RPM Charts – 2nd Week of August
Top 10: 1. JIM-E STACK - Tell Me I Belong / Innovative Leisure 2. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 3. FLUME - Flume Deluxe Mixtape / Mom And Pop 4. MARTYN - The Air Between Words / Ninja Tune…
Jazz Charts & Adds: Third Week of July
Hey there cool cats. Summer is sure heating up and as to be expected so is our jazz department. So without further ado here are the charts and adds for the third week of July. KZSC, fearless college radio. Adds:…
Rock Charts – 3rd Week of July!
This week we played a lot of Jack White and gave Joyce Manor's new record a top add! Top 10: 1. JACK WHITE - Lazaretto Third Man 2. ANTLERS - Familiars Anti 3. PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal What’s Your…
Rock Charts – Second Week of July
This week we played a whole lot off of the new Antlers record and gave Slumberland's new release, Proper Ornaments' Wooden Head, a top add. Top 10: 1. ANTLERS - Familiars 2. PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal 3. JACK WHITE…
RPM Charts – Mid-July
Top 10: 1. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 2. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 3. MARTYN - The Air Between Words / Ninja Tune 4. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 5. DIGITALISM - "Wolves" [Single] /…
Charts and Adds: First Week of July
Summer is in full swing. Kids are running around with sticky popsicle stained fingers. People zum by on Easter egg colored beach crusiers. And we are at the Great 88, keep you updated on what's new and spinning in the…
RPM Charts – Week of July 1st
Top 10: 1. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 2. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 3. DEADMAU5 - While(1<2) / mau5trap-Astralwerks 4. TAYLOR MCFERRIN - Early Riser / Brainfeeder 5. BADBADNOTGOOD - III / Innovative Leisure 6. LIDO -…
Rock Charts – July 1st!
This week Thee Oh Sees jumped back to #1 and Flashlights album Bummer Summer got a top add! Top 10: 1. THEE OH SEES - Drop Castleface 2. PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal What’s Your Rupture? 3. WOODS - With Light…
Jazz Charts and Adds: Last Week of June
As it is apparently, all goods things must come to an end. Lucky for us at KZSC, things are just starting to heat up for the jazz and blues department thanks to some great adds and tunes. Most notable, the…
RPM Charts – End of June
Top 10: 1. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 2. DEADMAU5 - While(1<2) / mau5trap-Astralwerks 3. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 4. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 5. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 6. VARIOUS ARTISTS -…
Jazz Adds & Charts: Third Week of June
Sweat out that warm summer Santa Cruz heat with some cool jazz at the Great 88. I'm excited to have some greats come into the station from Grammy award winning vocalist Gregory Porter to rock icon Ginger Baker. I anticipate…
Rock Charts – 2nd Week of June
This week Parquet Courts moved to #1 on the KZSC charts and #2 on CMJ's national charts and we added a new record by the Antlers and a great EP by the Front Bottoms. Top 10: 1. PARQUET COURTS -…
Jazz Charts and Adds: Second week of June
All is swell at Great 88 here in the Jazz/Blues department. Your new Jazz/Blues Director to happy to report her first official adds and top played tracks from the Great 88's Jazz/Blues Department. I know many here are particularly excited…
RPM Charts – 2nd Week in June
Top 10: 1. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 2. VARIOUS ARTISTS - Hyperdub 10.1 / Hyperdub 3. BADBADNOTGOOD - III / Innovative Leisure 4. TOURIST - Patterns / Monday 5. HETEROTIC - Weird Drift / Planet Mu 6. PARKINSON WHITE…
Rock Charts – 1st Week of June
Happy June, everyone! This week we kept on playing Thee Oh Sees and gave the new Parquet Courts album a top add. Top 10: 1. THEE OH SEES - Drop 2. DYLAN SHEARER - Garagearray 3. WOODS - With Light…
Record Review: Glass Boys
Listen with caution! One listen through of this album may leave you couch-locked as a result of your mind being fully blown. Fucked Up’s latest Matador release, Glass Boys, is nothing short of a juggernaut of an album. The band’s…
Newest World Releases
Time for fresh World Music on your multicultural plate! Still lovin' that twisty new bossa nova from Thievery Corporation and desert rock from Tinariwen. Add La Misa Negra to the list! An old school style Cumbria group from Oakland with…
RPM Charts, Last Week in May
Top 10: 1. TEEBS - Estara / Brainfeeder 2. CHROME SPARKS - Goddess / Future Classic 3. HETEROTIC - Weird Drift / Planet Mu 4. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 5. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 6.…
Rock Charts – Last Week of May
It may have been a three day weekend but the charts never stop! This week we played Thee Oh Sees endlessly and Perfect Pussy had a huge bump in air-play. I think it's cause our DJ's are all really excited…
End of May, New RPM
America takes a 3-day holiday. If you're planning on spending some time listening to new electronic dance/RPM music, we recommend the following. For maximum results, try two a day: TEEBS - Estar / Brainfeeder CHROME SPARKS - Goddess / Future…
Memorial Day Memorable Rock
Heading into a 3-day weekend and the official start of tourist season in Santa Cruz, here's what's hot in new rock on KZSC: 1. EX-CULT - Midnight Passenger 2. BADI ASSAD - Between Love And Luck 3. CAETANO VELOSO -…