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Geordie Greep – WKNC Interviews

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 6, 2025

“Geordie Greep performing solo material with his band at The Windmill, Brixton. March 2024” by David Maynard Photography via CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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DJ CJ: Alright guys, this is DJ CJ here with WKNC 88.1 and I’m here with…

Geordie Greep: Geordie Greep.

DJ CJ: Geordie Greep!

DJ CJ: And I just have one question for you, it’s quite simple or you know, as complex as you want to make it, but it’s what does music mean to you?

Geordie Greep: Ah, it’s the best thing in the world you know,

DJ CJ: Yeah!

Geordie Greep: it’s like pure expression you know

DJ CJ: Mhm.

Geordie Greep: its something that you try to imitate nature and imitate the universe, but also it’s like why does certain music sound good and sound bad, it’s like a mystery you know.

Tags dj cj, geordie greep, hopscotch, hopscotch 2025, Interviews, WKNC, WKNC 88.1, wknc interviews

Festival Coverage

Hopscotch 2025: In Review

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 4, 2025

Photo by Lachlan Vester

Hopscotch 2025 was action-packed with an intensity that did not settle until the final note was played. From day parties to the main stages, there was no lack of entertainment downtown Raleigh this year. Let’s break it down day by day with some personal experiences of mine sewn in!

Day one of Hopscotch kicked off with the WKNC Day Party at D.H. Hill Library. Paperbrains opened the festival with a bang! After their set, it was off to the main stages for the day. I spent the majority of the day at Moore Square, seeing artists like MIDS, Frog, and Unwound. The stars of the stage for the day, in my opinion, were MIDS. They were the stage opener, and they set the bar high. The energy was unmatched.

Tags geese, hopscotch, hopscotch 2025, local, Raleigh, superchunk, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 9/30/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 3, 2025

Chainsaw Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	ESOCTRILIHUM	Ghostigmatah – Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm	I, Voidhanger
2	DEFEATED SANITY	Chronicles of Lunacy	Season of Mist
3	MITOCHONDRION	Vitriseptome	Profound Lore
4	CATHARSIS	Hope Against Hope	Crimethinc.
5	BLOOD ABSCISSION	I I	Debemur Motri
6	DEADGUY	Near-Death Travel Services	Relapse
7	HEDONIST	Scapulimancy	Southern Lord
8	HELMS DEEP	Chasing The Dragon	Nameless Grave
9	SIEGE COLUMN	Sulphur Omega	Self-Released
10	SCIMITAR	Scimitarium I	Crypt of the Wizard

Chainsaw Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	SIEGE COLUMN	Sulphur Omega	Self-Released
2	FLOATING	Hesitating Lights	Transcending Obscurity
3	HEDONIST	Scapulimancy	Southern Lord

Tags charts, college radio, Metal, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Podcasts

Wolfpack Welcome Week

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 3, 2025

Tune in for the first official episode of “That’s What They Said”, where hosts Julia and Kieran tackle the unfiltered realities of “Wolfpack Welcome Week” at NC State, discussing all the things that aren’t in the college brochure. The duo gives honest, practical advice on managing class schedules—including the surprisingly difficult campus walks and the freedom of using the drop-add deadline—before transitioning to a relatable talk on college social life. Listen as they recount a sweltering, sticky-floored experience from their first-ever frat party and advocate for listeners to normalize the choice of staying in.

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Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 9/30/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 3, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	DISCTR4K	inner body movement	Self-Released
2	CALLASOILED	Machine Flex	Self-Released
3	FROST CHILDREN	SISTER	True Panther/Dirty Hit
4	PEARLY DROPS	The Voices Are Coming Back	Music.Website
5	ISAAC SHERMAN	A Pasture, Its Limits	Self-Released
6	GNB CHILI	RND	Self-Released
7	NINAJIRACHI	I Love My Computer	NLV
8	MACHINE GIRL	“Come On Baby, Scrape My Data” [Single]	Future Classic
9	LUA TRILOGY!	おやすみシューゲイザー (Goodnight Shoegazer!)	Self-Released
10	TURQUOISEDEATH	Guardian	Plantasia

Tags charts, college radio, Electronic, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Podcasts

Balance!

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 2, 2025

How can NCSU balance the poor performance of their football team with the star-studded expectations? How can Men’s Soccer and Volleyball continue the momentum they’ve built? All of that and more will be answered here.

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Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 9/30/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 2, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	KENNY MASON	Angel Eyes	RCA
2	RITCHIE	Triple Digits	AWAL
3	BRASSIOUSMONK	blackeyedP [EP]	BrassExpansion
4	AESOP ROCK	Black Hole Superette	Rhymesayers
5	STACY EPPS	Flowheart	RE:Source Collab
6	HARD MAYBE	More Of The Usual Stuff	Self-Released
7	EVIDENCE	Unlearning Vol. 2	Rhymesayers
8	KELLY MOONSTONE	New Moon	Self-Released
9	MBLOADED	Kayotic Love [EP]	The Loaded Family
10	VENNA	MALIK	Cashmere Thoughts

Tags charts, college radio, NACC Weekly Charts, Rap, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 9/30/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 2, 2025

"On The Inside" by Gotts Street Park

Jazz Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	GOTTS STREET PARK	On The Inside	Blue Flowers
2	SHAREL CASSITY	Gratitude	Sunnyside
3	SASHA BERLINER	Fantome	Outside In
4	KURT ROSENWINKEL AND JEAN-PAUL BRODBECK	The Brahms Project	Heartcore
5	CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND	Without Further Ado Vol. 1	Mack Avenue
6	BILL O’CONNELL	Touch	JoJo
7	MICHAEL MAYO	Fly (Deluxe Edition)	Mack Avenue
8	TRIOLOGY	The Slow Road	Cellar
9	HIROMI	OUT THERE	Telarc/Concord Jazz
10	KANDACE SPRINGS	Lady In Satin	SRP

Jazz Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA	Nueva Timba	Blue Note
2	BIRDLAND BIG BAND	Storybook: The Music Of Mark Miller	Birdland
3	JASON CHAROS	Opening Statement	Hollistic Musicworks
4	YOKO YATES	Eternal Moments	Banka

Tags charts, college radio, jazz, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Top Charts 9/30/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 2, 2025

Top Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	ANIMAL COLLECTIVE	“Love On The Big Screen” [Single]	Domino
2	DOUBLE WISH	Double Wish	Hit The North
3	GOOD FLYING BIRDS	“Eric’s Eyes” [Single]	Carpark
4	CLEOPATRICK	Fake Moon	Nowhere Special/Thirty Tigers
5	FLORRY	Sounds Like	Dear Life
6	GRAHAM HUNT	Timeless World Forever	Run For Cover
7	NATIVE SUN	Concrete Language	TODO
8	SEA LEMON	Diving For A Prize	Luminelle
9	STEREOLAB	Instant Holograms On Metal Film	Warp/Duophonic
10	APRIL MARCH	“Surfing Castafiore” [Single]	Bong Load
11	ATLAS	Zone Complex “Ideus” [EP]	Self-Released
12	CAMERON STENGER	Lighter	Hearing Aid
13	CLUSTERFUNK	forestry	fakenumberland
14	COSINEVI	Tales From The Rainbowlands	Tree Critters
15	DANIBREAKS	NXIETY [EP]	Self-Released
16	DREAMLESS VEIL	Every Limb Of The Flood	Relapse
17	FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE	“This Is Real” [Single]	Saddle Creek
18	FOXWARREN	2 (Two)	Anti-
19	HIRAETHTRASH	[Untitled] [EP]	Self-Released
20	HYPERBOREA32X	Lowkey [EP]	Self-Released
21	INTRA	I’ll Survive For You	Doki Doki Beats
22	JADE THE MOON	“Dirty John Type” [Single]	Self-Released
23	JUNKMAIL!	Learn Chinese – Goodbye	Junkmailian
24	KEVIN ABSTRACT	Blush	Juno/X8
25	LEAVING FOR ARIZONA	PB Special	SpiceHouse
26	MAMALARKY	Hex Key	Epitaph
27	MOMMA	Welcome To My Blue Sky	Polyvinyl
28	MUDDYOUSH	23	Self-Released
29	PETROV	Petrov	Self-Released
30	QWILT	QWILT [EP]	Self-Released

Top Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	ROCKET	“Act Like Your Title” [Single]	Transgressive
2	POT-POT	Warsaw 480km	felte
3	HANNAH FRANCES	“Surviving You” [Single]	Fire Talk
4	HATCHIE	“Lose It Again” [Single]	Secretly Canadian

Tags charts, college radio, NACC Weekly Charts, rock, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Podcasts

Trailer – That’s What They Said

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 1, 2025

“That’s What They Said” is a space where we pull back the curtain on the college experience — the myths, the stereotypes and the late-night thoughts.

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