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A watercolor painting of Jasper William Johnson, more commonly known by his artist name "Lil Shine," in a courtroom setting with a suit-wearing defense attorney by his side. There are also two styrofoam cups stacked on top of each other placed closely to Lil Shine, on the table he and his lawyer sit near. The double-cup is significant, as it is imagery closely associated with the recreational narcotic beverage colloquially referred to as "lean." Behind the pair are a myriad of individuals in attendance of the courtroom proceedings, with many holding signs with "Free Lil Shine" written on them. Behind that crowd is a masked individual spray painting the letters "GRDS" on the courtroom walls, which serves as the only reference to the title of the album. The image is rife with what appears to be purple stains, likely due to the color being one most associated with “lean.” In addition to these stains, the image has an element of distortion and mild warping present throughout, creating a hazy atmosphere.
Album Review: Get Rich Or Die Sippin’
June 2, 2026
A drawing depicting Babytron in a Canada Goose winter coat, taking place at night in a foggy graveyard with a full moon. Above Babytron is the name of the album, stylized in a font with a macabre motif.
Album Review: Bin Reaper by Babytron
May 12, 2026
An eye peers out of a dark background. The face is covered in plastic and plants, with the title written in chalk winding around the image.
Album Review: Real Poetry by Pacing
April 14, 2026
A grainy photo of someone licking a shiny floor with their eyes closed. The title is set in tiny white font spaced across the person's head.
Album Review: The Most Dear and the Future by Ear
April 10, 2026
A stylized artwork of a man with three eyes with two disembodied hands framing him on a black circle backdrop. Used by Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
Album Review: Ricky Montgomery – Montgomery Ricky
December 17, 2025
Monochrome image of a Gothic building with spires and text overlay. AnthroPawlogy Unearthed in an anthropology podcast by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2.
AnthroPawlogy Unearthed 104: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 26, 2026
Monochrome image of a Gothic building with spires and text overlay. AnthroPawlogy Unearthed in an anthropology podcast by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2.
AnthroPawlogy Unearthed 103.1: Interview with Sage Grove
February 19, 2026
Ajena - WKNC Interviews
Ajena – WKNC Interviews
February 1, 2026
Monochrome image of a Gothic building with spires and text overlay. AnthroPawlogy Unearthed in an anthropology podcast by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2.
AnthroPawlogy 103: Native Cultures of North America
January 22, 2026
Monochrome image of a Gothic building with spires and text overlay. AnthroPawlogy Unearthed in an anthropology podcast by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2.
AnthroPawlogy 102: Tuberculosis
November 16, 2025
5 men sitting on a camper with a beige filter over the image
WKNC Interviews – High June
April 16, 2026
A pink-red lit stage with three members of Hitachi Torture onstage playing. Image taken by Killian Le, used by permission.
Anti-Sapien: Noctomb, Hitachi Torture, and Dunmharu Fill Chapel of Bones with Fresh Bodies
February 7, 2026
Four performers in kilts and furs on a stage with instruments
The Craic Show
October 25, 2025
Red Vox perform to a crowd at Super MAGFest 2025; 5 Members of the band are on stage playing instruments.
Artist Profile: Red Vox
October 7, 2025
A Guide to the Flower Patch – Kitty Craft
September 24, 2025
The album cover for "Sulfur Surfer" by Bladee. The image is very chaotic visually, featuring Bladee in corpse paint set against a backdrop of hardly legible graffiti. The colors are vibrant, almost iridescent with the rainbow color palette. In the top right corner, you can see the album title, and in the bottom left corner you can see the artist name. This is hard to see, however, due to the miniscule font utilized.
Album Review: Sulfur Surfer
June 23, 2026
Cover for "Bitknot" by Feeble Little Horse.
Album Review: “Bitknot” by Feeble Little Horse
June 8, 2026
The Album cover for "Look For Your Mind", by The Lemon Twigs. Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario are composited onto a black background, with their faces composing an optical illusion akin to an oscillating wave pattern.
Album Review: Look For Your Mind!
May 14, 2026
Cover for BRICK by BRICK, a man’s body with a large brick covering his face
BRICK: EP Review
February 11, 2026
A featureless white figure with a fuzzy outline is falling through a background of squigly lines and pastel rainbow colors.
Album Review: Do You Feel This Way Sometimes?
November 6, 2025
Close up of yellow and orange daffodil flowers
dirty chai goes to Hopscotch: Organically Programmed (Day 3)
October 8, 2026
A man moving on stage to get a microphone.
dirty chai goes to Hopscotch: Duckwrth (Day 2)
October 7, 2026
Left to right: Sergio Medina on guitar, Andrew Wells on lead vocal.
Concert Review: Dance Gavin Dance in Greensboro, NC
September 28, 2026
"Poplife" is on the screen of the stage, in front of a crowd of hands.
Concert Review: Underscores “Galleria” in D.C.
June 20, 2026
Rapper Nathaniel Ritchie and producer Parker Corey of the rap group By Storm performing at the Cat's Cradle Back Room. The photo is quite intimate, due to being taken from the front row of the venue. The room is quite dark, with only two flashing and strobing lights providing most of the illumination.
Concert Review: By Storm
May 22, 2026
DJ playing at a club in front of a crowd
Throwbacks: 2000s EDM/ Hardstyle Is So Back
September 24, 2026
Collage of 5 polaroid images of album covers
Must-Know Trailrides Before Your Next Cookout
September 12, 2026
An amalgamation of the albums of all 9 songs selected for this blog post. It is formatted in a 3x3 grid.
The Martyroshka’s Sounds of the Summer
August 24, 2026
A two-by-two grid showcasing the albums this review refers to, being Fancy Cookies by oh my god elephant, I Don't Want To Look At The Stars by Kara's Walk Home, Start Here by The Gloria Record, and Sultans of Sentiment by The Van Pelt.
Emo Records That The Martyroshka Recommends
August 15, 2026
DJ Starburst's July 2026 Topsters 3 chart, created using topsters.org.
DJ Starburst’s July 2026 chart
August 14, 2026
Chainsaw Charts 10/13/26
Chainsaw Charts 10/13/26
October 16, 2026
Afterhours Charts 10/13/26
Afterhours Charts 10/13/26
October 16, 2026
Underground Charts 10/13/26
Underground Charts 10/13/26
October 16, 2026
Jazz Charts 10/13/26
Jazz Charts 10/13/26
October 16, 2026
Top Charts 10/13/26
Top Charts 10/13/26
October 16, 2026
Close up of yellow and orange daffodil flowers
dirty chai goes to Hopscotch: Organically Programmed (Day 3)
October 8, 2026
A man moving on stage to get a microphone.
dirty chai goes to Hopscotch: Duckwrth (Day 2)
October 7, 2026
WKNC x Hopscotch '25
WKNC x Hopscotch ’25
October 16, 2025
Raleigh Homegrown: A Review of Hopscotch 2025
Raleigh Homegrown: A Review of Hopscotch 2025
October 11, 2025
Geordie Greep playing guitar on stage
Geordie Greep – WKNC Interviews
October 6, 2025

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New Favorites In Underground: June 2024

juno • June 18, 2024

As summer inches closer and closer, with it brings a plethora of warm music to go along with it. I want to highlight a couple of such projects that us wonderful folks at WKNC have added for heavy rotation...

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