johnny ghost
- Website: http://wknc.org
- Since: 2020
- DJ Calendar
Passed my board test on Friday the 13th in 2020; how's that for good luck?
Host of The Racket on WKNC HD2, which I have stubbornly refused to leave for over a year. I have the music taste of an eighty year old man. Surf rock ain't dead!
johnny ghost's previous playlists
Apr 18, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Nervous Frequencies
Antsy new wave for the antsy individual.
Apr 11, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Songs About Cars
Exactly what it says on the tin.
Mar 28, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Springtime Rock 'n' Roll
Starting off old and ending new, I'm playing some good old fashioned rock and roll.
Mar 21, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Throwback Tens: Several Seventies Selections
Bluesy, jazzy, psychedelic: today I spin you the sweet sounds of β70s rock. Happy spring.
Mar 14, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Spring Break Blues
Campus is just about deserted, and I'm still in town. I'm gonna play some blues.
Mar 7, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
The Racket
Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Key Lime Fizz
A return to the surf, psychedelic, and garage rock sound that was originally the foundation of my show.
Feb 29, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
The Racket
Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Not Quite Classics
Deep cuts and adjacent acts from the classic rock era.
Feb 22, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Union Hall Jam
Longer days, warmer weather. A mix of rockabilly, blues, and garage.
Feb 15, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Johnny Ghost's Matchmaking Service
Were you alone on Valentine's Day? Don't you worry: whether it's Nadine, Diana, or Lucille, whether it's Automatic Slim or Razor-Totin' Jim, Rollin' Danny or Old Man Willis, today's set has somebody for you.
Feb 8, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Songs About Love
It's right there in the title. Happy early Valentine's Day.
Feb 1, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
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Off-Blue
Not (all) quite blues, but in the ballpark.
Jan 25, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
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Triangle Waves
Slightly funky new wave/post punk.
Jan 18, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Shivering Strings
It's cold out there. I present to you a collection of acoustic folk & blues tracks to suit the weather.
Jan 11, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Throwback on the Tens: The Super Duper Sixties
Mostly mid sixties garage pop/rock. I love mid-century production.
Jan 4, 2024 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
The Racket
Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Electrified Cowboy
First set of 2024! Yet another western playlist.
Dec 28, 2023 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Season in Review: 2023
For my final set of 2023, I've compiled a collection of favorite picks of the past year to give a second spin.
Dec 21, 2023 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
The Racket
Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Merry Surfmas!
Do the likes of Mariah Carey and Dean Martin make you wanna tear your hair out? Are you perhaps a retail worker? Johnny Ghost has got you covered with a revenge for Christmas in July: the surf Christmas special, 2023.
Dec 14, 2023 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Novel Oscillations
...because it's new wave. Get it?
Upbeat and peppy.
Nov 30, 2023 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Groovy Blues
Nothin' but blues, featuring all instrumentals in the second half.
Nov 16, 2023 6:00 PM β 7:00 PM
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Nighttime Rock
With johnny ghost
Sharp Edges of the Motherboard
Raucous and spiky-soundingβmostly synth punk & post punk.