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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 […]

by: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett What is the best part about doing your show? The best part of my show is when someone takes the time to actually call in and say how much they enjoy what I am playing, I take a long time preparing a playlist, so when someone takes the time to call in, […]