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The Top 50 Underground Rap Albums of 2022

Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
words by: Dorien Medina (Digital Media Coordinator 22-23') It’s that time of the season when everyone puts together their end-of-year lists to highlight the best music they heard, BUT this time I’m doing something a little different, because If I had to rank my favorite albums across ALL genres m [...]
words by: Dorien Medina (Digital Media Coordinator 22-23') It’s that time of the season when everyone puts together t [...]

Beyond The Burning of the Bank – IV Riots 1, 2 and 3

Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
Words By: Lekha Sapers UCSB lore is illustrious – particularly as it is documented from the KCSB lens. Coming from the archives coordinator herself, no event embodies the station’s core tenet more so than the February 25, 1970 Bank of America Burning. Station lore has documented this anti-establi [...]
Words By: Lekha Sapers UCSB lore is illustrious – particularly as it is documented from the KCSB lens. Coming from th [...]

Music Department’s Top Albums of 2022

Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Words by: Jack McKinnon (Int. Music Director), Justin Africawala (Music Librarian), & Marion Suchowiecky (Ext. Music Director) As 2022 has wrapped up, and 2023 has begun, KCSB’s music department has reflected upon their favorite releases of the year, and compiled them all, along wit [...]
Words by: Jack McKinnon (Int. Music Director), Justin Africawala (Music Librarian), & Marion Suchowiecky (Ext. Mus [...]
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January’s Add of The Month – And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Words By: Marion Suchowiecky (External Music Director 22-23')  Edited By: Ava Kuredjian  When I was 15 and in high school, I spent many lunch hours in the library, nervously poring over the lyrics of Father John Misty’s third album Pure Comedy. The omniscient narrator in this story p [...]
Words By: Marion Suchowiecky (External Music Director 22-23')  Edited By: Ava Kuredjian  When I was 15 a [...]

Zan Zendegi Azadi: Iranian Music and Revolution

Wednesday, December 21st, 2022
words by: Ava Kuredjian Music is a huge part of Iranian culture. From classical to jazz to pop to hiphop, Persian music covers every base imaginable. Before 1979, Iranian music was a meld of influences from around the world, merging them with a distinct Persian flair. However, after the Islamic R [...]
words by: Ava Kuredjian Music is a huge part of Iranian culture. From classical to jazz to pop to hiphop, Persian mus [...]

Something’s Happening in CDMX

Friday, December 09th, 2022
Words by Marion Suchowiecky, edited by Ava Kuredjian KCSBfm’s External Music Director, Marion Suchowiecky, sits down to reflect on her Thanksgiving weekend, a knee-deep delve into Mexico City’s music scene. This article is a dispatch and scene report from CDMX, from the point of view of a former [...]
Words by Marion Suchowiecky, edited by Ava Kuredjian KCSBfm’s External Music Director, Marion Suchowiecky, sits down [...]
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December’s Add of the Month: Kadhja Bonet’s California Holiday

Friday, December 09th, 2022
words by Jack McKinnon, Internal Music Director 22 As Thanksgiving ends and we are approaching the holiday season, we need to find some new festive music to diversify our seasonal needs. What we really need is some soul music to soothe our own souls while we sip hot cocoa by the firepla [...]
words by Jack McKinnon, Internal Music Director 22 As Thanksgiving ends and we are approaching the holiday [...]

ExComm Holiday Playlist

Friday, December 09th, 2022
This holiday season, KCSBfm’s executive committee put their heads together to bring you the best tunes to keep you warm and jolly! We hope these songs will be the soundtrack to your wholesome winter season!  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eAvOyajeq7HDm8BXwhHBF?si=533c313811eb4b6b MARION’S RE [...]
This holiday season, KCSBfm’s executive committee put their heads together to bring you the best tunes to keep you war [...]

Acid Dad Interview

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
by Marion Suchowiecky Last month, Marion Suchowiecky, KCSBfm’s External Music Director, sat down with the New York psych-rock band, Acid Dad. They talked about their most recent tour with the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, their approach to music, their recent singles, and (most importantly), putt pu [...]
by Marion Suchowiecky Last month, Marion Suchowiecky, KCSBfm’s External Music Director, sat down with the New York ps [...]

Native American Heritage Month Resources

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022
With November being Native American Heritage Month, the music department wanted to do a little something to recognize all of the immensely talented artists with indigenous backgrounds. Of course, the scope of music by Native artists is very broad, and ranges from traditional instrumental sounds, [...]
With November being Native American Heritage Month, the music department wanted to do a little something to recogniz [...]
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