Will It Blend #6: Detached Emotions
In this installment of WIB, we move beyond genres to “the feels.†What is it about music that makes it emotional? How are natural human instincts related to this? And how does detachment lend itself to emotion? When I hear…
Collaborative “Top 10” from Our Music Department
Here's a collaborative "Top 10" Playlist (in no particular order) from our wonderful Music Department staff and volunteers... 1."Forgiven/Forgotten" - Angel Olsen "I've listened to this song so much since I heard it for the first time a few days ago." 2.…
Interview with Tom Kennedy 11/26
Be sure to tune in next Tuesday, November 26 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. to Tony Palkovic's jazz show to hear an exclusive interview with acoustic jazz musician Tom Kennedy!
“Animated Albums” Returns with ‘Glacier’ by Teen Daze
Hello from your friendly DJ Rubix! (Long time no post, I know.)Â Thanks to the insanity of senior year, I haven't had time to DJ full-time or write for the blog. However, I just reviewed "Glacier" by Teen Daze for…
Music Charts for Nov. 11
1. Â SKI LODGE, Big Heart, Dovecote 2. Â THE AQUADOLLS, Stoked On You E,P Self-Released 3. Â JOHN WIZARDS, John Wizards, Planet Mu 4. Â LAS KELLIES, Total Exposure, Fire Records 5. Â TY SEGALL, Sleeper, Drag City 6. Â FRANKIE ROSE, Herein Wild, Fat…
Guest-Tony Monaco!
Be sure to tune in this Tuesday, November 19 from 12:00-2:00 pm on Tony Palkovic's "Jazz Show" for a guest interview with renowned jazz organist Tony Monaco!
Will It Blend #5: Rockin’ Swing
Beware, there are epidemics on the loose. Swing, no matter if you know swing styles of dance or not, has been known to cause involuntary body bouncin’, uncontrollable shakin’, and stylish struttin’ among listeners. Rock, meanwhile, seems to cause violent…
“Boss Guy In Claremont” Celebrates 30 Years with KSPC!
Congratulations to John Stout, one of our amazing community volunteers/DJs, on celebrating 30 years with KSPC! Now that's dedication! Thanks for all the great work you've done for us over the years! Be sure to tune in to his show "Boss Guy…
DJ Slava’s “Top 10” Playlist
1. John Fahey - "In Christ There is No East or West" This eerie serenity in John Fahey's music leaves one feeling as if a small fragment of time and space has been held in place, suspended, his lightly dissonant…
Larry the Fox’s Recent Interview of Jazz Virtuoso Dr. Reed Gratz
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Movie Music-A Better Life
Alright. Here’s where I start delving into the film scores, so if classical music isn’t typically your thing, just bear with me for a moment. For those of you who actually do listen to your fair share of film scores,…
Music Charts-Oct. 28
Top 30 1. Â KELLEY STOLTZ, Double Exposure, Third Man Records 2. Â SAID THE WHALE, Hawaii, Hidden Pony 3. KING KRULE, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, True Panther 4. Â TV GHOST, Disconnect, In the Red 5. Â THE HERMS, Drop Out Vol.…
Interchange Highlight
This past week on KSPC's talk program The Interchange we celebrate the month of monsters and magic with a special radio drama entitled "The Robot Killer" performed by Claremont Colleges' Bottom Line Theatre. Listen below to see what happens when…
Music Charts-Oct. 24, 2013
1. ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER, R Plus Seven, Warp Records                                                                           2. TY SEGALL, Sleeper, Drag City 3. BOARDS OF CANADA, Tomorrow's Harvest, Warp Records 4. ADULT. The Way Things Fall, Ghostly International 5. JACKSON SCOTT, Melbourne, Fat Possum 6. BASS DRUM…
Will It Blend #4: Nonchalant Spoken-Word Rock
This week’s genre is more widespread than the previous niches. As usual, we will look at this issue by analyzing a main band, chiefly CAKE for this week. There are plenty of bands who have blended rap and rock before,…
Movie Music-Searching For Sugar Man
As far as I am aware, there are not many films made about 70 year-old men from Detroit, Michigan with a Wikipedia profile listing them as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, poet, excavation worker, and demolition worker. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)…
REED GRATZ GUESTS ON “ALL THAT JAZZ”
Dr. Reed Gratz will be a guest on DJ Larry the Fox's show "All that Jazz" at 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 19. Dr. Gratz is a Professor of Music and Music Department Chair at the University of La Verne.…
Movie Music-Ruby Sparks
I’m a dancer, so music has always been a very important part of my life. Truth be told, however, my taste in music, which happens to very eclectic if not somewhat bipolar, is based much more on gut reactions than…
Interchange Poetry Highlight-Stephanie Huang
KSPC's latest installment of The Interchange, our Public Affairs program, featured the work of Stephanie Huang, whose poem "Flora" can be found below. "I'm a sophomore at Scripps majoring in Media Studies and minoring in Poetry. For me, poetry…
Will It Blend 3: Swedish Experiprog Electropolkaclassical
To be honest, this is one of the hardest types to categorize out of my repertoire. The WIB for this week is based mostly off of the Swedish band Wintergatan. They have a general air of electronic, but also…