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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Reginald C. Dennis Wednesday, May 30th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Reginald C. Dennis was the music editor for The Source Magazine when it was truly considered the bible of Hip-Hop. He was there when you didn't need to be a multi-platinum rapper to get coverage.
In his four years at The Source he saw it go from a highly respected
magazine to a corporate commercial with little regard for the art of
hip-hop. Listen up as Reginald plays some of his favorite records and
speaks his mind.
Scott Walker Documentarian Steven Kijak Tuesday, May 29th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Steven Kijak's new film 30th Century Man chronicles the life and times of Scott Walker, one of popular music's true enigmas. Starting out as a Sunset Strip bassist, Walker ascended to hysteria-inducing megastardom in the late 1960's as an American transplant in Britain with the Walker Brothers. He soon turned his back on it all, and spent the next thirty years evolving into one of the most challenging and unique artists ever, inspiring countless modern pop and experimental musicians. He's continued to reinvent his own approach to record making, taking 1995's Tilt, and it's follow up 11 years later, the Drift, into sonic realms completely uncharted by anyone. Kijak's film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this month, and he'll be giving us a behind the scenes lowdown today with Brian.
Arborea AND Noa Bell Monday, May 28th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Phil McMullen, owner of Terrascope U.K., describes Arborea like this: "Take a handful of politically sharp lyrics, hone them on a pedal-driven sharpening block in the lea of the old tumbledown
barn until the point shines through, set them to melodies so intimate
they sound like firelight whispers and moody, atmospheric
instrumentation that soothes like a bubblebath and the result is
Arborea ." The duo, featuring Buck and Shanti, hails from Lewiston, Maine and make their music overlooking Shagg Pond. Since we can't take the whole radio audience up there, Arborea brings their guitars, banjos and lovely voices to WFMU for an amazing recreation of their musicspace.
Following that, Israeli songbird Noa Bell drops by to play a set. Noa describes herself this way: "Her heart is full and hollow, like a cactus tree." She's fresh from a few sessions with Espers' Greg Weeks and brings her lovely voice to WFMU's love room.
Michael Rodgers Sunday, May 27th, 2007, 3am - 6am
on
Evan Muse
Michael Rodgers is a London-based musician and co-runner of the TwoThousandAnd label. He has toured Europe, New England, Japan, and Australia, and performed with a diverse range of improvising musicians such as AMM percussionist Eddie Prevost, double-bassist Margarida Garcia, Aussie laptop + field recording star Joel Stern, New York's own electronic experimentalist Barry Weisblat, and London's finest avant-turntablist
Paul Hood.
Last year Michael dismantled his electronics gear, and hasn't properly gotten around to getting it back together. Instead he played more live guitar and spent time editing a massive backlog of electronic recordings involving radio, synth, guitar pedals, and field recordings. On this visit to WFMU, he'll perform a solo improvised guitar set and air some unreleased material from his electronics project entitled We're Breaking Up.
Guest DJ Roberto Rodriguez Saturday, May 26th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The Cuban-born percussionist drops by to share some of
his music and his musical influences. Rodriguez played in his father's band as well as with the legendary Israel "Cachao" Lopez during his formative years in Miami. More recently, he's released several beautiful ensemble CDs of Cuban-Jewish music -- not really a genre, but more his own imagined hybrid -- on John Zorn's Tzadik label. Two recent collaborative projects with Irving Fields (of Bagels and Bongos fame) and Maurice el Medioni, the brilliant Judeo-Algerian pianist, have extended his Jewish music explorations. Rodriguez has also played with folks like Marc Ribot's Cubanos Postizos, avant-percussionist Susie Ibarra, and Joe
Jackson.
Members of Pezband Saturday, May 26th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with members of the legendary Midwest power-pop band Pezband about their tumultuous career and their classic songs like "Baby It's Cold Outside" & "Please Be Somewhere Tonight". 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 Bob Brainen has left in Michael's Mailbox!
TWO BANDS: Broken Heroes AND the Love Me Nots Thursday, May 24th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Broken Heroes return to WFMU to play songs from their new CD "I Told U Once". They are also appearing at this weekend's East Coast Oi! Fest in Allentown, PA.
The Love Me Nots hail from Arizona and do fuzzy, reverb-y, surf-y, farfisa-drenched spy rock like it's 1963 again!
Robert Scotto spins and discusses Moondog Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
Moondog biographer Robert Scotto returns to celebrate the anniversary
of the
great street musician's birth. Scotto's biography of Moondog, "The
Viking of
Sixth Avenue," a work-in-progress discussed on last year's WFMU
appearance,
has found a publisher, Process Media Press, who will release the book
later
this year.
The Baskervilles Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
NYC-based popsters The Baskervilles sing wonderful, infectious pop songs that combine AM-radio-worthy hooks with sophisticated arrangements and production reminiscent of the Left Banke or Belle & Sebastian. They continue to work
extensively with producer Mitch Easter, and their current album, "Twilight 14", is being released song-by-song online at baskervilles.net. If you need to dislodge whatever song is currently stuck in your head, these guys will do the
trick! They'll also be playing on Friday May 25 at the Delancey as part of the NYC Popfest.
Chuck Bettis / Brown Wing Overdrive Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Chuck Bettis shook up 1990's Washington DC with no-wavers the Metamatics, his solo electronics monicker Trance and the Arcade, and the genre-traversing collective All Scars before relocating to NYC in 2002. He's since collaborated and recorded with Nautical Almanac, Yellow Swans, and Measles, Mumps, Rubella among others, and today brings in one of his latest projects, Brown Wing Overdrive. Made up of Bettis, Mikey IQ Jones, and Derek Morton, we're promised an afternoon of electroacoustic sound riding the
line between the absurd and the academic, augmented by live acoustic instrumentation. You can catch them at the "You Are Here" art opening at the Maze, May 25th, on 112 West 44th Street in NYC, where they will literally perform in a maze.
Pablo Yglesias Saturday, May 19th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Pablo Yglesias compiled the recently released "The Rough Guide to Salsa Dura", and has several other Rough Guide compilations in the works. Also an artist and graphic designer, he's the author of the beautiful book Cocinando! Fifty Years of Latin Album Cover Art, now available from Princeton Architectural Press. As DJ Bongohead, Pablo spins regularly on his home turf in Western Massachusetts. Tonight he'll play a range of Latin music from old school to very new school, including some unusual genre-hybrids.
Paul Collins Saturday, May 19th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with power-pop pioneer Paul Collins about his early days with The Nerves and his continung work with The Paul Collins Beat. 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 Rich Hazelton has left in Michael's Mailbox!
The Transmitters were an amazing late 70s post punk band who shared the stage with bands like the Slits, The Fall, & the Human League at legendary clubs like The Marquee & The Roxy. They
have recently released a compilation "I Fear No-One..." which includes many of their best trackss, including a session recorded with the late John Peel.
King Darves Thursday, May 17th, 2007, 2am - 6am
on
Tony Rettman's show
Highland Park New Jersey's King Darves is a young man who sings and plays like
he's seen the world a million times over, but he's actually just finishing up
his finals at a prestigeous New Jersey University. The King will be bringing
along some favorite records to spin and will also perform a special in-studio
performance; a perfect soundtrack to your 4 a.m. comedown.
Special program: Cyclic Bits: The Raymond Scott Variations Wednesday, May 16th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on
Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
Over the last year, Ergo has invited a range of delightful and brilliant
artists to rethink, remix, and reinvent the music of composer,
inventor and electronic music innovator Raymond Scott. Expect a full hour of
new and diverse variations on Scott's music, featuring tracks from
Satanicpornocultshop, Orionza, Ego Plum, Listen With Sarah, David
Fenech, 4,000,000 Telephones, Bebe del Banco, Fireworks Ensemble, and
more, collaged in with extracts from Raymond Scott's original
compositions.
Die! Die! Die! Tuesday, May 15th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Die! Die! Die! (the exclamation points are silent, except when they're playing) recently took a break from their opening slot on the Wolfmother tour to stop by WFMU. Coming from Dunedin, New Zealand, it's no surprise (and may even be mandatory) that they list The Clean first among their influences on their Myspace page. They recorded their first album with Steve Albini, but it's the early Factory Records bass sound that might grab your attention first, along with the shredding guitar, propulsive drumming and piercing vocals. Check! Them! Out!
Koenjihyakkei Tuesday, May 15th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Fans of the Japanese duo Ruins may already be aware of that band's worship of France's legendary prog monster Magma; for years they've been taking that group's spazzed yet hyper-precise structures into chaotic, punked up realms. Today, Ruins drummer Tatsuya Yoshida is coming in with his big band Koenjihyakkei (aka Hundred Lights of Koenji) and blowing the roof off even
more! Heavy, ubercomplex rhythms, operatic male and female vocalists wailing
in some made-up language, piano, reeds, epic jam-packed compositions with
insane hairpin curve changes. They'll be taking their technical prowess into some of the most
extreme terrain you've ever heard. Do not miss!
They'll also be playing live on May 14th at the Knitting Factory!
The Gondoliers Tuesday, May 15th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Take a garage-stompin' romp down Tobacco Road with this brand new smokin' band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Angelique Kidjo Saturday, May 12th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Gifted singer Angelique Kidjo has always worked hybrid angles, mixing elements of her native Beninese music and tradition with soul, rock, Caribbean and other global influences. Her new release Djin Djin is really two projects in one: Half of the CD is a series of mainstream-audience-seeking rock and pop collaborations with celebs like Peter Gabriel and Joss Stone. But the remaining tracks comprise her most stylistically African block of music in many years. Gearing up for her May 16 record release gig at B B King Blues club, Angelique talks about the new album, her background in a performing family in Benin, her work for international relief organizations and lots more.
Carol Kaye Saturday, May 12th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with studio musician Carol Kaye about her 10,000+ recording sessions - including the Batman Theme, Beach Boys "Pet Sounds", work with
Elvis, Sonny & Cher, Joe Franks, & Reynolds' "Don't Pull Your
Love Out On Me Baby." We'll also get the inside scoop on recently deceased musicians when Goldmine Magazine's obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Billy Jam has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Clear first got established in the late 80s as a graffiti artist in LA
and then moved over to the DJ world of monthly rooftop parties, improv gigs with jazz groups and an obsession for stretched out beats. Don't leave, because Clear will be dropping the needle at WFMU.
The Silos Tuesday, May 8th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The Silos have been delivering the goods - roots, punk, rock, etc. - for
over 20 years and return to WFMU having just released their latest great offering, "Come On Like The Fast Lane," out on Bloodshot Records.
Aterciopelados Saturday, May 5th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Andrea Echeverri (along with partner Hector Buitrago) leads the adventurous and idiosyncratic Latin-Grammy-winning Colombian rock band Aterciopelados. Aterciopelados began as a pretty straight-up rock band but has broadened its range over the years, incorporating modern electronica as well as traditional Colombian and Spanish-Caribbean roots. And they do it with style. Andrea visits Rob's program today to talk about her music and the band's long-awaited new CD Oye, on Nacional Records as well as her recent childbirth-themed self-titled solo album.
Sloan Saturday, May 5th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Sloan have been serving up their finely tuned brand of power pop since 1991, and now they make their way to the Cherry Blossom Clinic for their WFMU debut. We are proud and honored to have this legendary Canadian quartet do exclusive arrangements of songs from their monumental new album "Never Hear the End of It".
Clarence Carter Saturday, May 5th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with soul music legend Clarence Carter about his amazing body of work including "Slip Away", "Tell Daddy", "Patches", "Back Door Santa," and of course "Strokin'." 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 John Allen has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Crispin Glover Friday, May 4th, 2007, 8pm - 11pm
on
Pseu Braun's show
Tonight on Pseu Braun's show 8-11 PM it's the Return of Crispin Glover! The multi-talented actor, artist, and filmmaker's last appearance here was in 2004 to help raise funds for WFMU. Tonight he will be speaking with Pseu pre-taped just hours before his presentation of his Big Slide
Show and film What Is It? tonight and Saturday night at Asbury
Park's historic Baronet Theater,
where tickets are still available at the door.
DJ Silent aka SilentSomeone hails from the Boogie Down Bronx and was born into hip-hop during the 1980's, his partner in rhyme; Incksalonius is from Flatbush, the heart of Brooklyn. This duo makes up a beautiful hip-hop group called Traditional Method, who have a refreshing and organic sound that is more than welcome today.
Dom Mariani Tuesday, May 1st, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Australian power-pop legend Dom Mariani (of the Stems, the Someloves, and DM3) returns to WFMU. He'll fill us in on the upcoming Stems reunion album and perhaps play a few live numbers.
The Daves Monday, April 30th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
All the Daves are veterans of The 25 O'Clock Band. Two are veterans of The Microscopic Septet. One is a
veteran of Alice Donut. None of The Daves are veterans of the Armed
Forces. These progenitors and perpetuators of post-contemporary jazz
are Dave Sewelson-bari sax, Dave Hofstra-tuba and Steve
Moses-drumbone, and they hit the WFMU studios full force.
Joe Boyd Saturday, April 28th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Joe Boyd is simply one of the great record producers of our time. His engaging new memoir, "White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s" revisits his early career, when he was witness to an
incredible amount of musical history.
Joe Boyd is especially notable for his role in the British folk-rock scene of the late sixties, but his career began road-managing blues, soul, and jazz tours; he booked the Pink Floyd as house band at his UFO club in London, stage-managed the Newport Folk Festival when Dylan plugged in, and later in his career ran the esteemed roots and world music label Hannibal Records.
Joe will discuss why he decided to be a producer instead of a
musician, why he chose England over the US, the dawn of the British folk-rock scene with Fairport Convention and the Incredible String Band, connections between his early career and his later adventures producing world music for his own Hannibal, and lots more.
Pumpkin Patch Thursday, April 26th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
NJ horror punk band Pumpkin Patch will be performing songs from their new single: "The Haddonfield Horror".
The Creative Juices Crew Wednesday, April 25th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
The Creative JUICES CREW are an NYC based collective of emcees, producers, DJs, graphic artists, and musicians who've released monumental albums independently and made a monstrous impact on the underground scene and around the world. There are really too many of them to fit in the studio, but we'll see who shows up this week to chat with Noah.
The Explosives Tuesday, April 24th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Best known as Roky Erickson's backing band, the Explosives made some explosive music of their own in the late '70s and early '80s. We'll hear it firsthand during this live performance.
SlowSix Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Born of that natural space between classical and popular music, Slow Six mixes the instrumental prowess
and compositional focus of classical music with real-time digital
signal processing and lush visual landscapes. Since 1998 this
Brooklyn-based multi-media collective blends its own brand of
electronic instrumentals mixed with strings, keyboards, and homegrown
software instruments, recently adding drums to the collective. They
weave a web of dreamscapes in the WFMU studios.
Pere Ubu Saturday, April 21st, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
David Thomas formed the seminal art-punk band Pere Ubu in the mid-1970s and since that time, they've amassed a catalog of beautiful, dark, and existential pieces of music like "Final Solution", "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", and "Non-Alignment Pact". WFMU is honored to bring you this incredible in-studio performance featuring classic set staples, as well as newer tracks from their recent "Why I Hate Women" LP on Smog Veil Records.
Tony Hazzard Saturday, April 21st, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with U.K. singer/songwriter Tony Hazzard about his classic 60's recordings and his hits for everyone from the Hollies, Manfred Mann, and Herman's Hermits to Gene Pitney and Andy Williams. We'll also check in with
Goldmine Magazine obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson to see who passed away in the music world. And we'll find out what #1 hit song Dorian has left
in Michael's Mailbox!
Jenny Toomey from Rock the Net Friday, April 20th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Put the Needle On the Record with Billy Jam
For the past decade independent musicians and record labels have thrived online, thanks to the Internet providing an unprecedented type of open access to fans and artists alike. However all that may soon come to a screeching halt because a handful of large telecommunications companies want to act as
Internet traffic cops by charging web sites for better download speeds. If this happens it will result in a type of Internet payola, having a detrimental effect on independent artists and labels - both economically and creatively. The organization Rock The Net is leading the fight to protect freedom and innovation on the Internet. Jenny Toomey from Rock The Net will talk with Billy Jam to discuss all of these issues and more.
Mind Eraser Thursday, April 19th, 2007, 2am - 6am
on
Tony Rettman's show
Drawing from both the wierder elements of early 80's Hardcore like the Meat Puppets or Deep Wound, and the 'Power Violence' sounds of Infest and Crossed Out, Boston's Mind Eraser have caused quite a stir in their few years of existence. When they drop by the FMU studios to deliver this set to old man Rettman, expect nothing more than confusing brutality and a soiled diaper or two.
James Plotkin & Tim Wyskida Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, 2am - 6am
on
Mita!
Nearly five years after their legendary set as part of the experimental doom metal outfit Khanate, James Plotkin (O.L.D., Scorn) and Tim Wyskida (Blind Idiot God) are back with a solid hour of sonic mayhem that's sure to cause permanent ear damage to all who dare to tune in.
Z'EV and Sikhara Tuesday, April 17th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
A total legend in experimental sound, text, and visual art, Z'EV has been exploring 'spacial poetics' while creative percussive mayhem since the 1970's. He's been responsible for tons of solo releases and has collaborated with the likes of the Hafler Trio, John Cage, and Psychic TV; he last visited FMU over 25 years ago while living in NYC and working with Glenn Branca and Rudolph Grey among others. He's joined today by drum disciples Sikhara (who've been a central cog in the growing Radon label collective), making their second visit to Brian's show. Get ready for some serious
volume and heavy metal of a different strain this afternoon.
Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves Tuesday, April 17th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
What's not to like about Sally Crewe's songs: Short, catchy, and about
cars! This will be the Austin-via-England popster's third visit to WFMU,
but the first featuring her ace band.
Hang the Lights Monday, April 16th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
A little country, a little creepy as Appalachian waltzes and two-steps clash with Middle
Eastern rhythms is how one might describe Hang the Lights' sound.
This four-piece from Brooklyn, featuring accordion, guitar, piano,
bass and drums, drop by WFMU to perform songs by One Ring Zero's
Joshua Camp with such heady topics as lycanthropy, coelacanths,
satellites, and heartbreak.
Recordings from the Inaugural Meeting of the Athanasius Kircher Society Sunday, April 15th, 2007, 6am - 9am
on
Airborn Event with Dan Bodah
Tune in to hear Dan play excerpts from the Athanasius [A-thuh-NAZE-ee-us] Kircher [KEER-kur] Society's Inaugural Meeting in January and chat with Josh Foer, the society's Secretary. The Society is named after a 17th century Jesuit scientist and collector of curiosities who described the cat piano, initiated the field of Egyptology, and once had himself lowered into the crater of a volcano so he could study it. Josh talks with Dan about made-up languages, an organ that plays scents, and the Kircherian mindset. You can also check kirchersociety.org for great stuff like clips of William Shatner starring in an Esperanto horror movie.
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