Comets On Fire Tuesday, July 5th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
In July 2003, these guys blew in to Brian's show from California and torched the joint with a molten brew of Chrome, Keith Moon, Hawkwind and Detroit rock; in fact it was such a monster psych jam that the biggest Head of them all, Julian Cope, even bootlegged the session and put it out
on his own label. What more do you want? Since then, Comets On Fire have put out an amazing Sub Pop LP called "Blue Cathedral", toured the world, and even learned to ease back and choogle down while still delivering nothing
short of a total ROCK meltdown. Ethan, Utrillo, Noel and the two Bens are back and are promising surprises for WFMU. Do not miss!
Love of Diagrams Saturday, July 2nd, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
This three-piece from Melbourne, Australia, stops by WFMU to play songs from their latest EP, 'We Got
Communication,' out now on the Unstable Ape label. Their songs evoke memories of the the early 80s, calling to mind the musical naivete and experimentation of New York no-wave and the energy and tunefulness of English post-punk. The band's list of their favorite LPs includes The Slits' "Cut," the New York Noise no-wave comp, Wire's "154," the Meat Puppets' "II" and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Fever to Tell."
Michael Holman Wednesday, June 29th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Whenever the beginnings of hip-hop in New York City are discussed, the name
Michael Holman comes up. His credentials read like the history itself.
He is the creator and host of "Graffiti Rock", he created, directed and choreographed
the New York City Breakers, and he also associate produced the film "Beat Street".
He also presented artists such as DJ Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Wizard
Theodore, DJ Kool Herc, and the Rock Steady Crew through his club Negril.
Tune in to hear some serious stories and hear some of Mr. Holman's
favorite cuts from the past!
TWO BANDS: Viking Moses & The Wingdale Community Singers Monday, June 27th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
A duo of folk ensembles grace the WFMU studios today. First up, Viking Moses, a dark-folk flower-child of current times
starts things off. Possibly concieved in the Little America
truckstop in Little America, Wyoming, Viking Moses was handpicked by Devendra Banhart to be on his compilation, "Golden Apples of the Sun." Then The Wingdale Community Singers who are the trio of Hannah Marcus (Dazzling Vocals), Rick Moody (Novel Words), and David Grubbs (Contrarian Utility Fielder). The Wingdales greatly varied talents contribute to a sound that is both urbanly modernistic in an Old-Timey sort of way.
Laura Cantrell Saturday, June 25th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is thrilled and honored to present a live
set from fellow WFMU DJ -- and Matador recording artist -- Laura Cantrell!
Beloved by John Peel, Elvis Costello, and WFMU listeners alike, Laura has one
of the most emotional and evocative voices you'll ever hear. Her first two
albums earned comparisons to everyone from Lucinda Williams to Kitty Wells;
tune in and join Laura as she steps out of the Radio Thrift Shop and into the
Clinic next door. Then follow her over to Maxwell's where she performs that
night to commemorate the release of her new Matador album 'Humming by the
Flowered Vine.'
MED Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
After several years of appearances on West Coast albums such as Quasimoto,
Madvillain, Lootpack, Cut Chemist, and Madlib, the MC known as MED makes an
amazing step forward with his debut full length "Push Come To Shove".
Gearing up for The Stones Throw tour, MED will call in for a little chat
about his new album, the tour and what he's grooving to at the moment!
Lee Feldman Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
Lee Feldman is a pianist and singer/songwriter from Brooklyn whose
idiosyncratic songs are melodic and funny, except when they're melancholy
(though they're still melodic). He has recorded three albums, "Living It All
Wrong" (1997), "The Man in a Jupiter Hat" (2000), and the soon-to-be
released "I've Forgotten Everything." He is also the creator of Starboy, a
cartoon musical about a two-dimensional superhero who lives with his
mathematician uncle and has been tapped to save the sponges from extinction.
Feldman will perform live in the WFMU studios at 1:00 PM, accompanied by
Byron Isaacs (bass) and Bill Dobrow (drums).
James Tate Monday, June 20th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Poet James Tate visits the show. His latest book is Return to the City of White Donkeys : Poems
Heavy Trash Saturday, June 18th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Blues Explosion frontman Jon Spencer teams up with
Matt Verta-Ray (ex-Madder Rose and Speedball Baby), and the resulting album
(out now on Yep Roc) is a twisted dirtied-up take on rockabilly, R&B, and just
plain rock'n'roll. Tune in to hear their live set on the Cherry Blossom
Clinic, then catch them live that night at Maxwell's with the Sadies and
Quintron and Miss Pussycat!
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!
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.
All times listed are Jersey City time, EST.
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