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Weekly Charts

WKNC 88.1 FM Charts: November 10th, 2015

1. ALEX G – Beach Music – Domino
2. CAR SEAT HEADREST – Teens Of Style – Matador
3. BEACH SLANG – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us – Polyvinyl
4. THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE – Harmlessness – Epitaph
5. PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries – Miscreant-Father/Daughter
6. DEERHUNTER – Fading Frontier – 4AD
7. PROTOMARTYR – The Agent Intellect – Hardly Art
8. SPENCER RADCLIFFE – Looking In – Run For Cover
9. SPORTS – All Of Something – Father/Daughter
10. PALEHOUND – Dry Food – Exploding In Sound
11. DILLY DALLY – Sore – Partisan
12. COKE WEED – Mary Weaver – Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
13. SHOPPING – Why Choose – Fat Cat
14. SLAUGHTER BEACH – Love/Venice EP – Brilliance
15. BABES – Untitled (Five Tears) – Barsuk
16. JULIA HOLTER – Have You In My Wilderness – Domino
17. BEACH HOUSE – Thank Your Lucky Stars – Sub Pop
18. MARTIN COURTNEY – Many Moons – Domino
19. U.S. GIRLS – Half Free – 4AD
20. FOXING – Dealer – Triple Crown
21. PETAL – Shame – Run For Cover
22. LUSHES – Service Industry – Felte
23. PURE BATHING CULTURE – Pray For Rain – Partisan
24. HELVETIA – Dromomania – Joyful Noise
25. HEAT DUST – Heat Dust [EP]
26. GUN OUTFIT – Dream All Over – Paradise of Bachelors
27. BORN RUFFIANS – Ruff – Yep Roc
28. BOOGARINS – Manual – Other Music
29. WAND – 1,000 Days – Drag City
30. BOYTOY – Grackle – Papercup

WKNC TOP 5 ADDS

1. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW – Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss – Self-Released
2. MODERN BASEBALL – MoBo Presents: The Perfect Cast EP Featuring Modern Baseball – Lame-O
3. BEAT HAPPENING – Look Around – Domino
4. CHEATAHS – Mythologies – Wichita
5. FLORIST – Holdly – Double Double Whammy

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Podcasts

EOT176 Emel Mathlouthi 11/10/15

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Music News and Interviews

Giveaways of the Week: November 9th – 15th!

11/10: The King Khan & BBQ Show @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom

11/11: Neon Indian @ Haw River Ballroom

11/11: The Story So Far @ Cat’s Cradle

11/13: Ed Schrader’s Music Beat @ Kings

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Music News and Interviews

Cradle of Filth Giveaway!

Thanks to our pals at Live Nation, this week and next week we are giving away tickets to see Cradle of Filth on Friday, January 26th, 2016! The show will be at The Ritz Raleigh with Butcher Babies and Ne Obliviscaris. If you’re interested in these tickets, stay tuned to 88.1FM WKNC and call in when the DJ asks for calls. Good luck!

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Non-Music News

Checking The Pulse of NC State Athletics

Listen to “Pulse of the Pack” Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, follow them on Twitter @pulseofthepack​

Football (5-3, 1-3 ACC)

A strong offensive showing from the Wolfpack wasn’t quite enough as the now top-ranked Clemson Tigers picked up 623 yards of total offense en route to a 56-41 victory. However, the biggest loss last Saturday came when Matt Dayes left the game with a foot injury in the first half. The Pack announced yesterday that Dayes’ injury requires season-ending surgery, and what looked like NC State’s best position at the beginning of the year now seems to be the most vulnerable.

However, the second half of last week’s game showed that the State offense can still produce with its top two running backs gone. Jacoby Brissett began to get rid of the ball faster, and sophomore Jaylen Samuels provided an occasional run to keep the Pack offense moving and the Tiger defense on their toes. If sophomore Dakwa Nichols and freshman Reggie Gellaspy can step in and add another dynamic to the Wolfpack run game, the Red and White offense could rebound against Boston College this Saturday with only a minor setback.

Men’s Soccer (8-6-3, 1-4-3 ACC)

NC State’s 1-4-3 regular season conference record landed them in the 10th and final spot in the ACC Tournament. On Wednesday night, the Pack travelled to Syracuse to take on the Orange in the opening round. State failed to find the net in a 2-0 loss, and a normally stout Wolfpack back line allowed 11 shots. NC State now awaits an at-large bid into the 48-team field for the NCAA Tournament. As of November 6, the Pack rank 27th in the NCAA RPI poll.

Women’s Soccer (4-15, 0-10 ACC)

The Lady Pack ended their 2015 campaign against #22 Duke last Sunday. The Blue Devils cruised past the Red and White with four first-half goals. Duke added a final tally in the second half to finish off NC State 5-0. The Wolfpack say farewell to seniors Alyson Brown, Shannon Cleaver, Carolina Gentry, Jenna Kalwa, Michelle Oestreich, Brittany Stanko and Dayna Tomayko.

Volleyball (14-10, 3-9 ACC)

Much like last season, a strong non-conference season transitioned into a tough ACC schedule for the Wolfpack Women’s Volleyball team. State collected its third conference win of the season last Friday with a 3-2 decision over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but the Pack fell 3-0 in its Sunday match against the #23 Louisville Cardinals. Freshman Becky Porter displayed the future potential of NC State Volleyball with 73 assists, 15 digs and two blocks on the weekend to garner ACC Freshman of the Week honors. Porter became the second Wolfpack freshman to earn the award after Blayke Hranicka did so in September.

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

Local Band Local Beer: Heartracer Interview

Heartracer stopped by for an interview with Phian before LBLB. 

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Music News and Interviews

Born Ruffians were awesome enough to stop by for an interview! Here’s what happened.

Listen here.

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Born Ruffians

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Heart Racer

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Concert Preview

Technician Preview for Fridays on the Lawn

Nathan Forbes, WKNC Correspondent

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source: Sunshine Face’s Facebook

This Friday, outside of Witherspoon Student Center, WKNC will be holding one of several of its long-running musical events, Fridays on the Lawn. Sunshine Faces from Chapel Hill and Mineral Girls from Charlotte will be playing; both bands are riding off the release of albums this year. 

Sunshine Faces just recently released “Peaked,” their sophomore album, recorded completely in a dorm room. Their music has been described as lo-fi, but it is by no means thin-sounding. Their songs are expansive, swelling and even ethereal-sounding. At times, their music is reminiscent of The Cure, like on the song “Kissing Every Day,” a quick-tempo track with twangy guitar sounds and glistening synthesizers. At other times they sound like a shoegaze or twee pop band. Honestly though, they are not an easy band to pinpoint as they don’t tend to just one sound throughout an album. Some other tracks I’d recommend checking out from the band are “Of Asheville,” as well as the fan favorite, “Teenage Prayer.” 

Mineral Girls released the totally solid album, “Cozy Body,” this spring. The lo-fi emo group has plenty of catchy melodies and harmonized guitars to spare. Brett Green’s distorted and distant vocals give their music a signature sound too. Some songs I’d recommend from these guys are “Was the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and “Nvr Ur Gf.” 

With the forecast predicting warm weather and only a slight chance of rain, coming out to Witherspoon this Friday afternoon is a good bet for a great time. Lighten your mood after a long week, and chill out to some good tunes. If you possess even a slight fondness for reverby guitar music, you definitely don’t want to miss out on this one. Music starts at five. Come hang!

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source: The Mineral Girls Facebook