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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

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 5/26/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 28, 2026

Underground Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	MCKINLEY DIXON	Magic, Alive!	City Slang
2	ARLO PARKS	Ambiguous Desire	Transgressive/PIAS
3	PRESERVATION AND GABE ‘NANDEZ	Sortilège	Backwoodz Studioz
4	VYLET PONY	Gonarch’s Lair	Self-Released
5	LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON	As Of Now	Lex
6	HUMAN ERROR CLUB AND KENNY SEGAL	Human Error Club At Kenny’s House	Backwoods Studioz
7	GHAIS GUEVARA	Full Goyard [EP]	Fat Possum
8	DANNY BROWN	Stardust	Warp
9	CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON	Patchwork	Stone Woman/XL
10	BY STORM	My Ghosts Go Ghost	deadAir

Underground Adds

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	VINCE STAPLES	“Blackberry Marmalade” [Single]	Loma Vista/Concord
2	VINCE STAPLES	“White Flag” [Single]	Loma Vista/Concord

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

Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 5/26/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 28, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	NICK FINZER	The Jazz Orchestra Volume 1	Outside In
2	KURT ROSENWINKEL AND JEAN-PAUL BRODBECK	The Brahms Project	Heartcore
3	PAUL CORNISH	You’re Exaggerating!	Blue Note
4	TOMOKO OMURA	Run Run Run	Outside In
5	ART HIRAHARA	Peace Unknown	Posi-Tone
6	JULIAN LAGE	Scenes From Above	Blue Note
7	DANA AND ALDEN	Speedo	Concord Jazz/Concord
8	AMANDA EKERY	Árabe	Hey Lu!
9	CHRIS ROTTMAYER	Playing Favorites	Pilars
10	JOHN PIZZARELLI	Dear Mr. Bennett	Self-Released

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

Weekly Charts

Top Charts 5/26/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 28, 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, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, rock, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Concert Review

Concert Review: By Storm

Post author By the martyroshka
Post date May 22, 2026

Photo by Konde Brown

By Storm, the hip-hop duo consisting of rapper Nathaniel “RiTchie” Ritchie and producer Parker Corey, certainly put on a show to impress at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room. Their debut tour, accompanying the release of their debut record “My Ghosts Go Ghost” was fully sold out at the Carrboro stop on the 15th. You might be a little suprised to hear that this show was so successful, but if you’re aware of the history of this group, you wouldn’t be perturbed whatsoever.

Tags By Storm, Injury Reserve, Lerado Khalil, Underground, WKNC, WKNC 88.1