Highway 17 Landslides
Many students here at UCSC live either on campus or within the city of Santa Cruz. Catching the City Metro, riding a bike, or simply walking out of their dorms and straight to class is the most commuting that the…
Tycho at Treasure Island Music Festival
This past October, two of KZSC's DJs had the opportunity to head up to the Bay Area's annual Treasure Island Music Festival and sit down with Scott Hansen, the frontman and creator of the ambient electronic band Tycho.
Cherry Glazerr: Sold out show at the Catalyst 2/12
After three years since their last album, Cherry Glazerr is back in full force with their new album "Apocalipstick". The new album is full of foot stomping, hard hitting rock reminiscent of the White Stripes and the Runaways. They'll…
SOB X RBE Interview & Concert Review by riz aka djrsd of KZSC Santa Cruz
I caught up with the hottest artists on the block right now, from my hometown Vallejo, located in the North Bay Area, SOB X RBE. The group was on tour with Platinum recording artist and producer Sage The Gemini, and…
Santa Cruz Music Festival at Downtown
The Santa Cruz Music Festival returns to downtown February 18th and 19th. Over 250 mostly local artists are playing at venues on and near Pacific Avenue. And this year, KZSC programmers will be broadcasting interviews and some music from the event! Listen in to get a taste of the amazing local music scene that we are blessed with--and come out to the festival to support the hardworking musicians live!
Nef The Pharoah Interview & Concert Review
I caught Vallejo rapper, Nef The Pharoah last week during his Changuary Tour stop at the Catalyst. We talked about his extensive amount of vlogging done in high school, Nardwaur, and alcohols endorsed by other rap artists. Enjoy that and…
RPM Charts January 2017
A lot is happening in the world of RPM! Our new KZSC Winter Schedule started just last week and our RPM shows have started out with a bang. We have The Groove Institute with Black Cow Tuesdays at 9pm, Night…
Activism in Santa Cruz County
The Artists on Art show for January 18th, 2017, featured spiritual activist and author, Ami Chen, community activist Miriam Stombler and Didje Koffa to talk about the protests happening in Santa Cruz County in response to the inauguration of the 45th President…
Reporting Unbiased News in a Divided Country
Tune in this Friday and Saturday to KZSC for updates from DJs who will be in our nation's capital, as well as our home of Santa Cruz, CA and the greater Bay Area. No exaggerations, only eye-witness accounts from us to you. KZSC's students are teaming up with Student Media at UCSC to send student reporters to D.C. and create multimedia projects based on these events and more. "Like" Santa Cruz Media Coalition on Facebook for more unbiased media that's to come. And, of course, keep an eye out on KZSC's Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter for more reports and photographs.
LOUD ROCK JANUARY CHARTS
Brrrrrr my goodness it's getting chilly! To get you through this inclement weather, and as a reward for surviving the holidays, here are some great loud rock releases from the month of January and the latter half of December. Black…
Wobbleland in San Jose: back for 3 days!
Wobbleland 2017 back at the City National Civic in San Jose, February 17, 18 and 19 Wobbleland is back for three days this year! One of the most well known bass festivals of NorCal is back in San Jose. Last year,…
How the Internet revolutionized the way we consume music
Some people say that the dawn of the digital era is synonymous with the end of traditional radio. The rise of Internet radio stations would have made the original ones become obsolete. Their emergence, at the beginning of the 90’s,…
Looking forward to another year at Lightning in a Bottle
Lightning In a Bottle 2017 Prepares for Early Ticket Sell Out with New Presale Release Plan We are very excited to announce that Lightning in a Bottle is coming back to San Antonio Recreation Area just a two hour drive south of Santa…
Zeds Dead Interview (Halloween Night @ The Catalyst)
Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Canada. Dylan Mamid, also known as DC, and Zachary Rapp-Rovan, also known as Hooks. These two artists rose to prominence releasing original music and remixes from 2009–10 before becoming a…
LOUD ROCK DECEMBER CHARTS + UPCOMING INTERVIEWS
The quarter is coming to a close, and the air continues to drop in temperature... End-of-year lists are being prepared, and folks are turning in for the holidays... But that doesn't mean the month of December can't be host to…
All is Bright: Anuhea, with Justin Young At Moe’s Alley
Anuhea's Coming to Town! And she's bringing Justin Young! Playing Moe's Ally Thursday, December 15th, a show that features holiday jams direct from the Hawaiian Islands. In the cold of midwinter, this might be the touch of warmth you can use.
Caleborate Interview & Concert Review
Wassup radio family, Last week I caught up with Berkeley rapper, Caleborate for a hefty interview before his headlining show in the Atrium. Rizal Aliga aka Mr. Hella Hyphy himself was also in attendance and wrote a solid concert review which…
Wiki Wiki Wednesday, Grateful for Artful Waves of Generosity
The Santa Cruz and Hawai'i surf connection was solidified again, recently. Fletch and JD, of the aSanta Cruz Board Builders Guild and Jeffery Devine Rockets, who work out of Doug Haut's surf shop on the Westside of Santa Cruz, conspired with Wiki Wiki Wednesday music program founder MB for a tremendous surprise—an original art surf board!
WARM BREW! Tracing their Footsteps…
Warm Brew is quintessentially West Coast – the two are synonymous. Their lyrics, though, are anonymous. (you’ll never hear ‘em copy! Top Notch Baby! Never coming less, sky’s the limit, you gots to believe up in… the Brew!)…
Why We Should Be Listening to the Female Voices of Hip Hop
Hip hop is uniquely powerful because it sits comfortably at the borderline between poetry and song. It bridges the gap between the two, and in turn contains the qualities of both song and spoken word. Unlike poems (or any other…
LOUD ROCK NOVEMBER CHARTS
So much beautiful metal is released this time of year...must be the weather, I suppose! Here's some of my top picks for the brutal-est and grooviest metal out now. Urfaust - Empty Space Meditation (Black Metal) Ulcerate - Shrines of Paralysis (Death Metal)…