WUNC Music

The crew from WUNC Music and friends from WUNC look back on 2023 and list their favorite music, movies, podcasts, memories, and more!

Henderson-raised Big Mali breaks down her unique sound, looking up to Nicki Minaj and being one of the few women dominating the Carolinas' rap scene.

Lenny Kaye chats with WUNC Music's Brian Burns about the 50th anniversary of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968

Composer and harpist Mary Lattimore talks about her fifth album ‘Goodbye, Hotel Arkada,’ and how her travels to a Croatian island inspired its namesake.

Nabil Ayers chats with WUNC's Brian Burns about the music that inspired him and trying to connect with his father, jazz musician Roy Ayers, in his new memoir 'My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for My Father and Discovering My Family.'

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan discusses ‘Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007-2023,’ a new box set that dives deep into the band’s archives.

Little Brother chats about Made In Durham: A Little Brother Block Party, 20 years of 'The Listening,' their upcoming documentary, and more.

WUNC Producer Charlie Shelton-Ormond sat down with artists at the Hopscotch Music Festival in downtown Raleigh to talk about their personal music history.

Kara Jackson's had a busy few years. On top of self-releasing her first EP in 2019, she was also named the U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate. And now she's released her first official album ‘Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?’ which has received rave reviews from both critics and fans. The record is beautiful and personal, with playful and powerful lyrics.

Kelly Reed's debut solo record is called Stupid Idiot. It's available wherever you buy music.