Today I found out that amEdeo and his guests Rev. Joseph "Joe Philips" Duffy (WFMU Young Guns), Rachael Fox (Über Artist and WFMU Super-Volunteer), DJ Keili (Beastin' the Airwaves!), DJ Julie (Dark Night of the Soul), and the inimitable Yvonne (The "Eat It, Frank Capra" Fundraiser) will be gathering for a special discussion of high school, subcultures, and self-expression. I hear everybody's invited. Am I "everyone"? Will I ever be anyone? Do you think they noticed me? Also: Diary readings! Bad songs! and Caaaaandy!!!
I think we're alone now,
amEdeo
No Joy
Monday, May 20th, 3:01pm - 6pm
on
Scott Williams's show
Montreal's "Shangri-Las of shoegaze" are noisy dead ghosts with a heart of pure throbbing pop. They bring their glorious guitar squalls to Scott's show this Monday, wrapping up their tour supporting new album "Wait to Pleasure" on Mexican Summer records.
The Bell Cycle on Airborne Event at Cafe Madeline
Monday, May 20th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Airborne Event will be broadcasting live from Cafe Madeline at 1603 Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn on May 20th. The Bell Cycle, multi-instrumentalists Isabel Castellvi and Rob Chamberlain, will perform live. They use melodic songs based around guitar/cello interplay and blatant vocal harmonies to induce an unfounded sense of well-being, then bewilder with nonsensical strings of noise that defy all bounds of sonic temperament. Their new record Paid By the Word comes out on May 28th.
Born Loose Tuesday, May 21st, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Pretty much the best live band in NYC right now. Featuring an all-star line up with Larry May (Candy Snatchers/The Crums), Suke (Snuka/Iron Prostate/Candy Snatchers), Shane Konen (Live Ones/Ghetto Ways) and Eric Robel (Heroin Sheiks/Nova Express), Born Loose comes out swinging with real and raging rock-n-roll.Debut s/t LP out now on Drug Front Records!
Robert Scotto discusses and plays Moondog Wednesday, May 22nd, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin's show
He was blind, dressed in ancient Viking regalia, and slept on 6th Avenue during the 1950s. And he was a musical genius. Louis Hardin was known as Moondog, and Irwin and guest Robert Scotto celebrate the birthday of the majestic pioneer on May 22 from 3-4pm (Eastern). Hear recordings of strange sounds and exotic beauty from the 1950s to the 1990s, including unreleased material. Moondog recorded with animals, self-made instruments, and tugboat horns, and composed percussion pieces, chamber music, and works for 25 saxophones. Author Robert Scotto wrote the first full-length biography of Moondog in 2008, and the second edition is being published in May. Scotto also wrote the Moondog entry in the second edition of The Grove Dictionary of American Music. Scotto recently retired as professor of English at Baruch College. His previous publications include a Critical Edition of Catch-22, a book on the contemporary American novel, and essays on Walter Pater, James Joyce and other major 19th and 20th century writers.
World Goth Day Wrap-Up with guest Doktor Lorenz
Thursday, May 23rd, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Julie lives up to the reputation of her "goth show" and once again proves how she pales in comparison to the true connoisseurs of the genre. Area DJ and goth aficionado Doktor Lorenz comes in to play some gothic vinyl as Julie tries to remember which band Peter Murphy led and reminds us that Sisters of Mercy got their name from a Leonard Cohen song. Spend the waning moments of World Goth Day watching your candles become puddles and enjoying the old, the new and the "is this really goth?"
Pat Murano and Tom Carter / Dried Up Corpse
Friday, May 24th, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
As of this performance, Pat Murano will have appeared on My Castle of Quiet on WFMU more than any other individual (in addition to appearances on other shows with other projects.) A founding member of the No-Neck Blues Band, Pat has shown Castle listeners his versatility as an improvisor with K-Salvatore, his outstanding solo project, Decimus, in addition / contrast to the passionate fire of the black metal band Malkuth. (All shows archived at the My Castle of Quiet portal on the FMA.) We're excited to welcome Pat back, this time in the superb duo with guitarist / improvisor Tom Carter, of the legendary and much-loved Charalambides. Together, Murano and Carter shape the sonic space like painters, with the introspection / complexity of Mark Rothko, and the spontaneity and passion of Jackson Pollock. These are eerie, contemplative, psychedelic sound-works of the very highest order, a perfect fit for MCoQ's "lighter" side; music to lie on the roof to, looking upward, contemplating the cosmos.
Stan Reed's Dried Up Corpse is a bird of another sonic feather, peering downwards, with rotted wings, encircling a mass grave. Stan is a founding member of Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, a My Castle of Quiet and WFMU favorite / staple, a harsh-sound project of many years standing and and global reputation. Stan and BSBC are unquestionably this generation's New Blockaders, abrasive-yet-soul-infused, achingly human; if Murano and Carter recall Rothko, then Dried Up Corpse, Stan's breakaway solo project from BSBC, is Rothko's blackest canvases, the ones you could stare at for hours and always see something new at every glance. Through a series of tape, CDr and vinyl releases, Dried Up Corpse has been established a major force, and a unique shade of "dark" removed from the mother project. WFMU catches up with Dried Up Corpse, while in town to play the massive Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation, which WFMU's experimental-music-listener fans are strongly urged to attend, with many great performers performing!
Wild Leaves
Saturday, May 25th, 6am - 9am
on
Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
Brooklyn band Wild Leaves moved to New York a couple of years ago, more or less en masse, from the Cincinnati area. A young 5-piece outfit, their sound and sun-drenched harmonies will remind you of the 1970s west coast country rock bands. They dropped by WFMU's studio B recently to record five songs, including some from their debut LP, "Wind & Rain".
The Woolen Men
Sunday, May 26th, 6am - 9am
on
Dangerous For The Brain with Thomas Storck
Intense, clever, catchy, and unpretentious. Don't let their recent debut LP on Woodsist fool you - The Woolen Men have been self-releasing undeniable DIY pop gems for years now on the renowned Eggy Records label. Their complexities as song writers are subtle, but not shy, and timeless in a way that they'd feel right at home in the Happy Squid catalog in the '80s, or Flying Nun's in the '90s. This is music that will survive. Check them out on the Free Music Archive before they stop by the WFMU studios while on tour this month with power pop prodigies Lame Drivers.
Moira Scar Monday, May 27th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
A trio of psychonauts from Oakland -- Roxy Monoxide, LuLu Gamma Ray, and Ryan Bonus Beast -- channel the cosmic entity Moira Scar to make a wild din of deeply weird ritual garage punk cabaret music. Their new record "Scarred for Life" is out on Resipiscent Records, and they'll make a stop at WFMU on May 27th to play live on the Airborne Event while they're touring in the East. Don't miss it!
Sun Ra Belated Birthday Broadcast
Wednesday, May 29th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin's show
Michael Anderson, WFMU's "Good Doctor," revisits Irwin's program on Weds. May 29 for a another round of Sun Ra recordings and recollections. Anderson, who maintains the Sun Ra Archives, has for years been overseeing reissues of the universe-hopping jazz legend, as well as producing first issues of unreleased recordings. Anderson is the author/editor of This Planet Is Doomed: The Science Fiction Poetry of Sun Ra, published by Kicks Books, a Norton Records affiliate. Sun Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, would have turned 99 this month, and may in fact be celebrating somewhere in the cosmic beyond. We'll celebrate on radio, May 29.
Broken Water Thursday, May 30th, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Noisy but gorgeous, Broken Water's sound mingles punk, shoegaze and psychedelia into a crunchy, droney, hazy mix. Alternating vocalists blend into distorted guitars and changeable rhythms perfect for a misty night or rain-drenched soul.
Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen and Danny Ray Thompson
Tuesday, June 4th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Two legends of Sun Ra's Arkestra performing today live! A visit to Brian's show from Marshall Allen (alto sax) and Danny Ray Thompson (baritone sax) from the Arkestra, joined by Ed Wilcox on drums and vocals, Jerry Mayall (both longtime members of Temple of Bon Matin) on upright bass, plus electronic music pioneer Charles Cohen. This newly-expanded, active working band has evolved out of Wilcox's five European tours with Allen, and we're severely honored to have them make music in the WFMU studios at last!
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