The Stripdown

The Stripdown

WKNC's DJ Ocean Spray chats with (mostly) North Carolina musicians.

Episodes

March 3, 2025 21 mins

On this episode of the stripdown DJ Ocean Spray chats with Merce Lemon before her performance at a Hopscotch day party. Hear about her writing process, musical inspirations, and more!

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On this episode of The Stripdown, tune in to hear about the Durham-based band, Dirty Flowers. Hear about their unique songwriting process, their musical inspirations, and more!

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July 20, 2024 20 mins

On this episode of The Stripdown, DJ Ocean Spray and Becca Harvey talk about the unique songwriting process for girlpuppy, inspiration for her new album, and their shared love of internet celebrity, blizzy mcguire!

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June 14, 2024 25 mins

On this episode of The Stripdown hear about the inspiration behind Tenci's music and the creative process of making album art.

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May 25, 2024 44 mins

On this episode of The Stripdown, DJ Ocean Spray sits down with the Philly-based band, Sadurn, before their performance in the Cat's Cradle Back Room. Hear about the writing and recording process for their album Radiator and how the band formed.

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May 6, 2024 35 mins

On this episode of The Stripdown, DJ Ocean Spray sits down with the musician behind the local bedroom pop band, Moon Racer. Tune in to hear about the inspiration behind the band name, creating music at home, and more!

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April 18, 2024 12 mins

In this episode of The Stripdown, DJ Ocean Spray sits down with Katy Davidson of Dear Nora to learn a bit about the band. Hear about Katy's favorite musicians, Substack blogs, and the person behind the Mountain Rock album art.

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March 21, 2024 63 mins

In this episode of the stripdown, listen to DJ Ocean Spray chat with the members of verity den. Hear about the band forming, how they create their unique distorted sound, and more!

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March 8, 2024 30 mins

Tune into this episode of The Stripdown with DJ Ocean Spray to hear from the Raleigh-based band, Stan and Denghy. Learn about the band's Venezuelan roots and what is coming next for Stan and Denghy.

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February 20, 2024 52 mins

Tune in to this episode of The Stripdown to hear about the Chapel Hill band, Braless. Hear about the exciting projects they are working on and the band's beginning.

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February 6, 2024 27 mins

Tune into this episode of The Stripdown to hear about Greg Mendez's songwriting process and musical inspirations.

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January 25, 2024 42 mins

Listen in on this episode of The Stripdown to hear about Will Younts, an English student and instructor at NC State and musician. Learn about their musical career and their experiences with music and literature.

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December 5, 2023 34 mins

Listen in to this episode of The Stripdown to hear DJ ocean spray interview Juggs, a UNC-based band. Discover more about Chapel Hill's college band scene, the band's musical inspirations, and their future plans.

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October 12, 2023 35 mins

Tune in to hear DJ Ocean Spray interview the frontman of the local band, Sluice. Hear about the inspirations for Sluice's music and what is up next for the band.

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