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Chainsaw Charts 6/2/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date June 5, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	VILE APPARITION	Malignity	Me Saco Un Ojo
2	BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS	The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me	Prosthetic
3	CONCEALER.	This Room Could Be Heaven.	Zegema Beach
4	VILDHJARTA	Dar Skogen Sjunger Under Evighetens Granar	Century Media
5	CHALK HANDS	The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us	Dog Knights
6	CONVERGE	Love Is Not Enough	Epitaph
7	KAUAN	Wayhome	Artoffact
8	ESOCTRILIHUM	Ghostigmatah – Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm	I, Voidhanger
9	DEADGUY	Near-Death Travel Services	Relapse
10	BAAN	Neumann	Self-Released

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

Blog Miscellaneous

DJ Starburst’s May 2026 chart

Post author By dj starburst
Post date June 5, 2026

dj starburst's May 2026 chart. Made with Topsters 3.

Happy June. May just ended, and I’ve been listening to music for the whole month, so I figured that it might be fun to show off my chart for the month and elaborate a little bit on how I feel about each of the albums.

This chart is a showcase of the albums I listened to the most this month. To create it, I used Topsters 3 alongside the .fmbot application Discord to see my most listened to albums for the month (as Last.fm does not allow you to see your monthly report without Premium). The ranking of each album is determined by how many track plays I got for it within the month; or, the amount of tracks I individually played from the album.

Tags chart, May 2026, topsters 3

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 6/2/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date June 5, 2026

Afterhours Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	JUMP SOURCE	Fold	NAFF
2	HOW TO SEE KNOW AND FALL	ECOLOGIES	Adhyâropa
3	EUTHYMIC	you’re every color of the sky	Self-Released
4	NEURO… NO NEURO	MemLoss	Audiobulb
5	HONEY DIJON	The Nightlife	SOS
6	CUBZOA, ICEBEING	Cubzoa Vs. Icebeing [EP]	Bella Union
7	PORTIA	Need [EP]	Self-Released
8	SKEITH	SOAR	Tabula Rasa
9	FLYING LOTUS	BIG MAMA [EP]	Brainfeeder
10	PICK A PIPER	Dandelion	Tin Angel

Afterhours Adds

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	JUMP SOURCE	Fold	NAFF
2	EUTHYMIC	you’re every color of the sky	Self-Released
3	HONEY DIJON	The Nightlife	SOS

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

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 6/2/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date June 5, 2026

Vylet Pony's "Love & Ponystep"

Underground Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	VYLET PONY	Gonarch’s Lair	Self-Released
2	LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON	As Of Now	Lex
3	CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON	Patchwork	Stone Woman/XL
4	MANWOLVES, CRASHPREZ, CRASHWOLVES	it all comes for me [EP]	Manwolves
5	ALFA MIST	Roulette	Sekito
6	HUMAN ERROR CLUB AND KENNY SEGAL	Human Error Club At Kenny’s House	Backwoods Studioz
7	LOVETEMPO	There Is A Light	Self-Released
8	ROC C AND ARIANO	Homegrown	Urbnet
9	VENNA	MALIK	Cashmere Thoughts
10	TOBI	Elements Vol 2	Allwon

Underground Adds

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	LORD SKO AND STATIK SELEKTAH	Elevator Music	Stimulated
2	AJA MONET	the color of rain	drink sum wtr
3	PHOENIX JAMES	Teeth [EP]	Plus 1
4	SHANE SATO	Wavelength	Mixto
5	QUADECA	“Dark Magic” [Single]	X8

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

Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 6/2/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date June 5, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	ART HIRAHARA	Peace Unknown	Posi-Tone
2	ISAIAH J THOMPSON	The Book Of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry	Mack Avenue
3	CHRIS ROTTMAYER	Playing Favorites	Pilars
4	HOLLY PALMER	Metamorphosis	Colorfield
5	BRANDEE YOUNGER	Gadabout Season	Impulse
6	SEAN MASON	A Breath Of Fresh Air	Taylor Christian
7	STACEY KENT	A Time For Love	naïve
8	BRAD MEHLDAU	Ride Into The Sun	Nonesuch
9	EMPRESS, THE	Square One	Cellar
10	TIGRAN HAMASYAN	Manifeste	Naive

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

Weekly Charts

Top Charts 6/2/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date June 5, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	FIONA FIASCO	Blue Rider, Blue Faced [EP]	Self-Released
2	NOTHING	a short history of decay	Run For Cover
3	CARDINALS	Masquerade	So Young
4	DAFFO	Where The Earth Bends	Concord
5	HEMLOCK	Orange Streak Glow [EP]	Self-Released
6	PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE	Taurus	Topshelf
7	ROBBER ROBBER	Two Wheels Move The Soul	Fire Talk
8	SHARP PINS	Balloon Balloon Balloon	K/Perennial
9	SURFBORT	Reality Star	TODO
10	TRUE BLUE	Star Witness	True Nature
11	AMERICAN DEATH CULT	“Birthday Wishes” [Single]	Root Rot
12	BITTERSUITE	Waking Up In Traffic	Self-Released
13	CLYDESDALE	“Dizzy Dancin'” [Single]	Self-Released
14	CROOKED PARKER	NEWWORLD	Defected
15	DREAMSCENT	“Red String” [Single]	Self-Released
16	ENTREZ VOUS	Tell Her A Joke [EP]	Self-Released
17	EXITER	Temporary Empty	Spirit Goth
18	GLADIE	No Need To Be Lonely	Get Better
19	GODDAMN WOLVES	Sugar Twin	GDR-013
20	HOMEOSTASIS	“Golden Eyes” [Single]	Self-Released
21	HYPERDONTIA	Dormant Scourge [EP]	Self-Released
22	JANE REMOVER	<3 [EP]	deadAir
23	LETTERSTOYOU	…Maybe Someday Became Today [EP]	Self-Released
24	MATT SOUTHERN	Atlantic City	Honeyguide Collective
25	MEI SEMONES	Kurage [EP]	Bayonet
26	OTRACAMI	Runoff	Figure & Ground
27	PAPERBRAIN	First Fold	Self-Released
28	ROTTEN SOUND	“Idealist” [Single]	Season Of Mist
29	SHOWER CURTAIN	words from a wishing well (Deluxe Edition)	Fire Talk
30	SOFTCULT	When A Flower Doesn’t Grow	Easy Life

Tags charts, college radio, daytime, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, Raleigh, rock, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Classic Album Review

Album Review: Get Rich Or Die Sippin’

Post author By the martyroshka
Post date June 2, 2026

Album Cover for “Get Rich Or Die Sippin’” by Lil Shine

Content Warning: This album contains explicit language and content, in addition to heavy reference to drug abuse.

The third studio album by Lil Shine, “Get Rich Or Die Sippin’,” is now here for all to listen to, after much hubbub and controversy. However, this discourse is not aimed towards the Minneapolis rapper, nor the content of his music. Rather, the circumstances surrounding this release are what has garnered the interest of many aficionados of underground and cult rap. This just may be the last project of Lil Shine we will be hearing for quite some time, due to his legal affairs being in turmoil. A real shame for those who enjoy his musical stylings, as this project may just be his best yet.

Tags Album Review, Rap, Underground, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Miscellaneous

A Wikipedia Deep Dive into emo rock

Post author By dj starburst
Post date May 30, 2026

90s emo band "Weezer" performing on stage; the four members are standing together, with their logo in the background made up of light bulbs. By ryanwh - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1384998, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wikipedia is an interesting place to explore and learn about new things. In my opinion, it is one of the quickest ways to learn about a topic that doesn’t require diving into research or trying to find an accurate source on Google. If I need quick information on a topic, I usually go immediately to Wikipedia.

Sometime last year, I decided to take a dive into Wikipedia’s articles on emo, which led to an interesting discovery of how the editors of these pages view emo. If you’re reading this, join me on a (somewhat) deep dive into Wikipedia’s articles on emo.

Tags Deep dive, Genre deep dive, Wikipedia, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 5/26/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 29, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	VOIDCEREMONY	Abditum	20 Buck Spin
2	FJORT	belle époque	Grand Hotel Van Cleef
3	REEKING AURA	On the Promise of the Moon	Profound Lore
4	NEUROSIS	An Undying Love For A Burning World	Neurot
5	EXHUMED	Red Asphalt	Relapse
6	STABBING	Eon Of Obscenity	Century Media
7	VEILBURNER	Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy	Transcending Obscurity
8	DEAD AND DRIPPING	Nefarious Scintillations	Transcending Obscurity
9	BLAZE	Out Through The Door	No Remorse
10	YELLOW EYES	Confusion Gate	Sibir

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

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 5/26/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 29, 2026

Afterhours Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	HOW TO SEE KNOW AND FALL	ECOLOGIES	Adhyâropa
2	NEURO… NO NEURO	MemLoss	Audiobulb
3	CUBZOA, ICEBEING	Cubzoa Vs. Icebeing [EP]	Bella Union
4	PORTIA	Need [EP]	Self-Released
5	SKEITH	SOAR	Tabula Rasa
6	FLYING LOTUS	BIG MAMA [EP]	Brainfeeder
7	PICK A PIPER	Dandelion	Tin Angel
8	TEERATH MAJUMDER	Dust To Dust	Infrequent Seams
9	OUR SHAME	Hidden Album	Self-Released
10	THE SETTING	The Setting	Loyal Label

Afterhours Adds

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	HOW TO SEE KNOW AND FALL	ECOLOGIES	Adhyâropa
2	NEURO… NO NEURO	MemLoss	Audiobulb
3	CUBZOA, ICEBEING	Cubzoa Vs. Icebeing [EP]	Bella Union

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