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…
MARCO ALEXANDER INTERVIEW w/ RIZZYSTAYDIZZY
The Living Legend Behind the Lens, Marco Alexander links up with our Hip Hop Director RIZZYSTAYDIZZY. In Marco's first interview, they talk background, media, scheduling, growth, billboard status, Red Bull, & more! Recorded at So Fresh Clothing in Downtown Santa Cruz on January…
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…
djsap’s Top 10 Albums of 2018 (and how they made her feel)
djsap of ankle biters shares her Top 10 of 2018 and how they made her feel. #10 SALES, Forever and Ever “Your Own”, “Talk a Lot” An emotional album that plays with my feelings of reflection and independence. #9…
Cassette Dream’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
I've spent 2018 listening hard to music so you don't have to. To the best of my memory here are my top albums. The list is incomplete, I was unable to listen to everything that came out this year :(…
DJ Hari’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
This year brought so much good music that I couldn't keep up with it and making this list was hell on earth. 10) Mitski, Be the Cowboy, Dead Oceans A slight sonic departure from Puberty 2, but a welcome one. Mitski shows…
Blucat’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
Recently christened KZSC DJ, Blucat, shares his Top 10 Albums of 2018. 10. Natalia loufocarde- Musas Vol.2- The Second installment to Natalia Loufocarde’s Musas. The artist and her merry band, Los Macarenos, bring listeners another album of southern American Folk…
DJ Maladroit’s Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2018
Pixelation Sensation's DJ Maladroit shares his Top 10 Albums of 2018. Superorganism - Self-titled Fusing indie poptimism with bedroom psychedelia, Superorganism playfully meanders during its just over 30 minute running time to provide comfort for the anxiety-ridden teen in all…
We’re Announcing a New Website for 2019
KZSC is proud to announce that our website is now updated for the 2010s in style!
Album Review: “Some Rap Songs” by Earl Sweatshirt
by DJ Hari, DJ Lavendar, DJ Cheeto, & Cameron Cardwell Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All, or simply, Odd Future hit the independent hip hop scene over a decade ago with a characteristically adolescent wave of impact, spawning a cult…