Return of the Son of Whacked-out Hillbilly 45s
Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
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Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Nutty record collector Greg Germani of Decatur, Georgia will be dropping by for another edition of full-throttle honky-tonkers and screwball hillbilly and country records from the dark corners of the vault. What's on tap? Long-forgotten records dealing with monkeys, hippies, tramps, fried food, domestic violence, hardcore alcoholics, country fuzz, adultery, dead kids, dead parents, Colonel Sanders, drug abuse, Viet Nam, outlaw bikers, depression, women's lib, and some misogynistic dating advice. And a square dancing record that's actually worth hearing!
Mikal Cronin
Thursday, September 29th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Ty Segall associate and member of the Moonhearts, Mikal Cronin steps out on his own with an amazing debut solo album on the Trouble In Mind label, who aptly sums up the LP as such: Taking influences such as late sixties Del Shannon and The Everly Brothers and filtering them through his own mutant California fuzz. We agree! Catch Mikal later the same night opening for the aforementioned Mr. Segall.
The Ex live from ATP at Minehead, UK Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
December, 2010: from the circus-tent atmosphere of All Tomorrows Parties at the Butlins resort in Minehead, England, Brian brought back assorted live recordings that will be popping up in the weeks ahead on various WFMU shows. The Godspeed You Black Emperor-curated weekend featured a lineup that included the likes of Cluster, Black Dice, and Neurosis to, amazingly enough, Weird Al Yankovic, but it was Holland's legendary Ex that got even the resort workers to stop dead in their tracks while they played. For over 30 years the anarchic punk band has roamed a wilderness of free sounds that have included collaborations with everyone from Tom Cora, Han Bennink, Getatchew Mekuria and more; they've performed live on Brian's show in 2006 previously, and headlined an incredible WFMU 50th Anniversary show in 2008 live at Lincoln Center that brought over an arsenal of kindred spirit Ethiopian musicians. Today's broadcast from Minehead showcases new singer/guitarist Arnold deBoer and finds the Ex as a quartet in total attack mode!
Chris Kirkley Monday, September 26th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
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Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
On Monday Sept 26th, Chris Kirkley of Sahel Sounds will join DJ Rupture to discuss his work in Mauritania and Mali exploring desert guitars and the DIY PC production featured on his "Music from Saharan Cellphones" compilation as well as his "Ishilan n-Tenere" comp for Mississippi Records.
Bird of Youth Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 5pm - 7pm
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Gaylord Fields's show
Not all music journalists who take a go at being musicians are able to walk it like they professionally talk it. However, Beth Wawerna, an Atlanta-native/Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter, exudes true lyrical introspection interlaced with melodic whimsy in her musical project Bird of Youth. Her band's recently released first album, Defender, co-produced by Will Sheff of Okkervil River, stands as a document to Wawerna's talents on the performing side of the Industry of Human Happiness. For this absolutely live session, she will be presenting a pared-down version of her group, yet without sacrificing an iota of the power and nuance of her songs.
Seed Stock Records co-hosts My Castle of Quiet
Friday, September 23rd, 2011, Midnight - 3am
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Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
One of the best stateside labels dealing in black metal, its antecedents and children, with a far-reaching eye on the genre, marketing titles from both dead center and the experimental fringe (on cassette, CD and vinyl) Seed Stock has made a powerful mark in its relatively short existence. RB, prime mover of the band Raspberry Bulbs, and owner/proprietor of Seed Stock, returns to My Castle of Quiet (following the band's triumphant live debut on the show in July) to dazzle the listeners with items from his extensive collection of rare and exceptional recordings, demos, etc. This is a not-to-be-missed event for black metal fans, punk fans, old-timers and newcomers alike.
German Measles Thursday, September 22nd, 2011, 9am - Noon
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Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
When German Measles made their WFMU debut, the Queens-based 4-piece consisting of former caUSE co-MOTION!'ers had yet to release any records. While sharing members with Beachniks and McD0nalds, these shambolic popsters have gone on to release a flurry of vinyls on Captured Tracks, Vivian Girls' Wild World imprint, and their latest, A German Joke Is No Laughing Matter, on What's Your Rupture. We'll be treated to a set of ALL NEW material as the Measles reveal the secret behind their name and get amp'd up for a show Sept 27th at Brooklyn's Glasslands with Veronica Falls
Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label with Bill Adler & Cey Adams
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011, Midnight - 3am
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Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Bill Adler was Def Jam's director of publicity from 1984 to 1990. During this period he worked with Run-DMC, Whodini, Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, 3rd Bass, De La Soul and many others. Cey Adams started writing graffiti when he was a teenager in Queens, met Russell Simmons in 1984 & became the in-house graphic artist at Def Jam, creating stage backdrops, t-shirt and hat designs, logos, advertisements, etc. He formed "The Drawing Board Graphic Design" with Steve Carr and designed album covers for countless artists. Together, Bill & Cey have just finished their collaborative book; "Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label." Fix the static on your boombox and learn a little lesson from two crucial figures in the hip-hop world.
Mike Doughty Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Irwin's show
Mike Doughty will perform live on Irwin's program Weds. September 21 at 5pm. In 1992, while working as a doorman at the Knitting Factory and writing for New York Press, the singer/songwriter founded Soul Coughing, who released three albums. Since the band's breakup in Y2K, Doughty has released six solo albums and several EPs and has toured extensively. His offer to become lead guitarist for Limp Bizkit was turned down cold. Doughty will perform songs from his new album YES AND ALSO YES, accompanied by Andrew "Scrap" Livingston on cello.
Oxbow
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
Oxbow are not easy listening fare: half of this legendary Bay Area combo played a somewhat dark acoustic session on Brian's show in 2004 that contained one of the most harrowing, bareboned, messed-up Beatles covers in memory. Live, singer/author/1st place divisional 2003 California Submission Fighting champion Eugene Robinson has pretty much terrorized (and sometimes physically administered beatdowns to) club audiences who attempt to ratchet up the volatility factor of Oxbow shows, which are equal parts jazzed-out metalcore, deconstructed swamp-blues, and weird, laced-with-tension postrock. They're a band of great scope; Eugene's been Lee Hazlewood to both Marianne Faithfull's and Lydia Lunch's Nancy Sinatra, and their latest LP Songs For the French (Hydra Head) showcases both their live performance side and improvisational abilities.
Joe Preston Tuesday, September 20th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Diane's next installment of PEER PRESSURE features Joe Preston, who's been in almost every heavy band to have existed! From Earth to the Melvins, to Harvey Milk, High On Fire, Sunn O))), Men's Recovery Project - and always including his personal -heavier-than-a-blue-whale-with-an-elephant-strapped-to-it's-back - Thrones, he's contributed massively to the world of heavy music! Tune in and hear what's between the ears of this musical behemoth while Diane picks his brain! Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine airs Noon-3pm; the Peer Pressure segment begins promptly at 1pm!
No Babies Tuesday, September 20th, 2011, 6am - 9am
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Marty McSorley's show
Oakland No-Wave revivalist shredder technicians assault their audience with dueling sax and guitar lines, twisted drums and matching underwear. Children and pregnant woman be warned.
Anthropologist Thomas Ross Miller
Monday, September 19th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
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Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Dan’s guest, anthropologist with a difference Thomas Ross Miller, returns to the Airborne Event for an archaeological dig into the 1980s post-punk avant-garde. We'll exhume sonic specters from the Dada performance art of the subversive pre-capitalist Budapest underground, the gone club scenes of Vienna, Zürich and London, and the lo-fi panchromatic haze of New York’s East Village. Buried beneath the shell heaps, the layers include a sampling of original music to knit by from Tom and various collaborators. Plus, get ready to ask Tom questions about any aspect of life, the universe or everything for our interactive feature Ask an Anthropologist! The answers will probably have *something* to do with your questions, guaranteed!
Peter Biedermann Monday, September 19th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Irene Trudel's show
Following a string of performances in libraries, house concerts, churches and other similar listener friendly performance spaces.
Liquid Liquid's Salvatore Principato
Monday, September 19th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
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Therese's show
Salvatore Principato, downtown stalwart, vocalist for legendary NYC band Liquid Liquid, vegan chef, and international superstar DJ fresh off gigs in Paris & Tel Aviv, stops by Therese's show for a chat and a guest DJ session. Liquid Liquid formed in 1980, and released three EPs of dance floor-filling, minimalist punk-funk before disbanding in 1984. They have occasionally reunited for performances since then, including the Primavera Sound Festival, All Tomorrow's Parties, LCD Soundsystem's farewell shows, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Slip in and out of phenomenon...
Abstract Artimus
Sunday, September 18th, 2011, 6am - 9am
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Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
Abstract Artimus kicks out the jams and the riffs and the licks and kicks the sh*t out of everyone on the live session playground with their Stooges meets Lynyrd Skynyrd, meets Nivana, meets Ted Nugent attack on Rock N Roll. Artimus himself tells everyone to, "Drop acid, smoke weed and eat pu$$y 'til your jaw breaks!" That goes for the girls too.
Featuring the talented tandem of Patrick Farrell(accordion) and Ben Holmes (trumpet), who mix their adoration of East European music with the odd bit of 60s pop and other strange musical bedfellows; uproarious Balkan-punky Barcelona band Freak Fandango Orchestra, who will jet across the Atlantic for a prestigious NY Gypsy Festival show at Drom (85 Ave. A in the East Village) on Friday Sept 16th before capping off their visit with a special set during our remote; brilliant Zimbabwean mbira vitruoso Forward Kwenda, renowned for his complex and entirely original performance technique; and CHIA's Dance Party, brassy spin-off of acclaimed Colombian roots band La Cumbiamba EneYe, which uses Colombian marching band tradition as a jumping off point but from that point on, the sky's the limit.
As usual Irene Trudel co-hosts with Rob. Admission is free during the broadcast, we'll be doling out free FMU swag, and - if that's not enough - the show will be preceded by an FMU Listener Meet-Up hosted by fabulous FMU Monday morning host and Assistant GM Liz Berg from 5 to 6 pm.
Morton Subotnick and George Lewis in Conversation
Friday, September 16th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
The Miniature Minotaur is greatly anticipating a conversation with two legends of new music. Morton Subotnick is a pioneer of electronic music. His 1967 Buchla album "Silver Apples of the Moon" remains a significant touchstone in the history of synthesizer music. Trombonist George Lewis joined the seminal Chicago jazz collective the AACM in 1974 and has gone on to do his own profound work with electronic music as well as teaching in the Jazz Studies program at Columbia University. The two are sharing a bill at Roulette's new Brooklyn theater on Sept. 22, and will stop by WFMU to talk about electronics, teaching and their lifetimes of musicmaking.
Hans Chew Friday, September 16th, 2011, 9am - Noon
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The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Hans Chew will grace the Love Room with his country-tonk, barrelhouse New Orleans R&B piano tunes, emblazoned by a lineage of Dr. John, Little Feat, Bobby Charles and Jelly Roll Morton. Perhaps better known (for now) for his piano work with D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Jack Rose and Chris Forsyth, Chew's debut album Tennessee & Other Stories (Three Lobed) was number 3 on Uncut's list of Top 20 Americana albums of 2010 with a bullet. Tune in!
Jonathan Ward of Excavated Shellac Thursday, September 15th, 2011, 9am - Noon
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Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
Jonathan Ward is the collector, researcher, and writer behind Excavated Shellac, an incredible online resource for folkloric and vernacular music from around the world. In addition to offering digitized 78rpm recordings for free at his website (and preserved on the Free Music Archive), Excavated Shellac has begun to curate compilations for Dust to Digital. Last year's Strings LP compiled "guitar, oud, tar, violin and more from the 78rpm era". On deck is Opika Pende: Africa at 78rpm, a 4-disc set of over 100 previously unissued recordings dating as far back as 1909, accompanied by a 112-page softcover book.
Carl Stone Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
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Do or DIY with People Like Us
Carl Stone is checking in from his summertime perch in Umbria. Stone was born in Los Angeles and now divides his time between California and Japan. He studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick and James Tenney and has composed electro-acoustic music almost exclusively since 1972. His works have been performed in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the Near East. In addition to his schedule of performance, composition and touring, he is on the faculty of the Information Media Technology Department, School of Information Science and Technology at Chukyo University in Japan.
Rich Russo "Anything Anything" Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Irwin's show
Rich Russo, host of the commercial free-form music show "Anything Anything," which aired on the now-defunct WRXP on Sunday nights in New York, will be Irwin's on-air guest Wednesday afternoon, September 14. Despite its unpredictable mix of genre-surfing, "Anything Anything" was a ratings success on a station with an ill-fated format. Russo is currently stringing together a loose network of affiliates to revive "Anything Anything" simultaneously on both commercial and non-commercial outlets. An admitted admirer of WFMU (with the t-shirts to prove it), Russo got away with airing scratchy vinyl, warped cassettes, and audio ripped from VHS tapes on a commercial rock station. He'll talk about the rise and fall of WRXP's "New York rock experience" and about his new venture.
Stephen Duncombe & Maxwell Tremblay
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
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Thunk Tank with Bronwyn and Jay
Stephen Duncombe and Maxwell Tremblay will be in studio to discuss their new book White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race. Jay will try to keep the conversion intellectual-sounding and pretend like he started listening to punk before he was old enough to buy beer while Bronwyn will call him a “young” and make knowing comments about the early days of the New York hardcore scene.
Guest DJ Tom Lax from Siltbreeze Records
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
Tom heads up from Philly and reprises his yearly visit to BT's show with another box of excellent sounds: mostly 7" singles in the realm of curious outsiders, baked DIY auteurs from all corners of the world, basement punks, malformed synth epics and other miscellaneous home-brewed weirdness. A rare and always exciting opportunity to hear some real quality stuff from between the cracks you never even knew existed. Presented with photos of cover art in the playlist sidelines to boot!
Carl Canedy Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Diane's next installment of Peer Pressure features Carl Canedy of the Rods! He is legendary for his drumming skills and for producing many '80s metal staples: Anthrax's "Fistful of Metal," Exciter's "Violence"
and "Force", Helstar's "Burning Star," and even a Blue Cheer record! Tune in and hear what's between his ears while Diane picks his brain! Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine airs Noon-3pm; the Peer Pressure segment begins promptly at 1pm!
High Castle Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, 6am - 9am
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Marty McSorley's show
Oakland spaz punks High Castle drop by the WFMU studio to kick, scratch, and whine their way in to the hearts of America.
The 10 year anniversary of America losing its freaking mind
Monday, September 12th, 2011, 6pm - 7pm
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Too Much Information with Benjamen Walker
On September 12th 2011, TMI will present a rare "live" program commemorating ten years of American cognitive dissonance. Host Benjamen Walker will be joined by the journalists Jonathan Kay and Petra Bartosiewicz and they will take listener calls. Jonathan Kay is the author of "Among the Truthers" a book about America's growing conspiracy theory movement and the people who believe in them. Petra Bartosiewicz has been writing about the FBI's hunt for terrorist networks and sleeper cells. Her soon-to-be-published book is called "The Best Terrorists We Could Find," an investigation of terrorism trials in the U.S. since 9/11.
Les Chauds Lapins Monday, September 12th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Irene Trudel's show
Les Chauds Lapins ("the hot rabbits"), lead by New York's Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt, specialize in a repertoire of French swing from the 1920's through the 40's. The group has re-arranged long-forgotten French classics for banjo-ukes, string trio, guitar and winds, mixing the rootsiness of early American jazz with the lushness of a Bernard Hermann film soundtrack. They drop by WFMU to play live.
Noveller Monday, September 12th, 2011, 9am - Noon
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Liz Berg's show
Noveller's beautiful layered compositions will leave you in a state of wonder. How does one woman make all of these lovely and jarring sounds all at once? How can she do it with just one electric guitar? Sarah Lipstate, the woman behind the guitar, graces the WFMU studio with a taste of her signature slow-burn songs that build to joyous noisy symphonies. Noveller's new album "Glacial Glow" (Saffron / Weird Forest) is aptly titled and a recent fave of Liz's. Tune in to drown yourself in the pretty noise!
Ponderosa Stomp Preview Show Thursday, September 8th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
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Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
In anticipation of of a killer weekend in New Orleans, Matt Fiveash and Gaylord Fields drop by S.P.A.Z.Z. HQ for a Pre-Ponderosa Stomp Blast-a-Roo! Fiveash has lotsa records, Gaylord has lotsa records (and a Sugarboy story) and Spazz just drops lotsa records on the floor. A not to be missed three hour radio spectacular for the loud crowd monkey set!
In the second half of our guest doubleheader, John Doe will be stopping by the show! John of course is the founder of the legendary L.A. punk band X, the Knitters, and is an accomplished actor (Roadhouse, Roadside Prophets, Roswell, etc.). He has just released a brand new album, "Keeper," and, well, it IS a keeper! John will be playing in NYC later the same night at the Rockwood Music Hall then be back later in the month playing three shows in the area with X!
Jonny Barber & The Living Deads Thursday, September 8th, 2011, 6am - 9am
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Underwater Theme Park with Meghan
Jonny Barber & The Living Deads perform and embody revved up American Rockabilly and Rock n' Roll music. The band features Jonny Barber on guitar and vocals, Symphony Tidwell on standup bass, and Randee McKnight on drums. Based in Denver, CO, the band was traveling across country in their home/trailer, when they swung by the WFMU studios to do a live set for Underwater Theme Park. Their raw sound and presence will make you swear that the old rockabilly legends walk again.
Cute Lepers Wednesday, September 7th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
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The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
'77 punk might be the jumping off point for Cute Lepers -- there's even a song called "'77" on their latest album -- but they take that sound and run with it, taking it to places that the Ramones and Heartbreakers never imagined. That new album, Adventure Time (1-2-3-4-Go!/Damaged Goods), is chock-full of catchy anthemic hits and is a cinch to place in the upper reaches of efd's 2011 Best Of list. They're playing live on Thursday Sept. 1 at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and are touring extensively across the US; check cutelepers.com for a show near you, and tune in on Sept. 7 to hear them live on WFMU!
Andrew Sharpley DJ mix Wednesday, September 7th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
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Do or DIY with People Like Us
Late of various obscure nineties European electronic bands, inc. Stock, Hausen and Walkman, Dummy Run, a&e, etc (no i haven't heard of them either), Andrew Sharpley is currently operative at an address surprisingly close to where you live.
Jonti Wednesday, September 7th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Duane's show
Stones Throw artist Jonti will be stopping by for an interview and a DJ set.
Dave Edwardson of Neurosis
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Bassist/vocalist of Neurosis, Dave Edwardson will be the guest DJ spinning on Diane's show this week. Comments will be welcome and questions from the listeners will be addressed, so if you have any or want to know how he gets his deeper-than-satan voice, tune in... or just listen in to hear what gems Dave wants to turn the audience onto -- both his own compositions and ones he's a fan of! DKFM Noon-3pm Tuesdays; Peer Pressure segment starts at 1pm weekly!
Angels in America
Monday, September 5th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Scott Williams's show
The duo Angels in America gather up spitting electronics, moody textures and ghostly vocals to build an aural landscape of a creepy elsewhere - and they make good songs too! Scott's highly subjective take is to imagine Genesis P-Orridge scoring "Eraserhead" and hiring Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood to perform it.
Glenn Jones and Yair Yona
Monday, September 5th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Irene Trudel's show
For his latest album "The Wanting," guitarist Glenn Jones recorded in a fourth floor apartment on Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, overlooking the commuter train line. If you listen carefully to the record, you can occasionally hear trains going by in the background. In addition to playing with the band Cul de Sac, this solo disc is Jones' first album for Thrill Jockey, overflowing with nods to the "American Primitive" guitar style popularized by John Fahey. Glenn Jones plays live.
This is followed by a set by Israeli-born fingerstyle guitarist Yair Yona. Starting out as a bassist, Yona played stints in several London bands including Human Beings, then discovered the music of Bert Jansch and followed that musical path. Yair runs the Annova label and puts out a fine musical blog called "Small Town Romance." Yair Yona was in the NYC area for a rare visit over the Labor Day weekend, and Irene is recording a live set with him.
1. Ivy have come back from a six-year hiatus with a new album, All Hours, a coast-to-coast mini-tour to show off this new album, and a visit to the WFMU studios to launch their return in grand style. The NYC-based trio of genuine French chanteuse Dominique Durand and multi-instrumentalists Adam Schlesinger (the Fountains of Wayne mainstay) and Andy Chase will bring forth their swoony take on romantic modern popcraft for the benefit of your thankful ears and poised heart.
2. Add to the impressive roll call of female vocal trios ranging from the Dinning Sisters to the Dixie Cups to Dolly Mixture the name the Bandana Splits. Annie, Dawn and Lauren will wrap their dulcet voices around a melody like three vines on a trellis during this live performance. The Brooklyn-based group's debut long-player, Mr. Sam Presents the Bandana Splits, sounds like nothing less than the results of a girl group session conducted by a prison-hardened Phil Spector on a 72-hour furlough.
Nick Tosches
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011, 1pm - 3pm
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Fool's Paradise with Rex
Celebrated scribe Nick Tosches swings by the fur-lined fallout shelter to discuss his latest tome, "Save the Last Dance for Satan," just published by Kicks Books. Nick will tell the inspired tale about an age when booze, bribes, and broads were behind every hit record. The origins of Frank Sinatra's favorite meatballs may also be revealed.
Ego Trip Thursday, September 1st, 2011, Midnight - 3am
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Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Ego Trip was one of the best hip-hop magazines to emerge from NYC in the 1990's. It lasted four years and then the staff (Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Jefferson "Chairman" Mao, Gabriel Alvarez & designer Brent Rollins) focused on various other media outlets. They released two books: "Book of Rap Lists" & "Big Book of Racism!", and produced several TV shows: "TV's Illest Minority Moments", "Race-O-Rama!" and "The (White) Rapper Show." Gabriel Alvarez will swing by to represent "the arrogant voice of musical truth."
JG Thirlwell DJ mix Wednesday, August 31st, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
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Do or DIY with People Like Us
JG Thirlwell is a composer/producer/performer based in Brooklyn, NY. After working with experimental group Nurse With Wound, Thirlwell started making his own records in 1980, initially releasing them on his own "Self Immolation" label. In recent years, with commissions for Kronos Quartet, Bang On A Can, and his occasional eighteen piece ensemble, he has been increasingly interested electronically and sample generated music being re-scored for traditional instrumentation -- played both conventionally and not (recent examples include performing with a chamber ensemble version of Manorexia). In addition, Thirlwell scores "The Venture Brothers," a hit cartoon show on Adult Swim/Cartoon Network. His project Manorexia will be playing Oct 2 at ATP's I'll be your Mirror in Asbury Park NJ with Portishead, and at the BAM cafe (free!) in Brooklyn on Nov 18.
Mary Lorson Wednesday, August 31st, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
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Irwin's show
Mary Lorson performs on Irwin's program Weds. August 31. Mary was vocalist in the bands Madder Rose and Saint Low, and currently fronts Mary Lorson and the Soubrettes. She'll perform songs from her forthcoming album, "Burn Baby Burn." Lorson will also discuss her musical play-in-progress, "Freak Baby and the Kill Thought," about vaudeville wildwoman Eva Tanguay, who Lorson describes as "the first iconic, self-defined, out-of-control American female star. She was to Sarah Bernhart what Janis Joplin was to Helen Hayes--enthralling but dark and kind of crazy."
Matt & Andy from Bicep / Feel My Bicep Wednesday, August 31st, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Duane's show
Matt and Andy from the production crew and blog Bicep / Feel My Bicep will be spinning live on this week's show.
Phrogclock fills in for Fatty Jubbo (on the Cake & Polka Parade podcast) Tuesday, August 30th, 2011, 2pm - 3pm
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Cake & Polka Parade with Fatty Jubbo
Stricken with a mysterious condition, Phrogclock lives in a specially constructed 'Phrogclock Box' where only his shaving cream slathered head is visible. Despite this, Phrogclock has been hauled around to host many Chicago-area events such as the Bitchpork festival in July. He has also made many appearances on the public access show Cool Clown Ground. Phrogclock plays his favorite tunes on this very special edition of the Cake & Polka Parade.
John Gallagher of Raven
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Vocalist and bassist of RAVEN, John Gallagher joins Diane and will be spinning about an hour's worth of music, chatting in between about his background and what influenced the Gallagher brothers to start Raven and where they are now. This particular segment is pretaped, so no questions from listeners are required, just your ears, and an appreciation for music! DKFM Noon-3pm Tuesdays; Peer Pressure segment starts at 1pm weekly!
Julianna Barwick Monday, August 29th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Irene Trudel's show
To call Julianna Barwick's experimental soundscapes otherworldly may be an understatement. Barwick's soundscapes grew out of her experiences as a choir girl in Louisiana and Missouri. Juilianna begins her songs quietly, usually with a single refrain, and then builds looped pieces around her extraordinary vocals until she's woven a complex, sonic architecture. Julianna Barwick plays live.
James Pants Monday, August 29th, 2011, 9am - Noon
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Liz Berg's show
James Pants takes a freeform approach to dance music, his aesthetic calling to mind Gary Wilson and Midnite Vultures-era Beck. Dirty beats, sleazy anthems, smooth retro jams, and a minimal synth revival are all emblematic of the Pants sound and shine through on his latest self-titled release on the Stones Throw label. What else would you expect from a Peanut Butter Wolf protege? Tune in for a smoking live set... you may need a shower afterwards.
Deniz Tek Thursday, August 25th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The legendary guitarist and songwriter from Radio Birdman comes to rock out at WFMU to preview a rare East Coast solo tour. Catch Deniz Aug 26 at the Bell House in Brooklyn, Aug 27 at Maxwell's in Hoboken and Aug 28 at Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia.
The Wrong Words
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
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The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
There's a certain midwest power pop sensibility to the Wrong Words, despite the fact that the band is actually from San Francisco. Think the Shoes or 20/20 with Andy Partridge of XTC on vocals and you might start to get the idea. But why think when you can just tune in and hear them?! And look for their self-titled debut LP on Trouble In Mind.
Osymyso Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
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Do or DIY with People Like Us
"This is a themed mix about cars, driving, motorways, traffic and all that stuff. It was originally an hour long and used in an installation that showed bits of road movies on a loop and as a consequence I don't think anyone other than myself ever heard it all the way through. So I thought I'd chop it up, add some new bits and hey, presto: a 20 minute session for DO or DIY." - Mark, Osymyso
Digby Pearson of Earache Records
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, Noon - 3pm
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Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Founder and owner of Earache Records, Digby Pearson, will be spinning an hour of music on the Peer Pressure segment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine this week. Tune in at 1pm to check out what the man who saw fit to release Napalm Death's SCUM in 1987- listens to now. He'll chat with Diane about how he chooses music for his groundbreaking record label that put grindcore on the map and made extreme metal a household word! Questions from listeners will be fielded from the comments board- ask Digby what you'd like, LIVE! DKFM Noon-3pm Tuesdays; Peer Pressure segment starts at 1pm weekly!
Marissa Nadler Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, 3am - 6am
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Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Shattering singer-songwriter preconceptions, Marissa returns to WFMU singing songs from her new kickstarter-funded album. Her lilting voice, ethereal guitar style and dark themes will float you into the morning.
Matthew Mullane Monday, August 22nd, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
From an unassuming Ohio town comes a mighty fine fingerstyle guitarist named Matthew Mullane. His debut album was recently released on Vin Du Select Qualitite, or VDSQ, as part of the label's Solo Acoustic series, also featuring the likes of Thurston Moore, Mark McGuire, Allen Karpinski, Chris Brokaw, and more. Matthew apparently sent in a tape blind and VDSQ liked it so much they signed him up. While he was in NYC on tour Irene brought Matthew Mullane to WFMU for a live performance.
Also this week, a special guest DJ set from Carlos Icaza (aka DJ Tropicaza) who's in town from Mexico City. In addition to crate digging all over Mexico and South America, Carlos plays in about 10 different Mexico City-based bands including Los Fancy Free, Las Comadrejas, and Evil Hippie. Carlos shares some old rarities and new tracks from his many musical projects.
Jean and June Millington of Fanny
Sunday, August 21st, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on
Surface Noise with Joe McGasko
"Pioneer" is almost too weak of a word for the Millington sisters. Back in the early '70s, they fronted Fanny, the first all-female band to be signed to a major label--and one of the first all-female rock bands, period! Over the course of five albums and hundreds of live shows, Fanny paved the way for other "sisters" who wanted to do it for themselves. Jean and June are back with a new album, "Play Like a Girl," and they will be visiting Surface Noise to play some songs and chat a little about their career in music.
Eleven Twenty-Nine
Friday, August 19th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on
The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Eleven Twenty-Nine is the double guitar duo of Tom Carter (Charalambides) and Marc Orleans (Sunburned, D. Charles Speer & The Helix), augmented by drummer Michael Evans (God is my Co-Pilot). They'll be bringing their saturated blend of cosmic blues and improvised psychedelic drift to WFMU for this hot summer live session. Don't miss it.
Conrad Schnitzler Tribute
Thursday, August 18th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on
Strength Through Failure with Fabio
A Special tribute to the recently deceased Conrad Schnitzler will air on August 18 with guest Gen-Ken Montgomery, who was a long-time friend and occasional collaborator of Schnitzler's. Schnitzler was a key figure in the development of psychedelic rock, electronic and experimental music in Germany beginning in the late sixties. His influence cannot be overstated, and can be heard everywhere right up to today's electronic music. Rare and seldom heard works including live mixing from Schnitzler's Cassette Concerts will be aired, as well as discussion about the man himself.
Ami Dang Thursday, August 18th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on
Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
Ami Dang seems to draw as much inspiration from Bollywood and North Indian classical music (she's trained in both voice and sitar) as from the fertile sounds of her native Baltimore (home to everything from Nautical Almanac to Scottie B). Her album Hukam -- released earlier this year on Ehse Records on vinyl, cd, and pay-what-you-want download -- has been in rotation on WFMU and on the Free Music Archive. Ami Dang will be joined by a live percussionist, and also performs at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory on Tuesday August 16th with White Life and Ganjatronics.
All times listed are Jersey City time, EDT.
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