DJ Ones' Five Music Facts from the past week

1. Morrissey made his return to his tour playing at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 27, after his onstage collapse on October 24. The former frontman of The Smiths was taken to the hopsital after he experienced breathing problems and collapsed onstage during the first song of his set at Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England. via (NME)

2. Spoon has announced its next album will be released on January 26 and will be entitled Transference. The 11 song trackset includes their latest EP's title song "Got Nuffin". The album will be released in North America by Merge. via (Pitchfork)

3. All of the members of Los Campesinos! have been diagnosed with H1N1 virus. The band announced all its members had been diagnosed via its Twitter account with, "ALL OUR BAND IS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SWINE FLU" before its show in Leeds, UK. They followed up with, "AND WE HAVE TO GO ONSTAGE IN TWENTY MINUTES!!" The band has no plans to cancel any upcoming shows due to illness. via (NME)

4. The Cribs has released its cover of the Kaiser Chiefs' "Modern Way." The cover, which was initially released as the B-side to its 2005 "Mirror Kissers" is now available for download with the proceeds going to Cash for Kids Action on Neglect Appeal. The organization helps children who have been neglected in the Leeds and West Yorkshire area of the UK, where two of the members are from. via (The Cribs)

5. In another act of goodwill, a charity album which features Arcade Fire, Cat Power, Bon Iver, and Grizzly Bear has raised around $590,160. The album entitled "Dark Was the Night" features more than 31 tracks from various artists and the money raised from the album goes to The Red Hot Organization, which supports HIV/AIDS charities all around the world. via (NME)

War of the Worlds: Tweet about the Alien Invasion!

As you may know by now, WKNC will be broadcasting a LIVE, localized version of Orsen Welles' classic radio drama War of the Worlds.  The event will take place Halloween night from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.

Want to take part in the invasion?  Tweet about it! Update your Facebook status!

During the broadcast, the news about the aliens will become more and more severe.  You can do the same with your Tweets.  Be creative.  Tell your friends you're freaked.  Tell your friends you're being chased by aliens.  Describe where you're hiding or what you see.  Help us destroy the Triangle for Halloween!  If you are listening on the Internet somewhere outside the Triangle, that's great too!  The aliens are landing everywhere!  We're all doomed!!

Disclaimer: "Help us destroy the Triangle" means, help us pretend to destroy Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and beyond using the radio the Internet, and your imagination.  Please don't do anything stupid and get arrested.  That would be silly.  (And all liability would fall on you, dig?)

Halloween Bash Thursday at Tir Na Nog

This Thursday, October 29, is Tir Na Nog's Local Beer Local Band night featuring music from bands I Was Totally Destroying It, Left Outlet, and The Story Changes.

The doors open at 10 p.m., and you can expect a particularly spooky night at Tir Na Nog this week.

I will also be Interviewing I Was Totally Destroying It at 7 p.m.Thursday night. Stay tuned, and don’t forget your costume!

Friday, we're doing it On the Lawn

We here at WKNC know that it's been circled on your calendar and written in ink in your planner since we officially announced it, but for those less well-organized among you:

This Friday, October 30, WKNC, the Union Activities Board, Inter-Residence Council, and Student Government are presenting Schooner and Max Indian right here on Harris Field, in front of WKNC's very own Witherspoon Student Center.

The festivities start at 6:30 p.m. with Schooner.  Max Indian will follow at approximately 7:30pm.  There will be free pizza (delivered in waves), a limited amount of free T-shirts, and free raffles for ticket giveaways to other local concerts and movies!

So really, there's no excuse not to be there.  The weather will be great, so bring your blanket and have a little picnic while you watch some great live, local music.  And of course, as soon as our show is over, we can all head over to the Design School Bash (you were planning to show up fashionably late for that, right?)

EOT10 Yearbooks 10/26/09

Student Media leaders are working on several projects that you don't want to miss out on, so this week, the Eye on the Triangle team interviewed the leaders spearheading some of these projects to give you a look at what's ahead.

SPORTS:
Derek Medlin and John Cooper Elias talked briefly about the football team, the basketball team and more in Wolfpack sports.

VIP:
In this week's VIP, we talked to former Agromeck Editor John Cooper Elias (who also leads yearbook workshops) and current Agromeck Editor Bryant Robbins about why yearbook sales are facing a downward trend and what makes yearbooks still important in this information age. Two articles were cited in the interview about national yearbook trends, one from The Economist and one from The New York Times.

To bring the issue back to home, Matt Moore went around campus and asked students if they saw the important of the yearbook, which you can listen to in the segment.

We also discussed briefly the declining trend in all print media publications, the topic of Tuesday's "Focused" section of Technician, titled "Is print dying?"

For more on the Agromeck, you can add Agromeck Man on Facebook.com or follow @Agromeck on Twitter.com, and you can also follow Technician @ncsutechnician.

COMMUNITY CANVAS:

This week's Community Canvas was extended to give listeners a behind-the-scenes look of WKNC's Halloween broadcast from 7 - 8 p.m., an adaptation of War of the Worlds. Damian Maddalena, who will join the rest of the newly formed radio acting troupe, The Two Cabbage Radio Players, for a performance of “War Of The Worlds."

From Technician: "Based off of H.G. Wells’ novel, the radio play imagines an alien invasion taking over New York, interrupting a broadcast in the process. Damian Maddelena, graduate student in forestry and environmental resources, first had the idea to produce the show about a year ago. He saw a live broadcast that a Los Angeles traveling troupe performed on campus, and it triggered the idea." Check out Thursday's Arts & Entertainment section of Technician for the full story.

WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:

This week, I sat down with our student of the week, Andrew Tucker. Tucker, a senior in political science, talked about his new hobby, mixed martial arts and the training he now goes through daily for his fights. He also discussed his involvement with the re-established fraternity on campus, Kappa Alpha, after a five-year hiatus.

SOUNDBYTES:
This week's Soundbytes asked students what their favorite part of the N.C. State Fair 2009 was. As expected, most answers surrounded fried foods.

Be sure to listen to next week's show -- VIP will focus on non-profit organizations, and we'll also be giving you an update on former chancellor James Oblinger's hiring situation.

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT10_102609.mp3

WKNC's top 30 albums from the past week

Check out the top 30 albums played during the past week, compiled by Daytime Music Director Jenna St. Pierre:

1. Temper Trap - Conditions
2. Headlights - Wildlife
3. Via Tania - Moon Sweet Moon
4. Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love
5. James Husband - A Parallex
6. Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
7.  Happy Hollows - Spells
8. Royal Bangs - Let It Beep
9. No Age - Losing Feeling [EP]
10. Depreciation Guild - In Her Gentle Jaws
11. Fool's Gold - Fool's Gold
12. Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong
13. Brazos - Phosphorescent Blues
14. Flaming Lips - Embryonic
15. Port O'Brien - Threadbare
16. Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
17. Lake - Let's Build A Roof
18. Bear in Heaven -  Beast Rest Forth Mouth
19. Le Loup - Family
20. Kitty Daisy and Lewis - Kitty Daisy And Lewis
21. Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom
22. Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die
23. The XX - The Xx
24. Gospel Gossip - Dreamland
25. Rubik - Dada Bandits
26. Why? - Eskimo Snow
27. Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
28. Very Best - Warm Heart Of Africa
29. Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown
30. Soundtrack - Where The Wild Things Are

EOT10 Yearbooks

This week we talk with Agromeck editor Bryant Robbins and former editor John Cooper Elias about the state of college yearbooks. Mike Alston also talks with WKNC's Damian Maddalena about the station's upcoming War of the Worlds Halloween broadcast.

Top 10 Chainsaw albums from the past week

1. Baroness - Blue Record
2. Megadeth - Endgame
3. Immortal - All Shall Fall
4. The Red Chord - Fed Through the Teeth Machine
5. Saviours - Accelerated Living
6. Belphegor - Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwhan
7. Converge - Axe to Fall
8. Epica - Design Your Universe
9. Ahab - The Divinity of Oceans
10. Rammstein - Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da

Top 10 Afterhours albums from the past week

1. Boys Noize - Power
2. Felix Da Housecat - He Was King
3. U.S.E. - Love World
4. Amanda Blank - I Love You
5. David Guetta - One Love
6. Lusine - A Certain Distance
7. Wallpaper - Doodoo Face
8. Capsula - Sense of a Drop
9. Vinyl Life - Innovation
10. Yppah - They Know What Ghost Knows

TOP 10: Red Collar

This Top 10 comes from Durham's Red Collar.

Red Collar has had a fascinating year so far.  Its members decided to grasp their dreams by quitting  their great 9 to 5 jobs, cashing in retirement plans, holding yard sales and almost putting a home on the market in order to follow their dreams of touring. They document their journey on their blog.

Below are the lists of what each member is currently listening to. Red Collar said, "These lists of music reflect not only what we're listening to now but bands we've played with over the past year.  There are local -- now national -- bands whose lead we admired and followed.  There are local -- and soon to be national -- bands who we love and trade war stories with."

Beth: Bass/Vocals

1. Tom Waits - "Going Out West"
2. The Gaslight Anthem "The High and Lonesome Sound"
3. The Love Language - "Stars”
4. Des Ark - "Lord of the Rings and his Fascist Time Keepers"
5. Yo La Tengo - "I feel like going home"
6. Jawbox - "Savory"
7. K'Naan - "Dusty Foot Philosopher"
8. David Dondero - "the Real Tina Turner"
9. CCR - "Long as I Can See the Light"
10. Carole King "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"

Mike: Guitar/Vocals

1.  Megafaun - “Gather, Form and Fly”
2. Spoon - “Everything Hits at Once”
3. Joe Tex “Papa was Too”
4. Sonic Youth - “Teenage Riot”
5. Bon Iver - “Skinny Love”
6. American Aquarium - “Katherine Belle”
7. TV on the Radio - “Shout Me Out”
8. Spider Bags - “Teenage Eyes”
9. Hammer No More the Fingers - “Shutterbug”
10. Modest Mouse - “Broke”

Jason: Lead Vocals/Guitar

1. The Love Language - "Providence"
2. Hammer No More the Fingers - "Some Bad Ass New Song"
3. The Sandwiches -  "And Out Come the (Timber) Wolves"
4. American Aquarium - "Katherine Belle"
5. Dave Dondero - "The Real Tina Turner"
6. I Was Totally Destroying It - "Come Out, Come Out"
7. Look Mexico - "You're Not Afraid of the Dark, Are You?"
8. Worn in Red - "When People Have Something to Say"
9. Tooth/Claw Split 10"
10. The Mountain Goats - "This Year"

Jon:Drums

1. The Pogues - "Bottle of Smoke"
2. Ben Nichols - "Last Pale Light in the West"
3. Guided By Voices - "A Good Flying Bird"
4. Modest Mouse - "Dashboard"
5. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Jack the Ripper"
6. Glenn Kotche - "Mobile, Pts. 1 & 2"
7. The Clash "Straight to Hell"
8. Townes Van Zandt - "Lungs"
9. Bela Fleck - "Matitu"
10. Wilco -"One Wing"

And also this video...

Tools, live at the Cats Cradle and the Duke Coffeehouse

Red Collar | MySpace Video[/myspace]

Make sure to check these guys out Saturday November 7 at the Troika Music Festival and November 22 at the Berkeley Cafe.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 9/8

Whitney "The Voice" Houston delivers with new album

Released 8/31/09
4.5/5 stars

When Whitney Houston first burst onto the scene in the mid 80s, she was the pinnacle of musical perfection. Modelesque looks, catchy songs, style, poise, undeniable stage presence and most importantly, a voice with limitless potential. Success surely followed, as Houston eventually sold more than 170 million albums, broke #1 records set by the Beatles and Elvis, earned more than $500 million worldwide at the Box Office, influenced a generation of singers and became the most awarded female artist of all time.

In the seven years since Houston’s last album Just Whitney, the musical landscape has changed a great deal. Record sales are at an all time low, the digital era has become even more dominant and vocal talent is no longer required to have a hit record, auto-tune and nakedness are. Just as the record industry has changed, Houston’s personal life has not gone without its share of transformations as there was the end of a tumultuous marriage to bad-boy Bobby Brown and stints in rehab.

With the release of Houston’s long-awaited “comeback” album, I Look To You, critics and fans alike have asked the question, “is there room for Whitney Houston in this new age?" The answer is quite simply, yes.

I Look To You begins with the catchy first single “Million Dollar Bill," produced and written by Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats.  "Million Dollar Bill" is an up-tempo, bass driven track, with a retro-disco vibe and is one of the albums best.

Next is the Danja produced, up-tempo, synth-driven “Nothing But Love."  Houston shares how she has nothing but love for those who have hurt her in the past, while accepting responsibility for her own actions. Other up-tempos include the club worthy Euro-pop “For the Lovers” and the Leon Russell penned classic, made famous by Donny Hathaway, “A Song For You” which starts out as a piano-driven ballad, but soon turns into an electronic techno-smash.

With I Look To You, Houston sings some of the best mid-tempos of her career including the R.Kelly written, Tricky Stewart produced, “Salute," “Worth It” and the Johnta Austin penned Stargate produced “Call You Tonight." "Salute" is the ultimate brush-off anthem done with class, while “Worth It” is the perfect love song reminiscent of Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You”. The Stargate produced, contemporary “Call You Tonight” has Houston singing to a potential love interest that she doesn't have to time connect with.  Any of the aforementioned would be viable singles.

Houston, known for her ability to interpret songs, rather than writing, pens two of the albums island-influenced mid-tempo's, along with R&B singer Akon. The duet “Like I Never Left”, sounds as though it could be directed to the a past lover or the to public in a plea to love her like she never went away. With “I Got You”, Houston talks of love and loyalty and how neither distance nor time can separate loved ones.

Houston is a self-described “balladeer’, so naturally an album from the legendary Icon wouldn’t be complete without a couple of power ballads. With both “I Look To You” and “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength," Whitney comes from a spiritual place, sharing that when she was lost, it was her faith that brought her through.

Houston covers all bases with an album that will make you want to dance, cry, make love, feel inspired and everything in between. Vocally, the highs may not be as high and the lows are lower, but Houston still delivers and is able to convey each song with the feeling,  power and emotion as only she can. If you are expecting “The Bodyguard” era vocals, you will be disappointed. Whitney’s voice has undergone its share of changes, but is still better than the majority of who you'll hear on the radio.

Houston and "industry father" executive producer, Clive Davis have managed to blend experience with relevance, in keeping with tradition of the classic Whitney we know and love, while remaining fresh and current. Overall, I Look To You is the perfect blend of ballads, mid-tempos and up-tempos from arguably the greatest female vocalist of all time. Welcome back, Whitney.

88.1 WKNC DJ Pick of the Week is published in every Tuesday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

"Saturday Night Soul and R&B" with host Mir.I.am airs weekly from 9 to 11 p.m.

Ticket giveaways for last week of October!

Check out these awesome shows going on this week that WKNC is giving away tickets to:

Tuesday, October 27:

Pinback w/ Bellini @ Cat's Cradle







Thursday, October 29:
Calico Haunts w/ Mt. Moriah and Filthybird @ Nightlight



Junior Boys w/ Woodhands @ Cat's Cradle



Friday, October 30:

Polynya w/ Veelee and Actual Persons Living or Dead @ Nightlight



Why? w/ Au and Serengeti & Polyphonic @ Cat's Cradle



Saturday, October 31:

Toubab Krewe w/ Floating Action @ Cat's Cradle



Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band w/Funkuponya and Eymarel @ Lincoln Theatre



Be sure to tune into 88.1 WKNC for your chance to win tickets! Also, check out the Rock Report for a complete listing of local shows near you!

DJ Ones Five Music Facts from the past week

1. The super-group Them Crooked Vultures have announced their self-titled, debut album will be released next month. The group which features David Grohl (The Foo Fighters), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), and John Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) are scheduled to tour the UK in December after their album releases.  (via NME)

2. Just six months after the release of its last album, Eels has announced that its follow up to "Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire" entitled "End Times" will be released January 19 of next year.  (via Pitchfork)

3. The London based ensemble The Rakes has split up and canceled their upcoming tour or the UK and the United States. In a statement released by the band, it explained, "If we can't give it everything then we won't do it. That was the rule we set ourselves from day one. After much deliberation we have come to the shared conclusion that we can't give it 100 per cent any more and regret to announce that The Rakes are calling it a day." In the same statement it concluded, "We feel privileged to have had the opportunity to write music together and perform around the world. Genuinely, thanks for the good times... that was one hell of a party! But now, we really must get some sleep." Fans who have purchased tickets will be fully refunded. (via NME)

4. After the bassist and drummer of Jay Reatard's band quit earlier this month, it has been announced that Jay Reatard has already lined up drummer Jacob Elving and bassist Anders Thode (both of which are from the punk band Cola Freaks. Reatard is planning to follow up with a European tour and a North American tour. They will be playing in Chapel Hill at the Local 506 on December 1. (via Matador Records)

5. Singer/songwriter Andrew Bird has announced he will be playing five acoustic shows set in various churches this December. The artist, who is currently touring in support of his most recent album "Noble Beast". When asked about the church based shows Bird responded,"What I hope to do with these shows is adapt my music completely to the atmosphere of the space and the season." (via NME)

MARS VOLTA SHOW at the DISCO RODEO- CANCELED

Listeners, if you were pumped for the Mars Volta show at the Disco Rodeo tonight, well unfortunately the show has been canceled. There is no official word on why the show has been canceled yet.  If you're still looking for other awesome shows tonight to attend, be sure to check out our Rock Report.

Refunds will be available at point of purchase starting Monday, October 26.  Tickets purchased online or by phone will be refunded automatically. For more information go to www.livenation.com.

WKNC's new kids on the block

Listeners: meet the fresh faces of 88.1 FM -- our newest DJs!



DJ Element of the 6 Star
Name inspired by: its' badass quality.
Format: Daytime Rock.
Top five musical artists: Bob Marley, Outkast, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.


DJ King Richard
Name inspired by: King Richard the Lionheart. The long version is King Richard the Vinylheart.
Format: Daytime Rock Fri 5-7 a.m.
Best concert ever attended: Wilco at Ohio University.
Top five musical artists:  Streetlight Manifest/Catch 22, Gnarls Barkley, Goo Goo Dolls, Islands and Radiohead.

DJ Training Monkey Jeff (temporary name)
Name inspired by: his DJ trainers.
Format: Afterhours.
Best concert ever attended: Tool, 2007.
Top five musical artists: The Mars Volta, Tool, Weezer, Deftones and Led Zeppelin.

DJ Nebula
Name inspired by: outer space.
Format: Daytime Rock/Specialty?
Best concert ever attended: Fleet Foxes.
Top five musical artists:  Pavement, Velvet Underground, The Intelligence, Black Dice and Guided By Voices.

DJ Elly Mae
Format: Daytime Rock Fri 9-11 a.m. with K-Line
Best show ever attended: Roman Candle and The Deep Vibration at the Cat's Cradle.
Top five musical artists: Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Credence Clearwater Revival, Heart and Pink Floyd.

DJ ones
Name inspired by: the combination of the 'J' in 'DJ' and 'ones' forms his last name.
Format: Daytime Rock/Local Lunch Tue 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Best concert ever attended: The Who in Washington D.C.
Top five musical artists: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, Fleet Foxes, The White Stripes.

DJ Raging Amy
Name inspired by: a slip-up by her DJ trainer who called her "Amy" on the air instead of her actual name. Her suite mate contributed the "raging" part of the name.
Format: Daytime Rock.
Best concert ever attended: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Top five musical artists: Aerosmith, Electric Six, MSI, AC/DC and Cake.

DJ Pilot
Name inspired by: his last name.
Format: Specialty
Best concert ever attended: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
Top five musical artists: Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Caveman and Steely Dan.

DJ Savid
Name inspired by: rearranging the letters of his last name.
Format: Daytime Rock Fri 9-11 a.m. with LOLCait
Best concert ever attended: Sister Hazel at Lincoln Theater.
Top five musical artists: Daft Punk, Rodrigo y Gabriella , Queen, Calvin Harris and M. Ward.

DJ Nicole
Format: Daytime Rock.
Best concert ever attended: Ratatat.
Top five musical artists: Ratatat, Islands, Passion Pit, Ben Folds and Regina Spektor.

DJ Lancelot Link
Name inspired by: a TV show from the 1970s.
Format: Daytime Rock Sun 7-9 a.m.
Best concert ever attended: The Melvins at Cat's Cradle.
Top five musical artists: Owls, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Ahleucatistas, Nation of Ulysses and Bardo Pond.


DJ Alex (name to come)
Format: Daytime Rock.
Best concert ever attended: The Decemberists.
Top five musical artists: Metric, She & Him, Band of Horses, Ryan Adams and MGMT.

DJ Hot Tomale
Name inspired by: a high school volleyball team nickname.
Format: Daytime Rock Wed 1-3 p.m. with Riff Raff
Best concert ever attended: Ben Kweller at The Cat's Cradle.
Top five musical artists: The Who, Bloc Party, Kings of Leon, Ben Kweller, and Coldplay.

DJ K-Line
Name inspired by: a variation of letters in her first name.
Format: Daytime Rock Fri 9-11 a.m. with DJ Elly May
Best concert ever attended: Rasputina.
Top five musical artists: Jimmy Eat World, Blue October, Cursive, Rasputina and The Cardigans.

DJ Ghengis Kwon
Name inspired by: his last name.
Format: Afterhours.
Best concert ever attended: Muse in Atlanta.
Top five musical artists: Basshunter, Aphex Twin, Ratatat, M83 and Apparat.

EOT09 State Fair 10/19/09

This week's Eye on the Triangle decided to give listeners a sneak peek at this year's Pack Howl Act, but as always, our EOT team gave you the regular segments you are used to as well.

NEWS:
Evan Garris gave listeners an update on the balloon boy hoax, the interim executive director of the Alumni Association after Lennie Barton's firing, the H1N1 vaccine running out in Wake County and more.

SPORTS:
Derek Medlin, John Cooper Elias and Tyler Everett analyzed the Pack's performance against Boston College.


VIP:
In this week's VIP, in honor of the North Carolina State Fair being in town, DJ Chris Cioffi took listeners on his journey to enjoy his State Fair experience, spending as little money as possible. He quickly found out that going for free was not a viable option. This year's State Fair included a lot of representation from N.C. State, including an appearance from the infamous Hillsborough Street Barrel Monster, ice cream from N.C. State's Food Science Department, a look at how to milk a cow from N.C. State's Animal Science Club and more.

HOMECOMING:
As promised, Homecoming Chair Adam Compton came on as a guest to Eye on the Triangle to officially announce the Homecoming Pack Howl Act. We talked to him about Homecoming 2009 events and how they compare to previous years' events, and then let him explain the Pack Howl act, which is NOT going to be a band this year. If you haven't read Special K's blog post or listened to the show, we won't ruin the surprise for you.

COMMUNITY CANVAS:
Mike Alston interviewed Megan Gulledge for this week's Community Canvas on her artwork, after reading about Gulledge in Goodnight Raleigh.  Gulledge has an opening at First Friday at the Busy Bee. Here is an excerpt of Gulledge's bio from her Web site: Certain experiences in life change the way you see the world.  When I was in college I traveled to Ireland with eleven other art students and two professors.  We were required to keep journals to document our experiences through writing and drawing.  One of the more interesting techniques that I learned from keeping a journal is to almost remove yourself a level, step back from what you are so immersed in for the sake of capturing it in a more effective way.  A result of that trip was a new perspective on life, an obsession for moments.
Check out some of Megan's artwork below.
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HEAR THIS:
Music clips in hear This and throughout Monday's show were from local musicians that are part of the weeklong Cherry Bounce line up. To tell us more about the festival line up and it's progression, Rachel Sloane sat down with event organizers Billy Warden and Greg Behr. You can read more about the festival on wknc.org/blog.

WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
This week's Wolfpacker of the Week was Zach Schnell, a junior in environmental technology and member of the Wolfpack Environmental Association. He sat down with Jacob Downey to talk about sustainability on campus.


SOUNDBYTES:
Student Media Photographer Matt Moore went around campus and talked to students about what they think of the proposed government soda tax. The tax is intended to help pay for health care reform and combat obesity.

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT09_101909.mp3

Corb Lund - As Interviewed by Sweet Annie Rich!

It's been quite a few weeks in coming, but Sweet Annie Rich has finally gotten her act together and cut the audio of her interview with Corb Lund on October 3.  Corb provided quite the interview with a lot of his back story and put on an entertaining show later that night at the Berkeley Cafe.

Corb Lund Interview Pt. 1

Corb Lund Interview Pt. 2

WAR OF THE WORLDS Live Broadcast Halloween Night!

This Halloween night, the Martians are invading the airwaves and striking terror in the hearts of WKNC listeners everywhere.

This live, localized adaptation of the Mercury Theater production of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds is the brainchild of Damian Maddalena, who, as La Barba Rossa, hosts WKNC's Saturday morning 60s and 70s program, Mystery Roach.  Maddalena, along with his Two Cabbage Radio Players, have worked diligently to season the science fiction classic with local flavor.  Sound effects will be performed by Brian Donohoe, member of the local band Starmount.  AV Geek Skip Elsheimer lends his voice to the production, along with a motley crew of WKNC Djs, NCSU students and community members who share Maddalena's vision and taste for the unusual: DJs Alex Steinbaugh, Caitlin Cauley, Jacob Downey, Liz Cervantes, and Mike Gray, along with grad student Dave Fallest and Magic Babies keyboardist Brandon Whitesell.

The invasion will take place at 7 p.m. on October 31.  You can get ready for Halloween debauchery to the sounds of the Triangle's destruction, only on 88.1 FM or streaming online.

Steve Wilson Band interview this Friday, Oct. 23!

This Friday, October 23 between 9 and 11 a.m., DJ K-Line and myself will have the Raleigh-based Steve Wilson Band in the studio for an interview and a live performance.  They will be promoting their show coming up this Saturday at The Black Flower and discussing what they've been up to since I saw them the last time they played the venue.

Listen in this Friday and every Friday morning  for K-Line and I (DJ Elly May) from 9 to 11 a.m..

Simple "WKNC Sessions Live" Release Show

This Friday, October 23, indie trio Simple will release their new EP titled "WKNC Sessions Live."  This is by no means a coincidence; we here at sessions@KNC recorded this very EP in the Caldwell Lounge back in May.

You should be pumped for a few reasons:

1. This thing rocks.

2. The show and CD are both FREE (but you'll probably get a little nod toward a donation fund).

3. The songs on the CD are slightly different from what you heard online; they've been mastered and sound even better!

The show is at the Local 506 in Chapel Hill Friday at 10 p.m.  You'll also see guest groups Nathan Oliver and Wild Wild Geese; two more bands with totally unique, cool sounds!

Also, Simple will be interviewed during The Local Beat on the same day at 5 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM.  Listen in!

Still want to see The Mars Volta?

As most of our loyal listeners know, the Mars Volta show at the Disco Rodeo has been a highly coveted giveaway for the month of October. On several occasions, our deejays have feared the WKNC phone system would literally explode due to the high influx of callers. However, like a big bully tangling a nerdy kid's lunch money over his head, many listeners have come away empty handed.

But don't pick up the D&D dice or that Mountain Dew Code Red just yet. For the rest of the week, WKNC deejays will be giving away the last remaining pairs of the tickets to Mars Volta show on Friday October 23rd. For The Win!



Formed from the ashes of At the Drive-In, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez formed the Mars Volta a band committed to experimenting with a hardcore and psychedelic rock sound. Now on their fifth album, Octahedron, the boys plan to shake up Raleigh before heading out on their European tour.

Listen on 88.1 or streaming online for your chances to win!

Celebrate Free Speech on the Brickyard

National Freedom of Speech Week is now through Saturday. The NCSU chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists, which includes several members of the WKNC staff, will be on the NCSU Brickyard Wednesday, Oct. 21  from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Blank speech bubbles will be available for passersby to create their own message and be photographed.

If you happen by the Brickyard Wednesday stop and say hi. Or say whatever else you want - it's your First Amendment right.

EOT09 State Fair

Eye on the Triangle's Chris Cioffi takes us a Very Important Place - the North Carolina State Fair.

Cherry Bounce night at Tir Na Nog

Thursday, October 22 is WKNC and Tir Na Nog’s Local Beer Local Band Night, which is part of this week's Cherry Bounce Music Festival.  This week, bands Free Electric State, The Poles, and Gross Ghost are here to rock! Free Electric State is no stranger to Local Beer Local Band. Just two months ago they put on a show with fellow local musicians, A Rooster For The Masses. If you missed them last time around, thank Chris at Tir Na Nog for booking them again and with two well suited bands for a night full of rock and roll.

This is a FREE SHOW!!! Doors open at 10 p.m. Come and enjoy a great selection of local beer.

Homecoming 2009 Pack Howl act announced!

If you missed it, WKNC's newly created public affairs show, Eye on the Triangle, had the honor tonight of announcing this year's Pack Howl act. N.C. State's Homecoming in previous years has featured The Avett Brothers, Guster, N.E.R.D., Common and Crossfade. This year, however, a band won't be performing in the Pack Howl Concert. Instead, on Friday, Nov. 6, the CollegeHumor Live Comedy Tour will be performing in Pack Howl, ending the week's festivities.

The show starts at 7 p.m. on Lee Field. This event is open to the public, and students don't have to reserve tickets in advance. Homecoming Chair Adam Compton said he hopes to attract at least 2,000 people.

Tell us what you think about this year's Homecoming act. Send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@wknc.org.

Giveaways for week of October 19!!

Here are the shows happening this week that WKNC is giving tickets away to:

Monday, October 19:
Art Brut w/ Princeton and Ben Davis & The Jetts @ Cat's Cradle



Wednesday October 21:
Sea Wolf w/ Port O' Brien and Sarah Lov @ Nightlight - Presented by Cat's Cradle



Dr. Dog and Jeffery Lewis @ Cat's Cradle



Thursday, October 22:
Cartel w/ This Providence, The Summer Set and The Bigger Lights @ Lincoln Theatre



Friday ,October 23:
NAPS (side project of Lonnie Walker) with  Tavo Carbone and Trevor Wilson @ Nightlight

The Mars Volta @ Disco Rodeo - Presented by Live Nation



Saturday October 24th:
Blount Harvey w/ Waylandsphere @ The Pour House

Electric Six w/ The Gay Blades and Millions of Brazilians @ Cat's Cradle



The Moaners w/ The Toddlers and Weatherkings @ Nightlight



Thursday w/ Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter, and Midnight Masses @ Lincoln Theatre



Be sure to listen in to 88.1 WKNC for your chance to win tickets!!

DJ Ones' Five Music Facts from the past week

1. Ten British albums will be immortalized as UK stamps starting next January. The albums that will be featured include "Let It Bleed" by The Rolling Stones, "London Calling" by The Clash, "Led Zeppelin IV" by Led Zeppelin, "The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie, "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield, "Power, Corruption & Lies" by New Order, "The Division Bell" by Pink Floyd, "Parklife" by Blur, "Screamadelica" by Primal Scream and "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay.

via NME

2. At a Q&A session with fans, The Flaming Lips announced that they will follow up their release of "Embryonic" with a full-album cover of Pink Floyd's famous 1973 album, "Dark Side of the Moon".
via Pitchfork

3. The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas will release his solo album "Phrazes for the Young" on November 3 instead of later this month. The release will soon be followed with a series of shows in the United States.
via NME

4. Alison Mosshart (The Kills) says that The Dead Weather are already halfway through recording their second album. She followed up saying, "In between now and Christmas I'm going to go back to [Jack White's studio in] Nashville at some point. I think I'll spend most of December in America and finish the second record."
via NME

5. The White Stripes will be releasing out-takes from their first recording session. These include alternative takes of their 1998 single "Let's Shake Hands". However they are only to be released via The Vault, which is a part of Jack White's label Third Man, and will only be available to platinum subscribers.
via Spinner

WKNC presents Magic Monday in the Cherry Bounce Festival series

For the second day of the Cherry Bounce Music Festival, WKNC will be helping to host Magic Monday at The Raleigh Times. There will be performances by Brian Corum of Lonnie Walker, Jason Kutchma of Red Collar and Matt Douglas of The Proclivities. Magician Michael Casey will be performing in-between sets. The show kicks off at 9:30 p.m.

For the complete Cherry Bounce schedule, click here.

Pratham Gala November 7

Geet Bazaar and WKNC 88.1 FM invite you to attend the Pratham Gala on Saturday, November 7. It will feature live music by Sanjeev and Armeen Ramabhadran. The Gala will begin at 6 p.m. Please save this evening for the promise of changing the lives of underprivileged children in India by investing in their education through Pratham NC.

The Gala will occur at “Events at Newton Square,” 230 Newton Road, Raleigh.

WKNC's top 30 albums from the past week

Check out the top 30 albums played during the past week, compiled by Daytime Music Director Jenna St. Pierre:







1. Royal Bangs - Let It Beep
2. Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love

3. Port O'Brien - Threadbare
4. Depreciation Guild - In Her Gentle Jaws
5. Happy Hollows - Spells
6. Le Loup - Family
7. Fool's Gold - Fool's Gold
8. No Age - Losing Feeling [EP]
9. Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong
10. Ettes - Do You Want Power
11. Polvo - In Prism
12. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
13. Still Life Still - Girls Come Too
14. Darlings - Yeah, I Know
15. Fresh and Onlys - Grey-Eyed Girls
16. Islands - Vapours
17. Various Artists - Hear Here: The Triangle
18. Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control
19. Very Best - Warm Heart Of Africa
20. Why? - Eskimo Snow
21. XX -  The Xx XL
22. Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
23. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Ashes
24. Mission of Burma - The Sound The Speed The Light
25. Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than The Stars [EP]
26. Kitty Daisy and Lewis - Kitty Daisy And Lewis
27. Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
28. Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown
29. Slaraffenland - We're On Your Side
30. Via Tania - Moon Sweet Moon

Albums added to our library this week:
1. Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth
2. Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die

Bronzed Chorus, Antarctic Sounds play this week's LBLB

This Thursday, October 15 at WKNC and Tir Na Nog's Local Beer Local Band night, bands Bronzed Chorus and Antartic Sounds will take the stage. Doors are open at 10 p.m.

This week's show should be a good one -- if you haven’t heard Bronzed Chorus live, this is one show definitely worth attending. Tir Na Nog is always on point with their wide selection of awesome local beers on tap.  If you love local music and local beer, this is a no brainer.  Stay tuned to 88.1 FM to hear more about the show, and possible interviews. Hope to see everyone there!

EOT08 Greek Life

After a hefty dose of news from Jack Boyer and Evan Garris, we debut our new Eye on the Triangle sports segment with Sean Klemm and Tyler Everett from the NCSU Technician.

Greek Life is the focus of VIP interviews with Interfraternity Council President Benton Sawrey and Director of Greek Life John Mountz.

In Hear This, Kelly Reid features Greensboro's Bronzed Chorus and Durham's Luego.

Matt Robbins is our Wolfpacker of the Week., founder of the Finish The Tower campaign.

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT08_101209.mp3

Interview with Lizzy Ross This Friday, Oct. 16

Most people might recognize the powerful and beautiful voice of Lizzy Ross as the lead singer of Chapel Hill's own Lafcadio. With  booming success within the Triangle and a recent performance at Shakori Hills Grassroots Fall Music Festival, it's a wonder how Ross, a full time philosophy and music student at UNC-Chapel Hill, has time to embark on her solo career. However, the future looks bright for this young musician who recently received praise for her tracks Maria, Slave to the Muse, and No Man on Lafcadio's self-titled LP. She also plans to graduate this December.

Be sure the check out the interview and live in studio performances from Lizzy Ross this Friday at 2 p.m. with yours truly, DJ Special K.

Listen streaming online.

Troika Music Festival! November 5-7

The Troika Music Festival is a three-day music festival in Durham, NC and features several local bands. Attending is a great way to support the local scene!

Local bands on this year's line-up include The Love Language, Bowerbirds, Dexter Romweber Duo, Birds of Avalon, The Moaners, Red Collar, Future Islands, Hamer No More The Fingers, Lonnie Walker, Embarrassing Fruits, Max Indian, and many more. For a complete list, check out the schedule!

New this year is "Rock, Paper, Scissors", on Saturday, November 7, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., which features a unique market of art and handmade wears from local artists and crafters.

Come out to support the local music and arts scene November 5,6, & 7.

Giveaways, giveaways, giveaways!

Listen in to 88.1 WKNC for your chance to win tickets to the following shows happening this week:

Tuesday October 13:

Pnuma Trio w/Speakerdevil @ Lincoln Theatre



Spider Bags w/ Pinche Gringo and Harlem @ Nightlight



Thursday October 15:

Bassnectar w/Heavyweight Dub Champion @ Cat's Cradle



Friday October 16:

Megafaun w/Black Twig Pickers and Charlie Parr @ Nightlight



Om w/ Six Organs of Admittance and Lichens @ Cat's Cradle



Saturday October 17:

Jay Love Reggae Festival @ Lincoln Theatre

Polvo w/My Dad is Dead and Savage Knights @ Cat's Cradle



Be sure to check out more local shows on The Rock Report and listen in for your chance to win tickets to shows this week!

Raleigh Zombie Walk

As the sun sets on October 24, 2009, the zombies will appear in downtown Raleigh. Join the undead in the official, Raleigh Zombie Walk 2009, starting in Moore Square at 6:30 p.m.

And for the over 21 crowd, there will be a killer afterparty at Tir Na Nog featuring the Whiskey Train Outlaws and Clash cover band,  Sandinistas!

EOT07 Football Part 2 10/5/09

After you got a brief rundown of the latest news from Eye on the Triangle, we kicked the show off with two great, short monologues. Saja Hindi sat down with two VIP N.C. State fans — one is a student who doesn't particularly enjoy football games but sometimes attends tailgates for the social atmosphere and one is an alumnus who is such a sports devotee, he now is interning at the Wolfpack Club.

This week's Hear This consisted of the EOT team giving listeners a look into local history within WKNC's own library. Mike Alston gave a brief history and clip from the Backsliders, which broke up in 1999; Jacob Downey — the Boy Wonder Jinx, which broke up in 1998; and Rachel Sloane — Ladderback, which broke up in 2002.

For Community Canvas, Mike sat down with photojournalist Jason Arthurs who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2003 with a degree in journalism to hear about his work. Arthurs now works as a freelancer and produces both print photography and video content.

Finally, this week's Wolfpacker of the Week was Liz Walters, a senior in graphic design and representative of Campus Arts Council and Arts N.C. State.

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT07_100509.mp3

Hear Here Photo Slideshow

Photographs by Matt Moore from the Hear Here finale Oct. 3, 2009. All photographs (C) 2009 NCSU Student Media.

WKNC giveaways galore!

WKNC is giving away tickets to a glorious amount of local shows happening this week! Here are all the shows that are happening this week that WKNC is giving away tickets to:

Tuesday Oct 6th:

Carbon Leaf w/ Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and Dawn Landes @ Cat's Cradle



Wednesday Oct 7th:

Valient Thorr w/Early Man and White Tiger and The Bed of Roses @ The Pour House



Thursday Oct 8th:

Everclear w/ Paper Tongues and  Tracy Lyons @ Lincoln Theatre



The Revolutionary Sweethearts w/Pink Flag and Proof @ The Pour House



Friday Oct 9th:

Blizten Trapper w/ Wye Oak @ Cat's Cradle



Cowboy Junkies @ The Arts Center (Presented by Cat's Cradle)



Saturday Oct 10th:

I Was Totally Destroying It CD Release Party w/ Lonnie Walker, Des Ark, Rat Jackson, Lake Inferior, and Magic Mike Casey@ Cat's Cradle



Listen in for your chance to win tickets to these great shows! And don't forget to check out the Rock Report for more local shows in your area!