Best Coast, Coconut Records, and more Provide for Holiday Mix
by DJ Ones on Dec.02, 2010, under Daytime
Recently Anastassia brought to my attention that Target has released a free mixtape that includes a wide range of artists including a collaboration between Best Coast and Wavves, Coconut Records, Bishop Allen, Darker My Love, and more. The bands featured on the mixtape have recorded individual tracks, unique to the collection that Target has put on its website. The tracks are avaliable to download right here. To get an idea of the cheerful winter season vibes throughout, check out the Best Coast/Wavves track below.
WKNC’s Top 30—Week of 9/6
by Katie Hill on Sep.17, 2010, under Afterhours, Chainsaw, Charts, Daytime
Each week, the WKNC music directors tally up spins for new releases and submit their top 10s to CMJ.
CMJ Radio 200 from WKNC’s Daytime Rock
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CEO | White Magic | Modular |
| #2 | TWIN SHADOW | Forget | Terrible |
| #3 | DARKER MY LOVE | Alive as You Are | Dangerbird |
| #4 | SOCIAL STUDIES | Wind Up Wooden Heart | Antenna Farm |
| #5 | REBEL SET | Poison Arrow | Silver Hornet |
| #6 | GRASS WIDOW | Past Time | Kill Rock Stars |
| #7 | J. RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESS | J Roddy Walston and the Business | Vagrant |
| #8 | RICKOLUS | Youngster | Circle into Square |
| #9 | CHIEF | Modern Rituals | Domino |
| #10 | SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOUR BORIS YELTSIN | Let it Sway | Polyvinyl |
CMJ RPM from WKNC’s Afterhours
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CEO | White Magic | Modular |
| #2 | TWIN SHADOW | Forget | |
| #3 | !!! | Strange Weather, Isn’t It? | |
| #4 | FOUR TET | Angel Echoes (Remix) | |
| #5 | BATHS | Cerulean | Anitcon |
| #6 | BORGORE | Borgore Ruined Dubstep [EP] | |
| #7 | RUSKO | O.M.G.! | Mad Decent |
| #8 | BLUE SKY BLACK DEATH | Third Party | |
| #9 | CROOKERS | Tons of Friends | |
| #10 | DEAMEND | So I Ate Myself, Bit by Bite | Graveface |
CMJ Loud Rock from WKNC’s Chainsaw Rock
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DEATH ANGEL | Relentless Retribution | Nuclear Blast |
| #2 | CEPHALIC CARNAGE | Mislead by Certainty | Relapse |
| #3 | ACCEPT | Blood of the Nations | Nuclear Blast |
| #4 | BLIND GUARDIAN | At the Edge of Time | Nuclear Blast |
| #5 | DAWN OF ASHES | Genocide Chapters | |
| #6 | MOSE GIGANTICUS | Gift Horse | Relapse |
| #7 | ABSENCE | Enemy Unbound | |
| #8 | ABIGAIL WILLIAMS | In the Absence of Light | Candlelight |
| #9 | KATAKLYSM | Heaven’s Venom | Nuclear Blast |
| #10 | LORDI | Deadache | The End |
Week of 8/9: Top Ten albums of Daytime Rock
by Katie Hill on Aug.18, 2010, under Charts, Daytime
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | MYSTERY JETS | Serotonin | Rough Trade |
| #2 | JAILL | That’s How We Burn | Sub Pop |
| #3 | WAVVES | King of the Beach | Fat Possum |
| #4 | MAPS AND ATLASES | Perch Patchwork | Barsuk |
| #5 | DAN SARTAIN | Dan Sartain Lives | One Little Indian |
| #6 | LIGHTS ON | Here Comes the Ocean | self-released |
| #7 | STILL FLYIN’ | A Party in Motion [EP] | Ernest Jenning |
| #8 | DARKER MY LOVE | Alive as You Are | Dangerbird |
| #9 | ARCADE FIRE | The Suburbs | Merge |
| #10 | COTTON JONES | Tall Hours in the Glowstream | Suicide Squeeze |


