGEL OLSEN - Burn Your Fire For No Witness 5. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 6. AVA LUNA -…
Loud Rock Charts 4-1
Greetings metal community. Here are the charts and adds for this last week of march. Sorry for the slightly delayed notification, I have been sleeping off a mean bangover from seeing Exmortus last night. ADDS 1 RONNIE JAMES DIO This…
Rock Charts – 25th of March
Top 10: 1. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 2. ST. VINCENT - St. Vincent 3. AVA LUNA - Electric Balloon 4. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 5. JESUS SONS - Jesus Sons 6. TACOCAT - NVM 7. PERFECT…
Album Review: Natural Child – Dancin’ With Wolves
For the current crop of garage rockers its not 1965 anymore. Many of the bands who have been champions of scenes like the now virtually defunct San Francisco one have moved on from their raunchy roots to embrace a more…
Updates from the RPM Department
Greetings, KZSCers! There's a lot going on in the RPM department right now. We've been flooded with so many great releases in the past few weeks that some may have flown under your radar. Here's a roundup of best releases…
Upcoming Hip-Hop To Cop
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata (Madlib Invazion) Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs is set to release his fourth collaborative project on March 18 with critically acclaimed producer Madlib, known primarily for his work with MF DOOM (Madvillainy) and…
Ambrose Akinmusire Does it Again
Ambrose Akinmusire (ah-kin-moo-sir-ee) and his new album The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint really cooks! His second release on Blue Note records since his debut in 2011, Ambrose truly takes you on a auditory exhibition for over an…
Hospitality Interview at Rickshaw Stop
Brooklyn trio Hospitality recently released their Sophomore LP, Trouble, on Merge. They have been supporting the album with a nation-wide tour and are about to go overseas starting in May. I was lucky enough to catch up with Amber Papini (guitar,…
Loud Rock Charts March 4th
Whats good metalheads? Here are the charts and adds for this week from KZSC! Yay new Hirax!! ADDS 1 BLACK EXPLOSION Elements Of Doom Metalville 2 VANDEN PLAS Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1) Frontiers 3 CHRYSALIS Focus On…
Rock Charts – 1st Week Of March
Top 10: 1. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 2. PHANTOGRAM - Voices 3. TACOCAT - NVM 4. CHERRY GLAZERR - Haxel Princess 5. DUM DUM GIRLS - Too True 6. HABIBI - Habibi 7. TOGETHER PANGEA - Badillac 8…
Bloomfield Box Set Revisits 60’s Icon
In the 1960's there were few guitarists more prolific and higher profile than Michael Bloomfield. Cutting his teeth with blues masters like Muddy Waters, session playing for Bob Dylan's famed Highway 61 and backing him up at the legendary "electric"…
Loud Rock Charts February 25th
Greetings Santa Cruz! Here are the CMJ loud rock charts for this week. ADDS 1 BLACK EXPLOSION Elements Of Doom Metalville 2 VANDEN PLAS Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1) Frontiers 3 CHRYSALIS Focus On The Center Self-Released 4 …