Liz Janes in-studio interview coming up 6/25!

Soulful singer-songwriter Liz Janes will be stopping by WKNC this Saturday, June 25th at 2pm for an in-studio interview with DJ Elly May. Janes began her interest in music at a young age and then went from being involved in the Northwestern noise scene to making her own bluesy folk music; now she has made a splash at WKNC with her new album Say Goodbye.  Despite its title, it certainly is not a goodbye from the artist who is in fact saying hello to the Triangle through two performances this weekend besides her on-air interview.  She'll be performing Friday at the Wild Goose Festival taking place at Shakori Hills this weekend and will be following up her interview with us with a show at Open Eye Café in Carrboro.  Be sure to tune in to find out more about this artist and be sure to leave a comment below if there's a question you'd like asked during the interview.

Cannibal's Corner V: Do You Like Anaal (Nathrakh)?

I sure as hell do! Anaal Nathrakh has released another ear-shattering gut-pulverizing mind-munching limb-decapitating lung-popping skull-smashing brain-bursting intestinal-disemboweling album, Passion.

This album is to family friendliness as loaded guns are to baby pacifiers. Unless you're the Manson family. The guitars are raw and brutal, but never approach blandness as they're broken up with slight melodies, industrial undertones, guitar solos, and even growling solos! Their songs encompass a certain stand-alone uniqueness missing amongst the more grind core-oriented bands. This does mean that there are clean vocals, which at first put me off like an undefiled grave. However, upon listening to the entire album, it's clear that they're a great juxtaposition against the pure, raw, and grotesque microphone-swallowing exercises these guys do. And it doesn't take away from the horn-rising head-banging factor at all.

In totality, this is one ear-splitting album with many differing embellishments that are sparsely used to recreate the old "put this album on repeat" syndrome, thought to have been eradicated by its bastard cousin "put this song on repeat" syndrome that big music industries have let flourish.

If anyone looks at you funny for listening to this album, such as family, friends, or significant others, just be sure to tell them that there is nothing wrong with liking Anaal.

Triangle locals take the stage at Kings

By C Creature

Saturday night at Kings Barcade brought a packed house and good tunes from the killer line-up of headliner Annuals, Luego and Jenna & the Jintlemen. I was super excited about Luego as I saw them a few months ago and knew they put on a good show. I had heard good things about Jenna & the Jintlemen and after meeting the lead, Jenna Smith, a few weekends ago while out with friends, I was excited to see her and her "Jintlemen" do their thing. Headliner, Annuals, had their national debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, so having never seen them perform, my expectations were high.

When I got there Jenna & the Jintlemen were just finishing up with two songs left in their set; however, I only needed to hear about 30 seconds to know that I loved her voice and band. She's got a sweet, dreamy and delicate voice, which makes listening to her easy and ever-so-pleasant. Since I was late, I'm not sure if she played "Marcello, Marcello," but that is one of my favorites by her and it showcases her voice beautifully.

After Jenna & the Jintlemen exited stage left, Luego took the spotlight to bring us some indie/alternative country rock, a few of the songs laced with a soft Spanish influence (especially those from the Ocho album). Lead, Patrick Phelan, has a unique voice and is unmistakable for anyone else's in the Triangle and definitely makes you think of voices like Paul McCartney's and Bob Dylan's...maybe a little Rod Stewart. Dressed in a simple white v-neck decorated only by an ambiguous rectangle rolled into his sleeve (he claimed they weren't "real" cigarettes), grey Levi's and cowboy boots, he convinced me we were in years bygone. His  songs have lyrics that  are simple and melodic with out being kitschy. Supported by Peter Holsapple, William Moose, Mark Connor, Cameron Lee, Charles Cleaver, Jeff Crawford and Will Goodyear, Luego is a collective band of friendly, endearing outlaws just singing about what they know. I'm honestly struck by how classic the themes of their songs are and how good they pull it off. Some bands try and seem like they can sing songs like "You Better Run," or "Atta Boy," or "Jesse James," or "How 'Bout Them Rules," but can't with out sounding painfully cliche. Luego has a great talent for using their inspirations to make fresh songs that only later make you think, "Wow, that sounded kind of like '_______'."

Standing in the crowd officially feeling like if I walked out side I'd see cacti, tumbleweeds and maybe a sheriff, Luego finished and was rewarded with gracious applause from the crowd. Luego smiled, said thanks and introduced headliners, Annuals.

Now, as I previously stated, I've never seen Annuals perform before; however, I've heard nothing but great things from people whose music taste I respect AND they've played on Conan twice. While they were setting up, people continued to pour into the venue, showing me just how serious of a fan base they have and just why they headlined: people love them.

However.

I do not, I found out. I was actually really disappointed because I just knew that after Jenna & and the Jintlemin and Luego, two groups I love, Annuals would only further my "I'm at such a great show" high, but as it turned out, they did quite the opposite and sobered me up. Led by Adam Baker and supported by Kenny Florence, Mike Robinson, Zach Oden, Anna Spence and Nick Radford, they sang a bunch of songs I couldn't understand the words to and really didn't care to find out. I was reminded of too many songs I listened to when I was 16 and add that to Adam's "yell-singing" as I call it, I just had to shake my head. I expressed my concern and confusion to a compadre of mine at the bar and he looked at me like I was crazy and went on to tell me how much he just "loved, loved, loved" Annuals and why they were so great. For the rest of the night he and many of my other friends witnessed to me and tried to convert me into a fan because apparently if you don't like Annuals, you're going to musical hell where Rebecca Black reins supreme.

In any case, none of them convinced me and since then I've tried to find a song I at least kind of like, but I just can't. My ears do not like them and here is why: there is no real melody just a lot of yelling, loud guitars and drums.

That being said, are they talented? Yes. Do they know how to put on a show? Yes, very much so. Did they pack the house? Yes. Do I understand their appeal? Yes. So there it is, I can 100% endorse the fact that they did a great job at Kings, tickling the fancy of all their fans and never made a mistake that I could tell.

So IN CONCLUSION, anyone who went to Kings Saturday night had no excuse to not have a freakin' awesome time. Every band rocked it out with their respective fans loving it. It was definitely one of my favorite shows of June and flawlessly executed by all groups involved.

WKNC's Chainsaw Metal Weekly Top Ten Albums 6/14

Here are the chainsaw top ten this week, as compiled by Chainsaw Music Director, Cory Slep.

Rank
Artist
Recording
Label



1
SEPTICFLESH
The Great Mass
Season Of Mist



2
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT
Deconstruction
Inside Out



3
AMON AMARTH
Surtur Rising
Metal Blade



4
BELPHEGOR
Blood Magick Necromance
Nuclear Blast



5
KAMPFAR
Mare
Napalm



6
TOMBS
Path Of Totality
Relapse



7
ARCH ENEMY
Khaos Legions
Century Media



8
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE
Celestial Completion
Solid State



9
IKILLYA
Recon
Lekberg



10
MORBID ANGEL
Illud Divinum Insanus
Seasons of Mist

 

WKNC’s Top 30 indie rock albums – 6/14

Enjoy these albums, compiled by The DJ Ones.  [editors note: Those Darlins' album art is quite interesting!]

 

	Artist	Album	Label
#1	Those Darlings	Screws Get Loose	Oh Wow Dang
#2	Seapony	Go With Me	Hardly Art
#3	Amor De Dias	Street Of The Love Of Days	Merge
#4	Donkeys	Born With Stripes	Dead Oceans
#5	Kids on a Crime Spree	We Love You So Bad	Slumberland
#6	Vaccines	What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?	Columbia
#7	Cults	In The Name Of	Columbia
#8	Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside	Dirty Radio	Partisan
#9	Thao and Mirah	Thao And Mirah	Kill Rock Stars
#10	Tiger Darrow	Tiger Darrow	You Know Who You Are
#11	Arctic Monkeys	Suck It And See	Domino
#12	Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.	It's A Corporate World	Quite Scientific
#13	Gardens and Villa	Secretly Canadian	Secretly Canadian
#14	Girls Names	Dead To Me	Slumberland
#15	tUnE-YarDs	WhoKill	4D
#16	Rosebuds	Loud Planes Fly Low	Merge
#17	Liam Finn	FOMO	Yep Rock
#18	My Morning Jacket	Circuital	ATO
#19	Friendly Fires	Pala	XL
#20	Hooray For Earth	True Loves	Dovecote
#21	Death Cab For Cutie	Codes And Keys	Columbia
#22	Foster the People	Torches	Columbia
#23	Balkans	Balkans	Double Phantom
#24	Vetiver	The Errant Charm	SubPop
#25	Black Lips	Arabia Mountain	Vice
#26	Thurston Moore	Demolished Thoughts	Matador
#27	David Bazan	Strange Negotiations	Barsuk
#28	Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi	Rome	EMI
#29	David Fonseca	Between Waves	Castle Of The Amazing Cats
#30	Matt Pond PA	Spring Fools	Altitude

 

WKNC RPM charts 6/7

Here are the top ten albums in Afterhours.

 

 

Rank	Artist	Recording	Label
1	Friendly Fires	Pala	XL
2	Austra	Feel It Break	Domino
3	Toro y Moi	Underneath the Pine	CarPark Records
4	Gold Panda	Companion	Ghostly International
5	Bibio	Mind Bokeh	Warp Records
6	Borgore	Delicious EP	White Label Nation
7	Moby	Destoyed	Mute
8	Blue Sky Black Death	Noir	Fake Four Inc.
9	Daft Punk	TRON: Legacy RECONFIGURED	White Label Nation
10	Gorillaz	The Fall	Virgin

WKNC DJs Admit the First Album they Ever Bought

Recently inspired by an NME post that had their staff discuss what the first albums they every bought were, I thought it would be interesting to figure out what the WKNC kids had first picked up.  After a bit of work this is what they sent me!

 

Professor X

Spice Girls- Spice

Spice Girls- Spice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJ Elly May

Natalie Merchant- Tigerlily

Natalie Merchant- Tigerlily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first album I ever bought with my own money was Natalie Merchant's 'Tigerlily.'  Laugh if you dare.

 

Dr. J

Billy Ray Cyrus- Some Gave All

Billy Ray Cyrus- Some Gave All

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in 1992 or 1993, before most of the staff had started kindergarten, a young Jamie Lynn saved up her allowance to purchase a CD player and one CD to go with it: Billy Ray Cyrus's "Some Gave All," featuring the hit single "Achy Breaky Heart."

 

K'nuckles

Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf

From Walmart aw yea.

 

.jose jose.

System of a Down- Toxicity

System of a Down- Toxicity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam Kincaid

Velvet Underground- Velvet Underground & Nico

Sex Pistols- Filthy Lucre Live

Harry Belafonte- Calypso

Velvet Underground- Velvet Underground and Nico

I actually bought three albums at the same time on my first record store trip when I was 12. I still have them all. My parents thought I was absolutely nuts to spend my money on these.

Mollypop

The Beatles- Rubber Soul

The Beatles- Rubber Soul

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real original, I know.

 

D-Cutta

Run-D.M.C.- Raising Hell

 

DJ Ones

Michael Jackson- Thriller

Michael Jackson- Thriller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used to dance my ass off to some Thriller, still do when given the opportunity.

 

The Chancellor

Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJ Switch

Led Zeppelin- Best of Led Zeppelin

Still listen to it once a month or more.

 

Chuck

The Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Voice of Reason

Sum 41- All Killer, No Filler

Sum 41- All Killer, No Filler

I bought Sum 41's All Killer No Filler. Embarrassing now, totally radical back then.

 

Mayday

Baha Men- Who Let the Dogs Out

Baha Men- Who Let the Dogs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saved up my lunch money to buy this.

 

Cannibal Cory

Metallica- Master of Puppets

 

Bigfatsac

Ray Parker Jr.- Ghostbusters

Ray Parker Jr.- Ghostbusters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was the 45 single.  I was 6 years old and I believe I used my birthday money.

 

DJ Shorty Shorts

Dashboard Confessional- A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar

Dashboard Confession- A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spaceman Spiff

Smash Mouth- Astro Lounge

Smash Mouth- Astro Lounge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rian Regal

Spin Doctors- Pocket Full of Kryptonite

 

Spin Doctors- Pocket Full of Kryptonite