As KZSC's Public Service Announcement Director I receive piles of emails every day. Just like tofu, the easier your submission is to digest, the faster you'll hear it on the air. Here are some of the basic points when sending…
When Between the Buried and Me came to San Francisco for Summer Slaughter, I had the great fortune to sit down with Dan Briggs and Dustie Waring. Of course, one of the main things we discussed in detail was their…
I think now is a very worthwhile time to point out the amazing upcoming metal albums that are dropping in this metallest of months. The list is as follows: BTBAM, Daylight Dies, Enslaved, Dethklok, Downfall of Gaia, Converge, Sylosis, Wintersun,…
Calvin Harris has been a popular act since the release of his first album I Created Disco. One of my favorite records ever was his second album Ready for the weekend. Lately though Mr. Harris has been making himself more of a…
Anybody who knows me knows that I am a Flying Lotus fanatic (fan) so of course I am going to blog about his new album released this month entitled "Until the Quiet Comes." This album continues Lotus' move away from…
Today and Today and Today, sweeps in this pretty place, from hour to hour. To the last sound of time left on this track, and all our yesterdays have lighted playlists. The way to dusty vinyl. Out! Out! Skips and…
Michael Bryant hosts this week's Talkabout with Elliot Hazen, Assistant Researcher at UCSC discussing climate change. Also joining Michael is Thorne Lay, professor of Earth and Marine Science at UCSC, talking about earthquakes and Santa Cruz county.
On Universal Grapevine this week is Susan Hillyard about a photo show at Louden Nelson Center; and with Bill Parkin about Safeway expansion in Aptos. Click the PLAY button to listen!
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a San Francisco institution. Establishing itself as a free festival has its perks... I mean for one, it's free! But this festival also prides on having some of the most recognized acts not only in bluegrass…
This weeks show features Susan Hillyard on the photo show at the Louden Nelson Center, as well as Bill Parkin about the Safeway expansion in Aptos.
Closet Free would like to inform you that October is LGBT history month presenting an interview with Stuart Loomis in 1980 describing gay life in San Francisco from WWII-1980! Click the PLAY button to listen!
School has officially started up again here at UCSC, and that means I'm multi-tasking between classes, digging through the newest batch of Loud Rock sent to KZSC and trying to watch the NFL. Who would have thought the Arizona Cardinals would be 4-0…
The duo of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will be playing Irish traditional fiddle tunes at two concerts this week, on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 7:30pm at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA and on Wednesday, October…
Tampa, Florida's Merchandise don't reinvent the wheel on this year's Children of Desire. The wheel they've got is damn fine, though. Combining the synthetic beats of New Wave and krautrock with soaring guitars and vocals, they create something that feels both modern…
In recent years the San Francisco Bay Area has produced some of the finest garage rock acts around. With such acts as Ty Segall, The Fresh and Onlys, Shannon and the Clams, and Wax Idols calling the area home, the…
On September 24, 2012 Chancellor George Blumenthal gave his State of the Campus Address to discuss UCSC's global impact over the past year, and the difficulties that lie ahead. Photo by Carolyn Lagatutta
TesseracT, known for being very finicky with their vocalists, have finally found their newest singer, Ashe O'Hara, who will hopefully be a more permanent addition than their last two. You can hear a snippet their newest song "Nocturne", which showcases…
Bruce has guest Scott Griffin on the show discussing the Nickelodeon Theater in Santa Cruz. Also on the show is Jim Emdy about opera season in Northern California.
KZSC has space for new UCSC student volunteers. No experience is needed (we provide the training), so if you're a UCSC Student with a passion for music, sports, talk radio and/or pizza, then a KZSC's Student Open House Event is…
The Colleen Raney Band will be playing traditional and contemporary Irish music at Don Quixote's International Music Hall in Felton, CA on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 7:30pm. Colleen was raised in Seattle, but is currently residing in Portland, and in…
Love our Instagram pictures we've been posting to our Facebook page? All of them are available for viewing on the KZSC website. Just look on the right hand side of our homepage, under the "RECENT TRACKS" and click the Instagram…