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PANIC IN DETROIT: The Music of Michigan from Motown to Motor City! on “Rock It Properly” (Sunday, May 13)
Of her next broadcast (Sunday, May 13), "Rock It Properly" host Darla Bea writes: "Class is in session for another lesson brought to you by KCSB's very own School of Rock: learn about the incredibly diverse sounds of Detroit, Michigan, from Motown's soul and R&B music scene to the classic garage, punk-rock, and funk sounds of the Motor City. [...]
KCSB’s POPPED CULTURE Film Series Presents 1971 Cult-Classic VANISHING POINT (Thursday, May 17: Isla Vista Theater 2)
In honor of our Golden Anniversary celebrating 50 Years of People-Powered Radio, KCSB’s free “Popped Culture: Radio Goes to the Movies” spring series presents noteworthy motion pictures that feature radio as a key element. On Thursday, May 17th, 8pm in UCSB's Isla Vista Theater 2, we present a 1971 car-chase cult-classic: Vanishing [...]
“Global Rock Docs” Film Series – UCSB Professor David Novak Guests on “The Freak Power Ticket” (Monday, May 7th)
Later today, Monday, May 7th, from 11am until noon, Ted Coe, host of “The Freak Power Ticket,” will be joined by guest David Novak, an Assistant Professor at UCSB whose field is Ethnomusicology. Novak will be discussing a class he is teaching this spring, called Global Rock Docs, a follow-up to a similar course last spring Rock Docs, which [...]
KCSB-FM 91.9 Announces ‘Popped Culture: Radio Goes to the Movies’ Spring Film Series Calendar!
Celebrating 50 Years of People-Powered Radio, KCSB-FM 91.9 presents Popped Culture: Radio Goes to the Movies, a free series of significant motion pictures from around the globe that feature radio as a key element. Originating during UCSB's Winter quarter (with screenings of Ousmane Sembène’s Moolaadé and George Armitage's Grosse Pointe [...]
MEXICAN RADIO: Chicano Rock and Latino Grooves on ‘Rock It Properly’ (Sunday, May 6)
Of her next broadcast (Sunday, May 6th), DJ DARLA BEA (aka "La Maestra de los Discos") writes: “¡La Escuela de Rock is in Session! In honor of Cinco de Mayo, tune in for Chicano Rock classics and the variety of genres that Mexican music has to offer… There'll be a sampling of other Latin grooves too! Call 805-893-2424 for Ticket Giveaways [...]
KCSB Founder Bill Harrison Interviewed on “Real Gauchos” – PODCAST NOW ONLINE!
Today on “Real Gauchos," Paul Rivas interviewed KCSB founder Bill Harrison on: creating the radio station in 1962 out of Anacapa Hall at UCSB but not allowing rock music, the early sixties still being the fifties, his fantastic chldhood in Santa Barbara, having great mentors, getting his start in the La Cumbre Junior High School theater program, [...]
KCSB’s Alumni Weekend Celebrates Station’s 50th Anniversary During “All-Gaucho Reunion”
KCSB celebrates its 50th Anniversary during this weekend's All-Gaucho Reunion at UCSB. Proceedings will feature numerous activities reuniting dozens of former programmers, who will share their stories, insights, memorabilia, and music with current programmers, student leaders, university staff and administrators, listeners, and others. An [...]
A Tribute to the Pirate-Radio Cult Film PUMP UP THE VOLUME on “The Freak Power Ticket” (Monday, April 23)
On the next edition of "The Freak Power Ticket," producer/host Ted Coe writes: "From 11am-12noon I'll be paying tribute to Allan Moyle’s cult pirate-radio film, Pump Up the Volume (1990). In Pump Up the Volume, Christian Slater plays Mark, an intelligent but shy teenager in suburban Arizona who secretly sets up shop as a provocative [...]
DOWN UNDER WONDERS: Australian Dance Party & Special Tribute to the Bee Gees on “Rock It Properly” (Sunday, April 22)
Of her next broadcast, DJ Darla says: "On this week’s lesson from KCSB's School of Rock we’ll be taking a musical journey to the land 'Down Under' for an Australian Dance Party. Learn about the artists & genres that rock the Outback. Stay tuned for a Special Tribute to The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb (and his massively popular 70's group) and the [...]
KCSB’s “Popped Culture” Film Series Presents Indian Classic DIL SE on Thursday, May 3rd (UCSB Music Bowl, aka The Bollywood Bowl)
In honor of our Golden Anniversary celebrating 50 Years of People-Powered Radio, KCSB’s free “Popped Culture: Radio Goes to the Movies” spring series presents noteworthy motion pictures that feature radio as a key element. On Thursday, May 3rd, at the "Bollywood Bowl" (aka the UCSB Music Bowl) starting at 8pm, our next "Popped Culture" [...]
