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From the Archives: The Black Student Union at UCSB on the Freedom of Angela Davis

https://www.kcsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ANGELADAVISRALLY-1.mp3 Angela Davis is a woman known for her assumption of multiple positions. Perhaps she best fields the identity of renowned UC Professor of Philosophy– or stalwart communist leader – or scholar, champion of Black rights, among other honorifics. By the…

blog featured music playlists May 31, 2022

❀ Music Department Spring Playlist ❀

MARION’S RECS “Lady In The Darkest Hour” - Kate Bollinger - Kate Bollinger’s voice is so remarkably sweet. This is a song about being patient when times are tough, and trusting that better days are around the corner. My favorite parts of this…

blog featured from the archives interviews May 26, 2022

Live Reporting the Bank of America Burning: KCSB Oral History

Words by Lekha Sapers, Archives Coordinator Cy Godfrey is the owner of perhaps the best-known last words in KCSB History: I did not set the bank on fire. As General Manager between 1969 and 1970, Godfrey led the station…

blog events featured May 21, 2022

KCSB-FM Co-Presents: Ceylon International Film Festival

The Ceylon International Film Festival (CEYIFF) will be held Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Lobero Theatre. Dedicated to presenting international and Sri Lankan cinema to film enthusiasts, CEYIFF is the first-ever Sri Lankan Film Festival organized outside of…

blog DJ Posts featured music playlists May 20, 2022

Exploring Asian American Artists with EASTBOUND

Words by Justin Huang boylife boylife is the solo project of Ryan Yoo of mmmonika, a Los Angeles-based indie band. The boylife sound was first introduced with the song peas, a song more reminiscent of a slow R&B song with upscaled production and…

blog featured music music reviews May 16, 2022

May’s Add of the Month: Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

Words by: Yousef Srour, Internal Music Director It’s been 30 years since Spiritualized's first album (with most of this catalogue now available domestically on Fat Possum Records). It’s a long time in which you can redefine your sound, taking influence from pop culture,…

blog events featured music May 14, 2022

KCSB X Ventura Music Hall: Summer Concerts

The Ventura Music Hall and KCSB-FM are partnering on an exciting slate of shows to kick off this summer season! From psychedelic rock to alternative R&B, there’s something for everyone! ????️ With an intimate setting, fresh craft food, and drinks served in-house, the Ventura…

at the station blog events featured interviews music May 3, 2022

ZelooperZ x KCSB Interview

KCSB's Music Director Yousef Srour sat down with ZelooperZ on April 10th, 2022 in support of his performance at the Hub. Srour inquired on Z's Detroit roots, his latest release Get WeT.Radio, recent collaborations, and Z's signature vocal style. Video by Dorien Medina Interview by…

at the station blog featured interviews April 30, 2022

Meet KCSB’s Founder Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison founded KCSB (Navajo Radio) in his dorm room in 1962 when he was a student at UC Santa Barbara. Now, as KCSB FM celebrates 60 years on the air, KCSB's archives coordinator Lekha Sapers speaks with Harrison, to find out how…

blog featured music playlists April 29, 2022

☆60TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYLIST☆

To celebrate KCSBfm’s 60th anniversary, the music department, with the help of DJ Darla Bea, created a playlist showcasing our favorite tunes from each decade since KCSB’s inception. 1960s - MARION I’ll preface this by saying that KCSB did play classical music for the first…

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