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 ¢hange
$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 ¢hange
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.
They Fought Back Thursday, January 17th, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Groove/noise orientated punk with dazzling female vocals that crosses genre's
of punk, metal, and soul. Members include: Romel Espinel on guitar (ex-Dog
Tired, Tet Offensive), Sean Patton on Drums, Tree on vocals, and John Shell on
bass (ex-Novena).
Rich Medina Tuesday, January 15th, 2002, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
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 ¢hange
$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.
The Starliners Thursday, December 27th, 2001, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
The Starliners mix an energetic blend of punk attitude, mid-80's new wave, and straight up rock n' roll. The band, made up of Chris: guitars and vocals, Ariel: drums, and Ren: bass, formed in the summer of 1999 in New York. A two song self-produced 7" was released in February of 2001 and later that year they also released a 4 song CDEP (both available by contacting MsStarliner@aol.com).
Fresh, Bold, Wild and Fly: The History of Female MCs 1976-1990 Friday, December 21st, 2001, Noon - 3pm
on
Monica's show
Hip hop journalists Mimi Valdes and Cristina "Sweet Cee" Veran, editor and contributor (respectively) to the just published book Vibe Hip Hop Divasthrow down an historical overview of the pioneer female MCs who were rhymin', rappin' and rockin' the mic way back in the day. They'll discuss the innocent beginnings and difficult challenges of rap's deffest dames as well as the sounds, styles and stories that made the scene so "stupid fresh." Also, rare recordings by Lisa Lee, Sha Rock, Sequence, Us Girls, The Mercedes Ladies, Pebblee Poo, every Roxanne known to man and lots more ladies of the '80s!
101 are a three piece punk band out of north Jersey. They were named 101 by Jerry Only of the Misfits due to the fact that if the bass player and the guitar player stand on either side of the drummer & it looks like the number 101. Most of the songs are based on bad relationships had by guitarist/singer "Angry Artie". The songs are fast and in your face, in the style of the Sex Pistols, Ramones and the Jam.
The Huntingtons are a 4-piece rock & roll band from Philadelphia and Baltimore on Tooth and Nail Records. They've been compared to the Ramones and the similarities allowed them to play with Joey Ramone twice and tour with Marky Ramone in Europe last summer. Lots more info on their website, www.HuntingtonsUSA.com .
Phil Kline of Unsilent Night Tuesday, December 18th, 2001, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
$¢ 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
Airborne 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.
Asteroid #4 Friday, December 7th, 2001, 8pm - 11pm
on
Scott Williams's show
Two years ago, Psychedelphia's Asteroid #4 were deep into some lysergic oil-drippery, with songs about Kings & Queens and Edie Sedgwick. Now they're wearing hip-huggers & covering Sticky Fingers! What happened? you
ask... tune in & find out!
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
Skinless Sunday, December 2nd, 2001, 5pm - 7pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
From NY state, possibly the embodiment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine webpage
description: Music to slaughter livestock to...
Skinless paint violent atmospheres of devastation, delivering an assault in ultimate brutality. They play gut-twisting deathgrind with colossal riffs, chaotic percussion and an unearthly vocal attack. Explosive, punishing and nihilistic! On around 5:15 pm.
Skinless is playing in the area: Friday, November 30th at Castle Heights in Queens, NY and Saturday, December 1st, at Hartley's in North Arlington, NJ. visit their website at www.4skinless.com.
Johansen is a well-known artist in theUK and Norway thanks to his work in bands such as Chocolate Overdose and Libido. Although still a singer and composer in the London-based Libido, Evan has made his first solo album, Quiet & Still.
Keeping the tradition of the 3-piece punk band alive, NYU grads Hurry-Up Offense bring a firefight of sound embodying the strength, community, and brass knuckles of New
York. Their punk progressions mix machine gun drums and pitch-perfect backing vocals with pure aggression. The band has been hitting the NYC pavement, playing just about every place from CBGB’s to ABC No Rio - and now prepares to hit colleges and clubs up and down the east-coast. Debut album: We Pick Up Where You Left Off.
Burning Brides at noon
This hard-rocking Philadelphia band is as melodic as it is metallic, the perfect marriage between rock and more rock.
True Love at 1pm
A re-broadcast of the set performed at WFMU by the soon-to-be-seminal power-pop rockers from July 5 in honor of their participation in the
International Pop Overthrow in New York. The festival, an annual celebration of great music held the last four summers in L.A., moves to New York City for the first time, Dec. 3 through 12 at various venues in the city. Check
internationalpopoverthrow.com for the schedule and more info.
Kosheen Tuesday, November 27th, 2001, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Hey kiddies, this Tues, the 27th, from 11pm on or so, catch UK Drunk n' Bass group Kosheen in the studio. Compised of DJ/Producers Decoder and Substance with
vocalist Sian, they had one of the biggest singles last year with 'Hide You' and are making their stateside debut. Catch 'em playin' records and doing a special acoustic set.
John Morton of the Electric Eels Tuesday, November 27th, 2001, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Brian is today joined by special guest, the effervescent
Mr. John Morton, who back in 1972 spattered a most pleasing gob in the
eye of rock and roll by becoming a founding member of Cleveland's Electric
Eels, one of the greatest art-punk outfits known to man. John will be
stopping by to wax nostalgic, play some Ayler & Beefheart records and hype
the new compilation of the Electric Eels' sounds The Eyeball of
Hell released on the Scat label. Come get agitated!
Turkish Rock Special and more Subway Music Wednesday, November 21st, 2001, 2am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Guest DJs Illkai & Simla will visit Airborn Event with an array of Turkish CDs and MP3s. Even host Dan Bodah isn't sure what exactly will happen - tune in to hone your TSL (Turkish as a Second Language) skills and dig the contemporary music of the western edge of the east (or is that eastern edge of the west?) Also, the Subway Music series continues with a recording of the doo-wop stylings of the Eulis Mason Jr. Quintet, from the Times Square S station.
Welcome Home Travis
From: Bergen County, NJ
Music Type: Melodic/Emo/Punk-Rock
Discography: "What Moms Need To Know About Sons" - Defiant Records, "We Make It Fit" - Double Kick Records
And visit www.soapdog.com/wht and www.mp3.com/welcomehometravis
PF113
From: Northvale NJ
Music Type: Progressive punk rock with emo/hardcore influences
Releases: 2000 self-titled EP, 4 song EP released in Dec. 2001
E-mail PF113 at: PF113_@hotmail.com and visit www.pf113.com and
www.mp3.com/pf113
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