Terry Adams of NRBQ visits with Bob tonight
Sunday, August 12th, 2007, 7pm - 10pm
on
Bob Brainen's show
Terry Adams returns to Bob Brainen's show for a special 3 hour expanded edition from 7-10 pm. Best known as a founder and the outrageous keyboardist of NRBQ, Terry's played and recorded with a lot of different artists over the years including members of Sun Ra's Arkestra, Carl Perkins, Thelonious Monk's band, Chuck Berry, Carla Bley, Joe Pesci, Skeeter Davis, Annie Ross, Bonnie Raitt, etc. etc. This appearance, "The 4th In The Trilogy," will include Terry co-DJ-ing and playing all kinds of music, chatting, reminiscing, and looking to the future. Also, he's consented to answering some questions, so please e-mail your inquiries to Bob. And don't forget, Terry will be interviewed on Michael Shelley's show on Sat. Aug. 11 as part of WFMU's Terry Adams Weekend Extravaganzo!
The Golden Boys Saturday, August 11th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Golden Boys play shrooms-n-coke fueled Psych-Country-Punk that summons comparisons to artists like the Gibson Brothers, Gun Club, Reigning Sound, Hasil Adkins, Neil Young, Roky Erickson, Doug Sahm, Gene Clark, Sky Saxon, and Lee Hazlewood (Lord rest his soul). Tune in for a snazzed out and tasty sample of their wares.
Terry Adams of NRBQ
Saturday, August 11th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Terry Adams - songwriter, Clavinet virtuoso and leader of NRBQ, the greatest band in the history of the world (besides The Beatles). We'll find out how the Louisville native formed the band in 1968 and what playing one night stands for almost 40 years will do to you. We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Bill Mac has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Heatwave Wednesday, August 8th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
Heatwave is one of London's finest bashment crews. Expect hot reggae & Caribbean sounds with a UK twist! Heatwave will also chat with Rupture about the latest developments in London bass culture, the concept behind their upcoming "England Story" compilation for Soul Jazz Records, and the evolutionary power of dancehall poptimism.
In addition to hosting a popular club night that mixes dancehall with MCs from
London's hip-hop & grime scenes, Heatwave embellishes their sound with the
Punchline remix label, and their Mas Fuego nights helped pioneer the Reggaeton sound over there.
Burce Bennett Monday, August 6th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Frequent cohost and New York Sun film critic Bruce Bennett visits to talk about the cinematic scene.
Hank Thompson
Saturday, August 4th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Country music legend Hank Thompson aka "The King of Western Swing" about his music, his career, his early days with The Brazos Valley Boys and his 1950s string of 21 songs that reached the Top 20 on the country charts! We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Bethany Ryker has left in Michael's Mailbox!
David Garland Monday, July 30th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Stepping away from the stripped
down approach of his last work, David Garland populates his new
disc, "Noise in You," with a stellar cast of musicians. His songs
are sweetly embellished by folks like Sufjan Stevens, Mira Romanshuk
of Mi & L'au, Viking Moses, and even family members Anne and Kenji
Garland. David brings an ensemble to WFMU this time, featuring Kenji
Garland (bass, etc.) and Justin Riddle of Rio en Medio (drums, etc.)
Domenic Priore Sunday, July 29th, 2007, 5pm - 7pm
on
Gaylord Fields's show
The dean of California pop culture will visit Gaylord's program to discuss his new book, Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood. This book details the mid-'60s Hollywood club scene that spawned the likes of the Buffalo Springfield, Love, the Doors, the Standells and many other groups both huge and obscure before burning out swiftly and permanently.
David Marks of the Beach Boys
Saturday, July 28th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with David Marks who joined The Beach Boys in 1962 at age 14, quit the band after their 4th album, then re-joined the band from 1997-99. We'll also get the lowdown on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Kenny G. has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Phonograph Monday, July 23rd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Combining a stripped down alt-country sound with a tinge of
psychedelia, Phongraph has been catching a lot of ears from their
Brooklyn base. They call their sound a kind of "50's inspired folk
and country".
Donne Roberts
Saturday, July 21st, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Guitarist and songwriter Donne Roberts has an unusual international background: Born in Madagascar, raised in Moscow, studied in Paris and now lives in Toronto. He was the first African to host a show on MTV Russia. And he participated in the African-Canadian project African Guitar Summit, and was the 2005 Juno Award winner for best World Music Album.
His fine solo debut CD "Rhythm Was Born" was released in 2006. Donne's music is driven by his roots in Madagascar but plays on other influences as well from aboriginal Canadian, to rock and soul. He'll tell his story and we'll hear music from the CD.
F*cked Up bring over-the-top sick heavy heavy hardcore punk that will slay you! Hear a tasty tease of these bands live on WFMU, and then go see them live and in the flesh later that evening at Southpaw.
Charlie Ahearn
Thursday, July 19th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Charlie Ahearn is one of the most respected people in the world of
Hip-Hop, mainly for delivering the first movie to capture it all: 1983's "Wild Style". He also edited the book Yes Yes Y'All - An Oral History of Hip-Hop's First Decade which is a must for any true fan of the genre. His latest book, Wild Style: The Sampler provides an inside look at the making of the film, its release, and the reverberations it caused around the world. Tune in to hear a true legend talk about the film and spin some choice cuts!
The No Ordinary Monkey Crew
Thursday, July 19th, 2007, 2am - 6am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
$mall Change welcomes the No Ordinary Monkey crew for this week's disco dementia boogie til you puke special. Phil and Anton have been throwing quality loft parties at forgotten Chinese restaurants near Wall Street, the East River Park (where they threw a old piano in the east river last summer), and at Love, the club with the best soundsystem in NYC. Serious disco collectors and have brought out underground folks from the UK like Quiet Village and the Voices crew.
Sonido Martines
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
Today's show features a special Mudd Up! exclusive mix of cumbias rebajadas by Sonido Martines! He explains: es una seleccion muy variada de cumbia rebajadas de diferentes estilos, muchas clasicas y otras q he rebajado yo de algunos viejos vinilos colombianos. q lo disfrutes! (It's a varied selection
of cumbias rebajas across several different styles, a lot of classic rebajadas and a few that i pitched-down myself from old Colombia records. Enjoy it!)
If you like what DJ Screw did to hiphop, then you need to check what the rebajadas do to cumbia? Same approach, only three decades earlier!!
Sonido is an Argentinean DJ specializing in urban styles and tropical music.
In his mixes, Argentinean and Colombian Cumbia meet Vallenato and Chicha, Dub
hits upon electronic music, and Hip Hop gets married to Latin American street
rhythms.
Rupture will also be spinning exclusively Latin American tunes on the show. A
few weeks from now, they'll have a live on-air chat so that Sonido can better
explain what's going on in the world of cumbia these days.
Bone Sheriff / Absoluten Calfeutrail
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Some glorious destruction all the way from Australia this afternoon: Bone Sheriff are the duo of Rob Mayson of the Grey Daturas and Simon Taylor from Melbourne's sludge kings Whitehorse, joining forces to create a beautiful, dark wall of processed guitar and bass sound to get you through your workday afternoon. And for the annoying co-workers in the adjoining cubicle to where you're listening, we follow things up with some vicious skull-frying solo
hatred from Mark Groves AKA Absoluten Calfeutrail. Don't miss!
Stevie Jackson of Belle & Sebastian
Saturday, July 14th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Belle & Sebastian's Stevie Jackson about the Glasgow band's amazing music & unusual modus operandi. We'll also get the dirt on recently
deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie
Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Trouble has left in
Michael's Mailbox!
Sasha Frere-Jones
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
The pop music critic for the New Yorker & former member of the band Ui [Pronounced: Ooo-eee] visits with DJ Rupture this evening. Sasha's gonna bring some special records for the airwaves, and will chat about music journalism in the era of MP3 blogs, the complex pleasures of rap music, and why he's been listening to all those old On U Sound LPs.
Never Healed Wednesday, July 11th, 2007, 2am - 6am
on
Tony Rettman's show
If the ABC No Rio crowd of the early 90's drank more whiskey, listened to more Motorhead, and had dirty sex more often, they might have ended up sounding like Oakland California's Never Healed. Their self titled debut 12" on the Parts Unknown label (original home of Pissed Jeans, Snake Apartment, etc.) is the audio equivalent of sticking your face into a blast furnace. With any luck, their live session on Old Man Rettman's show will make you a fan and singe an eyebrow or two.
Guest DJs Claire Frisbie and Nuria Net Saturday, July 7th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Claire Frisbie and Nuria Net of the NYC Latin alternative music blog NYRemezcla / NYCMosaico
guest DJs this evening's edition of Transpacific Sound Paradise. Claire will help preview the annual Latin Alternative Music
Conference that returns to NYC on July 10th through the 14th. The Conference brings in lots of great bands
for concerts and showcases and we'll hear music from many of them as well as other major players in the booming alt.Latin world.
Brenda Lee
Saturday, July 7th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with music legend Brenda Lee about her 50+ year career in show
business which started at the age eleven. We'll also get the skinny on
recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast
Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Glen Jones
has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Ron Morelli of Reagan Disco Headache
Thursday, July 5th, 2007, 2am - 6am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Attention all disco-philes. $mall Change introduces a new segment to compliment your mid-week cracked out late nights... Disco Dementia from 3am-4am. Every week he'll round up NYC DJs with after hours sleaze to get your game on. From baleric smoothness to pounding acid, we will give you what you need. We kick things off 4th of July style with Ron Morelli of Reagan Disco Headache fame. Recently back from a stint in Philly, Ron is one of Small Change's favorite selectors in NYC for that jackin' Detroit/Chicago sounds.
Rasputina
Monday, July 2nd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Culling
subjects from current world events, and finding them stranger than
anything the past could conjure, Rasputina frontperson Melora
Creager penned the ensemble's 6th disc, "Oh Perilous World", which
has just been released on their own Filthy Bonnet Records. Rasputina
employs elaborate costuming during performances, partly in response
to the fact that cellists sit to play. Melora, along with
percussionist Jonathon Tebeest and second cellist Sara Bowman bring
their theatrical music to WFMU's performance studio.
Jasmine Dellal, Director of "Gypsy Caravan" Saturday, June 30th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
"Gypsy Caravan" (screening at Village East Cinemas and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas) documents the World Music
Insitute-produced Romani (gypsy) music mega-tour of 2002. Shot in part by
music-doc legend Albert Maysles, the film intercuts concert and tour footage
with segments shot back in the artists' home countries. The film features artists such as
Esma, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Antonio el Pipa, Taraf de Haidouks and Maharaja.
Director Jasmine Dellal initially made her cinematic mark with "American Gypsy",
about a US Romani family. She'll talk to Rob about her experience taking the
Romani on the road, and we'll hear music from the soundtrack on World Village
records.
Kenny Young and the Eggplants Monday, June 25th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Claiming to be from Brooklyn (but perhaps from another galaxy altogether), Kenny Young and the Eggplants are known to some loyal WFMU listeners as the band that recorded such Greasy Kid Stuff hits as "Earl the Squirrel," "Space Frog," and "The Search for Eggplantis." Their new album entitled "Arrr!" explores what transpires when a pirate radio station is run by actual pirates. They play live in WFMU's love room.
Blanketship Monday, June 25th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Liz Berg's show
Genre-skipper Blanketship stops by Liz Berg's show with a laptop, a Library Of
Congress turntable, and a tape player for the blind. Witness his magical
combination of groovy beats, goofy samples, and tape loops for a catchy set of
warped electronic pop experimentalism. Blanketship recently recorded an
excellent album with the Dollson Family Singers called "Music with a Message,"
out now on the Gigante Sound label.
The Old Codger fills in for Rich Hazelton Sunday, June 24th, 2007, Midnight - 3am
on
Old Codger with Courtney T. Edison
The Old Codger says he's been "dying to get back on WFMU's airwaves." No
such luck -- he's still alive, and refusing to budge from his perch atop Mt.
Cranky. Find out why they call
it the "graveyard shift." Tune in for The Old Codger, Courtney T. Edison,
spinning 78 rpm records like they're going outta style.
Spotlight on the Festival of Sacred Music in Fes, Morocco Saturday, June 23rd, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The Festival of Sacred Music in the medieval city of Fes, Morocco is an annual event that brings together prominent musicians from the three Abrahamic religions - Christian, Jewish, Muslim - as well as other faiths, in what's literally a weeklong lovefest. While it's wonderful to hear great music in remarkable settings, amid Roman ruins and centuries-old Moorish gardens, it should be noted that the festival has a broader agenda, too: It was launched in 1994 as a pro-peace response to the first Gulf War.
Transpacific Sound Paradise host Rob Weisberg will be attending the festival for the first time this year. He and fellow travelers Tom Pryor of National Geographic's World Music Website and Richard Gehr of emusic.com and AARP online will report back on the music, the mission, and the fabulous city of Fes. They'll also play music by notable festival performers and possibly some site-recorded audio, too.
Hal Blaine Saturday, June 23rd, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with session drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine who's thousands of recordings include 40 #1 hits & 150 top 10 hits including work with Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Tommy Roe, The Partridge Family, and thousands more. We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song has been left in Michael's Mailbox!
Glenn Mercer Tuesday, June 19th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Leader of the legendary Feelies, Glenn Mercer has just released his first solo album, "Wheels in Motion". Glenn brings his band, which also includes former Feelies Dave Weckerman and Vinny DeNunzio, to WFMU for a live performance.
Lexie Mountain Boys Monday, June 18th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Liz Berg's show
Is it a cult? Performance art? Hare Krishnas on quaaludes? Experimental
theater? A hardcore band who forgot their instruments? Demented cheerleading
squad? Vocal group Lexie Mountain Boys bring all of this to the table in a
heaping, writhing mass of playful energy. These six ladies from Baltimore
specialize in schizophrenic ramblings, innocent playground chants, tourettian
outbursts, whooping, hollering, bratty tantrums, down-home balladry, and
bipolar moments of sincerity and frustration. Tune in for an out of body
experience, and check out the Lexie Mountain Boys' new CD on Heresee.
Mike Doughty Monday, June 18th, 2007, 9am - Noon
on
Busy Doing Nothing with Charlie
Former Soul Coughing frontman and guitarist Mike Doughty has released two and a half solo albums in a more singer-songwriter vein than his work with that musical mish-mashing hipster ensemble. He's still got the fine tunes and jazzy wordplay, but he's mining more personal territory -- yearning, but also edgy and funny. He'll sing a batch of songs accompanied by his lively, idiosyncratic acoustic guitar playing, around 11am.
Dandi Wind Monday, June 18th, 2007, 6am - 9am
on
Sound and Safe with Trent
Montreal's Skinny Puppy-loving extremely extreme but also somehow poppy and really personable Dandi Wind stops by for a blistering performance and well-rounded interview on Sound and Safe. They'll play songs from their upcoming album Yolk of the Golden Egg and talk about really great topics like art, Bjork, Vancouver, youth, The Knife, eBay, Gary Glitter, the meaning of "pop," and, of course, Skinny Puppy. It's the kind of thing you hope future-goths will enjoy, having ditched their torn stockings and eyeliner and adopted neon tank tops, purple acid-wash jeans, and mid-90's Reeboks, in like a future goth way.
Steve Alaimo Saturday, June 16th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Steve Alaimo, whose incredible career includes some amazing solo recordings, hosting the TV show "Where The Action Is," a stint as a B-movie actor appearing in films like "Wild Rebels" & "Hooked Generation (aka Alligator Alley)", and behind the scenes work with KC & The Sunshine Band, Betty Wright's "Clean Up Woman", and tons more. We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Bill Zurat has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Shackleton Wednesday, June 13th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
London dubstep producer Shackleton of the Skull Disco label visits with DJ Rupture this evening to talk about drum programming, dancing with the dead, sufi Islam as expressed via Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and how everything changed when minimal techno demi-god Ricardo Villalobos offered to remix Shackleton's epic track about the twin towers.
Jaggery Monday, June 11th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Equally blending angelic voice with dramatic musical swoops, Brooklyn-based Jaggery is difficult to catagorize. Think folk-jazz meets prog rock as a loose description of the band. Led by the swooping vocals of Mali Sastri, Jaggery is embellished with harp, piano, and vibes along with traditional guitar/bass/drums. Jaggery lands for a live set at WFMU this afternoon
Willie Mitchell Saturday, June 9th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Willie Mitchell about his early days playing in the Memphis nightclub scene, his many instrumental hits & his work producing #1 hits on the Hi Records label for folks like Al Green & Ann Peebles. We'll also get the lowdown on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Diane Kamikaze has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Drop the Lime Wednesday, June 6th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
DJ Rupture's new show on WFMU kicks off with a live set by Manhattan's Drop The Lime. As a producer and DJ, Drop The Lime has come a long way since his slippery breakcore days, mutating into a sort of grimey electro bass rave. He also spearheads the Trouble & Bass crew throwing parties in Brooklyn.
Black Mayonnaise
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
For 16 years Black Mayonnaise, the alter-ego of one Mike Duncan, has combined the sounds of old-school Godflesh, old-school Carcass, Big Black, drone/doom/sludge, and synthesizer experimentation to accidentally create a crude, insane, lurching homunculus under the comfort of relative obscurity. He's finally crawling out from underneath to do some live shows; May 26th performing at the Water Street Lounge in Brooklyn, as well as gunking
up the WFMU studios today.
Glenn Jones AND the Finches
Monday, June 4th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Glenn Jones is a founding member of Boston-based Cul de Sac, and a longtime devotee and friend of the late John Fahey. Lately Glenn has been striking out on
his own, releasing two gorgeous fingerstyle guitar albums on the
Strange Attractors label. His latest, "...Against Which the Sea
Continually Beats," conjures images of childhood and the lovely
Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, where the album was partially recorded.
Then, The Finches alight in the studio, captured on tour last March.
The duo of Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs and Aaron Morgan live on opposite sides of the San Francisco Bay, brought together by their love of music. In January, the Finches released their debut album, "Human Like a House," which is both effortlessly charming and quirkily graceful.
Marshall Crenshaw Saturday, June 2nd, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Marshall Crenshaw about his early days playing John Lennon in Beatlemania, his recent stint playing guitar with the reunited MC5 - oh yeah - and his amazing body of work including #1 hits like "Someday Someway" & "Whenever You're on My Mind". We'll also get the lowdown on recently deceased
musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Dorian has left in Michael's Mailbox!
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