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 -…
Programmer of the Month: David Anton Savage
In the fall of 1989, Unfiltered Camels was born on the airwaves of The Great 88. The Middle Eastern and North African music show was run by a few DJs when towards the end of 1998, it was announced that it would…
Loud Rock: The First Headbang of September
This week in new metal features the stripped down version of Katatonia's release from last year Dead End Kings. It's more acoustic and mellow than their past releases, which is saying something since they're usually pretty chillaxed. Other releases…
Rosetta’s The Anaesthete: A Transformation Worth Exploring Instead Goes Ignored
Post metal outfit Rosetta have recently undergone a thorough face-lift. Their “modernized” band logo is entirely unreadable. Their new album cover is a striking aberration from the ensemble's previous artworks. They've become their own band, removing themselves from their previous…
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Float Along and Fill Their Lungs with the Sounds of Space
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are a seven-piece psychedelic rock group from Victoria, Australia, whose previous albums (including 2012's garagey/surfy psych rock jam sesh 12 Bar Bruise and this year's Morricone-and-Jodorowsky-telling-stories-by-the-campfire mini-opus Eyes Like the Sky) rocked harder than…
New World Charts Finishing up August
The last week of August's new world, yo! Chico Trujillo and Gogol Bordello getting the top spots, Femi Kuti still a fav! 1 CHICO TRUJILLO Gran Pecador Barbes 2 GOGOL BORDELLO Pura Vida Conspiracy ATO 3 FEMI KUTI No Place…
FATHER JOHN MISTY & Friends: Benefit for the Henry Miller Memorial Library Sept. 19
Jesse Goodman with Peter Hale, (((folkYEAH!))), and the Henry Miller Library present an evening with Father John Misty and poets Anne Waldman, Ambrose Bye, and Sara Goodman at the Henry Miller Memorial Library's 10th Benefit Concert on Thursday, September 19th at…
RPM Charts First Week of September
Once again, we see Moderat at the top of the charts, with Disclosure and Zomby still popular! That Jon Hopkins single featuring vocals from Purity Ring is also climbing the charts. 1 MODERAT II Mute 2 FOREST SWORDS Engravings Tri…