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 -…
Keeping Tabs on Ty Segall
2013 has already been an extremely exciting year for fans of the Bay-Area rock god Ty Segall. Not only have we been given the Sabbath-inspired powerhouse trio that is FUZZ, but we have also been gifted with a brand new…
NIRVANA – IN UTERO reissue, Sept. 24
Nirvana's seminal masterwork and final studio album In Utero, originally released via Sub Pop in 1993, will be born again next month thanks to Universal Music. The album's 20th anniversary edition will arrive in a delectable collectible format, featuring the remastered album,…
Loud Rock Charts: 8/20
This week in new metal music is one of the more diverse in recent memory. You've got extreme metal in Watain, electro-deathcore with Born of Osiris, and a huge epic album from Fleshgod Apocalypse. Speaking of which, they're coming to…
From MJ to MJ: Take a Chance on “Acid Rap”
Chancelor Bennett is not old enough to buy alcohol. Chances are (heh), he probably doesn't remember when mixtapes were actually tapes. Despite all of this, Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, recently released his highly-anticipated second tape Acid Rap. Following…
Punky Prima Donna!
Once again the punky pop prima donna is back and better than ever! After the large success of her intimately emotional yet rough 2008 album, 'Fun House,' P!nk continues to pour even more soul into her newly released album, 'The…
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…
Sculpture IS 2013
Looking for adventure right before summer comes to an end? Sierra Azul Nursery & Garden has joined up with the Pajaro Valley arts council and put together the 7th annual show Sculpture IS 2013. Walk through and enjoy over 100…
MGMT still finding ways to out-weird themselves
MGMT's self titled third album won't be released until September but they have come out with one trippy new music video for their new single "Your Life is a Lie." What I love about MGMT is that they always find…
Brootalisk’s Top Ten Albums of the Half Year
Since everyone is doing it, I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon (that's what all the cool kids are doing, right?) and share the ten albums in 2013 that have made me change my booty shorts more than I'd like…
This Month in Hip Hop
Hip Hop charts from July at KZSC! TOUSSAINT MORRISON Fast Times At Trillmont High Urban Home Companion BRYANT DOPE X HANNIBAL KING New New York Young One DESSA Parts Of Speech Doomtree RABBI DARKSIDE Prospect Ave Say Word ACEYALONE Leanin'…
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…
The “Original” Wailers
The Original Wailers recently released a five song album named Miracle that, "recreates the true sound of Bob Marley and The Wailers." The "Original" name is somewhat misleading since guitarist Al Anderson remains the only performer from the mid-1970's Wailers,…
Top Rock Charts For Mid-July
Middle of Summer's Top Rock on KZSC: 1. SMITH WESTERNS - Soft Will 2. MIKAL CRONIN - MCII 3 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS - Dreams In The Rat House 4. COOL GHOULS - Cool Ghouls 5. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Modern…
The Daily Mail
If you're a local artist, band on tour, or bedroom pop architect angling to make bleep on the blogospheric radar, it's time to think inside the box. KZSC staff are keeping their mailboxes extra ajar for your CDs, LPs, EPs,…
Too ‘Modern’ for the 1920s?
Jay-Z, Andre 300, Beyonce, will.i.am, Fergie, The xx, Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Ray, and Jack White. Now, lets mull on those artists a bit... What comes to mind? Obviously the Roaring 20's, right? Wrong! Or, at least it…
Disclosure’s “Settle”
After dropping single after single, brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence have finally come through with their debut album. Filled with the sounds of UK's past, the album draws heavily on UK Garage and deep house, and infuses it with the…
From MJ to MJ: Take a Chance on “Acid Rap”
Chancelor Bennett is not old enough to buy alcohol. Chances are (heh), he probably doesn't remember when mixtapes were actually tapes. Despite all of this, Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, recently released his highly-anticipated second tape Acid Rap. Following…
Late June Loud Rock News
End of June's New & Good Loud Rock on KZSC: 1 Deceiver Of The Gods Metal Blade 2 SPIRITS OF THE DEAD Rumours Of A Presence The End 3 PHILIP H. ANSELMO AND THE ILLEGALS "Usurper Bastard's Rant" [Single] Housecore…
Reggae Music For Dads
Still thinking about Father's Day? Here's a song about a father's love by reggae artist TURBAN X. Fathers are fathers all year long; try to find the time to let them really know how you feel. So along with your words…
The Uncluded- Hokey Fright
Kimya Dawson & Aesop Rock come together as The Uncluded to create the collaborative album Hokey Fright. At first I was a little hesitant, not knowing what to expect from the unusual collaboration. It was like I was listening to…