SCARED SENIOR!
That's right lovely listeners, you wouldn't believe it but many UCSC students and KZSC DJs have begun their last year as undergraduate banana slugs. Commonly, I like to write a blog about a new fun event or cool artist that…
Loud Rock Charts: First Charts for LOUDROCKTOBER
If you missed our #1 Loud Rock band, The Safety Fire, this past Monday, you are doing yourself a disservice. They are one of the best upcoming progressive metal bands currently out there, and they have a freaking british accent.…
Rock Charts – First Week Of October
Top 10: 1. TERRY MALTS - Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere 2. JOANNA GRUESOME - Weird Sister 3. JACUZZI BOYS - Jacuzzi Boys 4. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 5. DODOS - Carrier 6. DR. DOG - B-Room 7.…
New Electronic/RPM
Students are back at UCSC. You'll hear electronic music blasting from dorm to dorm, but here's what's Top 10 on KZSC: JACKSON AND HIS COMPUTER BAND/Glow (Warp) MODERAT/II (Mute) CANBLASTER/Infinite [EP](Marble) JESSY LANZA/Pull My Hair Back (Hyperdub) SINJIN HAWKE/The Lights…
College Radio Day Today!
Happy College Radio Day! Today KZSC will band together with over 500 College Radio stations around the world to celebrate the low end of the FM band. Beginning last year College Radio Day has been celebrating and bringing awareness to…
Bua, Tues Oct 1st
Bua, a band from Chicago playing Irish traditional music, will be appearing at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Tues, Oct 1, 2013 at 7:30pm. Presented by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay, Bua consists of four musicians playing…
Rock Charts – Last Week of September
Top 10: 1. DODOS - Carrier 2. JOANNA GRUESOME - Weird Sister 3. JACUZZI BOYS - Jacuzzi Boys 4. TERRY MALTS - Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere 5. DENT MAY - Warm Blanket 6. CRYSTAL STILTS - Nature Noir 7.…
Depeche Mode’s new CD “DELTA MACHINE”
Depeche Mode's new CD "DELTA MACHINE" has the group back with the electro-grundge sound that harkens back to their mid '90s material. The group now features a full-time drummer and Martin seems to play guitars most of the time. 'Welcome…
Loud Rock Charts Late September
This week in Loud Rock: prog metal giants Dream Theater released their highly anticipated self-titled album. Other prog metal bands making waves include Safety Fire (currently on tour with Between the Buried and Me) and Twelve Foot Ninja who will…
Mànran, Wed Sep 25th
From Scotland, Mànran will be performing at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 7:30pm. Mànran is a six-member high-energy band playing a mix of Scottish traditional and contemporary music, singing in both Gaelic and English.…
Rock Charts – Third Week of September
Top 10: 1. JOANNA GRUESOME - Weird Sister 2. NO AGE - An Object 3. TY SEGALL - Sleeper 4. DODOS - Carrier 5. MALLARD - Finding Meaning In Deference 6. KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES - Idle No More…
Beyond Wonderland Giveaway
It’s not every day that international DJs come through the Bay Area. Reason enough for KZSC’s RPM & Promo departments to get excited about "Beyond Wonderland" next weekend. The weekend festival September 28th & 29th will highlight the best from…
UCSC Boardwalk Frolic
UCSC Students: The Boardwalk Frolic is exclusive event for you. Come meet other students and join KZSC DJs on Monday, September 23 as we provide the soundtrack for the first bash of the new school year. Transportation from campus is…
Furthur Sept. 27th
Over their long strange strip the Grateful Dead frequented Berkeley's Greek Theatre. Even past the band's tenure original members have made their way back to the charming ampitheatre often. Phil Lesh and Bob Weir continue this tradition on September 27-29…
KZSC Hip Hop Top 10 Chart Mid-September
2013 turned out to be a very good summer for Hip-hop. As we start the school year, here are KZSC's top Hip Hop new releases in September: 1 FLATBUSH ZOMBIES - Better Off Dead (Electric KoolAde Records) 2 UNDERACHIEVERS -…
The Slugs Return!
KZSC prides itself on being a community based radio station, and boy are we excited to welcome in our new members of the Santa Cruz community! That's right, a fresh batch of UCSC Banana Slugs will be moving onto campus…
RPM Charts Second Week of September 2013
Top 10: 1 JACKSON AND HIS COMPUTER BAND Glow Warp 2 ATROPOLIS Transitions Cumba Mela 3 GOLD PANDA Half Of Where You Live Ghostly 4 DISCLOSURE Settle Cherrytree-Interscope 5 MODERAT II Mute 6 LORN Debris [EP] Ninja Tune 7 BLUE…
KZSC Jazz Charts First Week of Spetember
I hope you had a good long labor day weekend! Unless you're like some of us who face the irony of working on labor day, the long weekend is an indicator that summer is on it's way out. As the…
Electronic Music Charts Finishing up August
What's being played: 1 MODERAT II Mute 2 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Legend Remixed Tuff Gong-UME-Island 3 TECLA We Are The Lucky Ones Mayimba 4 PINK GIN Blame Me [EP] ClubMod 5 MINDELIXIR Lunology Outside 6 PRETTY LIGHTS Color…
Rock Charts – Second Week of September
Top 10: 1. TY SEGALL - Sleeper 2. NO AGE - An Object 3. JACUZZI BOYS - Jacuzzi Boys 4. KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES - Idle No More 5. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 6. THE MALLARD -…