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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
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October 9, 2024: It's another Punk / Post-punk / Power Pop / New Wave Throwback Show! Part of our October HELLRAISER FUNDRAISER!
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It's one of my favorite shows of the year!
As the 1970s turned into the 1980s, as one of the most exciting environments for independent and underground music took hold across New York City, the flagship weekday music program on New York University's radio station, The Afternoon Show, was largely a moribund and unimaginative attempt to emulate the big commercial album rock stations of that time (*cough*WNEW-FM*cough*)
But early in 1980, newly-arrived student Sal LoCurto, who'd just transferred to NYU from Hoftstra University, found his way to the WNYU studios atop the Loeb Student Center with a vision: play all of the exciting new punk / underground / new wave music that was coming out in the US and UK, and present it in a style that was closer to a Top 40 station than a traditional rock station. And yes, there was a format: no more than two songs in a row without a mic break, and the breaks themselves would be short: announce the songs, maybe mention an upcoming concert, and get right back to playing more music. No more rambling mic breaks from a DJ who sounded like he just woke up. Plus, the bulk of the music played on the show had to be pulled from a special locker stocked with the latest US and import releases; bands like The Doors and Led Zeppelin were banned. Thus the New Afternoon Show was born.
Sal had support from Vin Montuori, the student General Manager and from a couple of forward-thinking DJs currently on the Afternoon Show, Gary Cee and Naomi Regelson. DJs who did not stick to the new format were taken off the air and replaced by newcomers eager to play and support all of the great music and bands coming out at the time. Those newcomers included Sal himself, Mike "Pablo" Dugan, and yours truly.
I'd spent a good part of my high-school years listening more to Boston-area Top 40 stations than album rock stations, and I was also into a lot of punk/power-pop/etc., thanks in large part to my high school friend Jimmy Mack. Playing all of that great music and presenting it in an exciting manner that matched the energy of the music itself quickly won a large listenership. You can read about this in more detail in this 2014 article by my fellow WNYU alum Tim Sommer.
I'm incredibly proud of the time I spent at WNYU — it was a magical era, and a magical time to be on the radio in New York City. I'm also extremely humbled every time I encounter someone who remembers the show fondly 40+ years later. Today's show is an attempt to re-create, to some extent, the sound of those early '80s shows on WNYU, and share that sound with listeners who weren't able to hear those shows back in the day.
And, yes, this is part of WFMU's October HELLRAISER fundraiser — my first show of this year's HELLRAISER, since I was away last week! I hope you'll show your support for my program and for WFMU by making a pledge! If you've already pledged, THANK YOU! Your support is greatly appreciated, especially if you're a SWAG FOR LIFE pledger.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Approx. start time |
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the yachts | yachting type | s/t | polydor | 1979 | |
endgames | we feel good (future's looking fine) | 7" | mercury | 1982 | 0:02:36 (Pop-up) |
the professionals | the magnificent | i didn't see it coming | virgin | 1981 | 0:06:59 (Pop-up) |
agent orange | pipeline | bitchin' summer 12" ep | posh boy | 1982 | 0:10:11 (Pop-up) |
the frankies | yo yo | 7" | human | 1981 | 0:14:29 (Pop-up) |
heaven 17 | penthouse and pavement | penthouse and pavement | virgin | 1981 | 0:16:55 (Pop-up) |
shake shake | shake shake | 7" | compact | 1981 | 0:22:55 (Pop-up) |
mood 6 | hanging around | 7" | emi | 1982 | 0:25:25 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: the human league |
non-stop |
7" |
virgin |
1981 |
0:28:42 (Pop-up) |
patrick d. martin | computer datin' | s/t | irs | 1981 | 0:33:13 (Pop-up) |
splodgenessabounds | simon templar | 7" | deram | 1980 | 0:36:14 (Pop-up) |
the swinging madisons | hurdy gurdy man | s/t 12" ep | select | 1981 | 0:38:51 (Pop-up) |
richard strange | international language | 7" | cherry red | 1979 | 0:41:30 (Pop-up) |
a certain ratio | do the du (casse) | 12" | factory | 1980 | 0:45:28 (Pop-up) |
bill nelson | do you dream in colour? | 7" | cocteau | 1980 | 0:47:44 (Pop-up) |
adam & the ants | ant music | kings of the wild frontier | epic | 1980 | 0:51:38 (Pop-up) |
the method actors | the method | 7" | armageddon | 1980 | 0:54:47 (Pop-up) |
the saints | know your product | 7" | harvest | 1978 | 1:00:19 (Pop-up) |
medium medium | hungry, so angry | 7" | cherry red | 1981 | 1:03:48 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: 4" be 2" |
all of the lads |
12" |
wea |
1981 |
1:09:32 (Pop-up) |
the thompson twins | perfect game | in the name of love | arista | 1:15:38 (Pop-up) | |
alternative tv | fun city | strange kicks | irs | 1981 | 1:19:43 (Pop-up) |
the fleshtones | theme from "the vindicators" | up front 12" ep | irs | 1980 | 1:22:53 (Pop-up) |
the selector | on my radio | 7" | chrysalis / two-tone | 1979 | 1:24:25 (Pop-up) |
blue rondo a la turk | klacto vee sedstein | 12" | diable-noir | 1982 | 1:28:32 (Pop-up) |
paul haig | running away | 12" | crepuscule america | 1:32:00 (Pop-up) | |
the gas | the finger | emotional warfare | polydor uk | 1981 | 1:37:50 (Pop-up) |
the chords | something's missing | so far away | polydor uk | 1980 | 1:40:43 (Pop-up) |
the blasters | no other girl | s/t | slash/wb | 1981 | 1:44:20 (Pop-up) |
joe "king" carrasco & the crowns | buena | 7" | stiff | 1980 | 1:46:37 (Pop-up) |
department s | is vic there? | 7" | stiff | 1981 | 1:51:02 (Pop-up) |
killing joke | follow the leaders | 10" | eg | 1981 | 1:53:22 (Pop-up) |
stiff little fingers | go for it | go for it | chrysalis | 1981 | 1:59:50 (Pop-up) |
stiff little fingers | bits of kids | 12" | chrysalis | 1982 | 2:02:42 (Pop-up) |
john foxx | miles away | 7" | metal beat | 1980 | 2:05:26 (Pop-up) |
the flying lizards | move on up | 7" | virgin | 1980 | 2:09:20 (Pop-up) |
music for pleasure | fuel to the fire | 7" | rage | 1981 | 2:12:34 (Pop-up) |
xtc | generals and majors | 7" | rso | 1980 | 2:16:08 (Pop-up) |
the colonel | too many cooks in the kitchen | 7" | virgin | 1980 | 2:19:31 (Pop-up) |
huang chung | china | 7" | arista uk | 1982 | 2:22:11 (Pop-up) |
the db's | neverland | 7" | albion | 1982 | 2:26:18 (Pop-up) |
the individuals | piledrive | aquamarine ep | infidelity | 1981 | 2:29:00 (Pop-up) |
new math | invocation | they walk among you 12" ep | 415 | 1981 | 2:32:46 (Pop-up) |
polyrock | romantic me | 7" | rca | 1980 | 2:36:44 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: rhoda with the special a.k.a. |
theme from the boiler |
7" |
two tone |
1982 |
2:42:59 (Pop-up) |
the passions | skin deep | 7" | polydor uk | 1981 | 2:47:11 (Pop-up) |
fingerprintz | wet job | the very dab | virgin | 1979 | 2:50:21 (Pop-up) |
4" be 2" | frustration | 7" | wea uk | 1980 | 2:54:43 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: pigbag |
papa's got a brand new pigbag |
2:57:36 (Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
Spikey BXL:
Handy Haversack:
efd:
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Figgsrock:
common:
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Krys O.:
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Michael from the Left Coast:
Handy Haversack:
Cheryl The Nerd:
Spikey BXL:
tim:
efd:
Ken From Hyde Park:
tim:
love2laf:
Welcome back efd, hello fellow funksters, always enjoy this yearly throwback show.
The Spoony:
Steve Harsh:
efd:
ironybread:
Jack McGuire:
tim:
P-90!:
one of those infinitely cover-able numbers
Spikey BXL:
ironybread:
Bruce S.:
Krys O.:
The Spoony:
Scott from Boston:
tim:
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Rich in Washington:
efd:
Krys O.:
Scott from Boston:
tim:
Figgsrock:
Handy Haversack:
Semi-relatedly, I am two days into my fifties and have a perfect record in softball games so far! I think my athletic peak is finally arriving!
morphe':
91 something??] came across 2 dudes saying if people did not call and donate money immediately, they would play the Doobie Bros as punishment .. I knew I had found something = WFMU ...
efd:
rf:
Spikey BXL:
welcome to tramway 5, as we say around here
Hoboken Jack:
Figgsrock:
morphe':
also I had the phone # ready as there were great Tkt give aways ... especially as minimum wage was $3.15 HR
212.9899368???
Deecee:
Spikey BXL:
Kat in the chat:
Handy Haversack:
Hey, Jack!
tim:
Kat in the chat:
The Spoony:
Handy Haversack:
listener 126464:
Bruce S.:
Rich in Washington:
Bruce S.:
MarciB:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
morphe':
My phone at B&N could dial out as I sometimes had to call the warehouse on the Westside HWY..
Deano Bravo:
egould:
morphe':
efd:
Frank Zaatar:
tim:
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Gaston:
clarke:
Bruce S.:
tim:
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morphe':
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Paulo AD:
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Bruce S.:
Derek Westerholm:
tim:
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efd:
tim:
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clarke:
Bruce S.:
Malaysian Ladyboy:
Krys O.:
Handy Haversack:
gauche knee:
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Krys O.:
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Bruce S.:
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Krys O.:
xtrakrispy:
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ironybread:
Bruce S.:
Kat in the chat:
Commento:
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stingy d:
Krys O.:
Bruce S.:
Commento:
clarke:
stingy d:
Handy Haversack:
efd:
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clarke:
Derek Westerholm:
clarke:
MarginWalker in Baltimore:
Krys O.:
Paulo AD:
Paulo AD:
efd:
Krys O.:
clarke:
Spikey BXL:
clarke:
Krys O.:
Paulo AD:
Hooe you feel better soon :)
Heading out for some fondue in manhatten in a bit :)
clarke:
Paulo AD:
Bruce S.:
Jack McGuire:
Krys O.:
Paulo AD:
Handy Haversack:
Krys O.:
Paulo AD:
clarke:
WE NEED YOUR FONDUE SETS!!
Commento:
Derek Westerholm:
Paulo AD:
tim:
herb.nyc:
“Some of the records heard on the new afternoon show are supplied by 99 records, 99 mcdougal street in manhattan.”
efd:
clarke:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
tim:
efd:
Krys O.:
Heidella:
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clarke:
word:
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Krys O.:
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clarke:
morphe':
rf:
so angry
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Commento:
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slocker:
Paulo AD:
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Commento:
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morphe':
clarke:
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Figgsrock:
Krys O.:
slocker:
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Malaysian Ladyboy:
Probably a robbery.
clarke:
Paulo AD:
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clarke:
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Krys O.:
The Spoony:
Eugene R:
Elena:
tim:
clarke:
slocker:
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Gary:
listener 126464:
slocker:
Handy Haversack:
96 Rock in Atlanta had a Perfect Album Side contest where you could submit a list of songs that were generally thematically tied together. You could submit them ON anything that you could mail to the station -- except car parts. They had to disallow car parts. I assume from bitter experience. I put mine in the pages of the driving license test manual.
tim:
Malaysian Ladyboy:
Krys O.:
clarke:
Frank Zaatar:
slocker:
Michael from the Left Coast:
Derek Westerholm:
Carl G:
How about playing " Growing up American"
B R M:
Bruce S.:
B R M:
Frank Zaatar:
Krys O.:
efd:
pledge.wfmu.org...
Thanks to everyone who's pledged so far! Let's see if we can move that pledge counter up to 55!
listener 126464:
Bob Tankenstein:
B R M:
Handy Haversack:
Paulo AD:
clarke:
listener 126464:
B R M:
clarke:
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stingy d:
Paulo AD:
Michael C St Lou:
clarke:
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Krys O.:
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HesperusWrecked:
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clarke:
clarke:
Paulo AD:
Krys O.:
Figgsrock:
Michael C St Lou:
Krys O.:
clarke:
tim:
DjLorraine:
tim:
Handy Haversack:
I guess I get to have the shingles ones too now. Yaaaaaay.
Krys O.:
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clarke:
Krys O.:
Bruce S.:
clarke:
rf:
Krys O.:
Rich in Washington:
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clarke:
drr:
clarke:
Krys O.:
Michael from the Left Coast:
clarke:
efd:
Bruce S.:
clarke:
tim:
Krys O.:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
clarke:
HesperusWrecked:
clarke:
taryninstereo:
drr:
clarke:
drr:
clarke:
PNX:
drr:
Figgsrock:
clarke:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
egould:
I'm going to do alot of reading over Christmas vacation.
Cheryl The Nerd:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
Tinley Park Randy:
Cheryl The Nerd:
drr:
But it wasn't before my time, I'm sayin.
clarke:
clarke:
Cheryl The Nerd:
clarke:
Bruce S.:
Bruce S.:
Handy Haversack:
prof.fuzz:
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clarke:
clarke:
Malaysian Ladyboy:
drr:
prof.fuzz:
Cheryl The Nerd:
clarke:
Cheryl The Nerd:
tim:
prof.fuzz:
en.wikipedia.org...
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
see ya on the archives!
clarke:
Sybil:
Karl:
Karl:
efd:
clarke:
Spikey BXL:
tim:
Bruce S.:
B R M:
clarke:
clarke:
Karl:
Malaysian Ladyboy:
But Dave is.
efd:
clarke:
morphe':
Cheryl The Nerd:
Richard Thompson's got a memoir out too.
And don't forget Nick Lowe's bio! :)
Figgsrock:
Jack McGuire:
clarke:
Cheryl The Nerd:
efd:
efd:
clarke:
Krys O.:
tim:
Figgsrock:
clarke:
Bruce S.:
Figgsrock:
Cheryl The Nerd:
clarke:
morphe':
- some scratch in there that could help the Nation
so far=
* a women has the right to control her own body
*Orangeman was donating short supply
Covid tests to Putin...
#3 ??
Handy Haversack:
Matt en Queens:
clarke:
Commento:
Avspuk:
Saturday, October 26th, 3pm - 6pm
drr:
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Handy Haversack:
clarke:
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clarke:
Gaston:
Bob Tankenstein:
clarke:
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clarke:
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clarke:
Bruce S.:
Mister Dobalina:
Avspuk:
Even more so than Clay's show
efd:
clarke:
BillfromRockTavern:
over if I hadn't heard it in awhile . it's so great !
clarke:
clarke:
ajay:
SeanG:
clarke:
drr:
BTW, if you go online and request a book from NOPL you can have it sent to any branch you like, and return it at any branch.
clarke:
clarke:
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Kat in the chat:
clarke:
Krys O.:
clarke:
drr:
clarke:
drr:
clarke:
drr:
Bruce S.:
clarke:
drr:
Krys O.:
vassifer.blogs.com...
clarke:
Will thee SG OCNY:
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Bruce S.:
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drr:
clarke:
drr:
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