What about Death?
By Duncan Ober The debate over the first ever punk band is as old as the genre itself. While Ramones from New York released their first record in 1976 and over in London the Damned, Sex Pistols, and the Clash…
This Blessed Osmosis: A Playlist by Alyce Thornhill
“Save the Children,” Gil Scott-Heron “We've got to do something, yeah, to save the children/ Soon it will be their turns to try and save the world” Gil Scott-Heron’s spoken-word lyrical style and blending of genres such as jazz and…
In Session: Sir Froderick (Feature Interview)
Story and Interview by DJ Mixolydian DJ Mixolydian is back with another feature interview for In Session. This time, KZSC presents to you: Sir Froderick. A laid-back beatmaker, record store (and label) owner, hip-hop connoisseur, and king of the tape…
Artist Spotlight – Hook
By : DJ Honey Bucket Hook is an up-and-coming rapper from Riverside, California. (Shoutout to Queen Beats (on KZSC Tuesdays at 10 pm) for enlightening me.) Her stepdad was a rapper and encouraged Hook to pursue music by helping her…
DJ Dolce’s Interview with Bei Ru
By DJ Dolce As an Armenian American, it’s always a special experience for me to meet another person from our small diaspora and to connect on our shared experiences that unite us as a community. These experiences become even more…
Life Changes, Music, and Gilmore Girls: An Interview with Sam Phillipps
By Sophie Baron Gilmore Girls has been a series that comforted me throughout my teenage years, and well into my (somewhat) adult life. For those unfamiliar with the series: Gilmore Girls is an early 2000s coming of age “dramedy” that aired…
UMI: Live at the (virtual) Quarry Amphitheater
R&B artist UMI will perform live on Friday, December 4th at 6 PM. The 21-year-old artist from Seatle is known for her genre-bending style rooted in neo-soul and R&B. This event will be the first concert hosted virtually by UCSC's…
In Session: David Hood
By DJ Mixolydian For this week's In Session feature, we're traveling to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to acknowledge the terrific bass work of Mr. David Hood. Hood was a member of Rick Hall's "Swampers", a group of studio musicians in the Muscle…
In Session: Ron Carter (Feature Interview)
By DJ Mixolydian For this installment of In Session, KZSC was blessed to sit down (via Zoom) with legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter. Hailing from the greater Detroit area, Carter began his career as an upright bassist by playing gigs at…
In Session: Bob Babbitt
By DJ Mixolydian For this week's In Session feature, KZSC presents to you the music of Bob Babbitt. A legendary studio bassist who traded off sessions with James Jamerson of Motown Studios, Babbitt spent considerable time with both the Funk Brothers…
In Session: David T. Walker
In Session: By DJ Mixolydian Did the sound of the albums Innervisions, Let's Get It On, and Black Byrd leave a lasting impact on your ears and mind? Then you are a fan of the sweet sounds of David T. Walker's guitar…
DJ Dolce’s Entrevista con la banda Mundaka
By Audrey Peshkam Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to interview three out of four members of the band Mundaka. The band is based in Lima, Peru and is a part of the city’s small underground rock scene. The band…
Avant-Garde Jazz Playlist
Celebrate the birthday of the late Alice Coltrane by enjoying some spacey, complex psychedelic jazz!
Ladies of R&B Playlist
Soothe your soul with some of the best female voices of R&B from the 80's and 90's!
Psychedelic Funk Playlist
A curation of hits, rarities, and similar sounds of the one and only Mothership Connection, Parliament-Funkadelic!
INTERVIEW WITH TIM BLACK OF CAHOOTS / WHITE BIRD CLINIC ABOUT COMMUNITY SAFETY WITHOUT POLICE
By John Malkin CAHOOTS is there to provide an alternative to traditional public safety resources for all of those situations that police and other jurisdictions are being forced to respond to you without the right kind of training and without…
KZSC Jazz&Blues 8/9-8/17
Check back every Sunday for a playlist full of our jazz and blues spins of the week !
KZSC Jazz/Blues 7/27-8/3
Check back every Sunday for a playlist full of our jazz and blues spins of the week!
Artist Spotlight: Aethyriem
Story and Interview by DJ Pierce A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview two members of the band, Aethyriem, a local alt-metal band based in Scotts Valley, California. During the interview, I spoke with Zélee Sharnée, an 20-year-old…
Club Penguin X Soccer Mommy Live Show Review
By DJ Honey Bucket On April 16, the year of our lord, two thousand and twenty, indie rock quintet, Soccer Mommy, graced the virtual Club Penguin Rewritten stage to perform their newest album in its entirety to an audience of…
Destroy Boys at Noisepop (Bottom of the Hill) 3.1.20
By dj saratonin All photos by Sarah Tello. Attending our second night at Noisepop, DJ Frenzy and I were more than eager to catch the essential Bay Area four-piece, punk/rock band Destroy Boys. The previous night we desperately tried to…