The Plungers Thursday, December 23rd, 2004, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Featuring members of Sato & Jonny and The Spitoons, this NYC band plays Ramones inspired
no frills rock-n-roll with a nod to 60's all girl garage. Look out
for appearances on the Dionysus, Rapid Pulse, and Chunksaah labels this Winter
and Spring. Also, check them out live on January 8 at Magnetic Field in Brooklyn.
Bronwyn and Sluggo fill in for Ken and Andy
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004, 6pm - 7pm
on
Seven Second Delay with Ken and Andy
Behold these tidings of great joy, which is that this Wednesday, Bronwyn and Sluggo will fill in for Ken and Andy to make your Yuletide bright! Call in and talk about Christmas with your horiible family and why there are so many bad adaptations of "A Christmas Carol," or just listen as Bronwyn plays that shocking Christmas shopping phone call. Trim your tree with Bronwyn C. and
Sluggo this Wednesday, and may God bless!
Janek Schaefer and Paul Hood broadcast from the Tate Modern Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Celebrate Xmas in London! From December 10-18th, pioneer experimental turntablist Christian Marclay curated a live installation at London's Tate Modern where contemporaries did live remixes based around the thousands of Xmas LPs in Marclay's collection. We're broadcasting various sets from this event over the next week and today you can hear sound artist/composer/architect Janek Schaefer (recorded December 18th) and Resonance FM DJ Paul Hood (recorded December 11th).
Yuval Ullmann (aka UV)
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004, 2am - 6am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Hailing from the streets of Tel Aviv and now a Brooklyn resident, UV is known for his eclectic taste and unique selection of deep quality music. Dropping platters of rare and obscure mid seventies Jamaican gems to exclusive recordings for his own label, as well as afro jazz, funk and hip hop -- expect to hear some soul dripping musical bliss till the early morn.
Fat Worm of Error Tuesday, December 21st, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Spasms and electrical short-outs prevail today with these mysterious noise
heathens who have been upchucking the most colorful slabs of sound since
the advent of Caroliner. The band includes ex-members of Deerhoof and
Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase, and stardom looms next year with their
forthcoming LP on Load Records.
The Safes
Tuesday, December 21st, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Unlike some of today's bands, this rocking Pop/Punk quartet from Chicago doesn't have to pretend to be siblings - the four O'Malley brothers are related, and the chemistry is evident on their latest release, the excellent Boogie Woogie Rumble EP, recorded by the world-famous Jim Diamond.
Es., with Black Forest/Black Sea Monday, December 20th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Finnish musician, Es., otherwise
known as Sami Sänpäkkilä, says of his music, "..the greatest moments I
usually find while listening to music with headphones in bed at night. The
music being something like ambient or noise or click/scratch looped stuff
or just something that usually expresses a feeling of being alone and that
of melancholy or sadness." Sami says the music doesn't make him feel that
way but rather it sends him in a direction of hope and kindness. The new
Es album, "Sateenkaarisuudelma," will be available in January 2005 through
Fonal Records and he tours with Jeffrey Alexander and Miriam Goldberg of
Black Forest/Black Sea and Shary Boyle, bringing a live set to WFMU at 4 PM.
Tva
Saturday, December 18th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Emma Reid and Alicia Bjornsdotter (PRONOUNCED: "bee-yorn's-dotter") Abrams both studied Swedish traditional fiddling at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. They also share an interest in the UK's Shetland Isles fiddle tradition. In Sweden they play together in a band called Ditt Ditt Darium but on this show they'll perform in the unusual and compelling fiddle duo format. They call their duo Tva (PROUNOUNCED "t-voh") which means "two" in Swedish.
The Speaking Canaries Saturday, December 18th, 2004, 2am - 6am
on
The Push Bin with Lou
As an early holiday treat, The Speaking Canaries will drop into the WFMU studios for a rare live appearance on The Push Bin. Front man Damon Che (of Don Caballero and Bellini) will be bringing in a new lineup and a whole slew of new and unreleased songs that will knock you on your keister. Try to imagine combining Van Halen-esqe hard rock with the intricacies of Damon's other bands and that starts to give you an idea of where the Speaking Canaries are coming from.
A Christmas Shepp-tacular with Ed Shepp Friday, December 17th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Pseu Braun
Dragged back onto the airwaves by popular demand, Ed will present his own brand of Holiday Sparkle with his thousand-watt smile, 500 megs of MP3s, and 2 litres of lukewarm eggnog. Don't miss the holiday delirium!
El-P of Company Flow and Definitive Jux Records + special guest Cage Wednesday, December 15th, 2004, 2am - 6am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
El-P is one of today's most important and influential figures in music. His groundbreaking production has pushed the envelope on creativity and put fear in the lazy. The Definitive Jux label's founder goes beyond what is expected from a hip-hop producer by working on such diverse projects as jazz albums ("High
Water" on Thirsty Ear Records), film scores ("Bomb the
System"), a new group (Central Services) and his latest solo release entitled "Collecting The Kid"; which is a collection of instrumentals, remixes, b-sides and special projects from the past. Tune in as El-P stops by to play selections from his catalog and chat about what's on his mind......
Joe Belock's 2004 Guest List
Tuesday, December 14th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Another year winding down means plenty more great guests finding their way to Jersey City. Tune in to hear a recap of the 2004 TCM guests featuring
live performances in the WFMU studios from Mr. Airplane Man, the
Blackouts, Preston School of Industry, the Gris Gris, Southern Culture on
the Skids, Catholic Boys, Mary Lou Lord, Muck and the Mires, and more, how
many depending on how many tapes the disorganized host can find in between
the couch cushions.
Fast 'n Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project
Monday, December 13th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Featuring Gary Lucas, arranged and conducted by Phillip Johnston - As
Phillip Johnston says on his webpage
"From the first concert of Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band that I heard
(Ungano's Ritz Theater, in Staten Island) I was hooked, and I followed
them somewhat fanatically for years... Now for the first time, after almost
30 years, having done re-arrangements and deconstructions of Raymond Scott,
Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, Steve Lacy, Herbie Nichols, and others,
with my groups The Microscopic Septet & Big Trouble, I've gotten together
with my friend Gary Lucas, to do something with the music of Captain
Beefheart." The ensemble's repertoire (which is still growing) is drawn
from the entire range of Beefheartiana, from 'Safe As Milk' through 'Ice Cream
For Crow', (and concentrating heavily on 'Troutmaskreplica'.) Fast 'n' Bulbous
is about to release an album, and to celebrate it, they're playing a live
set on WFMU at 4 PM/
Groundbreaking griot / singer / kora player Mory Kante
Saturday, December 11th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
An alumnus of the legendary Super Rail Band (where he replaced Salif Keita as vocalist), Guinean-born Mory Kante was one of the first artists to successfully fuse African roots music and dancefloor beats: His "Yeke Yeke" was a global hit in the eighties. The song still has legs; it was recently featured in Leonardo DiCaprio's film 'The Beach'. Though he's
famous for electrifying roots music, Kante's latest CD entitled "Sabou" (on Riverboat
Records / World Music Network) is all-acoustic. He'll give us the story
behind the songs and tell us why he pulled the plug.
Kill The Hippies
Saturday, December 11th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Kill The Hippies - This punkrawk 3-piece from Kent, Ohio, stops by the Cherry Blossom Clinic for a live set. These guys have been described as Buzzcocks crossed with The Eat or Bad Company meets Devo! KTH remind us of the Toy Dolls if they were funnier and smarter and from the midwest of America! Tune in and write your own comparison! Online they're at http://www.angelfire.com/empire/kth/
J-Boogie
Friday, December 10th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
This Friday $mall ¢hange welcomes J-Boogie from the west side. Homeslice has a new mix-CD on OM
Records and has been digging for wax in the trenches for over a
decade. We'll be rocking the mix and doing a short
interview from the airport baggage claim, he's
just getting into town for a few gigs this
weekend.
Vince Giordano
Friday, December 10th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Monica's show
Big band leader/jazz historian Vince Giordano (of Nighthawks Orchestra fame) visits Monica this Friday for a discussion of vintage music from
the 20's and 30's. Renowned as a collector, archivist, and musician,
Vince will play recordings from his personal stash and discuss his role
in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's new Howard Hughes film, "The
Aviator."
Guest: UK DJ and producer Gilles Peterson
Saturday, December 4th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Gilles Peterson really wanted to be on the radio when he was a kid - so he
rigged up a transmitter in his backyard (with the help of his dad) and took
listener requests at a neighborhood payphone. His perseverence paid off; now
he's a DJ on BBC Radio One (where he once followed John Peel), a globetrotting
club DJ, record producer and label honcho (Talkin' Loud). Associated with the
rise of "acid jazz" but a man of many genres, Gilles has compiled a new
double-CD of Brazilian music old and new entitled "Gilles Peterson in Brazil" on Ether Records. He'll introduce us to the CD and tell a few radio tales.
Martin Moscrop
Saturday, December 4th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Martin Moscrop from the legendary punk-disco band A Certain Ratio returns to the Cherry Blossom Clinic Saturday Dec 4th. He'll talk about the early days of ACR and Factory Records (and ACR contemporaries Joy Division, New Order, Cabaret Voltaire and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, among others), the Manchester scene and spin a bunch of ACR tunes and some personal faves.
Dave Rick
Tuesday, November 30th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Dave is an amazing guitarist and bass player who has played in such bands as King Missle, Bongwater, the Martinets, Yo La Tengo, Wide Right, B.A.L.L. and many more. One of Dave's earliest bands, Phantom Tollbooth, is reuniting for one show at the request of Guided By Voices, to open up one of the band's farewell shows in New York. Dave will give us the story behind the reunion, as well as last year's crazy collaboration with GbV
main man Bob Pollard, Beard of Lightning. (On which Pollard
erased the vocals off of Phantom Tollbooth's 1988 LP, and added new vocals and lyrics, creating a new Phantom Tollbooth album.)
Ken Smith on his new book, "Junk English 2" Monday, November 29th, 2004, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Ken Smith takes to the other side of the console (as a guest) and discusses his new book, "Junk English 2." Listeners, get ready to call in with your sightings (or hearings) of these atrocities of language.
Marissa Nadler has been hailed as a smoky chanteuse both sultry and
captivating, and her mournful dirges and melancholic ballads are
influenced by old-timey Americana folk, Portuguese fado,
psychedelia, and country.
The Gore Gore Girls Saturday, November 27th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
After gorging yourself on Thanksgiving, let the Gore Gore Girls give your ears a treat! These Detroit girls take their shared love of primal rock 'n' roll, 6Ts girl groups, and B-movies and churn out great Punk and Soul-tinged Garage-Pop.
Gilles of Decadance
Friday, November 26th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
$mall ¢hange recovers from some homemade lasanga and tofu
turducken to roll himself and the red carpet out
for Gilles of the famed Decadance series. Now up
to Volume 4, this displaced and very cordial
Frenchman has been schoolin' us on all weird post
punk synth uncatagorizable early 80's sounds for
a minute now, and will be droppin' wax and
knowledge into your wax filled eardrums.
The Blackouts Tuesday, November 23rd, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Some have called this rocking quartet from Champaign, Illinois, a garage band, but that's just a starting point. Strong material, crazy dual lead guitars, the hooks of power pop, a variety of tempos and a cohesiveness courtesy of three years of hard touring make the Blackouts one of the best underground bands in America. Their second album, "Living in Blue," is one of the year's best.
Rebecca Martin Monday, November 22nd, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
From the start, Rebecca Martin's been a unique voice in the jazz/folk scene, starting out as a cohort of Jesse Harris in the combo Once Blue. But she's not easy to catagorize, especially on the newly released People Behave Like Ballads, a genre-bending collection that will come as no surprise to Rebecca's fans. Tune in at 4 PM for some selections performed live in WFMU's studios/
Jack Rose
Monday, November 22nd, 2004, Midnight - 3am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
Tune in for some solo lap-steel guitar from Pelt's Jack Rose, who recently
stopped by the station to play a set of pre-war Blues and Raga-tinged
guitar improvisations. From spine-tingling drones to intricate
syncopations, the man they call Doctor Ragtime has the cure for what ails
you.
Golem
Saturday, November 20th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
With klezmer roots and a rock and roll heart, New York based Golem
radically reinterprets old Yiddish chestnuts. Or as the Washington Post
put it, "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were
filled with punks instead of peasants." The band drops by for a live set
to celebrate the release of its new CD, "Homesick Songs."
X-Wife Saturday, November 20th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Cherry Blossom Clinic is thrilled to welcome its second
musical guest from Portugal! This 3-piece outfit has a raw post-punk sound driven by crunchy and distorted guitars, militant analog vintage drum-machines, and dirty synthesizers. Their sound calls to mind Gang of Four, Clinic and the Liars. Don't miss this session, and see them live the next night at Sin-e!
Robyn Hitchcock Monday, November 15th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Going solo once more, and following a bit part as Laurent Tokar, a sinister operative in Jonathan Demme's remake of 'The Manchurian Candidate', Robyn flies in over the weekend for shows in Brooklyn and Hoboken. He drops in to the WFMU studios at 4 PM for a live set, showcasing his newest album on YepRoc entitled "Spooked."
Ghost
Monday, November 15th, 2004, Midnight - 3am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
While Ghost's studio albums show how their unique psychedelic folk vision has changed over the years, it is their no-holds-barred live shows which have earned them their reputation as one of today's best psychedelic rock groups. The Janitor From Mars is honored to broadcast the New York show from Ghost's recent tour in support of their ambitious new album, Hypnotic Underworld.
A peek into the future of world music
Saturday, November 13th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
In Europe there's actually a "world music industry" (for better or worse) and WOMEX, held in Europe every October, is the world music equivalent of CMJ (again, for better or worse.) Showcases, seminars, shmoozing, shilling, and whatever else goes on at these affairs. A lot of world musicky artists first showcase at WOMEX, then tour Europe, and THEN tour the U.S. a year or two later. So for us Americans WOMEX is a sneak peek into the future.
WFMU DJ Rob Weisberg attended this year's WOMEX in Germany as did journalists Anastasia Tsioulcas [*pronounced SOOL-KUS*] (Billboard Magazine) and Tom Pryor (Global Rhythm Magazine). They'll talk about the experience, and play new music discovered there.
TWO BANDS: Boyskout and Nagg
Saturday, November 13th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
This week the Cherry Blossom Clinic brings you not one, but two HOT bands coming straight outta San Francisco and both bands are led by tough-as-nails women! Boyskout play songs from their debut album 'School
of Etiquette'. They have a subversive yet fun New
Wave-influenced sound that calls to mind Martha & the Muffins and Siouxsie. Or The Cars, if they were tough and lesbians from San Francisco!
Nagg also play selections from their self-titled debut
album. These guys play a
wonderful raucous blend of punk & glam calling to mind bands like Suzi
Quatro, the Runaways, and AC/DC!
Velvet Crush
Tuesday, November 9th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
One of the very best power-pop outfits in the world over the last 15
years, Velvet Crush has released one of its best albums in 2004, "Stereo Blues." The guys are on a rare jaunt across the U.S. and will give WFMU listeners the details on the new album, backing up Matthew Sweet, the avalanche of releases on their own Action Musik label and more.
Naïm Amor
Monday, November 8th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Naïm Amor made a fateful
decision in 1997 to relocate from his native Paris, France to
Tucson, Arizona. There, he immediately found fertile ground there
for his "avant-French pop" with his now defunkt Amor Belhom Duo, and
found like minds for collaboration in Howe Gelb, Joey Burns and John
Convertino of Calexico, all of whom Naïm has performed, composed,
and recorded with. Amor's latest is "SOUNDTRACKS, Volume II", out on
OWOM records blends jazz and cocktail kitsch with lonesome guitar
licks. Naïm added vocals to the blend for this live set he recorded
on a recent swing through NYC. 4 PM.
The Tiger Lillies Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
They sing pleasant little songs about murder, prostitution, arson, and
godless decadence. On Wednesday, November 3, gather your family around the radio hearth for a wholesome live performance by the Tiger Lillies. The festivities begin at 12:30 pm, on Irwin's program. The Tiger Lillies' new album is called "Punch and Judy," and it's either brilliant entertainment or yet another sign of impending societal collapse. They play, you decide.
Go Home Productions Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
Producer/Remixer/DJ Mark Vidler of Go Home Productions will present new mash-ups recorded especially for WFMU on Irwin's program at 2 PM. Vidler's audio alchemy has grafted together Christina Aguilera and The Strokes, The Beach Boys and Barry White, The Sex Pistols and Madonna, and dozens of other musicians who have never met in a studio but now share collaborative works. Tune in and spend an hour with the king of bootleg mash-ups. (Gender Bias will be pre-empted that day.)
Laibach Friday, October 29th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Pseu Braun
Ivan from Laibach will be yukking it up on the horn with Pseu on Friday
night sometime between 8 and 11 PM. Laibach's live show has been
moved to Downtime in NYC, Saturday November 6th.
The World/Inferno Friendship Society Thursday, October 28th, 2004, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
NYC's disturbingly cult-like, circus-related, Halloween-tent-revival
orchestra The World/Inferno Friendship Society perform red-eyed soul show
tunes for the swarming punk rock masses. But rest assured, they're
not a simple rock band with a horn section; it's a fully-integrated
orchestra of young men and women writing songs of the wine, freedoms, and
foibles which make life more than waking up and going to work every
day. Nine pieces -2 drummers, 4 horns, 2 guitars, way too many teeth, a
piano, and yes, an accordion -- all offering you a standing invitation
to Brooklyn's neverending Halloween.
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