Congo Beat update!!!!!!!!!

hello KSCL faithful no i didn't forget about you but with fall break last week there was not conglomerate so there could be no new congo beat. but this is another week with a new conglomerate so without further a due check out the newest installment of the congo beat.

NEW CONGO BEAT!!!

hey everyone here is this weeks Congo Beat be sure to check it out and get a view about this weeks Conglomerate!!!!

Anywhere but Shreveport!!! (and i wouldn't believe it)

As i was driving back to campus from downtown i heard this loud sound like a helicopter flying real low. i scanned the sky and there was a military style chopper hovering over the downtown area by the police station. no no the national guard isn't invading Shreveport, that is for the movie Battle L.A. being filmed in town. But there is another invasion of the Port city, the Red River Revel starts this weekend and goes through next weekend one of the largest arts fesitvals in the country the REVEL brings together artists for all over displaying works ranging from cake can art to sculptures to paintings and anything in between. also headlining are musical artist raning from folk to hip/hop to country. Check out redriverrevel.com for a complete lineup and schedule and be sure to keep looking at the KSCL blog for interviews and recordings from festival plaza. until next time have a great weekend!! CM

NEW CONGO BEAT!!!

HEY EVERYONE CHECK OUT THE NEW EDITION OF THE CONGO BEAT. THE PREVIEW OF CENTENARY COLLEGE'S NEWSPAPER. HEAR FROM TODD JOHNSON EDITOR IN CHIEF AS HE GIVES US A SNEAK PEAK OF THIS WEEK'S PAPER!!

Congo Beat update!!!!!!!!!

well here we are its Wed. hump day the middle of the week and its lunch time the middle of the day. i don't know why i needed to explain all of this to tell everyone that tomorrow is the day before Friday which means it will be the day before the Conglomerate hits the campus. can't wait till then??? want to get a sneak peak??? then check out the blog thursday afternoon and see when we get it up and listen to DJ Barbosa at 6-8 thursday and we will try to play it then so check back!!!!!


casey

The Congo Beat

HEy Centenary community do you want to know whats in the conglomerate before you can get your hands on this weeks issue? want to hear from Todd Johnson the Editor in Chief? then look no further KSCL 91.3 Centenary College Radio and The Conglomerate, Centenary College's student run newspaper are teaming up to bring you the Congo Beat. join us each thursday when Todd tells us exclusively what to look forward in the new congo issue of the week.

iwrestledabearonce baby

Our Loud Rock Director does an in-studio interview with the internationally famous/local band I Wrestled A Bear Once

You can check them out at http://www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce

And you can request their music right here on KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

Blue Island Tribe'd! Yo!

Chris "Barbossa" interviews the cool and good feeling band Blue Island Tribe.

You Can check them out on http://www.blueislandtribe.com/

and you can request their music right here on KSCL Shreveport 91.3FM Centenary College Radio

ROCK-AFIRE EXPLOSION!

Chris Jay from the Robinson Film Center Interviews Damon Breland, after the Rock-afire Explosion documentary, who owns a Rock-afire Explosion set. The Rock-afire explosion was shown at the RFC September 18 & 19 of 2009.

For more info go to Robinsonfilmcenter.org

and Check out our website at KSCL.FM

KSCL 91.3 Centenary Quickcast

hello there world from KSCL we have started a new series called Centenary Quickcast where we will feature students, groups and organizations on campus and even maybe a professor or two. All so you members of the Centenary community can know what all is going on on your campus if you have any suggestions for a Quickcast be sure to email cmcbeath911@gmail.com Now check put our interview with William Harvey with the International Society

Rock-afire EXPLOSION!

The new documentary film Rock-afire Explosion will be screening September 18 & 19th at the Robinson Film Center at 7:30 PM. It's a film about the creepy animatronic rock band from Showbiz Pizza. The Robinson Film Center will have special guest Damon Breland, who is featured in the film, who will also bring along his animatronic bear Billy Bob. More info is available at www.robinsonfilmcenter.org.

BUT THE BIG NEWS, (but we are not sure yet, it's a maybe) Damon Breland might come do a In-studio with us on KSCL! oooooooohhhhh!!!!

Also ALSo ALSO
Tune into the top 30 Show this week Between 3-6pm we might be able do something For YOU that may involve the ROck-afire explosion!!!

Just a hint.... Be one of the first five callers

P.A.C.E

Jean Hamming interviews the Members of P.A.C.E about their upcoming Film Festival

Check them out at Pacelouisiana.org

and you can hear their often unny and quirky PSA's on KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

A Zuu of an Interview

The amazing band Zuu does an interview with the KSCL Kids

Check them out at www.myspace.com/zuu

and as always you can request their music at KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

Amercian Tragedy and Science and the Sea

American Tragedy & Science and the Sea come to the studio to talk about their music and their shows.

Check them out at www.myspace.com/theamericantragedy
and
www.myspace.com/scienceandthesea

And as always you can request their music at KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

Hat Talk Comes to the Studio

Hat Talk comes in to do a Great in-studio Session with KSCL

You can check them out at myspace.com/hattalk

and as Always you can request their music and KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

William Carey In the Studio

A Small in-studio session with the local talent, William Carey.

You Can Check him out at www.myspace.com/williamcareymusic

and As Always you can request his music at KSCL 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

Hat Talk on the Phone

The KSCL kids interview the budding band Hat Talk

Check them out on their Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/hattalk

and as always you can request their Music on KSCL 91.3fm Centenary College Radio

Lillian Axe Gets a KSCL Style Interview

Rebbecca and Zakk interview the legendary band Lillian Axe before their concert in Shreveport.

You can check out Lilian Axe at www.lillianaxe.com

and as always you can request their music at KSCL 91.3fm

Neverset Down the Interviews

The guys from Neverset come in to do an in-studio session.

Check out their music at www.myspace.com/neversetband

and as always you can request their music at KSCL 91.3fm

Those Darlin Interviews

Jessie Darlin from Those Darlins takes some time to interview with Cazes and Zakk from KSCL

You can Check out their music at thosedarlins.com

as always you can request their music at KSCL 91.3fm

A Cookbook For Me, A Cookbook For You

California Based Emcee and Producer Jason Soto aka Cookbook does a interview with the KSCL Crew.

You can check his stuff out on http://www.myspace.com/cookbook

And as always you can request his music at KSCL 91.3fm

Rosemary's Garden Live Session

Rosemary's Garden Does a Live Session With Us after the top 30 Show.


Check them out at www.myspace.com/rosemarysgarden

and Request their music at KSCL 91.3fm

Girlfight in-studio

Girlfight comes into the studio and does a Crazy interview with Alex Beeler


You can check them out www.myspace.com/girlfightband

And as Always you can request their music at KSCL 91.3fm

Natalie Warner In-Studio!

Natalie Warner comes into the KSCL Booth to do a Wonderful live acoustic set.

You can check out her on her website at nataliewarner.com

And as always you can request her music at KSCL 91.3fm

James Burton Interview

One of our lovely DJs, Elliot Slade (Sat 2-4), recently interviewed famed guitar player James Burton! The entire interview can be seen in the Youtube video linked below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Nbhmcz8no

An In-Studio With Science and the Sea

Cazes does an in studio program with Science and the Sea.


You can check out their music at www.myspace.com/scienceandthesea

And as always you can request their music at KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

Natalie, YOU JUST GOT INTERVIEWED!!!

The Very Talented Natalie Warner Gets Interviewed By Zakk and Cazes Of KSCL

You Can Check Out Natalie and Her Music At nataliewarner.com

And As Always You Can Request Her Music At KSCL Shreveport 91.3FM

Pennan Brae, The Interview!

Rob From Pennan Brae gets interrogated by the KSCL Music Directors.

His website and his music can be located at www.myspace.com/pennanbrae

And as always you can request his music at KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

Her Space Interview

Cazes Interviews Marc Bianchi of Her Space Holiday

You can Check out Marc on his website at www.herspaceholiday.com

And As Always you can Request his works at KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

It's a Manufactured Interview

Zakk and Cazes Interview the fun loving guys of Manufactured Defects

You Can check them out on their website at manufactureddefects.com

And as always, you can request their music at KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

Rosemary's Garden Interview

This is beautiful Interview with Rosemary's Garden

You can check him out on his website www.myspace.com/rosemarysgarden

And as always you can request their music right on KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

Rhyme University is Coming Tomorrow!

Hey guys, this is your wonderful KSCL Music Director Zakk. You probably heard it all around town, but KSCL is hosting another concert. This time we are hosting several hip-hop artist! Rhyme University is the main act and let me tell you, this guy is amazing! Probably the best hip-hop I have ever heard. Charles is the main member in the band and this guy is the most down to Earth ever. This music is not the same old hip-hop you hear on other stations, this hip-hop bring a new sound that I have not heard before. Rhyme University was the number hip-hop album in our station for 2008. Did I mention that it is free.... OMG! It's free? Yes it is true. So if you have nothing to do on Saturday night, come see Rhyme University in the Shell located in the middle of Centenary's campus. It is from 7-10 pm. I hope to see you there.

Forever We Fall into interviews

Featured at 94 on the top 100 of of KSCL 2008 it's the fantastic band Forever Falls.


You Can Check them Out on
www.myspace.com/foreverfallsonline

And as always you can request their music on KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

Interviews! Interviews! Interviews! Attractive!

The first ever Interview with Erik Bergland from the band Attractive.

You can check him out on his website www.myspace.com/erikberglundmusic

And as always you can request his music right on KSCL Shreveport 91.3fm

It's Way too many Bands!

The Jason Birthday bash At Lil' Joes this June 27th has offered us the chance, At KSCL, to do this amazing in-studio session. It's High Paced, It's Action Packed, it's a Huge Band Blowout, and it's Just one Hour!
This Amazing Interview Features the Artists.
Black Swamp Cajun Death Metal
Pokerface
Colt Landon Baker
Hitleristic Darwinists
Mission Vs. Madness
Science and the Sea
Tyrants of Steel
Pearl Street Riot
And Pandora's Kyn

Some Acts That Have in the Semester

What's up guys? It is your dear friend and music director Zakk Owens. I have been so busy lately that I neglected the blog. :( But look, turn those frowns upside down, I am bakk. So this year Cazes and I have been responsible for bringing some acts to Shreveport, such as: Sounds Under Radio, TXRX, Have Gun Will Travel, Intercept, Distant Lights, Anavan, and Riverside Railway. So all the concerts were amazing and if you did not go then it is your lost.

The summer just started and Cazes and I are booking or helping the booking process for other venues! Keep your eyes open! (Rhyme University and Rosemary's Garden)

Rocking You, Less Like a Hurricane, More Like a Tornado

In case you weren't consciously aware of it, a tornado attacked Shreveport last night. Okay, maybe "attacked" is a strong word, but it cause power outages and a bit of widespread destruction (reaching from east Texas to Ruston and South Arkansas, not the same tornado, mind you). The storm knocked campus' power out, so the station was off air for some amount of time. Since I was at home, there was not a lot I could do, but Zakk (I do believe) got everything up and running when the power came back on.

Other than that bit of exciting (and almost harrowing) bit of news, KSCL and your station manager doesn't have much do report. Well, other than I am back on board for round/year two of managing/dictating! (I'm kidding on that last bit). After a two and a half hour Media Committee meeting, the current heads decided on the 2009-2010 heads! Congrats to Todd Johnson (Congo), John Wadsworth (Pandora), Michelle Junot (Yoncopin), Anna Media (Film Society) and myself!

Yes, I just congratulated myself. Why? Because after that two and a half hour meeting, three of the current media heads went to SGA to get our budgets approved. While they haven't been voted on yet, we still deserve a big ole' congrats!

And check it! Vanessa Boyd will be in town for an art show opening April 18th at 8:00 at Minicine! I'll do a more in depth post later, but keep your schedules clear!

We Landed On the Moon!!!

Check out a We Landed on the Moon Interview!

Zakk and Cazes go down to Lake Charles Louisiana to Interview We Landed On the Moon. A Baton Rouge Based Band of epic portions. They were featured at #54 on the 2008 top 100 countdown of KSCL.

Hey, hey LISTEN!

BATTLE OF THE BANDS IS TODAY!!!

Come out after the Big Event at 2pm and chill with your favorite local college radio station (that would be KSCL) and listen to eight great bands!

The best part is, it's FREE! We will have a $1 raffle with some great prizes.

If you aren't attending the Big Event, or find yourself feeling bored around 1pm, come down to the Shell early and check out Rhyme University perform as our very own opening act!

Also, I will be following Jon's footsteps and will be tweeting live from the Event. If you weren't aware, KSCL has it's own Twitter (along with myself), so check out both for updates throughout the day!

Can't wait to see y'all there!

Battle of the Bands Line-up!

I promised you guys, and after waiting a few days to make sure no one has bailed, I bring you the BotB line-up! The eight lucky bands are (in no particular order)

AJ Haynes
Electric Dollhouse Groove Buggy
Eye of Anger
Sumthin Serious
Three Day Weekend
Missoni Lanza
Riverside Railway
Louisiana Haywire

The event kicks off at 2pm in the Shell (Kilpatrick will be the rain stage, but lets hope not!) and we will have raffle tickets for lots of cool prizes.

Have a Merry St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!

Happy Birthday, KSCL!

It's March and you know what that means! KSCL is a whopping 33 years old. We'll be going through a midlife crisis before you know it. Maybe then we'll get a better ride...

Here's some updates for you kiddos!

KSCL will be hosting a two day event we like to call "South By Drive By." It's our way of bringing SXSW to you! Have Gun Will Travel will perform Tuesday, March 17th and TxRx will play Wednesday, March 18th, both at 8pm in the Shell. For other SXSW bands performing in Shreveport that week, check out Flentge Productions (sadly not in cahoots with KSCL's venture, maybe next year?).

But it is that time of year again. Battle of the Bands is looming ever closer! And tonight we managed to narrow down a list of 16 bands to 8! And boy was the competition tough. I hate to disappoint, but I'm gonna withhold the finalized list for a few more days. It's just to make sure that the list won't change dramatically. But hey, it gives me a reason to have to post! Right right?
I should be doing it anyways...

But just to remind you:

BATTLE OF THE BANDS
MARCH 21ST
2PM
THE SHELL

It's a free event open to everyone! Students, faculty, staff, community members, animals, and your parents. We're gonna have awesome raffle prizes, great music, and probably even some food provided by the folks running the Big Event! Please make it a point to come out and support your fellow students or community members or musicians.

6th Annual Battle of the Bands!

Hey kids, guess what? It's that time of year again. Time for Battle of the Bands! This year's contest will be March 21st at the Hargrove Amphitheatre (aka The Shell) and will take place in conjunction with Centenary's 2nd Big Event!

A lot of the specifics are yet to come, but keep your ears and eyes open!

However, I have come to tell all you bands that we are taking submissions. Now! If your band would like a chance to perform and win some money (and maybe other prizes?), please submit some tracks for review. You can either send mp3s to us at ksclbotb@gmail.com or snail mail a CD to us at the following address:

KSCL
ATTN: Battle of the Bands
2911 Centenary Blvd
Shreveport, LA 71104

The deadline for submission is March 11th, so make it snappy!

Peace and love, all you kiddos. Keep checking back with us for more information about Battle of the Bands and other upcoming Centenary events!

picture courtesy of Centenary College

Poet and Rock & Rock Mother[blank] to Receive 19th Annual Corrington Award

Paul Muldoon is a rock-and-roller, a Pulitzer-Prize winning Poet, a professor and now the 19th Annual Corrington Award recipient. The Centenary College English Department will award Muldoon Thursday, January 22th, at 7pm in the Whited Room located in Bynum Commons. The event is free and open to the public, and will entail a reading from the author.

Muldoon currently wears the crown of the Howard G. B. Clark '21 Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University where he is Chair of the Lewis Arts Center and Chair of the Fund for Irish Studies, as well as the current Poetry Editor for the New Yorker.

The Northern Irishman will be on campus to sit in with classes and meet with students (and hopefully with someone from KSCL to get an interview!)

The John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence is presented annually by the Department of English on behalf of the Centenary student body and faculty to an established writer who has earned the critical esteem of readers who distinguish artistic accomplishment from commercial success. The first recipient in 1991 was Eudora Welty and last year's recipient was Alice McDermott, author of Child of My Heart.

Photo courtesy of I Am New Jersey

Live from NYC #5: Ansel Matthews

Vanessa Boyd is back at it again. This time "Live from NYC" features Ansel Matthews at the Zinc Bar, two days after Christmas. Matthews is a singer and acoustic guitarist, who draws on inspiration from the likes of Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole. His latest CD is called "Raised from the Dust."

KSCL will air Live from NYC #5 Sunday, January 25th at 11am, Wednesday, January 28th at 11am, and possibly Sunday and Wednesday of the following week at the same time (depends on if and when I remember to remove it from automation!)

This episode clocks in at 6'33" (download)

Vanessa Boyd graduated from Centenary College in 1999. She was a co-program Director at KSCL from 1997-98. Now, she's a musician and artist living in New York City. If you or your band is traveling to New York and would like to set up an interview with Vanessa, contact Kelly Dunnigan (me).

Photo courtesy of Ben B Miller.

Procrastination of Historical Proportions

I sit on the floor of my dorm room, precariously located next to the illegal space heater. I'm procrastinating on my Radio Broadcasting reading in order to take care of KSCL business (I figure it makes it okay). Emails have been sent out about Thursday's DJ interest meeting. Our Twitter has finally made a tweet. This semester has barely just begun and I'm making sure I don't fall behind on any of my work. I'm also composing a blog. Shocking, I know!

However, at the moment I'm operating under "Reading be damned, full speed ahead!" I might regret this, oh say, on Friday when we have a quiz.

Today was a historical day no matter how you want to look at it. As a student of history, it's worth noting the significance. I'm sitting on my warm floor on the eve of a revolution of thought and action. Revolutions are what intrigue me the most. While I was far from a rabid Obama support during the election, I'd rather not bring politics into a politics fight, so to speak.

I sat in the Whited Room today with my friends, faculty members and guest speakers to watch history happen. The history part was heavily underlined by the guest speaker, AP Tureaud, who became the first African American admitted (begrudgingly) to LSU as an undergrad. Look forward (hopefully) to a podcast interview with this man soon.

In other not as hope-inspiring news (cue the John Williams score), less significant history will be made on the 22nd when Centenary students will no longer be contactable by their @centenary.edu email addresses. For all further KSCL correspondence, please contact your favorite staff member by changing the ending of their address to @my.centenary.edu!

KSCL hosts MV and EE !

KSCL 91.3 FM Centenary College Radio is hosting MV & EE (left) for a show at Artspace on Thursday January 29 at 7:00 PM. Also you will enjoy opening act Miss AJ Haynes (performing solo as big Mamma Thump-It).

MV & EE will give a rustic performance of psychedelic blues/folk while Big Mamma Thump-It introduces us to some original tunes and a survey of jazzy covers of classic songs. For you those of you not familiar with MV & EE you may want to check out their myspace or visit Ecstatic Peace for more info. MV & EE share the same professional label on which Thurston Moore released his last solo album Trees Outside the Academy.

The MV & EE show will be held at Artspace located at 710 Texas Street in Downtown Shreveport. Admission charge will be $5 at the door. All ages welcome. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase at the Artspace cafe' area.

Image from Google.com

changes to come

hello everyone, hope your holidays were great and now its time to get back to the grid, with a new year brings a new semester which brings some new and exciting events, Kelly will let you know what those are later. For the website I will be making some changes in the near future with updates and such so check back soon and see whats going on with KSCL 91.3 Centenary College Radio.

your hypothetically award winning news directer
Casey