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by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Tell us about your show, Jarret. Although rooted in reggae, “The Dread Zone” has evolved into a show that celebrates many types of urban music, including funk, soul and even some disco and jazz. With early reggae modeled after American Do-Wop, and with “the disco mix” of reggae singles becoming a trend […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Chris Torrey’s show, World Without Words, focuses on instrumental music in the vein of post-rock, post-metal, neoclassical, and ambient genres. He trained at KUCI in fall of 2011, his first quarter at UCI (he was a transfer student from Santiago Canyon College). His show began January 2012 in the 4-6AM time slot. […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett BDB: It’s been 7 years since I last interviewed the two of you on KUCI’s host Spotlight. When and how did your show, Weekly Signals, come about? MK: In the early 1990s, when we met on a presidential campaign, Nathan and I were working on press releases together, incessantly talking politics and […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Tani Tinuviel hosts “What Would Arwen Do?” an elvish perspective on life, Tuesdays 4-5pm on KUCI 88.9FM. As a modern-day elf, she teaches yoga, stays close to the music of the sea, and enjoys walking under starlight. I remember meeting you when you were an intern — you interned on my show. […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, host of Writers on Writing This fall it’s the anniversary of Howdylicious! How’s that feel? I honestly can’t believe the time has gone by so fast. It seems like yesterday that I was in training and learning how everything worked, and suddenly, 15 years went by. Talk about what prompted you to […]