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Carolina Rollergirls Return to Mystery Roach. (Again.)

Princess America and Bianca Oblivion of the Carolina Roller Girls will be returning to Mystery Roach this coming Saturday, September 4, 2009. This is their THIRD visit, which means they are now eligible for the Mystery Roach Health Plan, and may or not receive honorary certificates suitable for framing.

Listen for their music picks and for conversation about the upcoming Wicked Wheels of the East tournament, which will be taking place next weekend, September 11-13, 2009 in Raleigh.

If you have any questions you’d like to ask them, post below.

Talk to you Saturday.

-La Barba Rossa

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Music News and Interviews

IWTDI release new single from upcoming album

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Chapel Hill pop group I Was Totally Destroying It (Greyday Records) has a brand new album being released October 1oth at the Cats Cradle titled Horror Vacui. But this morning they dropped their first single from the album, “Come Out, Come Out” on the internet. The song features the Hercules Europe Brass in what is one of the most collaborative tracks out locally in some time. Says the band:

“Most of the time in the studio we have a good idea of how the song goes, what we want to do with it, what it should sound like in the end. With Come Out, Come Out, we took a different direction. John and Hep each recorded two tracks using makeshift drum combinations. There were lots of group vocals, a lot of fun.”

You can get a free copy of Horror Vacui at the Cats Cradle October 10th. Also playing the show is a host of other local bands featuring Lake Inferior, Rat Jackson, Des Ark, and Lonnie Walker.

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Music News and Interviews

Rosebuds new music video

Grayson Currin just dropped this bomb on us over at the Indy, a spectacular acoustic rendition of the Rosebud’s “Life Like”, filmed in Ivan Howard’s home.

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Weekly Charts

Top 10 Afterhours albums from the past week

Here are the top 10 albums for our Afterhours format from the past week, compiled by Afterhours Music Director Sean McKee:

1. Felix da House Cat – He Was King
2. Tiga – Ciao!
3. Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do
4. Amanda Blank – I Might Like You Better Ep
5. Clark – Totems Flair
6. The Crystal Method – Divided By Night
7. Miss Kitten & The Hacker – Two
8. Kleerup – Kleerup
9. Josh One – Tolerence
10. Data Rock – Red

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Weekly Charts

Top 10 loud rock albums for this week

The top 10 albums from our Chainsaw format, compiled by Noobhammer.

1.Ruination – Job For A Cowboy
2. The Onslaught – Lazarus AD
3. Agorapocalypse –Agoraphobic Nosebleed
4. Executioner – Manic Ritual
5. End Game – Megadeath
6. Earthsblood – God Forbid
7. Monoliths/Dimensions – Sunn O)))
8. Planet Crusher – Cage
9. Heart of Darkness – Burnt By The Sun
10. Lust in Space – GWAR

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Weekly Charts

WKNC’s top 30 Daytime albums from the past week

This week’s top 30 albums of Daytime rock, compiled by Daytime Music Director Jenna St. Pierre:

1. Various Artists – Hear Hear: The Triangle
2. Light Pines – The Light Pines EP
3. Generationals – Con Law
4. YACHT – See Mystery Lights
5. Motel Motel – New Denver
6. Antlers – Hospice
7. Fiery Furnaces – I’m Going Away
8. Holiday Shores – Columbus’d the Whim

9. Bibio – Ambivalence Avenue
10. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
11. Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine
12. HEALTH – Get Color
13. Nomo – Invisible Cities
14. Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer [EP]
15. Liam Finn and Eliza Jane – Champagne in Seashells
16. Miike Snow – Miike Snow
17. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
18. Megafaun – Gather, Form and Fly
19. Portugal. The Man – The Satanic Satanists
20. You and Your Effects – Wire Sharks
21. Still Life Still – Girls Come Too
22. Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band
23. Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies – EP II
24. Bowerbirds – Upper Air
25. Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
26. Lightning Dust – Infinite Light
27. Dead Weather – Horehound
28. Darlings – Yeah, I Know
29. Bronzed Chorus – I’m The Spring
30. Timber Timbre- Timber Timbre

Albums added to our library this week:
1. Polvo – In Prism
2. Mew – No More Stories

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Music News and Interviews

Ticket Giveaways!!

Be sure to listen in to WKNC 88.1 this week for your chance to win  tickets to these up-coming shows:

Hot Tuna Electric @ Cat’s Cradle Tuesday Sept 1st

Badfish @ Lincoln Theatre Sept 2nd

Jack Ross Show @ Nightlight Sept 4th

Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band @ Cat’s Cradle  Sept 4th

Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Cat’s Cradle  Sept 5th

Down with The Melvins @ The Fillmore in Charlotte  Sept 5th

Check out these local shows and other shows in your area on The Rock Report and listen in for your chance to win tickets!

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Non-Music News

EOT02 Hillsborough Street 8/31/09

If you missed Monday’s episode of Eye on the Triangle, no need to fret!

Here’s a brief rundown of the segments for the week with a link for the podcast at the end (although you should definitely tune in live from here on out to listen to some exclusives like music clips throughout the show).

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This week, Adam Compton interviewed Nina Szlosberg from the Hillsborough Street Partnership about the renovations project. For more information on the renovations, you can follow ninaszlosberg on Twitter.

Saja Hindi also interviewed Kevin Jennings, owner of Urban Food Group and of Frazier’s and Porter City Tavern on Hillsborough Street, about how the construction has been impacting the businesses during this already tough economic time.

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Rachel Sloan interviewed an employee from Schoolkids Records, Eric Tschudi, about how the business is faring with the decline in record sales, even after its move on Hillsborough Street. Kelly Reid also previews Monday night’s Old Bricks show at Slim’s.

COMMUNITY CANVAS:

Mike Alston interviewed visual artist Ryan Cummings about his work, especially on the Hear Here compilation CD cover.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

This week, we featured Logan Sayles, senior in graphic design and co-president of the Design Council. Sayles talked about the life of a design student, the projects he’s worked on and the notorious design school Halloween Bash. Also, check back here for photos Wednesday.

SOUNDBYTES:

Caitlin Cauley interviewed students around campus and brought you audio clips of their answers to this week’s question: Do you use Twitter, and what do you think of it? The answers may be surprising to some.

And, as always, send in your comments, suggestions, gripes and complaints to publicaffairs@wknc.org. We may even read your response live if you so desire.

Don’t forget to tune in again next Monday to WKNC 88.1 for Eye on the Triangle from 7 – 8 p.m. EST or listen online at wknc.org.

Listen to episode two.

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Music News and Interviews

Schoolkids Records: When State Wins, YOU Win!

And this is why we love independently owned neighborhood music shops:
Schoolkids Records in Raleigh has announced a brand new program titled: “When State Wins, You Win”.  Says Schoolkids:

When an NC State team wins, you get $2 off any new or used CDs, records, or DVDs (priced $7.99 or higher) you buy the day after they win. For instance, when State sticks it to South Carolina this Thursday, walk across the street and come in on Friday and present your student ID and you’ll get $2 off any new or used CD, record, or DVD you buy priced $7.99 or higher. You can do this for multiple items, too. This isn’t just the football team; this will count for State’s basketball team (men’s or women’s), baseball team, softball team, and soccer team (men’s or women’s). So, it’s a win-win. Sweet!

Sweet indeed Schoolkids.  I will see you Friday morning.  Go Wolfpack!

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Music News and Interviews

Alcazar Hotel To Give Out Free Music

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Chapel Hill rock group, The Alcazar Hotel, is giving out free CDs to anyone who wants them!  Between now and December 31, just contact jimmy@fiveheadentertainment.com and let them know how you want the CD sent to you.  The band said today:

“We want you to help spread the word about the Alcazar Hotel!  Burn the CD for a friend or your cousin and tell them about the band.  Know five folks who you think would dig the tunes?  Let us know – we’ll send you 5 CDs…pass ‘em on to those five folks, along with our myspace info & show schedule”

Songs from the free CD include select tracks from the band’s newest album, Come ON! Dig The Unified Theory, as well as recently recorded for Cytunes & the Mark Sandman Music Project.

You can ask for mp3s, mp4s, or CDs through snail mail or “carrier pigeon”.