Yak Ballz Thursday, September 4th, 11pm - 2am
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Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Queens native, Yak Ballz is a member of The Weathermen (El-P, Cage, Aesop Rock, Tame One) and has been dropping singles, mixtapes, and albums for the last bunch of years. He was also one of the last artists to have a record on Bobbito's seminal hip-hop label, Fondle 'Em, before it shut down. Earlier in the year, released "Scifentology II" and it's been a staple on the show since. Tune in for some chit chatter and music.
Chris Montez Saturday, September 6th, 10am - 1pm
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Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Chris Montez who at age 19 had a top ten hit with "Let's Dance" and a string of Herb Alpert produced hits like "Call Me" & "Time After Time" - we'll also find out the story behind the story that Chris once punched John Lennon after Lennon poured a beer over Montez' head and we'll hear about the documentary being made about Chris & the three albums he making! We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song has been left in Michael's Mailbox!
Polka Madre y la Comezon and Tidawt Saturday, September 6th, 6pm - 9pm
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Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Two very different WFMU live performance debuts in one show. Polka Madre is a Balkan / Polka / thrash mashing Mexican / Euro / US combo based in a warehouse in Mexico City. After their FMU session, they wrap up an extended tour of the boroughs by playing the Celebrate Mexico Now festival show at Hecho en Dumbo, 111 Front St., Bklyn on Sept 11. Tidawt (playing the Highline Ballroom Sept 22) is a stripped-down but compelling Tuareg guitar band from Niger in West Africa: just guitars and percussion, but very similar in style and intensity to Tinariwen.
Vivian Girls Saturday, September 6th, 9pm - Midnight
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Choking on Cufflinks with Michael Goodstein
The new darlings of the music blog world, the Summer of 2008 will be remembered as having belonged to the Vivian Girls. The scarcely one-year-old workaholic New York City/New Jersey trio have completed two full tours, released three records, including their debut full length, and emerged as the brightest hope in the now vibrant Indie/Noise Pop scene. Their reverb-drenched pop sound combines elements of the classic C86 sound (Shop Assistants, Jesse Garon & the Desperados, Bubblegum Splash, etc.), the American bands who loved it (Black Tambourine), while maintaining an invigorating contemporary rawness. Their self titled debut full length, which sold out hours after release will be reissued on In the Red in September.
Silver Jews Monday, September 8th, 9am - Noon
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Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything
The Silver Jews are famous for a distinct low-fi-countryfied-indie-ish rock and roll sound and David Berman's poetic lyrics. The new CD, "Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea," is a fine example of both. Berman is also known as a bit of a recluse, but not when it comes to WFMU! Tune in at 11 am to hear a live set.
Guest DJ Dominick Fernow of Hospital Productions Tuesday, September 9th, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
Besides being the driving force behind Prurient, Dominick Fernow's Hospital Productions label has grown into a major force of the USA Noise underground releasing quality titles from the likes of Burning Star Core, Ramleh, Akitsa, Maurizio Bianchi and more. He's also just literally come out of the underground, with his Hospital record store taking over the expanded upstairs space of the former Jammyland record store on 60 East 3rd Street in Manhattan. Dom's dropping by today with an assortment of his favorite metal, black noise and who knows what else. Tune in for total obliteration!
Vic Waters Saturday, September 13th, 10am - 1pm
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Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Vic Waters who burst out of the 60's Tampa club scene onto the charts with his eleven piece band and their #1 hit "I'm White and I'm Alright." We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Ken Freedman has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Crystal Stilts Saturday, September 13th, 9pm - Midnight
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Choking on Cufflinks with Michael Goodstein
Formed in the twin fertile musical environments of North Brooklyn and the now late NYC record store Rocks in Yr Head, Crystal Stilts began as a duo making moody pop records. Influenced by classic 80's pop records, Manchester doom pop, the band have flushed out their sound with a full lineup and developed into a live force to be reckoned with - bringing to mind the well loved Creation/Cherry Red/Flying Nun of UK/Kiwi pop axis (think House of Love, Doublehappys, and most notably the organ driven classic sound of Felt), as well as 60's staples like the Velvet Underground's 3rd record, and Detroit legends the Index. Crystal Stilts are one of those rare bands who combine both the dark side of pop with a sound perfect for the summer.
Mors Ontologica Monday, September 15th, Noon - 3pm
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Liz Berg's show
Angular, raspy, garbage rockers Mors Ontologica make their 2nd visit to WFMU as part of a short visit to the NYC area. The band hails from the musical babylon of Columbus, Ohio (home of Times New Viking, Psychedelic Horseshit, and so many more great bands), and will be playing a few shows in Brooklyn: 9/12 at Goodbye Blue Monday, and 9/13 at The Charleston.
The Fallen Leaves Tuesday, September 16th, 11pm - 2am
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The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
School may be back in session, but you can put away your compass and protractor; your ears are all you need to map the connection from The Kinks and Downliners Sect via The Prisoners and Thee Headcoats to today's hottest British beat-punk sensations, The Fallen Leaves! Featuring original Subway Sect guitarist Rob Symmons, among other luminaries, the Fallen Leaves cap off their whirlwind first-ever visit to the USA with a live set on WFMU! Their new album It's Too Late Now (Parliament) picked up a four-star review from London's Sunday Times -- tune in and hear why! And don't miss their only live appearances in the US: Friday September 12 at Maxwell's, and Saturday the 13th at Don Pedro.
Billy J. Kramer & David Marks of The Beach Boys Saturday, September 20th, 10am - 1pm
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Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Liverpool singer Billy J. Kramer who had a batch of hits including the Lennon & McCartney compositions "I'll Keep You Satisfied", "From A Window", "I Call Your Name" and "Bad To Me." Michael also checks in with former Beach Boy David Marks about David's solo work with The Marksmen finally getting a CD release. We'll also find out what number one hit has been left in Michael's mailbox & we'll get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in.
Balval Saturday, September 20th, 6pm - 9pm
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Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Balval is a lively young string-driven Paris-based band inspired by
Eastern European Gypsy / Roma music with elements of jazz, Latin music and Middle Eastern music in the mix as well. Our live session kicks off their inter-borough NYC tour - including a set at Barbes in Park Slope later this evening, Zebulon in Williamsburg on 9/24, the Droma Gypsy Festival at Drom in the East Village on 9/25 and several gigs at Cafe 50 West in Chelsea after that.
Ai Aso Saturday, September 20th, 9pm - Midnight
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Choking on Cufflinks with Michael Goodstein
Ai Aso is part of the well loved Michio Kurihara/Boris/White Heaven stable of Japanese psych/rock/folk artists who has recently been coming into her own, and is making her US debut. Her album Chamomile Pool released last year on Pedal Records was a masterpiece, blending fragile psych folk, pop, and even prog rock (also showcased on her covering of "Islands" by King
Crimson on her split 7" with Wata from Boris). Ai Aso will be joined with Souichiro Nakamura from White Heaven, and Chiaki Teranishi, crucial players on Chamomile Pool, for her set on WFMU.
Static Static Monday, September 22nd, Noon - 3pm
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Liz Berg's show
L.A.'s Static Static bring noisy, punked out, dark-wave dance tunes to the WFMU studios. Think Chrome, the Screamers, muddy organs, and drum machines. Tune in on 9/22 and catch them live that night at Santo's Party House in Manhattan, or on 9/20 at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn.
Brothers Unconnected: Alan and Richard Bishop Tuesday, September 23rd, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
The Sun City Girls ceased to be last year when the trio's Charles Gocher shuffled off this mortal coil, leaving behind brothers Alan and Rick Bishop and countless hours of amazing sounds through their decades of activity. The Bishops paid homage to Charlie this summer on a US tour which opened each night with a screening of some of their lost compadre's fantastic films, then, as the Brothers Unconnected, regaled crowds with two hours of acoustic Sun City Girls songs drawn from their entire 27-year
history. Today, join Brian as he broadcasts the duo's June 22nd performance from NYC's Knitting Factory and say so long to Charlie and the Girls.
Don Wilson of The Ventures, plus Amy Rigby & Wreckless Eric Saturday, September 27th, 10am - 1pm
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Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Don Wilson who co-founded The Ventures 50 years ago. With over 110 million albums sold worldwide they are, by far, the #1 instrumental rock group of all time. Also: Amy Rigby & Wreckless Eric will drop by to talk about their new album, living in France & married life! We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in.
Electric Kulintang Saturday, September 27th, 6pm - 9pm
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Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
As Electric Kulintang (EK), multi-talented percussionists Susie Ibarra and Roberto Rodriguez explore Susie's Filipino roots. Kulintang is a melodic/percussive tradition from the Philippines with some similarity to Indonesian gamelan. EK's music re-imagines kulintang. It's experimental and electronic, but there are also strong connections to the roots. EK gives us a live in-studio preview of their Oct. 4 gig at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. in lower Manhattan.
Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman Monday, September 29th, 8pm - 11pm
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Sound and Safe with Trent
He's worked with everyone from Walt Disney to Luke Vibert to the
freakin' Beatles. Been sampled by Dr. Dre, Ice-T, and Fatboy Slim.
And at 80 years old, French electronic music pioneer Jean Jacques Perrey has a seriously kickass new spaghetti western-lounge-funk-space playland of an album called Destination Space, which he put together with Seattle composer Dana Countryman. Tune in to hear Messrs. Perrey and Countryman on Sound and Safe with Trent - they'll be talking about international collaboration, their impending East coast tour, and the what it's like to have your music in a Disneyland ride. Also, don't miss them performing live on October 1st at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
Steven Stapleton / Nurse With Wound Tuesday, September 30th, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
In 1979 Nurse With Wound entered a UK recording studio with no musical training whatsoever and created an album called Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella, which promptly was awarded a rating of five question marks from Sounds Magazine. Since then, NWW has confounded critics and listeners alike, both pioneering and mining the areas of improvisation, Krautrock-influence, electroacoustic experiments and more with unparalleled sense of invention and quite often humor. The shifting group's enduring central figure, Steven Stapleton, gives Brian a rare radio interview via phone today from his Irish goat farm, talking about NWW past, present and future. We'll also be playing choice cuts from Stapelton's 40+ album discography.
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