Marqido Monday, June 13th, 2005, Midnight - 3am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
Hailing from Tokyo, Marqido is the nom de laptop of experimental musician Matsumoto Nakayuki. His improvised combination of primitive electronic sounds with proto-industrial krautrock clatter was so enjoyable live that it led to this hastily arranged session on the Janitor From Mars radio program. Tune in to hear for yourself...
Autolux Thursday, June 9th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Hailing from L.A., drummer Carla Azar, guitarist Greg Edwards and bassist Eugene Goreshter all have well-rounded histories, including stints in bands like Ednaswap, Failure, and Maids of Gravity. As Autolux, they deliver post-psychedelic noise-pop that's positively captivating. Don't let California slide into the ocean without hearing this trio's vibrant squall first hand. T-Bone Burnett, who produced the soundtrack to the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, also lent his expertise on the newest Autolux record, out on the Coen Bros' DMZ label.
Kenny G Rebroadcasts his first show on WFMU Wednesday, June 8th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Kenny G's show
Kenny G will horribly embarrass himself
by re-broadcasting his very first WFMU show, originally aired on January
7th 1995 during the graveyard shift at the old Upsala College studios. You
will grimace as a very green, earnest, and ponderous Kenny stumbles for
words and miscues records. After this show, you'll wonder why the
management ever gave him a show in the first place; dull would be too
polite a phrase for Kenny's early period. It's his twisted way of saying
thank you, dear listeners, for indulging him for ten miserable years of
radio work here at WFMU.
Tame One Wednesday, June 8th, 2005, 2am - 6am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
One of the biggest representatives of true hip-hop culture from the the
tri-state area, Tame One has been know for burning mics and bombing the
land with his trademark graffiti for many years.
Founding member of The Artifacts and The Boom Sqwad, Tame One has gone on
to release several solo records and worked with the roughest MC's in all
of the Hip-Hop Nation.
Tune in as the Nottyheaded Terror drops by for a DJ set of his favorite
tracks, and exclusives from his own vaults.
TWO BANDS: Rainy Day Saints and the Mainliners Tuesday, June 7th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
On record, the Rainy Day Saints are one-man band Dave Swanson (ex-Cobra Verde/Death of Samantha/Guided By Voices/Reactions) producing beautiful
and haunting pop-rock-psych combining perfect pop melodies and rock jams.
Dave has put together a band of Cleveland all-stars to take the show on
the road, including a stop at WFMU. The other members have played in such
Cleveland rock acts as Prisonshake, Gem, and the Unknown and put the
accent on the power in the Rainy Say Saints' power pop.
The Mainliners are the latest rock export from Sweden, from Ludvika about
20 miles northwest of Stockholm. Their debut album, "Bring on the
Sweetlife," combines the Stooges' raw exuberance with good old British R&B
and a taste of Kinks pop sense producing an explosive yet soothing sound.
Bruce Gilden and Graham Dorrington Monday, June 6th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden gives us the goods on shooting in the streets of New York and elsewhere, followed by Graham Dorrington, the British aeropspace engineer who is the subject of the Werner Herzog documentary "White Diamond", now playing at Film Forum in Manhattan and elsewhere.
Ghetto Ways Saturday, June 4th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
This 3-piece cranks out blistering R&B based punk. Guitarist Jenna's scorching vocals calling to mind the Bellrays or Detroit Cobras and their sleazy, crunching guitars take the Detroit soul-punk sound to a grittier, trashier NooYawkSiddy level! Their debut album last year was in Terre's Top 50 Best Faves! Tune in and hear them for yourself, and look for their new album 'Solid Brown' out later in June on Alien Snatch.
George is Dead Thursday, June 2nd, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Jersey villains George is Dead will be performing live in the studio. Tune in & check this old school punk band doing it the way it used to be.
Deerhoof Tuesday, May 31st, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
After two amazing live sessions on Brian's show in 2002 and 2003, Deerhoof are back for thirds! Tune in to hear John, Greg, Satomi, and Chris once again re-write what everyone thought they knew in terms of your traditional guitar/bass/vocal/drums melodic noise-pop vocabulary, and ably demonstrate that the bridges between the Shaggs, Who, Anthony Braxton, and Caroliner aren't so far apart. But to peg the sound of Deerhoof is unfair to them and maddening in general; merely tune in and hear one of modern rock's finest at yet another creative peak!
The Crack Pipes Tuesday, May 31st, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The Crack Pipes drag blues and funk through the garage and back to the junkyard where it belongs. Once at said junkyard, it is thrown into a steel drum with some toxic waste and genuine Austin, Texas weirdness and buried for not-so-safe keeping. The Reverend Ray Pride and company made sure to stop by WFMU on their first-ever tour through the New York area.
Andrew Lampert, Co-curator of the Eye and Ear Controlled Film Series Sunday, May 29th, 2005, 9pm - Midnight
on
Stochastic Hit Parade with Bethany Ryker
Andrew Lampert stops by to discuss the films of Argentinian-born
composer Mauricio Kagel. Kagel's films are being shown in a rare
screening between June 2 - 5 at the Anthology Film Archives, as part of the Eye and Ear Controlled series (May 29 - June 11), which features the films of Robert Ashley, Tony Conrad, Charlemagne Palestine and others. Andrew's bringing the soundtracks to Kagel's films, so tune in to hear the side of Kagel you've never heard before
- and head to Anthology to get the full A/V experience!
NRBQ's Terry Adams and P.J. O'Connell Sunday, May 29th, 2005, 7pm - 9pm
on
Bob Brainen's show
Bob Brainen welcomes back NRBQ's Terry Adams and P.J.
O'Connell for an extrava-gonzo 2-1/2 hour show. Terry will play DJ and he and Bob will talk about stuff like his recent tour of Sweden, TV theme songs, that picture of him and Betty White, the 35th Anniversary of NRBQ, plus current and upcoming projects on the Q's EdiSun label and elsewhere. See ya there.
The Fatals Saturday, May 28th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Direct from France come the insaniac raw crazed punk rock
band the Fatals. These cats crank it out like the Reatards at their scuzziest and most savage, or like a totally blown-out rabid version of Teengenerate mated with the Hunches. Check out the lo-fi distorted crazed 77-sounding punk noise of the Fatals live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic!
'Fearless Freaks' director Bradley Beesley Tuesday, May 24th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on
The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
Tom Scharpling is excited to have Bradley Beesley, the director of
'Fearless Freaks', the new documentary about the Flaming Lips on the show
this Tuesday, May 24 between 8-11 PM. Beesley will discuss the fifteen-year
process of turning 400 hours of footage into a film, the gift of turning
misery into beauty, and what Wayne Coyne is 'really like'. We will also
talk about his film 'Okie Noodling', which documents guys catching fish with
their bare hands.
The Allen Oldies Band Tuesday, May 24th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Direct from Houston! The first and last four words on fun, The Allen Oldies Band bring their legendary oldies dance party to the WFMU studios. Recorded on May 7th, during the band's historic East Coast Oldies Invasion tour and the same day as their now-legendary FIVE AND A HALF-HOUR (!) show at Maxwell's, the band arrived 13 hours early for the session to get a feel for the room, and you will hear that the band's professionalism and dedication pays off. How do you spell Oldies? A-L-L-E-N!
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" + Director Mark Wexler Monday, May 23rd, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
"The Men Who Stare at Goats." What can it mean? Investigative journalist and author Jon Ronson takes us through the wild and wacky world within the military's psychological operations unit which attempts to use mind control, cloaks of invisibility, and the ability to pass through walls. All on our tax dollars! Also, director Mark Wexler talks about his latest film, "Tell Them who You Are", a documentary on his father, famed cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
Apothecary Hymns Monday, May 23rd, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Blend a touch of "Strawberry Fields" -era psych-pop, an epic storytelling sensibility, and a sweet vocal delivery, and you end up with the essence of the one man band Apothecary Hymns (aka Alex Stimmel). According to Locust Music, which just released Apothecary Hymns' debut album 'Trowel and Era,' "Stimmel has made a collection with one foot in kaleidoscopic coastal loner psych that floats on a musical bed of whimsical levity and
another foot rooted firmly in the grand ethos of East Village troubadours of the mid 60s. Alex arrives with a duo to play live in the WFMU studios on Monday at 4 PM.
The Hungry March Band Saturday, May 21st, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The Hungry March band is a community-based politically-attuned (lefty, that is) brass band. The band plays original compositions as well as brass and marching music from around the word, from New Orleans to European and Gypsy Brass to Bollywood songs! It's a big band too - as many as 25 members (engineer Chris Stubbs' greatest challenge yet!) We catch the band before it heads off to Montpelier, France for a 50-band brass extravaganza...
TWO BANDS: The Saints + the Giant Haystacks Saturday, May 21st, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Led by Chris Bailey, the Saints are a seminal punk band from Australia whose sound
is equal parts energy and melody. In 1977 the Saints made rock history with the brilliant buzz-blast of their debut album, "(I'm) Stranded" which features numerous punk classics! Bailey has been keeping the Saints going since '77 and is bringing them to the USA (and to WFMU!) after a successful Euro tour earlier this year. After their set, stick around for more live music from
The Giant Haystacks, an Oakland California band that plays jangly, catchy, and propulsive postpunkpop, drawing comparisons to the Minutemen, Mission of Burma, and Gang of Four.
The Sheckies Thursday, May 19th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Ramones-inspired New Jersey pogo punk trio with a mission to bring the fun back to music.
Shari Elf Wednesday, May 18th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
California desert rat, junk artist, and girly singer Shari Elf joins Irwin in the studio on Wednesday, May 18, from 1:30-2:30 pm. Shari is renowned for mischievous sculptures and idiosyncratic art shrines built from common debris and neighborhood trash, as displayed on her web site sharielf.com. Shari will talk about her "good and sturdy" art, play tracks from her self-released album "I'm Forcing Goodness Upon You," and perhaps perform a live song or two.
The Telepathic Butterflies Tuesday, May 17th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
This power-pop trio from Winnipeg wraps its twisted tunes in bright,
catchy melodies, finding the middle ground between Syd Barret and the Raspberries.
zZz Saturday, May 14th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
All the way from Amsterdam, zZz stops by the Cherry Blossom Clinic as they kick off their North American tour & album release. They are absolutely sick live -- just two guys: a drummer (who also sings) and an organist. Imagine a more throbbed-out Quintron crossed with a more sped-up Suicide and you'll start to get the idea.
Sir Richard Bishop Tuesday, May 10th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
When not working as a dealer in occult print ephemera, Sir Richard Bishop maintains a stately, world-traveling existence as 1/3 of the Sun City Girls. He also moonlights as a purveyor of solo improvisational guitar whose style can be said to be more informed by the spirit of the films of Peckinpah and Jodorowsky than any clinical axeman influence. In town for shows at Joe's Pub on May 3rd and Maxwells in Hoboken on the 4th, Bishop visits Brian in the WFMU studios for an afternoon of tying together the worlds of Morocco, the Middle East, and Morricone.
Mark Achbar, director of the film "The Corporation" Monday, May 9th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Exploring the inner workings of big business, "The Corporation" looks at how, since its inception in the mid-1800s, the corporation has risen from a relatively insignificant entity to an over-protected behemoth wielding power that challenges that of governments and institutions worldwide. Based on Joel Bakan's book "The
Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power", the film (via
interviews with both leading corporate gurus and prominent social critics
like Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, and Milton Friedman) spins a disturbing
tale
of the ways big business influences everything from the economy and the
environment to the smallest facets of our everyday lives.
Adrian Crowley Monday, May 9th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Sonorous and sweet, Adrian Crowley's
music skirts the edge of the melancholic side of life without self pity. Adrian';s songs are thoughtful and pretty, loaded with ringing,
reflective guitar, and hints of cello mixed with harmonium and lightly percussive effects. Mr. Crowley's latest album, "A Northern Country" is out
on the BaDaBing! label, and he made a stop in the studio during a rare mini
tour of the East Coast. Wrap yourself in his blanket of sound and watch the
evening unfold. 4 PM.
Akufen, Deadbeat, Crackhaus, Vincent Lemieux, and Mike Shannon Friday, May 6th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
$mall ¢hange rolls a very long red carpet northwards to welcome an all star electronic line up. Akufen, Deadbeat, Crackhaus, Vincent
Lemieux, and Mike Shannon are coming straight from Montreal to Jersey City. Also in the mix will be Alain from Mutek and DJ Spinoza from NYC's the Bunker. Catch a rare appearence from folks who don't come to NYC very often...quality beats to melt minds and rattle booties. This Friday 3-6pm on Nickel and Dime radio with $mall ¢hange. Later that Friday night they will all be killing it at Tonic/Subtonic for the Mini-Mutek special.
So Percussion Wednesday, May 4th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
So Percussion returns to Irwin's program for in-studio rhythmic revelry, on Weds. May 4 from 1-2 pm. In Japanese, "so" is a verb, meaning "to play." That's what the quartet will do, using tuned bongos to perform an excerpt from "Drumming" by Steve Reich. So Percussion was formed in New Haven, but is now based in New York City. The group will also air selections from their
new album on Cantaloupe Records, and talk about the joy of banging on things in tempo. It's art, and it rocks -- but it's not art-rock.
Q-Unique Wednesday, May 4th, 2005, 2am - 6am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
As writer, producer & founder of NYC's Arsonists, Rock Steady Crew member, and Hip-Hop fiend, Q-Unique's resume reads like a wish list for most heads. After releasing two albums with his group and guest appearing on more tracks than one can comprehend, Q released his first solo full length on Uncle Howie Records titled "Vengeance Is Mine". Tune in as Q-Unique drops by to chat about his album and whatever else he pleases.
Allen Hill of The Allen Oldies Band Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
April showers yield oldies powers! Direct from Houston, the Allen Oldies
Band, the greatest oldies band in the world, makes its New Jersey debut
with two highly anticipated shows, May 6 at Asbury Lanes and May 7 at
Maxwells. Manic frontman Allen Hill will give WFMU listeners the exclusive
lowdown on these two very special evenings. Is the Allen Oldies Band the
greatest band on Earth? Does Roy Head know how to dance? Did Tommy Roe
have more #1 hits than the Grateful Dead? Absolutely! All their songs are
in the key of F - FUN, FUN, FUN! Don't miss it!
Jennifer Gentle Monday, May 2nd, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on
Scott Williams's show
Your favorite Italian Psych-pop loonies return to Scott's show. Jennifer Gentle is a group -- not a lady, and their last visit to the show led to a signing with Sub Pop records. The new album "Valende" is out now, and you can catch them live at the Mercury Lounge on 4/24 & 25, and Knitting Factory on 4/29.
Dizzee Rascal Saturday, April 30th, 2005, 2am - 6am
on
The Push Bin with Lou
In the middle of a hectic U.S. tour, one of the most exciting U.K. rappers will storm the WFMU studios to show us what Hip Hop across the pond is really all about. At a mere twenty years old, Dizzee Rascal (a.k.a. Dylan Mills) has recorded two critically acclaimed albums, started his own record label, and even created his own brand of shoes. His thought provoking lyrics and self-produced, head noddin' beats are sure to demonstrate where Hip Hop is heading next.
Robin Kahn sings Carole King's "Tapestry", acapella Wednesday, April 27th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Kenny G's show
Robin Kahn returns to the airwaves this Wednesday afternoon, April 27th at 5 PM. She was heard on WFMU a few weeks ago singing the acapella full-length version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Now, she's back with her acapella rendition of Carole King's "Tapestry" LP, which she'll be incanting live in the WFMU studios. By the way, she can't sing. If she could, what would be the fun of it?
Nomadic Wax founder Benny Herson (aka Nomad) Wednesday, April 27th, 2005, 2am - 6am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Nomadic Wax is a production company and record label dedicated to recording, producing, and distributing hip-hop talent from Africa.
In 2001 Benny went to Dakar with no more than a hard disk recorder, a laptop computer, and a couple of mics. From that session Nomadic Wax released African Underground Vol. 1 "Hip-Hop Senegal", the worlds first African hip-hop compilation produced for international release. Tune in as Nomad treats us to a whole lot of sounds we may have never heard before, proving that Hip-Hop truly is international!
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