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Asheville FM Top play charts, spring 2021

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Asheville FM 103.3 WSFM-LP Hip Hop, World, Electronic, HEAVY/LOUD o))), Experimental, Top 30 Play Charts, spring 2021

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Hip Hop

1 SCOTCH ROLEX _ Tewari (Hakuna Kulaa)

2 FREDDIE GIBBS _ “Big Boss Rabbit” [Single] (s/r)

3 OUI ENNUI _ L’esprit De L’escaliar (s/r)

4 KOTA THE FRIEND _ To Kill a Sunrise (Fltbys LLC)

5 BENNY THE BUTCHER _ The Plugs I Met 2 (Black Soprano Family)

6 BROCKHAMPTON _ ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE (Question Everything/RCA)

7 J COLE _ The Off-Season (Dreamville) 

8 OPEN MIKE EAGLE _ Anime, Trauma And Divorce (Auto Reverse)

9 GOTHAM (TALIB KEWLI AND DIAMOND D) _ Gotham (Dymond Mine)

10 SHABAZZ PALACES _ “20 Gear Science” [Single] (Sub Pop)

(Hip Hop compiled by Donovan Quixote)

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World Music

1. WAU WAU COLLECTIF – Yaral Sa Doom (Sahel Sounds)

2. ELECTRIC JALABA – El Hal – The Feeling (Strut)

3. DJ BLACK LOW – Uwami (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

4. V/A – SATURDAY NIGHT: SOUTH AFRICAN DISCO POP HITS 1981-1987 (Cultures Of Soul)

5. FRENTE CUMBIERO – Cera Perdida (Biche)

6. HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND – Tezeta (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

7. AFROSOUND – La Danza De Los Mirlos (Vampisoul)

8. V/A – EDO FUNK EXPLOSION VOL 1 (Analog Africa)

9. MDOU MOCTAR – Afrique Victime (Matador/Beggars Group)

10. EVA QUARTET – Minka (Riverboat)

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Electronic

1. OUI ENNUI – L’esprit De L’escalier (Self-Released)

2. KRAAK AND SMAAK – Pleasure Centre Remixed (Boogie Angst) 

3. MOUSE ON MARS – AAI (Thrill Jockey)

4. BIOTA – Sistema Organico (Tropical Twista) 

5. DJ BLACK LOW – Uwami (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

6. ISHTAR SR – Divine Ecdysis (Grimalkin)

7. NUMA GAMA – Memorias De Oneyda (Self-Released) 

8. MYD – Born A Loser (Because/Ed Banger)

9. HALAL SOL – Dijamin (Darker Than Wax)

10. ANCHORSONG – Mirage (Tru Thoughts)

(World and Electronic compiled by Marissa)

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Experimental music Top Ten

1. Yoshi Wada _ “The Appointed Cloud” (Saltern)

2. Only Now X Orogen _ “Avuls” (Sucat Tapes)

3. Masma Dream World _ “Play at Night” (Northern Spy)

4. Roomful of Teeth _ “Just Constellations” (New Amsterdam)

5. Jennifer Walshe _ “A Late Anthology of Early Music, Vol 1: Ancient to Renaissance” (Tetbind)

6. People Like Us _ “Welcome Abroad”-(FREE MUSIC ARCHIVES)

7. Kaki King _ “Modern Yesterdays” (CANTALOUPE)

8. Thor & Friends _ “3” (JOYFUL NOISE)

9. Carl Stone _ “Stolen Car” (UNSEEN WORLDS)

10. Birthday Ass _ “Head of the Household” (RAMP LOCAL)

(Experimental compiled by Dogeye)

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HEAVY / LOUD chart

1) Here Lies Man _ Ritual Divination (RidingEasy)

2) Tunic _ Exhaling (Artoffact)

3) Feminazgul _ Awenden / Feminazgul split (Tridroid)

4) Terminal Bliss _ Err/ata (Relapse)

5) Hammerhedd _ Grand Currents (s/t)

6) Genghis Tron _ Dream Weapon (Relapse)

7) Mannequin Pussy _ Perfect EP (Epitaph)

8) Children With Dog Feet _ Curb Your Anarchy (Toxic State)

9) Mister _ Espejismo EP (Not Normal)

10) Fairytale _ Fairytale EP (Desolate)

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Seasonal Top 30 Chart for plays from March 2021 through first week of June 2021

1) Adrian Younge _ The American Negro (Jazz Is Dead)

2) MJ Lenderman _ Ghost of Your Guitar Solo (Dear Life)

3) Camera _ Prosthuman (Bureau B)

4) Lukas Ligeti _ That Which has Remainded…That Which Will Emerge… (Col Legno)

5) Thom Nguyen _ Exits (Sige)

5) Dinosaur Jr. _ Sweep It Into Space (Jagjaguwar)

6) Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders _ Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra) (Luaka Bop)

7) Dry Cleaning _ New Long Leg (4 AD)

7) Toshiyuki Hiraoka _ Waterphone II (Edgetone)

7) Birthday Ass _ Head of the Household (Ramp Local)

7) Carl Stone _ Stolen Car (Unseen Worlds)

8) Bobby Ramone _ Rocket to Kingston (Guerilla Asso)

8) The Notwist _ Vertigo Days (Morr Music)

8) Spiritualized _ Lazer Guided Melodies (Fat Possum)

8) Mogwai _ As the Love Continues (Temporary Residence Limited)

9) Here Lies Man _ Ritual Divination (RidingEasy)

9) Reigning Sound _ A Little More Time with Reigning Sound (Merge)

9) John Bence _ Love (Thrill Jockey)

9) Sink Tapes _ Like Snakes on Sandpaper (a Collection 2010-2020) (Mint 400)

10) Fake Fruit _ Fake Fruit (Rocks in Your Head)

10) Tele Novela _ Merlynn Belle (Kill Rock Stars)

11) Alice Phoebe Lou _ Glow (s/r)

11) Blood Lemon _ Blood Lemon (s/r)

11) Wes Tirey _ The Midwest Book of the Dead (Dear Life)

11) Katy Kirby _ Cool Dry Place (Keeled Scales)

11) The Fall _ Live At St Helens Technical College ’81 (Castle Face)

11) Colin Cannon _ Mcgolrick (Infrequent Seams)

11) Juliana Hatfield _ Blood (American Laundromat)

12) Angel Olsen _ Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories (Jagjaguwar)

12) Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio _ I Told You So (Colemine)

12) Grave Flowers Bongo Band _ Strength of Spring (Castleface)

12) John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Peter Kerlin, Tom Dolas, Brad Caulkins, Kyp Malone & Marcos Rodriguez _ Moon-Drenched (Castleface) 

12) Jon Mueller _ Family Secret (American Dreams)

12) Linda Smith _ Till Another Time: 1988-1996 (Captured Tracks)

12) Pardoner  _ Came Down Different (Bar/None)

12) Thor and Friends _ 3 and 4 (Joyful Noise)

13) CLAMM _ Beseech Me (Meat Machine)

13) Cloud Nothings _ The Shadow I Remember (Carpark)

13) Field Music _ Flat White Moon (Memphis Industries)

13) Front Line Assembly _ Mechanical Soul (Metropolis)

13) Godspeed You! Black Emperor _ G_d’s Pee At State’s End! (Constellation)

13) New York Disco Orchestra _ Reverie (Espacial) 

13) Sun June _ Somewhere (Run For Cover)

13) The Besnard Lakes _ The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings (Full Time Hobby)

13) The Fleshtones _ Face of the Screaming Werewolf (Yep Roc)

13) The Kills _ Little Bastards (Domino)

13) The Pink Stones _ Introducing… the Pink Stones (Normaltown)

14) CHAI _ Wink (Sub Pop)

14) Gary Numan _ Intruder (BMG)

14) Guided By Voices _ Earth Man Blues (GBV Inc.)

14) Hypoluxo _ Hypoluxo (Broken Circles)

14) Knoxville Girls _ In A Ripped Dress (Bang!)

14) Lael Neale _ Acquainted with Night (Sub Pop)

14) Small Black _ Cheap Dreams (100% Electronica)

14) TEKE::TEKE _ Shirushi (Kill Rock Stars) 

14) The Orielles _ La Vita Olistica (Heavenly)

14) Uni _ Quaranteen EP (Chimera)

14) Vitamin _ Recordings 1981 (Don Giovanni)

15) Fana Hues _ Hues (Bright Antenna)

15) Jaimie Branch _ FLY or DIE LIVE (International Anthem)

15) Julien Baker _ Little Oblivions (Matador)

15) Marissa Nadler _ Instead of Dreaming (Sacred Bones)

15) Martin Gore _ The Third Chimpanzee EP (Mute)

15) Mouse On Mars _ Aai (Thrill Jockey)

15) Natural Information Society _ descension (Out of Our Constrictions) (feat. Evan Parker) (Eremite)

 

15) serpentwithfeet _ Deacon (Secretly Canadian) 

15) Spirit Award _ Lunatic House (Share It)

15) St. Vincent _ Daddy’s Home (Loma Vista)

15) Terry Gross _ Soft Opening (Thrill Jockey)

15) Tune-Yards _ sketchy. (4 AD)

15) Valley Maker _ When the Day Leaves (Frenchkiss)

15) Yo Kinky _ Yo Kinky EP (s/r)

16) Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy _ singles (Drag City)

16) Working Men’s Club _ Working Men’s Club (Heavenly)

16) Body Double _ Milk Fed (Zum)

16) Sharon Van Etten _ Epic Ten (Ba Da Bing!)

16) Boise Cover Band _ Unoriginal Artists (Ernest Jenning)

16) Damien Jurado _ The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania (Maraqopa) 

16) Iceage _ Seek Shelter (Mexican Summer) 

16) Jane Weaver _ Flock (Fire)

16) Lana Del Rey _ Chemtrails Over the Country Club (Polydor) 

16) Love Tractor _ Love Tractor (Hhbtm)

16) Manslaughter 777 _ World Vision Perfect Harmony (Thrill Jockey)

16) Alina Kalancea _ Impedance (Important)

16) Nick Cave & Warren Ellis _ Carnage (Goliath) 

16) Noah _ Brain Suck (Guerssen)

16) Bobby Lee _ Origin Myths (Tompkins Square)

16) Noveller _ Arrow (Ba Da Bing!)

16) Roomful of Teeth _ Michael Harrison: Just Constellations EP (New Amsterdam)

16) Teenage Fanclub _ Endless Arcade (Merge) 

16) The Body _ I’ve Seen All I Need to See (Thrill Jockey)

16) The Chills _ Destiny (Fire) 

16) TV Priest _ Uppers (Sub Pop)

16) Visionist _ A Call to Arms (Mute)

16) Waxahatchee _ Saint Cloud +3 (Merge)

17) Cory Hanson _ Pale Horse Rider (Drag City)

17) Elsa Hewitt _ Lupa (Tompkins Square)

17) A Certain Ratio _ ACR:EPA (Mute)

17) Ken Field _ Transmitter (Neuma)

18) Plankton Wat _ Future Times (Thrill Jockey)

18) Cabaret Voltaire _ Shadow of Fear (Mute)

19) Vapor Theories _ Celestial Scuzz (Fire)

19) Coil _ Musick To Play In The Dark (Dais)

20) Flock of Dimes _  Head of Roses (Sub Pop)

21) Future Islands _ As Long As You Are (4 AD)

22) Ganser _ Just Look At That Sky (Felte)

23) Goat Girl _ On All Fours (Rough Trade) 

24) Gorillaz _ Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Warner Bros.)

25) Graham Sharp _ Truer Picture (Yep Roc)

26) Genghis Tron _ Dream Weapon (Relapse)

27) Iron and Wine _ Archive Series Volume, No. 5: Tallahassee Recordings (Sub Pop)

28) Japanese Breakfast _ Jubilee (Dead Oceans)

28) Jeff Rosenstock _ SKA DREAM (polyvinyl)

28) Kero Kero Bonito _ Civilisation I & II (Polyvinyl)

28) Freak Genes _ Power Station (Feel It)

28) Colleen _ The Tunnel and the Clearing (Thrill Jockey)

28) Kevin Morby _ Sundowner (Dead Oceans)

29) Lula Wiles _ Shame and Sedition (Smithsonian Folkways)

30) Mannequin Pussy _ Perfect EP (Epitaph)

30) Mdou Moctar _ Afrique Victime (Matador)

30) The Archaeas _ The Archaeas (Goner)

30) The Deathray Davies _ Time Well Wasted (We Know Better)

(compiled by Associate Music Director DJ Airon)

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African-American Music Appreciation Month 2021

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June is African-American Music Appreciation Month and The UnCola will be celebrating the entire month on Asheville FM with five two-hour shows featuring only African-American artists, starting June 1st. Join us every Tuesday at 8 PM est live for 50 years of forgotten soul, jazz, rock, hip-hop, reggae and more….
Also check our schedule and listen to the multitude of shows who will celebrate as well.

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Marie Lacy shares story of organ donation

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 News correspondent Alena Talbot speaks with Marie Lacy as she  shares her story as an organ donor for Michele Scheve. She talks about reconnecting with an old friend, and the trials and tribulations that come with organ transplant operations during a pandemic.

Listen to the full interview below:

That was Marie Lacy speaking about her kidney donation for Asheville FM’s DJ host Michele Scheve. You can listen to more of Michele on Asheville FM show, Slumber Party, Wednesdays at 5 PM.

UNC Asheville’s biennial Queer Studies Conference

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 UNC Asheville’s biennial Queer Studies Conference, co-sponsored this year by Davidson College, will bring together scholars, artists and activists March 26-28 for virtual workshops and presentations. The conference will be based around the theme, Fitting In and Sticking Out – Queer [In]Visibilities and the Perils of Inclusion. Earlier today news team correspondent KP Whaley spoke with UNCA Assistant Professor Shawn Mendez about the upcoming conference.

Listen to the interview here:

That was Shawn Mendez, Assistant Professor of sociology for UNCA speaking about the upcoming Queer Studies Conference, Fitting In and Sticking Out – Queer [In]Visibilities and the Perils of Inclusion.  For more information and registration information you can search under events at unca.edu. 

Read more about the conference on the UNC Asheville website below:

Biennial Queer Studies Conference

Asheville FM DJ’s battle for a kidney transplant during a pandemic

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By Alena Talbot

News Team Correspondent Alena Talbot spoke with beloved 103.3 Asheville FM DJ, Michele Souma Scheve, about her experience with a kidney transplant, healthcare, and support during the pandemic.

Scheve who is one of the co-hosts for the Asheville FM show Slumber Party has dealt with health-related issues that mounted in severity over the last few years. “It was kind of a progressive thing. First of all, I’m a Type 1 diabetic, and I have been since I was a teenager. When I had my daughter, I started having complications when I was six months pregnant,” she said.

Scheve was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called moyamoya disease and had to undergo an emergency C-section at six months. “Moyamoya was causing me to have strokes and seizures,” she said. “My daughter was a pound and half when she was born.”

Moyamoya disease is a rare blood vessel disorder in which the carotid artery in the skull becomes blocked or narrowed, reducing blood flow to the brain. Tiny blood vessels open up at the base of the brain in an attempt to supply it with blood.

After having her baby, Scheve went to California for medical treatment. Unfortunately, the dyes used in certain scans caused a reaction that led to kidney damage.

“The damage just became more serious as the years progressed. Around 2014, I was diagnosed with onstage renal failure, which means your kidneys totally don’t work,” she said. She had to go on a dialysis treatment in order to stay alive after the diagnosis. Until she could get a kidney transplant, she was completely dependent on dialysis.

To cope with the anxiety of waiting for a transplant, Scheve focused her energy on comedy and radio. “I’ve always loved radio and been involved with it for years in some form. I started my shows prior to getting sick, but it was really important for me to keep doing the things I loved,” she said.

Scheve had issues with pain that made working on her programming increasingly difficult. When she felt like she was getting worse, she found people who would support her shows even if she was not there. “It wasn’t specifically radio or comedy that I wanted to give up; it was just feeling like giving up altogether that I was trying to avoid,” she said.

Scheve had been on a waiting list to get a deceased person’s organ but had never found a blood type match that would work. She was waitlisted at Emory Hospital in Atlanta and Wake Forest Hospital in Winston-Salem.

“I was on dialysis for five years, and then a friend I had not spoken to in over 30 years contacted me and said she wanted to give me one of her kidneys,” she said. That friend, Marie Lacy, was a universal donor, which made the match possible.

At first, she didn’t accept the offer. “I told her, ‘Oh no; it’s okay.’ I was trying to help other people. Then I started getting sicker. I was having problems with the dialysis and I realized that if I didn’t get a kidney soon, I wouldn’t be healthy enough to get one later. Marie came along at the right time,” Scheve said. “I consider her a sister from now on. We talk every few days.”

The kidney transplant surgery was initially scheduled for late March 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought mounting anxieties and hospitals were overwhelmed. Scheve and Lacy were forced to reschedule. “I just kept waiting for the doctors until when we finally got the approval for surgery in November,” Scheve said.

After getting a transplant, a patient must take immunosuppressive medications to keep the donated organ from being rejected, and these medicines make a patient susceptible to infections, even the common cold, according to Scheve. “In this situation, something like COVID-19 is really scary, and I’m still dealing with that now,” she said.

The kidney transplant happened last November at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.

Scheve is still on immunosuppressives and will be for the rest of her life. “I started off taking 40 pills a day, and now I’m down to 20. For the rest of my life, I’ll have a handful of pills I’ll take every day,” she said.

Despite this, she feels very optimistic. “It’s really kind of cool because I would be in quarantine anyway because of the high rate of infections and the risk from an organ transplant. So now it’s kind of like the whole world is quarantined with me, and that way I feel less lonely,” she said.

Scheve continues to work from her home studio on her comedy programming for Slice of Life comedy, Slumber Party and her DJ contributions to Asheville FM. “It’s so nice to do what I love from a safe environment,” she said. 

You can hear Scheve on Asheville FM on Wednesdays from 5-6pm on her show, Slumber Party.  A variety talk show with co-hosts Jake Frankel and Ali McGhee. Topics include entertainment, current events, the Asheville community, and more.

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