The Oxes Friday, February 15th, 2002, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Oxes are an instrumental, two guitar and drums band from Baltimore. They call to mind Don Caballero, Iron Maiden, The F-ing Champs, and Karp. Their songs have an intriguing mix of aggression, deconstructed in-your-face rock, odd structuring, and a healthy dose of irony.
Aarktica Wednesday, February 13th, 2002, 2am - 6am
on
Airborn Event with Dan Bodah
Aarktica came to the WFMU studios and recorded two pieces of beatiful and carefully crafted guitar ambience that will be heard on Dan Bodah's Airborn Event. Jon DeRosa, the core of the project, also sat down for a chat to discuss his various projects and ideas about the meeting of "contemporary classical" and "underground experimental" music. The performance will air at 2:30am. Look for Aarktica's new album, ...or you could just go through your whole life and be happy anyway, coming out on Darla Records in March. For more info: www.bruised.net/aarktica
$¢ rolls out the red carpet for Rich Medina, who's been killin' it in both Philly and NYC for years. This man has one deep collection of hip hop, funk, house, and beyond, was involved with Bobbito's Footwork store for a bit, writes a regular column on crate diggin' in the Fader magazine, and can rock the muthafunkin' house. Peep it.
Plus an interview with the people behind NYC's 'Jump and Funk' party, dedicated to the power of afro-beat, new and old. Check it, check it...
The Quick Fix - this NJ based quintet combines dissonantly intense guitar lines, fierce low-end drumming, taunting spoken diatribes, and inspired howls to get
across their all-or-nothing musical philosophy. Drawing early inspiration
from acts like Lungfish, Quicksand, and Unwound, the members have since torn
apart their influences and built up an evil-tinged approach all their own.
Their debut CDEP -- released by the Ernest Jenning Record Co. in early
January 2002 -- was recorded by Don Zientra (Fugazi, Q And Not U).
Scratch Famous Tuesday, January 29th, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall Change
$mall ¢hizz welkommen's Scratch Famous, a somewhat recent Chicago transplant to NYC. Homeslice was behind the supa dope reggae night at Joe's Pub that hosted Blood and Fire among other soundsystems. Man goes deep with the JA riddims, and plus even more ghetto house if you didn't get enough last week.
Anti:Clockwise Tuesday, January 29th, 2002, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Dreamy soundscapes that defy genre from Robert Dennis (Fire in the Kitchen, Tono-Bungay), live in the WFMU studios. In Robert's words:
"genetic engineering for hobbyists"
"all about how tangerine dream, speedball baby and boston have more in
common than you'd want know all about"
"proves that your vacuum cleaner is the most musical instrument you own"
DJ Salinger and Dr. Wudnt Tuesday, January 22nd, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall Change
We give it up to the booty as Nickel and Dime radio gets ghetto tech with the turntable stylings of DJ Salinger and Dr. Wudnt. Besides having a suave DJ name, DJ Salinger is behind NYC's premier ghetto house/tech monthly Booty Bar and is bringing DJ Godfather to town the week before, so hopefully we'll have a lil' tape of that as well. These people have their fingers on the pulse of this ass shakin' scene, so clean out the wax for some new and upcoming ghetto treats.
Rich Medina Tuesday, January 15th, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall Change
Nickel and Dime radio rolls out the red carpet for Rich Medina, who's been killin' it in both
Philly and NYC for years. This man has one deep collection of hip hop, funk, house, and beyond, was involved with Bobbito's Footwork store for a bit, writes a regular column on crate diggin' in the Fader magazine, and can rock the muthafunkin' house. Peep it.
Captain Beefheart's Birthday Tuesday, January 15th, 2002, 4pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Join in for two hours of musical melange of Don Van Vliet's music through the years, saluting the Captain on his 61st. NYC guitarist Gary Lucas, who played in and managed Beefheart's early 80's Magic Band, will also be stopping by to tell some stories and talk up the forthcoming Captain Beefheart Project, a 7-piece band paying tribute on February 9th at the Knitting Factory.
Ralph Litwin and Al Podbur Monday, January 14th, 2002, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Litwin and Podber have performed
as a duo and in larger groups since1985, playing a mixture of
ragtime, jugband, swing, blues, old-time country, 50^Òs, 60^Òs & 70^Òs
oldies, originals, and more. They jokingly
refer to themselves as The Furry Harmonica Brothers because they both
sport beards and sometimes they both play harmonicas while accompanying
themselves on stringed instruments.^ÓThese vaudevillian frolics are
delivered with such sheer joy and exuberance it reminds you why you
like music in the first place,"
according to a review of Litwin^Òs most recent CD in Dirty Linen magazine.
The Wontons and Kabochak Friday, January 11th, 2002, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
A double shot of ASIAN POWER, baby!!
The Wontons hail from Texas, lead singer Dean is from China...but their music
is pure A-merican RnR reminding us of the New York Dolls, The Dead Boys and the
Oblivians! Kabochak are an all-girl band on tour from Japan playing really sweet, punked
out pop! ( And yr hostess Terre T is 1/2 Korean. Wow... Japanese, Korean & Chinese,
and NO freakin GONGS!!!!)
Lethal Aggression Thursday, January 10th, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Years before the eruption of metalcore, "crossover" was the term used to
simplify the blending of thrash metal crunch and the fury of hardcore punk.
New Jersey's Lethal Aggression are one of crossover’s unsung heroes. One side
of the band's sound is fun, catchy and upbeat punkcore complimented
by personal reflection, while the band’s dark side is expressed through
blisteringly fast, drug-induced instrument abuse and sexual / violent lyrical
themes. They'll give you a double-slap of pissed off thrash
and catchy hardcore that you will not soon forget.
www.lethalaggression.net
Cut Chemist, White Shoes and Josh Styles Tuesday, January 8th, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall Change
$mall ¢hange will conduct a short interview with the man himself, Cut friggin' Chemist.
Plus air s'more of the Product Placement Disc Cut Chemist did with DJ Shadow. Get in the conversation with one of the world's true muthas on the turntable. $¢ also welkommens White Shoes and Josh Styles to drop some vintage rock and soul 45 flavas. These kids get around from Shout! to Fridaze at Barmacy to beyond, so czeck it, 'round midnight or so...
Alex Hacke of Einsturzende Neubauten Wednesday, January 2nd, 2002, 8pm - 11pm
on
Strength through Failure with Fabio
Join Fabio on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2002 at 8pm with his very special guest
Alex Hacke of Einsturzende Neubauten. Alex will be guest djing, chatting
about his work with Neubauten as well as other groups and playing some new
music. He'll perfrom a short set in the WFMU studio if we can get the all
the machines tweaked just right! That's this Wednesday, from 8 to 11pm on
Strength Through Failure with Fabio.
Phil Kline of Unsilent Night Tuesday, December 18th, 2001, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall Change
$¢ welkommens (hopefully) Phil Kline of Unsilent Night fame back to WFMU. He organizes an annual march of people with boomboxes playing his ambient mix of seansonally inspired music, which happened last Saturday, attracting around 500 people. He's been doing it for a decade now, has a CD out, and will be talkin', playin' stuff, and generally hangin' out on the ye olde nickel and dime radio.
The Briefs Friday, December 14th, 2001, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
God save the Briefs!! This Seattle foursome has a great olde skool '77 punk sound. They just toured the Damned and they kinda remind us of the Dickies, the Weirdos, Vom & the Ramones! Plus u gotta love any band that can write a song called "Silver Bullet" (with its command to "Kill Bob Seger right now")!
Climax Golden Twins Wednesday, December 12th, 2001, 8pm - 11pm
on
Strength through Failure with Fabio
Join Fabio as he hosts sound collagists Climax Golden Twins. This show was recorded in May 2001, but for extremely lame reasons, never aired. The Climax Golden twins made a rare east coast appearance to perform in honor of the late John Fahey in NYC. We dragged them through the old PATH tubes under the now extinct World Trade Center to get them out to Jersey City. They performed in the WFMU studios as well as chatted a bit about their fave music, projects and aired some very rare recordings of collected material from around the world. This will begin airing between 8:30 and 9pm approximately.
Bill Horist Wednesday, December 12th, 2001, 2am - 6am
on
Airborn Event with Dan Bodah
Experimental guitarist Bill Horist, fresh on the heels of a great split 10" release with KK Null, was set to record live at WFMU until the aftermath of 9/11 threw a wrench in the works. But tune in to hear an exlcusive broadcast of a live set from his recent US tour, recorded at
Cleveland's Speak In Tongues. Also, the Subway Music series continues with a recording of percussionist Dimali at the Union Square L station.
Ben Hume Monday, December 10th, 2001, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Ancient world instrument craftsman Ben Hume presents a program of Trance Healing music. Ben Hume is considered a master
instrument maker in over 20 countries, and a leading authority on the evolution of traditional musical instruments before the year 1200.
Hume also teaches. Find out more on his website www.thepurposeofmusic.com.
The Oranges Band Monday, December 10th, 2001, Midnight - 3am
on
Mosurock with Doug M.
This Baltimore quartet (featuring members of Spoon, the Thumbs, and Roads to Space Travel) brings their wiry, jagged, hook-infected power pop to WFMU. You may have heard their music on my show (and others) in the past; tonight they'll be playing stuff off their two EPs as well as from their forthcoming album. They're playing live in Brooklyn @ Northsix on Thursday, December 6th and in the city @ Brownies on Friday, December 7th with Enon and Love as Laughter. Check them out on the Web at www.theorangesband.com.
The Stratford 4 Friday, December 7th, 2001, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
This cool coed band plays lovely pop melodies in a shoegazey, guitar-distortion psyche-haze. Think Elliott Smith type songs enmeshed in My Bloody Valentine & Spacemen 3 type band sounds! www.stratford4.com
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