I speak for all of the KCSC staff when I say thank you to all of our loyal listeners, supporters, and alumni for your constant backing and love for the station. Without every single person along this journey, this dream wouldn’t have come to life.

I would like to give special thanks to a handful of people in particular (cue the orchestra, I’ve been practicing this speech in front of the mirror for awhile and I want everything to be perfect): to Peter DiFalco; our station engineer, for the priceless support, advice and expertise he has thrown our way; Denise Crosswhite, The Government Affairs Officers, Curtis Sicheneder and everyone with the Associated Students who have helped us along the way; Stephanie Swengel, Anita Rivas, and all of the alumni current KCSCers have had the pleasure of meeting this past year; previous BOD members, especially Jill Cleveland and Mike Chouinard, for paving the way for us; and last but not least, the current Board of Directors at KCSC for sticking it out through every single obstacle and remaining the weirdest, closest knit group of people I’ve had the pleasure of working with.

So please won’t you do us the favor of tuning into KCSCradio.com tomorrow, starting at 8am, for the sole reason all of this has taken place–to bring you the very best in live, unadulterated college radio. Your ears will thank you.

Quinn

Another semester is upon us and you all know what that means…TIME TO BE A KICK ASS DJ FOR KCSCRADIO.COM.

That’s right, at the beginning of every semester KCSC hosts our two informational meetings/DJ/Intern Sign-Ups. This is an opportunity for any CSU Chico student to become part of the KCSC team and receive up to 3 units of graded credit while doing so.

Here’s what you need to know:
**We will have 2 informational meetings. In order to smoothly move through the sign-up process and not miss out on any critical info, I strongly encourage you to come to both meetings.

**PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING DAY HAS CHANGED FROM THURSDAYS TO WEDNESDAYS**

First Meeting:
-Wednesday, January 25 at 7pm in Langdon 302 (first Wednesday of school)

Second, follow-up Meeting:
-Wednesday, February 1 at 7pm in Langdon 302 (second Wednesday of school)

If you have any questions, stop by the KCSC table the first week of school in Trinity Commons from Monday-Thursday from 11-2 (weather pending) and we will bestow knowledge upon you.

Updates:

KCSC has moved! We have said farewell to the Breadbox on 5th and Ivy and hello to Room 006 in the basement of the BMU. We are still moving odds and ends and trying to get things in order, so we are not officially open for business but keep your eyes and ears open for our official ribbon cutting extravaganza!

As always, if you have any questions feel free to contact me (Quinn Mattingly, the General Manager): gm@kcscradio.com.

Hope to see millions of beautiful faces at our meetings!

Artist – Andre Detoxx

Album – She Believed in Me EP

Label – UM Records

Promoter – Kahua Promotions

Release Date – Nov. 28, 2011

Uk / Poland based Dj / Producer serves up some fresh material with his newest EP She Believed in Me. This EP features two new original tracks as well as a remix of the first track, Nightchords, and two of the second, Redeem. The featured artists making an appearance on this ep are none other than Australia’s own YokoO and Canada’s producer duo HouseRiders; Jeff Fontaine & Martin ‘Deep’ Spelle. Fontaine and Spelle are both featured as HouseRiders on one track and separately on the last. This makes it seem that their collaboration on the first track was done together and on the last was apart. Though it does not seem to be specified anywhere that I have found.

Toxx seems to have been busy these last few months playing plenty of night clubs, writing mixtapes, and collaborating with other artists. Each month he releases a new hour long house mixtape know as The GrooveBar collection for audiences to enjoy. He also has a house radio show on tuesdays at http://www.houseradio.pl/. Sounds like he would fit in great with all of us at Kcsc! Toxx has always focused on a deep house style with plenty of influence from jazz, lounge, soul, and funk. Although he has also been known to dabble in some tech house and vocal house.

The EP begins with two original tracks that feature deep / tech house drums and bass that moves the song through each sweeping phrase as fleeting atmospheric tones present you with an ambient sea in which to you loose yourself. This first track Nightchords features more of a dancy feel to the deep house roots with heavy hitting bass and bright high-hats that weave a progression with the airy synths and various drum embellishments that can only be topped off by a catchy piano lick.

The second song Redeem is similar to the first song in its ambient synth progression and heavy hitting bass, but displays influence from lounge and jazz with its softer drums, progressive bass, as well as an awesome sax ‘break’ during the latter half of the track. This track also features audio sampling of ‘street noise’ in the background with the sounds of many people conversing in the foreground. This almost sounds like a subway area, maybe bus stop, basically the sounds of just some of people gathered inside or underground.

The rest of the EP features remixes of those two tracks, the first being a remix of Nightchords, and the last two being remixes of Redeem.

YokoO’s Nightchords remix is well constructed. He begins the track with some ascending ambiance before bringing things in more of a dancy direction like the original song. Though unlike its predecessor, this shanty features some sampled vocals, both male and female. These samples act more as embellishments or layers to the tune. This track also features a few more bass and synth ‘breaks’ than its founder.

Both remixes of Redeem by producer’s Fontaine and Spelle are great. The first is more of a deep and dancy tune while the other is more deep and tech house. Both tracks features some vocal sampling, but just as in the other tracks is featured more as another layer or embellishment. Each of their tracks also features hard pumping bass and drums rather than the original tracks more calm and hard bass approach.

Overall, if your looking for something that is the perfect combo of deep and tech house with which you can get a little groovy yet keep things pretty relaxed then this ep is right up your alley. Toxx and associates generously offer up an average of 7.30 min per song. Plenty of time to get lost in each track. If you are a fan of Fred Everything, Atjazz, or Homework then you’ll love this ep and all of Toxx’s material.

Below are links to the Ep (preview), and Toxx’s soundcloud where you can listen in meow and check out some of his new mixtapes as well as all else that this awesome artist has to offer.

EP: http://soundcloud.com/kahua-music/sets/umr003

Andre Detoxx: http://soundcloud.com/andre_detoxx

Ian Anderson (DJ POWDER)

Artist – Monkey Kids

Album – Wild Attraction EP

Label – Umalu

Release Date – Nov 18th, 2011

    Umalu Records and Kahua Promotions bring some new and interesting material this month with the release of a new artist, Monkey Kids, and their debut EP “Wild Attraction”. This four track preview is a tribute to the last few decades of psychedelic pop. It has a more modern spin with late 80’s inspired dance and ambient synths along with its’ share of house beats, 8-bit sounds and various elements of reggae. The layering of each track can, at times, get fairly complex, but the overall mood stays temperate which reflects the album’s house and psychedelic pop influences.
    The beginning of the EP starts with a dancy house song. This tune is driven by its analog bass,up-tempo house beats and features plenty of chip-tune embellishments with beeps and bops spread out over the whole song. This song is an example of simplicity, yet it still manages to have a good groove and get people grooving dancing.
    This leads into the next track, which is full on psychedelic pop/rock. This track is driven by piano with accompaniment from guitar and a drony walking bass line.  As the track progresses, synths tones begin to replace the piano as the sound molds and develops into a modern version of the song’s opening progression.  Much of the piano’s progression is very reminiscent of a few song by Pink Floyd, especially when the added guitar tones and embellishments are melded into the track with the modern synths which eventually make their way into the song.
    Afover glancing back over the last few decades on psychedelics, we sway into the next track which keeps the same psy mood from the previous one but is more house and funk influenced. Ambient synths on house beats pair with a funky bass line to lay down a foundation for this track. These layers are then drawn together by some gritty synth embellishments and reggae inspired vocals. This song was likely my favorite of the entire EP. It keeps the same temperate mood that has flowed through the each song but takes things in more of a funky direction. It makes you want to get down.
    The EP is then topped off with its final track which features more of an electronic pop style, somewhat similar to such groups as Cut Copy and early Tears For Fears. The song is driven by catchy bass and drum line. The song is completed by its dualing bright and warm analog leads which meld a melody that can only be completed by the lo-fi vocals.
    The lyrical styling in this album is simple and seems to be just be thought provoking one liners which are repeated throughout the whole song with slight differentiation between each phrase with added effects to catch your attention. Some reverb and other slight sounds are added to some of the vocals, but for the most part they stay pretty clean.
    If your looking for something thats a little dancy, has easy going synths and vocals, and a world feel to their psychedelic roots then Monkey Kids Wild Attraction is right up your alley.

Attached is a link to Kahua’s soundcloud which features a preview of each track on the EP, ready to listen to at the click of a button!

Ian Anderson (DJ POWDER)

http://soundcloud.com/kahua-music/sets/ulr007/

Ian Anderson (DJ POWDER)

15. Sean Hannity – The Sean Hannity Show
As the host of his self-titled radio show, The Sean Hannity Show, Sean Hannity is one of the most recognizable names among the most radical, conservative right. In addition to being a radio host reaching over 13 million people per week, he also hosts his own show on Fox News, Hannity.

14. Delilah – The Delilah Show
Easily the softest, most laid back radio show on this list (or in the history of radio for that matter), Delilah features a range of softer, more emotional love songs that people can dedicate to a friend, lover, etc. People often call the show show seeking relationship or personal advice and receive it from the extremely soft-spoken, honest, and compassionate voice that is Delilah.

13. Glenn Beck – The Glenn Beck Program
Yet another radio host of the right, conservative point of view, The Glenn Beck Program is broadcast on over 280 stations throughout the United States as well as XM stations. His show, originally out of a local radio station in Florida, jumped from 18th to 1st in local ratings in less than a year. Soon after, he had a nationally syndicated show and a television program on Fox News. His time with Fox News ended earlier this year, but he is currently the CEO of his own broadcasting company, Mercury Radio Station.

12. Don Imus – Imus in the Morning
Never shy for words, Don Imus has been a nationally syndicated radio host since the 80′s on various stations around the country. Most known recently for his harsh words about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, controversey seems to follow Imus wherever he goes. Unlike other hosts on this list, Imus in the Morning
is much more free flowing. Imus covers topics in politics, sports, general news or whatever is on his very opinionated, passionate mind.

11. Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg – Mike and Mike in the Morning
This very unique sports talk show is on very, very early in the morning and covers hot sports topics from all over the country. What makes Mike and Mike in the Morning so special is the special points of view the co-hosts bring. Greenberg, an avid New York fan, brings the perspective of a passionate fan while Golic, a former NFL lineman, brings the perspective of the athlete and provides insight from that point of view. This creative, unique blend is the spark of controversy and debate between the two friends and co-hosts.

10. Michael Savage – The Savage Nation
Yes, there is yet another conservative-minded radio host on this list. But how many of these conservative talk show hosts have degrees in medical anthropology and medical botany?Although this does not necessarily enhance his ability to influence political ideologies, The Savage Nation boasts the second most online streams of any radio show in the United States.

9. Dr. Laura Schlessinger – The Dr. Laura Program
Discontinued in 2010 (although currently on XM radio), Dr. Laura’s program features a tough love, straight to the point advice show. During its’ glory days, The Dr. Laura Program ranked as the top listened to radio show in the United States. Slight decline in popularity over the last decade and ideology differences between her and various producers ultimately led to her transition to satellite radio.

8. Dave Ramsey – The Dave Ramsey Show
After finding fortune and riches through real estate investments as a young man, Dave Ramsey turned his career to radio, offering financial advice and guidance to his listeners on over 400 stations throughout the country. In addition to The Dave Ramsey Show, Ramsey has been featured on 60 Minutes, The Today Show and even had his own show on Fox Business Network.

7. Paul Harvey – The Rest of the Story
Broadcasting for the better part of 50 years, The Rest of the Story was a very in-depth, feature story show hosted by the great voice of Paul Harvey. A staple of ABC radio network, Harvey’s influence reached over 24 million listeners at his peak. He would broadcast six days per week almost every week until his death in early 2009.

6. Jim Rome – The Jungle
As one of the most recognizable voices in sports talk, Jim Rome brings his humor and no-nonsense personality to his radio show, The Jim Rome Show and his television show on ESPN, Jim Rome is Burning. Getting his start at a college radio station at UC Santa Barbara, Rome worked up the ranks all the way to the big dogs at ESPN. Rome boasts one of the top ten most listened to sports radio shows along with the third most watched television shows on ESPN.

Electronic Show @ Peeking’s
Featuring DJ Fix-It, Phunk Phenomenon w/ No Requests and Gax, and Team No Sleep
Join us at Peeking’s for our electronic showcasing of current and alum DJ’s!
Date: Friday, November 11th
Time: 10pm to 1am
Price: $5 cover

Open House @ The KCSC Station
We are going to have an open station where alumni will be joining us and playing music on air. Feel free to stop by or listen in!
Date: Saturday, November 12th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Price: Free!

Alumni Forum @ BMU 210
KCSC Alumni speak about the campus radio station and how the D.I.Y. experience shaped their respective career paths in the Music, Broadcasting, Journalism, Entertainment and Communications Industries. All students, faculty, administration and press are encouraged to attend.
Speakers include: Roland West (Island Def Jam Promotion & Marketing Manager, APD/MD/DJ at KITS “LIVE 105”, DJ at KROQ, MD/DJ at KNAC); Sylvia Massey (multiple Grammy winning Record Producer / Engineer / Journalist, Owner of RadioStar Studios); Stephanie Swengel (Vice President Production at 20th Century Fox, Marketing Director of LA Weekly, Ticketmaster and Avalon Attractions); Pam Wolf (DJ at 91X, WBCN, The End, Live 105, KVRE, KOZT, KZOK, KCAL); Dred Scott (DJ at KFOG, KITS “LIVE 105”, Indie 103.1, The Sound 100.3, 91X, Writer, Producer at Westwood One); Toni Smith (Creative Director/Owner, happylucky, Inc. a global design and branding company who has worked with Adidas, Salomon, MS Society, the Girl Effect, Nike and Doc Martens); Anita Rivas, Esq.(Entertainment Lawyer and Music Consultant, former Talent Buyer for The I Beam, The Kennel Club and Bill Graham Presents); Michael Cloward (Founder of 28th Day, Devil in the Woods Records, & DIW Magazine); Pete Beck (Senior Web User Interface Developer; Blue Shield of CA, Devil In The Woods Records, DIW Magazine). Liz MacDonald (KFM, KISW and TV stations KCPM, KHSL) will moderate the panel. Full bios are available upon request.

Date: Saturday, November 12th
Time: 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Price: Free!

Barbara Manning and The Knights Nights @ The El Rey
A celebration of KCSC put on by dedicated alumni.
Date: Saturday, November 12th
Time: 8pm to Midnight
Price: $5 cover

Spread the word! Hope to see everyone out there!

http://youtu.be/6N5RLWo-JgM

1. You recently made a trip to California for some touring. What was the music scene like compared to that of the UK?

“It’s hard to say, I’d have to play in excess of over 500 gigs to give you an honest answer for that. It was similar in a way that some (not all!) promoters just don’t have a clue. Some try to be an “all you can eat buffet”, and try to offer everything…but a plate full of music that doesn’t harmonise with each other, often leaves a dissatisfaction in the taste. For instance it just doesn’t work putting on an acoustic act followed by a goth metal band closely followed by an indie band, the genres and dynamic are just to extreme. But I have to say that the audiences were far more enthusiastic and wanted you to triumph rather than to watch you burn.

2. Beneath The Ballroom has a noticeably stronger sound than your debut album. Were you trying to achieve a different sound or is this a natural progression of Robinson?

“Absolutely, an artist that keeps on creating the same work is dead, there is no more meaning to his journey. My music is my life and much like life, your attitudes and opinions are always changing, much like the British weather. I never want to be genre specific or follow a fashion or a trend. I refuse to take the public footpath and would be disappointed in myself if I didn’t hack down and carve my own path through the brambles and wild bushes.

3. What are the next steps in the life of Robinson?

“I’ve just had new soles custom made for my shoes as I’ve had agonising feet all of my life, so the next steps I take will be ones of comfort and relief (hopefully!)”

4. Who are your main influences and do you feel that they are apparent in your sound?

“The obvious answer is that John Martyn, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Otis Reading, The Doors, The Beatles and The beach boys have all played their roles in my making but it’s all to difficult to say who influenced what. The truth is that you don’t ever know what your influences are, much like the sponge has no idea of how much water it’s absorbing. But its not just music that affects, it can be the 3/4 part harmony of the Freight train horn, or the wail from a baby to how the babbling brook on a fresh winters day makes you feel. I’ll leave for you to hear if it’s apparent in the music.

5. Can you give us some background information on the track “I’m Leaving”?

“Well, I was sleeping with the devil, she was a corporate banker but she had great legs and her demonic eyes were weirdly sexy, I couldn’t resist. She became my “Suga’ mama”. She always made sure I could drink, would take me out to meals, pay for my haircut, pay for my shoe shine. It was almost like being in heaven but of course I was just tasting the high life of hell and I would have stayed but morally I kind of felt like a whore.

So I knew it couldn’t last, at first she loved the idea of me being a musician, i think she found it romantic but as we all know a dream can’t buy luxury. Although she was extremely wealthy I think she was getting tired of supporting me. She became resentful towards me and would spit at my guitar if it was propped up anywhere. “This isn’t gonna work” I told myself, I had to leave, so I wrote the song “I’m leaving”, Played it to her, she slapped me round the face and threw me out of her house and I never heard from her again.”

6. We are told that you spent time in the Portland area to record this album. What was your experience like while there? What stood out to you about our Pacific Northwest?

“How green it all was, it truly is a beautiful part of the world. I loved how much it rained there. I’ve never been a solar powered person, I find much more beauty and melancholy in the rain, it washes all the filth away and as Tom Waits said “sounds like a round of applause”. I never experienced Portland, it was a place called “McMinnville” that I stayed in, which was about 2 hours out of Portland. It was a sleepy town that time had forgotten about. It felt like I was walking through a film set, the year being 1890, I loved it, to me this was perfect. I was touched with how welcoming, hospitable and friendly the American people were… “Have a great day!!” … – you would never hear that in England! ”

7. If you could be featured on a fellow artists’ album, who would it be and why? (Current recording artist)

“Tom Waits, because I really want to know the magicians tricks!”

8. You seem to be quite the musical talent. What was your first musical love and who influenced you to get involved with music?

“I was 3 years old when I was first electrocuted by music, it was fast foot-stomping Irish music that my dad was playing on the car stereo. I got so excited that I bust out of my buckles, my arms were flying in all directions and my legs kicked like the can-can! At about the age of 5 I had a rather unhealthy obsession with the Jackson 5 and Buddy Holly that stayed with me until the age of 11. I believe the ghost of my Grandpa got me involved with music. He died when I was just 3 so i didn’t really know anything about him. I was in primary school aged 9 when it happened… I was bursting for the toilet and asked to be excused from the classroom. As I walked down the long oppressive Victorian corridor I began to hear the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. I couldn’t move, the earth stood still while the notes of that clarinet danced like comets through the galaxies. When the clarinet stopped playing, the earth woke up to find that I had wet myself… but I didn’t care, I cared for nothing from that day forward other than music. I ran home after school to announce to my mum what had happened to me, “I want to play the clarinet! can I please have lessons and a clarinet??! I’ll never expect anything for any birthday or Christmas for the rest of my life! please mum, please!!”. She told me to calm down as she had some extraordinary news to tell me….. She told me that my Grandpa played the clarinet and that he had left it in his will for me to have! It was my Grandpa’s ghost that led me out of the classroom that day and who is still watching over me at every step of my journey.

9. Describe the typical emotions you have right before you go on stage to perform.

“I feel like a firework that has just been ignited ready to soar high into the sky… so naturally you hope you don’t plummet into the ground. Anxiety is the most typical emotion, I worry about practical things, like strings breaking, the P.A exploding, the guitar leads working properly, my voice breaking or my trousers falling down.”

10. What has been the standout moment of your career thus far?

“Since the age of 16 I had played around pubs, clubs and bars only to play to very few people with many ears closed and more often than not, a projector screen showing the football or rugby whilst trying to deliver a delicate acoustic set. Over the years it had become frustrating to say the least. This is why this year was like clean air entering my lungs after drowning in a sea of doubt. For the first time in my life I saw people from my hometown (and not just friends and family) turn up to the shows. I never told anyone this and this is the first time I’ve ever admitted it and here I am doing it publicly… but we played a gig this summer at “The Old Rectifying House” in Worcester as part of the music festival and something very strange came over me. After playing the show I went to the toilets and locked the cubicle door behind me. I held my head in my hands and wept in sheer happiness and relief. I couldn’t remember the last time I had even shed a tear let alone cried and here I was bawling like a little baby! I just couldn’t believe it. Some dream of Grammy awards or world wide fame or a number 1 in the charts. For me it was always my ambition to have the support of my hometown and here I was being backed by Worcester’s finest musicians, (John-Joe Murray, Josh Taylor, Will Hughes, Hywel Payne, Wes Dance, Rich Clarke, Josh Crivelli) playing to a room that was singing along to my songs and was so full that they were turning people away at the door! Truly I was touched, it felt much like falling in Love.

DJ Nilla: Pigeon John – Dragon Slayer
DJ L. Noche and DJ No Requests: Miguel Migs – Outside the Skyline
DJ Mystic: The Drums – Portamento
DJ DontStop: Foster The People – Torches
DJ Colton: Mogwai – The Hawk is Howling
DJ Trainwreck: Happenings – Jamboree
DJ Tiny: Gang Starr – Moment of Truth
DJ Tequila Mockingbird: Islands – Arms Way
DJ Diamond Dave: Jens Lekman – An Argument With Myself
DJ Shea: Beirut – The Rip Tide
DJ LogLady: Soft Crest – Pacific Electric
DJ Papajim: Crystal Method – Play For Real