Michael Kelly Wednesday, May 28th, 2003, 7pm - 8pm
on
Read 'Em and Weep with Bronwyn C.
Michael Kelly posts his writings on his website and mighty odd writing it is, some of it. Faux-Teutonic eroto-fiction about
wrapping Roy Orbison up in Saranwrap and whatnot. Mr.
Kelly has very graciously agreed to be interviewed for
the May 28th edition of Read em and Weep, but due to his debilitating fear of telephones the interview will be conducted entirely via e-mail. Mr. Kelly's words will be voiced on the program by Jack Dinsmore, the disembodied head of a ventriloquist's dummy who has previously appeared on the Thunk Tank show.
Nobukazu Takemura Wednesday, May 28th, 2003, 2am - 6am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
This past April, Nobukazu Takemura went on tour with a group comprised of John Herndon (Tortoise, A Grape Dope), Matt Lux (Isotope 217) and frequent collaborator Aki Tsuyuko. Relying mostly on traditional instruments, this
group demonstrated a new facet of Takemura's music by playing a full set of new arrangements of his songs. Tune in for a special presentation of their U.S. debut at the Knitting Factory, along with a stunning prologue of solo electronics.
Tim Eriksen Sunday, May 25th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Tim Eriksen has ranged far and wide, exploring dark themes and sounds in early American folk music, rowdy shape-note singing (of which he is a major revivalist), and much more. Tune in to hear him in the WFMU studios accompanying himself with fiddle, banjo, and guitar, as well as singing shape-note songs with a group of friends who joined him. We'll even throw in a Bosnian folk tune as a free bonus! Tim also sits down and talks a bit about his experiences providing the singing voice of actor Brendan Gleeson in the upcoming film Cold Mountain.
New York Burlesque Fest webcam special! Friday, May 23rd, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Monica's show
Join Monica for a live WEBCAM bump'n'grind blowout celebrating the first ever New York Burlesque Festival. A cavalcade of demimonde D-cups from all over the country will be coming by WFMU's Love Room to ply their ecdysiastical trade on stage and discuss the history of burlesque. The link to the video feed will be at available at www.wfmu.org when the show begins.
The Cynics + the Woggles Monday, May 19th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
These garage legends are reborn, fusing snarling vocals and fuzz guitar with the spirit and energy of the punk explosions of '66 and '77. After an eight-year hiatus, they put out possibly their best record in 2002, "Living Is the Best Revenge." And unfortunately it's also time for another tribute. George Holton, aka The Mighty Montague, guitarist extraordinaire for the Woggles, died Monday. If the shock wears off in time we will rebroadcast the Woggles' performance at WFMU from October 2000 in addition to playing tracks from their just completed new album "Ragged But Right."
Rotten Piece Sunday, May 18th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Rotten Piece is the project of Carol and Shaun Kelly, two
homemade-electronics-playing, hallucinogenic-sonic-tapestry-weaving maniacs from Houston, Texas. They've been spreading their deep psychedelic drones, musique concrete, and electronic squelch far and yon lo these last 13 years, so tune in to check them playing LIVE in the WFMU studios on Airborn Event.
American Distress Thursday, May 15th, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Violently aggressive hardcore punk with cutthroat melodies sure to rattle your skull, American Distress is based out of NYC and features members of IN-DK, and Choking Victim. Their influences range from old school hardcore to more melodic favorites such as The Clash and The Pixies.
Wendy McClure Wednesday, May 14th, 2003, 7pm - 8pm
on
Read 'Em and Weep with Bronwyn C.
That's *the* Wendy McClure from poundy.com - you know, the site with those Weight Watchers recipe cards. She's the newest columnist at Bust magazine and a frequent contributor
to the Television Without Pity website, and she just made the Bitch List at Bitch magazine! Get ready to shoot liquids through your nose when she talks to Bronwyn C. live on Read 'em and Weep.
Koonda Holaa & the Beetchees / (r) / Sikhara Tuesday, May 13th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
A re-airing of the session that was previously cursed by the god of bad phasing digital technology a few months ago! We've got three guests courtesy the travelling musical misfit caravan known as Radon Studios, a tremendously great West Coast label that has been putting out electronic/industrial/experimental sounds from around the world. Up first: Koonda Holaa, aka Czech-expatriot Kamilsky, who has been generating bizarre sounds from his sunbaked trailer in the Mojave Desert, followed by the tribal industrial poundings of the duo known as Sikhara. Rounding off this studio visit is (r), aka Fabrizio of the mysterious Italian cult rock band Larsen (who recently released a disc on Michael Gira's Young God Label), presenting a gorgeous thick wall of processed harmonium drone. Tune in and hum along.
Nick Talbot plus Greta Gertler with the Carpentier String Quartet Monday, May 12th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Talbot records under the name Gravenhurst, bringing together a dark reverie of shimmering guitars and haunting vocals. His band from Bristol is a 3-piece, but he's visiting solo. Also on the show is Austrailian-born Greta Gertler, whose sweet vocals are the perfect complement to
her songwriting. Greta currently makes her home in Brooklyn,
playing gigs with both solo paino or large ensemble. She's
joined by the Carpentier String Quartet, who also appear on her debut, "The Baby That Brought Bad Weather."
Bronwyn fills in for Terre with special guests, The Vanity Set Friday, May 9th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Bronwyn Knows Best with Bronwyn and Kelly
The Vanity Set are fronted by Jim Sclavunos, currently
with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and previously with Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, Lydia Lunch/8-Eyed Spy, and Sonic Youth. Their music is by turns unbelievably beautiful, intense, dark, lush, evocative, and cinematic in the vein of Lee Hazelwood, Scott Walker, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Tom Waits.
Adrian Crowley Monday, May 5th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
The music is beautifully melancholic, with more than a few nods to Nick Drake. Crowley's arrangements are lush, with loving touches of cello, acoustic guitar and piano. He's visiting from his native Ireland with a few U.S. gigs, and has two albums on the Ba Da Bing! label.
Tom Carter of Charalambides + "The Crock of Gold" Sunday, May 4th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Austin Texas-based musician Tom Carter visits WFMU with three new pieces of music for solo guitar. Tom is one of the three members of celebrated psyche improvisers Charalambides and stopped by while swinging through the
Northeast to play his music and chat with us. And also tune in for the rowdy third intallment of James Stephens' terrifying,
sublime, comic myth The Crock of Gold, ably read aloud by your dulcet-voiced host, Dan Bodah.
Mariner Four Thursday, May 1st, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
This six piece NY/NJ band will fill the WFMU studios with it's own special brand of static sonnets, swirling heartache, and encrypted lullibies. Mariner Four blends the sounds of shoegazer/post punk/britpop/post hardcore/and indie pop into a heady, sonic treat.
People Like Us Wednesday, April 30th, 2003, 8pm - 11pm
on
Kenny G's show
Kenny will chat with the elusive driving force behind PLU, Vicki Bennett, to find out what makes this WFMU favorite tick. She'll be spinning a few live sets as well, in preperation
for her appearance at the WFMU Record Fair on May 4th.
Deerhoof Tuesday, April 29th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
San Francisco's current crop of "out rock" is a bountiful one indeed, but Deerhoof may continue to reign as the supreme purveyors of strange sounds. Teetering between acoustic beauty and noisy chaos, their musical vocabulary is a feast of both freedom and tight composition. Never did a band hark Evol-era Sonic Youth, Thinking Fellers Union, and the Shaggs with such playful abandon and serious perfection, tying together loose bits with frantic blasts of the Who's swagger to boot. They return to Brian's show on the heels of a release of their best disc yet, "Apple O". Don't miss 'em!
The Iditarod with Fursaxa Monday, April 28th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Delicate, spacy, ethereal; The Iditarod are a lovely blend of all these elements, with a touch of Medievalism in their music. These "poor minstrels of Folk" are joined by Fursaxa -- known in another guise as Tara Burke, and sounding a touch like Nico as a heavy practitioner of American Psyche-folk.
The Minus 5 Monday, April 28th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Scott McCaughey has entertained us for years as the leader of the Young Fresh Fellows and more recently has been a member of R.E.M.'s touring band. Now we'll get the lowdown on his current band The Minus 5, and its revolving cast, which this go-round will consist of Wilco as he stops by WFMU to sing a few songs.
Single Unit Friday, April 25th, 2003, 2am - 6am
on
Advanced D & D with Donna Summer
Single Unit is an unstoppable one-man band from Norway that incorporates everything you love about death metal with everything you like about improv electronics. He dropped by the WFMU studios to deliver one of the most blistering, half-hour sets that anyone has ever heard anywhere. You'll be hearing about him everywhere in a few months, so you might as well jump on the bandwagon while you can.
Dirt Bike Annie Thursday, April 24th, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
The Village Voice has called Dirt Bike Annie the "darlings of the underground pop-punk scene." That's cool and all, but they just wanna rock. A new full length is due out in May on Dirtnap Records. Loud guitars and pop sensibility. Give it up!
Kinski Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
The space-rock kings (and queen) of Seattle are on tour to support their excellent new Sub Pop disc "Airs Above Your Station" and return to WFMU's studios for a live set with Brian. Hypnotic rhythms, amazing tension and guitar dynamics plus noisy blowouts punctuate their sets; fans of the Feelies' "Crazy Rhythms", My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless", Spacemen 3, High Rise, Acid Mothers, Can, etc. will surely dig.
Fear and Trembling + "Crock of Gold" Sunday, April 20th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Perfect music for the late night crowd, delicate songs from this Brooklyn-based trio. Their debut EP is coming soon, but catch them early on Airborn Event playing an expanded set of six stately, evocative tunes.
Additionally, host Dan Bodah will be reading the Crock of Gold in serial installments. The novel is a poetic children's myth for adults written by Irish nationalist author James Stephens in 1912. By turns intense, hilarious, sensual, and wise, it's a classic everyone should read to their kids.
Tin Huey Saturday, April 19th, 2003, 7pm - 9pm
on
Bob Brainen's show
Legendary Akron band Tin Huey will perform a live set in support of their tour and CD reissue of their debut LP from 1979, as well as new releases from bandmembers Ralph Carney and Chris Butler. They'll be at Tonic on April 18th and Maxwell's on the 19th.
Mute Records founder Daniel Miller hosts the Listener Hour Saturday, April 19th, 2003, 9am - 10am
on
The Listener Hour
An hour of special programming for WFMU, presented by the man who helped
bring the world Cabaret Voltaire, DAF, Fad Gadget, Depeche Mode, Add (N)
to X and many more influential figures. And, without a doubt, he's
the guy who sang the classic "Warm Leatherette" by the Normal in 1978!
He's also a UK friend of WFMU's, and of course a music fan, presenting some of
his recent (non-Mute Records) faves this morn. Tune in.
Radio Polyphony Friday, April 18th, 2003, 8pm - 11pm
on
World of Echo with Dave Mandl
WFMU will be collaborating with WKCR-FM on "Radio Polyphony," a live, multi-channel broadcast for multiple radio stations and internet streams. The broadcast will take place between 9 and 10 p.m.
The Afflictions Friday, April 18th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
This 5-piece from Chicago features sax and keyboards, but no bass. They've been described as "the Contortions if they'd
been obsessed with ? & the Mysterians instead of James Brown." What does that mean?? Hear for yourself when they check in to the Cherry Blossom Clinic for a live set before their show that night at Hank's Tavern in Brooklyn.
Dead Heros Thursday, April 17th, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Dead Heros, from central New Jersey are a 5 piece band that are quickly rising to the top of NJ's underground punk scene. Their music is aggressive, melodic, total spit-in-your-face punk rock.
Scorces Tuesday, April 15th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Texas psychedelia in the studio from the duo of Heather Murray (formerly of Ash Castles on the Ghost Coast), Christina Carter (of the group Charalambides), joined today by Marcia Bassett of Brooklyn's Double Leopards. As Scorces, Heather and Christina trade cosmic tones with spacious, soaring, wordless vocals, electric stringed instruments, and hushed feedback.
Nine Nine Nine Friday, April 11th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
One of the original '77 British punk bands, 999, plays LIVE in the studio. In these days of retro punk soundalike bands, it will be exciting to be able to experience the real thing! See them live that night at the Village Underground, or on Sunday the 13th at Maxwells!
The Lawn Darts + Disband Thursday, April 10th, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
The Lawn Darts are a power-pop/punk rock band from NJ. Often compared to Big Drill Car, Cheap Trick, and Black Flag, their stage show enthralls audiences from Colorado to Connecticut and all points in between. North Carolina's Disband has been described as a worthy contender for the throne of Braid or an angrier version of Superchunk. Their wall of indie rock sound will finally be getting the presentation it deserves on their upcoming full-length and they'll be previewing plenty of new material in preparation for a week of shows in the tri-state area.
Jackie O M.F. Tuesday, April 8th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
The band-who-cannot-be-named (on radio, anyway) have grown over the years into a unit of over 20 rotating members from locales like Baltimore, Portland, and right here in NYC. They project -- via guitars, loops, saxophones, turntables and more -- a sound equivalent of a Harry Smith film: a chaotic, beautiful tapestry of many things including space rock, free jazz, and true American folk. After the band plays, Jackie O's Tom Greenwood sits down with Brian to unravel the mystery and play music from the band's U-Sound label archives.
Bettie Serveert Monday, April 7th, 2003, 8pm - 11pm
on
Scott Williams's show
You remember them, yes? Their debut "Palomine" was the Velvety Dutch soundtrack to your early 90s college years. They've got a new record, a U.S. tour happening as we speak; and we heartily welcome them back for a 2nd appearance on the show!
John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet Monday, April 7th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Their last appearance was several years ago but they're still a personal favorite of Irene's. Howard Reich of The Chicago Tribune says "Innovative jazz does not have to be harsh, angry, loud, shrill or grating; it can be delicate, witty, ethereal and radiantly lyric, as the Claudia Quintet [points] out... The band [revels] in unusual harmony, unorthodox instrumentation and unconventional structure, but the music [addresses] the ear gently."
The Bad Plus Wednesday, April 2nd, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
The members of the Bad Plus combine keen wit and dynamic musical contrasts in what's been called "the loudest piano trio ever." Drawing inspiration from the worlds of dance, pop, and
rock, the band gracefully avoid the stigma of "fusion" by reconfiguring their influences in a jazz idiom all their own.
Their new album features original compositions and "deconstructions" of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Heart of Glass," and Aphex Twin's "Flim." See them at Joe's Pub the night of their WFMU debut.
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