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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
Make Drunk Cool Again - RXK Nephew This review is not for the faint of heart. I foreword my review with this statement because RXK Nephew makes music that is egregiously alternative - it’s music that sounds so anti-music that it wavers into its own subgenre. At the young age of 27, RXK Nephew’s pro [...]
Make Drunk Cool Again - RXK Nephew This review is not for the faint of heart. I foreword my review with this statement [...]

March’s Add of the Month: Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra’s Promises

Saturday, April 03rd, 2021
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. This month, Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London S [...]
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left [...]

KCSB x OPEN MIKE EAGLE INTERVIEW

Saturday, March 20th, 2021
Open Mike Eagle's new project is quite literally about Anime, Trauma and Divorce. It’s a nonchalant trip down the rabbit hole of Michael W. Eagle II’s spiraling imagination as he works through a divorce, the trauma that proceeds & ensues, and it’s all told through comical lyrics and his signatur [...]
Open Mike Eagle's new project is quite literally about Anime, Trauma and Divorce. It’s a nonchalant trip down the rabbit [...]

January’s Add of the Month: Boldy James’ Manger on McNichols

Tuesday, February 02nd, 2021
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. This month, Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on Boldy James' latest album, “Manger on McNichols [...]
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left [...]

A KCSB Winter Playlist: Yousef & Finnegan Like Winter

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
We present to you: A KCSB Winter Playlist, "Yousef & Finnegan Like Winter"! "Happy holidays from your Music Directors here at KCSB! Sadly, we can’t give you any gifts in person this year, but we’ve curated a very special **wintertime** playlist for your listening pleasure. Cozy up by the [...]
We present to you: A KCSB Winter Playlist, "Yousef & Finnegan Like Winter"! "Happy holidays from your Music D [...]

November’s Add of the Month: Chester Watson’s A Japanese Horror Film

Monday, November 30th, 2020
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. This month, Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on Chester Watson’s latest album, “A Japanese Horr [...]
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left [...]

Tape Quarantine: The Rapture’s Echoes

Sunday, October 04th, 2020
With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in their collection. This time around, they dive deep into the genesis of dance punk and the Rapture's Echoes. [...]
With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their per [...]

September’s Add of the Month: Bbymutha’s Muthaland

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. This month, Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on Bbymutha's latest album, "Muthaland," released [...]
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left [...]

Tape Quarantine: Chorus by Flying Saucer Attack

Friday, September 18th, 2020
With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in their collection. This week, they take a look into the evolution of the shoegaze genre through various representat [...]
With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their per [...]

Tape Quarantine: Blonder Tongue Audio Baton by the Swirlies

Thursday, September 17th, 2020
With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in their collection. This week, they take a look into the evolution of the shoegaze genre through various representat [...]
With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their per [...]