| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | NEVERMORE | The Obsidian Conspiracy | Century Media |
| #2 | IRON MAIDEN | The Final Frontier | |
| #3 | IRON THRONES | The Wretched Sun | no label needed |
| #4 | BLIND GUARDIAN | At the Edge of Time | Nuclear Blast |
| #5 | SABATON | Coat of Arms | Nuclear Blast |
| #6 | KATAKLYSM | Heaven’s Venom | Nuclear Blast |
| #7 | MOSE GIGANTICUS | Gift Horse | Relapse |
| #8 | SHADOWGARDEN | Ashen | Napalm |
| #9 | CITY OF FIRE | City of Fire | Shostroud |
| #10 | SHOWDOWN | Blood in the Gears | Solid State |
Category: Blog
This week, we’re giving away lots of artist schwag, including vinyls, t-shirts, and even CDs.
We are also giving away tickets to Jim Avett at the Pour House on August 29.
In other exciting giveaway news, we have tickets to Takers, The Other Guys, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and The Expendibles, showing at Crossroads 20 in Cary, NC. These tickets are good Monday through Thursday. Sorry, no weekends.
That’s it for me, next week, MOLLYPOP will be taking over my duties. It’s been great serving you this summer. Thanks for being so great!
Excellent Portland record label Hometapes will host a day party, Hometapes Friend Island, during the Hopscotch Music Festival, adding to an already hefty lineup of free day shows. The party will go down Friday, September 10 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Pour House and feature musical performances from Megafaun, Breathe Owl Breathe, All Tiny Creatures, Pattern Is Movement, Collections of Colonies of Bees, and Family Dynamics (a.k.a. Stars Like Fleas).
The Hopscotch Twitter announced that there will be a complete list of day parties, among other new info, added to the site soon.
And yes, WKNC, will be hosting a party, as well. More info real soon!
Thursday August 26th is going to be the first LBLB for the Fall 2010 semester! Come and unwind from your first week at school at Tir na nOg Irish Pub for Local Beer Local Band Night! This weeks bands are Goodbye, Titan and Once and Future Kings. FREE, 21 and up, starts at 10pm!
I will also be interviewing BOTH BANDS this Thursday from 7 to 8pm! Tune in!
Goodbye, Titan
You can expect some wonderful landscape music from Goodbye, Titan. If you enjoy listening to our Post Rock Block then you you absolutely love this weeks headlines for LBLB. The Independent would say that this band is good for “fans of Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky.” If that sounds like you, come on out!
You might have caught Once and Future Kings last semester when they did a free show on Lee Field. Well, now catch them indoors at Tir na nOg! As quoted from their Myspace page, “Once and Future Kings blend hook-laden, anthemic rock with a twist of dystopian lyricism.Critics compare them to Radiohead or The Flaming Lips, but your mom might say The Beatles.”
See you this Thursday!! And by the way, I recommend a pint of Foothills Hoppyum IPA. That’s what I’ll be having!
Vampire Weekend will be playing with special guest Beach House at the Raleigh Amphitheatre on Sunday, October 17 in support of their new album Contra. Tickets go on sale at Livenation.com on Friday, August 27, but WKNC has them now. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it, and you could win!
It is time once again for the Mystery Roach Covers Show. This Saturday, August 28, I’ll be playing original tracks from the 50s, 60s or 70s and also the cover versions from any decade and style.
If you have any requests or suggestions, post them here, on the Facebook fan page, or email them to me. I will be finalizing the playlist on Friday afternoon.
Below are the playlists from the previous two years to give you an idea of what this year’s show will be like.
Tune in to Mystery Roach, every Saturday from 8-10am on WKNC for Progressive, Fusion, Psychedelic, Garage and noise from the 60s and 70s. (This week the 50s are fair game as well.)
Cheers.
2009 Show
| Song | Artist |
| Return Of Jackie And Judy | Tom Waits |
| Judy Is A Punk | Ramones |
| Li’l Red Riding Hood | Meteors |
| Li’l Red Riding Hood | Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs |
| Sinister Exaggerator | Primus |
| Sinister Exaggerator | Residents |
| Sally Go Round The Roses | The Great Society |
| Sally Go Round The Roses | Jaynetts |
| Ready-Mades | Yo La Tengo |
| Ready-Mades | Bonzo Dog Band |
| Chunga’s Revenge | Frank Zappa |
| Chunga’s Revenge | Grotan Project |
| Love Buzz | Nirvana |
| Love Buzz | The Shocking Blue |
| You Don’t Own Me | Rasputina |
| You Don’t Own Me | Lesley Gore |
| Good Guys Don’t Wear White | Minor Threat |
| Good Guys Don’t Wear White | The Standells |
| Farmer John | Neil Young And Crazy Hourse |
| Farmer John | The Premiers |
| Masculine Intuition | Rocket From The Crypt |
| Masculine Intuition | The Music Machine |
| Mushroom | Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Mushroom | Can |
| Cross-eyed Mary | Iron Maiden |
| Cross-eyed Mary | Jethro Tull |
| 21st Century Schizoid Man | April Wine |
| 21st Century Schizoid Man | King Crimson |
2008 Show
| Song | Artist |
| The Dolphins | Beth Orton |
| The Dolphins | Fred Neil |
| Here She Comes Now | Nirvana |
| Here She Comes Now | Velvet Underground |
| China Girl | David Bowie |
| China Girl | Iggy Pop |
| People Are Strange | Twiztid |
| People Are Strange | The Doors |
| Sympathy For The Devil | Brian Ferry |
| Sympathy For The Devil | Rolling Stones |
| Happy Together | Frank Zappa |
| Happy Together | The Turtles |
| War Pigs | Alice Donut |
| War Pigs | Black Sabbath |
| Have A Cigar | Primus |
| Have A Cigar | Pink Floyd |
| Steppin Stone | Minor Threat |
| Steppin Stone | The Monkees |
| Pictures Of Matchstick Men | Camper Van Beethoven |
| Pictures Of Matchstick Men | Status Quo |
| Happiness Is A Warm Gun | The Breeders |
| Happiness Is A Warm Gun | The Beatles |
| I Fought The Law | The Clash |
| I Fiought the Law | The Bobby Fuller Four |
| Ring Of Fire | Social Distortion |
| Ring Of Fire | Johnny Cash |
| I Put A Spell On You | CCR |
| I Put a Spell on You | Screamin Jay Hawkins |
| Higer Ground | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder |
We are back from the summer break and this week we focus on new releases from Arcade Fire and Best Coast.
Local deejays Elly May, DJ Goof, DJ Kligz, The Voice of Reason, and myself gave back to the community this Saturday at the yearly event, Service NC State. As in years past, NC State worked with Stop Hunger Now in hopes of packaging 400,000 meals for children in Haiti. Many campus organizations came out Saturday, August 21 to help package food from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. New this year was the blood drive for which about a dozen members of WKNC staff gave blood to help reach the goal of 500 pints of blood in one huge blood drive on Friday.
The number of meals our small group of five packaged during our two-hour shift is enough to feed a 32-child orphanage for seven months. The meals are full of essential vitamins and minerals and are actually quite tasty. The experience was described as “inspiring,” “exhilarating,” “fun,” “organized,” and “fulfilling"—and totally worth waking up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday. WKNC hopes to have a presence at other on-campus service events to further instate our relationship with our campus and our community as a whole.
I would like to personally thank everyone who helped by giving blood or donating their time and energy to any aspect of Service NC State.
Tonight, 8/21 on “Real RnB Radio,” R&B singer Marcus Allen will be visiting the studio on 88.1FM WKNC.
The Summerville, SC, native is poised to take over the male R&B scene with his infectious melodies, soulful delivery, and powerful voice.
The South Carolina Music Award winner has already received international success on the Japanese and European charts and has been featured on a number of major tours.
Tune in at 10:30 p.m. for our live interview with the rising star. To find out more about Marcus Allen, visit here or follow him on twitter. Check out some of his latest music below.
“Real RnB Radio” with host Mir.I.am airs Saturdays from 10 p.m.-12 a.m.
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Local Beat preview 8/21/10
This week’s Local Beat is going to be the first in a while with live music as all three of the bands coming in plan on playing some tunes for us on the air.
Carrboro group Max Indian is kicking things off at 5 p.m. to promote their show at the Local 506 on August 27. Max Indian is playing less and less these days, so I plan on asking them about the group’s recent happenings and chat with them about their upcoming gig during Hopscotch.
Twelve Thousand Armies is the closest band we have in the area that represents a cult following as their music has largely been missed due to lack of promotion and live shows, and I am excited to welcome them on the program at 6p .m. They are also playing the Local 506 on the 27th with Max Indian and The Houston Brothers. It will be their first interview on WKNC—who just twisted the band’s arm to finally get a hold of their album that came out awhile back—and I am sure many of you have been hearing constantly since.
At 7 p.m., Asheville artist Darien will be jumping on board to promote several upcoming shows in our area. Darien is relatively unknown around our region, but that has been quickly changing with her last release, Theorem, which came out on Alive and Well back in March. Darien has a busy couple of weeks in the area that include five shows in the Triangle between now and September 3.
As always, the fun starts at 5 p.m. and will last until 8 p.m.! Don’t worry if you miss it as all interviews are put on the WKNC blog following the show. Be sure to follow the Local Beat on Twitter or Facebook and download tons of free local music on our ReverbNation page!
