Past Special Programs on WFMU

Past Special Programs on WFMU
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Andrew fills in for Tony Coulter with guests The Lost Patrol
Saturday, December 16th, 2006, 9pm - Midnight
on Andrew Listfield's show
They're baaack! Back for their 6th time at FMU. Back with their highly atmospheric western-tinged surfy spacey romantic sound. Back with their big & wide sound. With the dreamy sound. And playing all new stuff, sure to be on their upcoming CD, due sometime next summer. Tired of the 4 walls of today? Wanna get away from it all? Do it - with The Lost Patrol.

Pistolera
Saturday, December 16th, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Pistolera is a vibrant young NYC-based band that plays an original brand of accordion-driven Latin pop-folklorico, drawing from traditional styles of Mexican music. Fresh from the sold-out Joe's Pub record-release show for their new cd Siempre Hay Salida, they will play a live in-studio set.

The Husbands
Saturday, December 16th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
From San Francisco comes this female-fronted, raw garage punk band! These gals play your favorite 60s garage and 70s punk, calling to mind bands like the Sonics, Pleasure Seekers, Gories, Pandoras, the Bags, or the Ronettes (if they'd listened to a bunch of "Killed by Death" and "Back from the Grave" comps rather than Phil Spector!) They'll be playing tunes from their new album on Swami Records, which is called "There's Nothing I'd Like More than to See You Dead."

Frank Lee Sprague
Saturday, December 16th, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Frank Lee Sprague about his new solo album & his fine work with The Sprague Brothers, checks in with Phast Phreddie Patterson for the Decedent Activity Update and we find out what #1 hit song Dave-The-Spazz has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Mike Padgett steers the ship this morning
Saturday, December 16th, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Max Brennan / Wight Light Orchestra
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
A visit to the Phuj Phactory from "spiritual disco technician" Max Brennan, creator of the acclaimed "Alien to Whom" and "Maxwell House" series. The Wight Light Orchestra is the latest adventure from prolific producer Max. After a break from the business and a lot of time spent in the Himalayas on a cosmic quest of meditation and presence, Max has teamed up with fellow cosmic warriors Louis Soteriou and Jon Mcmullen. The project "Wight Light Orchestra" (named after the Isle of Wight, which means life, sprite, & enlightened spirit) aims to capture and transmit directly from the heart, pure presence. The project weaves mantras, Tibetan singing bowls, temple bells, classical guitar, and rhythmic dynamics with twisted time signatures and inspired lyrics not seen in Max's work until now. This project is forging ahead with the emphasis on presence, on being here and now and playing to the global -- if not universal -- presence and consciousness that's now growing in the boundaries of social awareness.

Jesus Christ Superstar
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006, 9am - Noon
on Ken's show
Ken celebrates the birth of the baby Jesus by paying musical tribute to the death of the baby Jesus. Yes, Ken finally purges Andrew Lloyd Weber from his system by playing three hours of versions of Jesus Christ Superstar. So maybe it won't go to three hours. It will still be way too much Jesus-based bombast for that hour of the day. Included will be surf versions, moog versions, versions in Japanese, Russian, Swedish, and the best version ever - the Dutch one. Everything but the original soundtrack and the unmentionable film version.

APB
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
The Scottish band APB burst onto the post-punk scene back in 1981 with their classic single "(I'd Like To) Shoot You Down," which became an immediate club and college radio hit in New York City and around the country. They continued putting out underground dance hits through the 80s, recording at Arthur Baker and John Robie's Unique Studios, as well as right here in Jersey City. Evan "Funk" Davies was playing those early records 25 (gulp!) years ago, and he's excited to welcome APB to the WFMU studios for a great live set on Tuesday, December 12 at 11pm. Tune in to hear APB play live, and be sure to catch one of their area shows: Dec 9 at the Loop Lounge in Passaic; Dec 14 at Union Hall in Brooklyn; and Dec 15 at the Knitting Factory.

Clockcleaner
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner
Get your healthy dose of damaged psychedelic punk madness today: Clockcleaner are here to do just what their name says, evoking an evil crap-storm cloud of your fave sludge (early Butthole Surfers, Flipper, Drunks With Guns) with some lobe-tickle elements from other disparate sources (some claim to hear both Brainbombs AND Ratt riffs in there somewhere). What could be better to prep you for the holidays?

Jonathan Rosenbaum + Marie Nyreröd
Monday, December 11th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
The Chicago Reader's film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum talks about Jacques Tati's classic film "Playtime" and also his time working with Tati, then director Marie Nyrer�d on her film "Bergman Island", a documentary on filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.

Guitarists Sean Smith and Matt Baldwin
Monday, December 11th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
It's a Berkeley Guitar fest, featuring two of the finest fingerstyle guitarists from California's East Bay. Sean and Matt are featured on two thirds of the Berkeley Guitar album issued on Tompkins Square, and they each play a live set on today's show.

Almost-Holiday Spectacular live from Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Saturday, December 9th, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Join us in person at Barbes, the friendly and intimate live music bar at 376 9th Street at 6th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn! With guest co-host / tech guru Irene Trudel plus three hours of non-stop live music from some of New York's finest world musicky combos: Finnish roots music with Kaiku, Jewish European roots with Art Bailey's Orkestra Popilar and contemporary music from Colombia via NYC with Coba. Plus great beer. And free FMU swag giveaways!

Plimsouls
Saturday, December 9th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Started by Peter Case after the break up of the proto- new wave band The Nerves, Plimsouls were THE leading power-pop band in the 1980s. The Plimsouls created perfect, timeless power-pop that can hold its own next to Elvis Costello, the Flaming Groovies, The Easybeats and yes, the Beatles!!! The Plimsouls reunited and played some jaw-droppingly amazing, critically acclaimed gigs in the New York area last month. The New York Times picked their appearance at Magnetic Field as a Top Pick gig to see! WFMU was extremely lucky and honored to capture a great performance from them while they were here.

Listener Rich Fravel picks the hits!
Saturday, December 9th, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Kid Lucky + Jeff Chang + James T. and Karla L. Murray
Friday, December 8th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Kid Lucky and members of his Beatboxer Entertainment crew, who performed on WFMU on November 24th and are featured in the new Village Voice, will return to the airwaves this week when they make another appearance on "Put the needle on the record" with Billy Jam. Also in the house will be award winning author Jeff Chang whose hip-hop history "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" has been hailed as the ultimate book on the genre, plus the authors of the just published New York graffiti book "Burning New York" James T. and Karla L. Murray.

Mike Love of the Beach Boys!
Thursday, December 7th, 2006, 8pm - 11pm
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love swings by Music To Spazz By!

DJ Vadim
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Producer, DJ, promoter, record collector, radio presenter, occasional painter and writer, DJ Vadim is the man! With a string of live dates happening and his supergroup "One Self" (DJ Vadim, Yarah Bravo and Blu rum 13) this DJ has a full plate. Tune in as Vadim chats with Noah and spins some recordings...

"Interview with Ed Haslam and Daniel Hopsicker - Truth and Consequences"
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #577 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Carla Bozulich
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner
Carla's been a veritable lynchpin in the Los Angeles music scene for years, creating a wildly diverse body of work performing in punk bands, meditative experimental ensembles as well as country outfits (covering Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" LP a few years back). She's currently on tour for "Evangelista", one hell of a sonic exorcism if there ever was one, full of devastating vocal performances aided by instrumentalists from Montreal's Constellation label scene. She'll be hitting Brian's show right off a huge European tour, and plays that night at Michelene's (1124 Broadway @ Koscuiszko) in Brooklyn and the following night (December 6th) at Joe's Pub in NYC.

Bert Jansch
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006, 9am - Noon
on Hatch's show
On his own and with his band The Pentangle, Bert Jansch was one of the British folk revival's most prolific and influential artists. In recent years his albums have included reverent contributions from younger musicians such as Johnny Marr from The Smiths, Beth Orton, Bernard Butler of Suede, Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, and Devendra Banhart. Tune in to hear Bert play some of his classic songs as well as a few from his new Drag City release "The Black Swan".

Robyn Hitchcock and The Venus 3
Monday, December 4th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Robyn's rockingest album in years, Ole Tarantula, was just released, and features the stellar lineup of Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin. While passing through town they recorded a live set for WFMU and chatted with Irene about what they've been up to.

Koliadnyky
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
An introduction to the Koliada ritual and music of the Hutsul people of the Carpathian mountain region, Ukraine. The koliadas are some of the best-preserved examples of oral literature from pre-Christian times. These song/poems are part of an ancient winter ritual that now coincides with Christmas. Koliadnyky, visiting from the Ukraine, will perform the music on traditional instruments like the trembita, a twelve-foot long mountain horn and the volynka, goat-skin bagpipes. Also present to help explain and explore the tradition will be Ukrainian-American musician Julian Kytasty and Virlana Tkacz of Yara Arts, who organized Koliadnyky's visit to NYC.

The Mighty Go-Go Players
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Straight outta France come The Mighty Go-Go Players! These guys seared thru the USA a few months back and played some great shows and laid down a blistering session for WFMU. The Mighty Go-Go Players' music is brutal raw keyboard driven garage and '70s punk, calling to mind The Gories, DMZ, The Reatards, The Novas, and The Mummies.

Charlie Thomas
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Charlie Thomas from The Drifters! We'll also get the lowdown on recently deceased Rock & Rollers when Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in with the Decedent Activity Update and we'll find out what #1 hit song Dennis Diken has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Billy Jam crams a year of Professor Dum Dum into one hour
Thursday, November 30th, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
You've heard about the upcoming one minute marathon on WFMU but have you heard about the one-year of Professor Dum Dum's Lab condensed into one hour? This Thursday (November 30th) at 7PM Billy Jam will go to the WFMU.org playlists & archives page of "Professor Dum Dum's Lab" and, from the past year's collection of the one hour weekly show, click and play the best sixty minutes of the mad Professor and his call-in and in-studio guests. Included will be an excerpt from the time fellow 'FMU DJ Kenny G stopped by and serenaded the Mad Metal One.

The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Thursday, November 30th, 2006, 6am - 9am
on Old Time New
You may have seen them busking in Central Park, NY or in the subways underground, to steal their own tag line; The Two Man Gentlemen Band are Uptempo, Original, Old-Time, Two-Man Music, at a Reasonable Volume. Tune in to Old Time New to hear what all the fuss is about!

Two Micros and Honeycut
Monday, November 27th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Cuneiform Records has just reissued four albums by the Microscopic Septet, and they've reformed for a few rare NYC gigs. Founding Members Phillip Johnston and Joel Forrester drop by for a preview. Then, the soul-tronica infused band Honeycut was just in town for CMJ and snagged on tape with a live performance. Frontman Bart Davenport has a few album credits under his belt, as do his band mates. Honeycut's debut, "The Day I Turned to Glass" is just out on the Quannum label.

Brenda Hutchinson
Monday, November 27th, 2006, Midnight - 3am
on Woody's show
On Sept. 1, 2006, Brenda Hutchinson set out on a cross-country, 8150-mile sound-performance journey, from Michigan to New York to San Francisco, with a 250-pound cast-iron bell in tow to investigate the public's interactions with and reactions to the bell's sonorous tones. She'll be dropping by to share her experiences and recordings from the Bell Project and other pieces, as well as chat about her upcoming performances at the Stone (Nov. 28) and Roulette (Dec. 2).

Guest DJ Graham Luckhurst
Saturday, November 25th, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Guest DJ Graham Luckhurst (a/k/a DJ Grey Matter) of Mr Bongo, the highly regarded UK Latin / Brazilian / Caribbean / African club/dance record label will stop by Rob's show this evening. He's also a member of Brighton UK DJ collective UniqueUncut. (Rescheduled from November 11th)

Boyskout
Saturday, November 25th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
We're stoked to have the fantastic, female -fronted band Boyskout appear for a 2nd time on the Cherry Blosssom Clinic ! Boyskout come from San Francisco and play really great new-wave pop and punk that's somewhere between Blondie, Elastica, Helium and Autoclave! They'll be playing songs from their sweet new album , Another Life on Three Ring Records ! See them live November 24th at Supreme Trading in Brooklyn.

Joe Queer of the Queers
Saturday, November 25th, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Joe Queer (of The Queers) - writer of many #1 hit songs!, checks in with Phast Phreddie Patterson for the Decedent Activity Update and we find out what #1 hit song Ken Freedman has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Fantasy's Core
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Nagasaki's wild Samurai punk rockers present a potent mix of 70's punk rock and Yakuza movie madness!

Kumisolo
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
A visit to the Phuj Phactory from Kumisolo, AKA Kumi from the Konki Duet (Active Suspension) and Crazy Curl, in session with songs from her work-in-progress solo project. Expect beautifully constructed lo-fi synth pop . Pop, pop, pop, trois fois pop!

Station Manager Ken fills in for Seven Second Delay with a State of the Station report.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Ken's show
Station Manager Ken gives a State of the Station talk and listener call-in this Wednesday night from 6-7pm, filling in for Seven Second Delay. This will be the first State of the Station talk since March, so there's a lot to talk about - WFMU's finances, technical improvements and problems, programming developments and more. You can call in with your questions or comments at 201-209-9368, or you can e-mail questions or topics to Ken ahead of time by using this form or e-mailing him at ken at wfmu dot org.

Matt Schickele
Monday, November 20th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Torn between two solo efforts, a new one in the works, his own band Beekeeper and a side project called the M. Shanghai String Band, Brooklyn musician Matt Schickele is resurfacing to come out to WFMU. According to Pitchfork Media, "Matt Schickele's approach is distinctly different, drawing from weird parallel universes of sound while still keeping one foot planted on Earth. It's a balancing act that's hard to fully comprehend, and even harder to ignore." Matt gives us a rare live performance.

Miya Masaoka
Monday, November 20th, 2006, Midnight - 3am
on Woody's show
Miya Masaoka will be dropping by Woody's show to perform improvised music on the koto as well as talk about her upcoming performance/installation at the Issue Project Room. She is a classically trained musician, composer and sound/installation artist who has created works for solo koto, laser interfaces, laptop, and video. Her pieces have investigated the sound and movement of insects, as well as the physiological response of plants, the human brain, and her own body.

Keith Spring of NRBQ
Sunday, November 19th, 2006, 7pm - 9pm
on Bob Brainen's show
Keith is best known for the 10+ years he played saxophone with NRBQ as one half of the Whole Wheat Horns. He has also produced and played on records by Martin Mull, among others, and is currently the keyboardist in the Chandler Travis Philharmonic. We'll be spinning records with which Keith was involved as well as other esoterica.

Armando Figueredo and Jose Rafael Torres
Saturday, November 18th, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Armando Figueredo and Jose Rafael Torres of Los Amigos Invisibles introduce us to "Super Pop Venezuela", the Amigos' new CD composed entirely of cover versions of Venezuelan pop songs. We'll get the backstory and hear their versions plus a few of the originals - contrast and compare!

Mudhoney + Hank IV + Dan Melchior & Das Menace
Saturday, November 18th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
An unparalleled triple shot smacks you upside the head when Mudhoney, The Hank IV, and Dan Melchior and Das Menace visit the Cherry Blossom Clinic!

Seattle kingpins Mudhoney are legends in their own time and will deliver a live set of an entire generation's version of "classic rock" on their first ever visit to WFMU.

San Francisco's Hank IV will also be swinging through our hallowed halls to bring you live versions of songs from their incredible "Third Person Shooter" LP. With ex-members of the Icky Boyfriends and the Leather Uppers in tow, you know it's gonna be one for the ages!

Closing things down will be Dan Melchior & Das Menace -- the esteemed band leader's latest permutation on the Garage/Roots theory. Don't miss what promises to be an incredible afternoon at the Magic Factory!

Kim Shattuck of the Muffs and Doug Fieger of the Knack
Saturday, November 18th, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with two of the world's greatest songwriters: Kim Shattuck of The Muffs AND Doug Fieger of The Knack. He'll also check in with Phast Phreddie Patterson for the Decedent Activity Update and we'll find out what #1 hit song Mr. Finewine has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Neil Kaplan delivers the music to the people!
Saturday, November 18th, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Relay
Thursday, November 16th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Relay are an ambient guitar rock band touring in support of their new CD "Still Point of Turning". Think Jesus & Mary Chain mixed with Interpol.

"Interview with Daniel Hopsicker: Victor Kozeny's Last Stand"
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #574 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" program

Adam Gopnik
Monday, November 13th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik visits to talk about his chronicles of New York City since he returned in 2000, which are compiled in his new book "Through the Children's Gate".

David Hykes AND Botanica
Monday, November 13th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Starting things off on a beautiful, otherworldly note is David Hykes, founder of Harmonic Chant and the Harmonic Presence work, an Enlightenment-dedicated body of primordial wisdom practices, including the universal sacred music music called Harmonic Chant, as well as meditative awareness training and healing harmonization. David is a composer, singer, world and intraworld traveller in a stay-at-om universe, but is here for a special, intimate concert and kirtan with Krishna Das to benefit The Breathing Project on November 16th in NYC.

Then, led by erstwhile Firewater co-conspirator and international piano man Paul Wallfisch, Botanica makes punk rock chamber music for the 21st century. Bridging the gap between Secret Machines and The Dresden Dolls, Botanica produces gritty, epic, sexy music that is neither blind to politics nor ignorant of romance. Called the sonic equivalent of an Aki Kaurismaki film by Intro Magazine (Germany), Botanica's music was also recently described in the New Yorker as "...trafficking in sonic noir with an undercurrent of sinewy menace...sinister sophisticates providing the perfect soundtrack to the after-hours, urban experience."

Graham Luckhurst of Mr. Bongo Records AND Brooklyn Qawwali Party
Saturday, November 11th, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
First, Graham Luckhurst of the UK's acclaimed Mr Bongo records introduces new and archival Afro/Carib/Latin/Brazilian/etc. tracks from the ever-groovy label's latest releases.

Brooklyn Qawwali Party was founded around the question: What would happen if New York jazz musicians were to play and improvise around the melodies of the late great Sufi Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan? Answer: Tune in and find out! BQP consists of fourteen musicians: five horns, three percussionists, guitar, acoustic bass, harmonium, and three designated clappers who will all squeeze into the FMU studios for a live set.

Robbie Fulks
Saturday, November 11th, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with one of the world's greatest songwriters Robbie Fulks, checks in with Phast Phreddie Patterson for the Decedent Activity Update and we find out what #1 hit song Gaylord Fields has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Art Thompson on the one and two
Saturday, November 11th, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Norton Records 20th Birthday Bash with live guests The Real Kids
Thursday, November 9th, 2006, 8pm - 11pm
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
The Norton Records gang drop by to celebrate two decades in show biz! Featuring a live performance from The Real Kids and tons of special guests! AAA-OOOO-GAAAAA!!!!!

Italian turntablist and sampling composer Økapi
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
Tune in to hear four "ctrl+C-ctrl+V" pieces by �kapi, the "Daft Giraffe of the Forest" who in these last years has played for "Dogon" tribal rituals and for those more intimate "Metaxu" deliriums, but he is considered a solitary mammal and consequently has recently published one anthem to protophony (Where's the beef?) for Inflatabl.rec (a small label of the American prairies.)

Election Night Coverage with salon.com's Tim Grieve
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Election Day is almost here, so who are you going to trust to give you all the results? Fox? CNN? Sure, they may have hundreds of reporters around the country -- but do they have analysis from Salon.com Senior Writer Tim Grieve? Do they have your favorite music? Do they have cool animated maps? OK, they have the maps -- so put the TV on 'mute' and join Evan "Funk" Davies and special political correspondent Terre T this Tuesday night from 11pm-2am for updates on elections across the country, plus all the latest botched jokes.

Nightmare (Repeat)
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #497 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Lights
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006, 9am - Noon
on Hatch's show
Sophia Knapp and Linnea Vedder started Lights with only a guitar, a tambourine, and a couple of breathy voices. Since then, the tambourine has expanded into a full drum kit and they've added a bass player named Adam Meadows. This summer they released a home-recorded EP and spent some time on the road with Brightblack Morning Light. Tune in to hear this Brooklyn trio bring their fuzzy and shambolic psych tunes to the WFMU studios.

Lee Silver
Monday, November 6th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Professor of molecular biology and public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University Lee Silver visits the program to talk about chimera, biotechnology, clong, and more. Silver is also an author, most recently of "Challenging Nature: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life".

Listener DJ Alisha spins the sounds that astound!
Saturday, November 4th, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Wolmar Gottschall Filho
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006, 9am - Noon
on This Is The Modern World with Trouble
To give a taste of the unbelievable offerings at the upcoming WFMU Record and CD Fair, Brazilian vinyl dealer Wolmar Gottschall Filho will be spinning rare and fabulous Brazilian pressings. Since the 1980's Wolmar has divided his time between Rio de Janeiro and NYC, sharing the best Brazil has to offer. Wolmar will be showcasing Tropicalia, Baile Funk, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Soul, and Psychedelia. And for the first time ever on This is the Modern World, all the Brazilian music will be properly pronounced and identified! Tell all your friends to listen up, preview, then get ready to buy at the WFMU record fair.

Tim Grieve, Senior Writer for Salon.com
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
For some people there are few prospects scarier than a Democratic takeover of the House and Senate; others would prefer to see Frankenstein and Dracula themselves in those chambers rather than the current occupants. This Halloween night, Evan "Funk" Davies stays the course and welcomes back Tim Grieve, Senior Writer of Salon.com and reporter for their War Room political blog, to give another update on the outlook for the mid-term elections on November 7. The college of electoral knowledge is back in session, so elect to tune in to WFMU!

"Alfa Males-One Helluva Conspiracy Theory Pt. 2"
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #573 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Joseph LeDoux
Monday, October 30th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Joseph LeDoux of New York University's Center for the Neuroscience of Fear and Anxiety visits the program to talk about fear and the biological mechanisms of emotional memory.

2 Bands: Zom Zoms and About
Monday, October 30th, 2006, Noon - 3pm
on Liz Berg's show
Synthesizers explode on Liz Berg's program when Zom Zoms from Austin, Texas drop by the WFMU studios. Wash your ritalin down with some coffee in preparation for spazzed-out, herky-jerky new wave on hyperdrive. Zom Zoms released their Yellow Rainbow CD earlier this year (Business Deal), and are now on tour. Catch them in NYC at Cake Shop on 10/29 or North Six on 11/1.

Immediately following Zom Zoms will be Amsterdam's About. Guitar + laptop = happy fun glitch pop! About's album Bongo (released on Jason Forrest's Cock Rock Disco label) made waves on WFMU earlier this year, so be sure to tune in for this rare U.S. appearance.

Michael J. Schumacher
Monday, October 30th, 2006, Midnight - 3am
on Woody's show
Woody welcomes composer/performer, concert producer, and curator Michael J. Schumacher to his show. As director of the sound and intermedia galleries Studio Five Beekman and Diapason, Schumacher has produced exhibitions by David Behrman, Alvin Lucier, La Monte Young, and other pioneer sound experimenters. He'll be discussing upcoming shows at Diapason as well as playing excerpts from his own electronic sound installations and compositions.

3 BANDS: The Brimstones, Hunchback, and Wreckless Eric
Saturday, October 28th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Brimstones feature Stu Rutherford (Royal Purple / Creatures of the Golden Dawn) and they play organ drenched 60s influenced garage rock a la The Seeds, Woggles, Swamp Rats, Larry & The Blue Notes, Sonics, and the theme from The Munsters TV show.

Hunchback play super dark and ominous creep punk like the Lost Sounds, DMZ, and The Damned all rolled into one! And like the Brimstones, they've got heavy keyboard action!

And if that's not enough of a Halloween Treat, there will also be a special visit from classic new wave artist Wreckless Eric (Best known for songs like "Take the K.A.S.H", and "Whole Wide World"), who'll be stopping by on his way to perform at Maxwell's.

Ray Mason
Saturday, October 28th, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Join Michael this Saturday as he chats with songwriter Ray Mason about his new album "Don't Mess With Our Routine", checks in with Phast Phreddie Patterson for the Decedent Activity Update, and find out what #1 hit song Todd-O-Phonic Todd has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Emile Lebrun (repeat)
Saturday, October 28th, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Dimestore Scenario
Thursday, October 26th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Brooklyn indie-pop-rockers Dimestore Scenario will be performing songs from their upcoming EP on Broken Land Records, with help on a few tracks from Swiss violinist Magali Veillon.

Tim Grieve, Senior Editor of Salon.com
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Each Tuesday through election night, hear Tim Grieve, senior editor of online magazine Salon and writer/editor of their War Room political blog. Tim will be phoning in during the Evan "Funk" Davies Show to give weekly updates on the week's political news with a focus on the key House and Senate races that will be decided on November 7th. It's the college of electoral knowledge, so elect to tune in!

"The Liberty Incident"
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #572 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Monosov Swirnoff With Little Howlin' Holf And Peter Barry
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006, 9am - Noon
on Hatch's show
Psychedelic drone-rock minimalists Ilya Monosov (guitar) and Preston Swirnoff (air organ, synth, toy piano, bells) have four vinyl-only releases on the Eclipse label and a CD due in 2007 on Holy Mountain. For this improvised performance they'll be joined by Peter Barry on conga and Chicago's inimitable Little Howlin' Wolf on saxophones and flutes.

The Defectors
Saturday, October 21st, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The evil fuzz kings of Denmark bring incredible, heavy 6Ts garage punk a la great bands like Moving Sidewalks, The Seeds, The Cramps, early Damned, and The Cynics! They'll be playing songs from their new American release "Give In And Creep Out" on the Detroit garage label, No Fun Records.

Jackson Brown
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Jackson Brown (not that one) has been an artistic fixture in New York City's renowned art and nightclub scene for over a decade. (Link to his current show.) With his paintings of hip-hop icons, it's appropriate to hear what inspires the man behind the brush. Tune in to hear some of Jackson's favorites as well as his history with paint.

Musical spotlight on Alchemy + author Brian Cotnoir
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Day For Night with Maria Levitsky
Maria will devote a significant chunk of programming time to the subject of Alchemy, beginning with some selections from several different centuries of musical offerings. At around 4pm, she will air an interview with Brian Cotnoir, author of "The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy" recently published by Weiser Books. He will be discussing the history of alchemy, and will touch upon its relevance today as well as explaining the background of some of its principles and practices. Music selected by the author for its pertinence to the topic will be interspersed throughout.

Richard Eagan
Monday, October 16th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Artist Richard Eagan, who will be part of the Annual Gowanus Artists Studio Tour talks about art, honey, karaoke, and much more.

Julia Vorontsova
Monday, October 16th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Julia Vorontsova is the most recent link to the mid-20th century Russian tradition of singing poetry known as bard, although here in America we simply call her a "folksinger." Julia returns to Irene's show with her often-mezmerizing Russian song-poems.

Portastatic
Saturday, October 14th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Portastatic is the brilliant pop music solo project of Mac McCaughan from Superchunk. Their "Bright Ideas" LP from last year was expertly crafted, hook- laden, emotive pop and was in Terre T's Top 10 for 2005! She is honored to have Portastatic come to WFMU for a full-on live rock session which will feature songs from their new album "Be Still Please" on Merge Records.

Tom Brosseau
Friday, October 13th, 2006, 9am - Noon
on Give The Drummer Some with Doug Schulkind
The old-timey music of the '20s and '30s was actually a revival of the music of an era half a century before. Tom Brosseau, a 27-year-old North Dakota native, sings songs of lost love that shimmer like aural tintypes, harkening back to that earlier time. His guitar is lovely, a harmonica adds color, the pump organ is a masterful touch. But the ingredient in this mix that will flat out give you chills is Brosseau's voice, which sounds eerily like a high-lonesome reincarnation of Jeff Buckley--with faint echoes of Karen Dalton.

Death Sentence: PANDA!
Friday, October 13th, 2006, 6am - 9am
on Bill Zurat's show
Hailing from San Francisco, DS:P! blasts into the WFMU studios providing their unique take on noise, no wave, punk and free jazz. Without a guitar or bass, this trio conjures quite a racket with drums, saxophones, clarinet, flute and vocals. Don't miss this rare East Coast engagement -- It's certain to be a caterwauling success.

"Interview with Daniel Hopsicker: Update on the German Connections to 9/11"
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #570 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Greil Marcus
Monday, October 9th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
If you're looking to see the future of America, says noted cultural critic Greil Marcus, you're better off looking to today's artists than the politicians. All this is in his latest book, The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy and the American Voice. Marcus visits the Speakeasy this week to discuss.

Nation Beat
Saturday, October 7th, 2006, 6pm - 8pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Scott Kettner's Nation Beat offers a NYC take on percussion-driven maracatu and the Mangue Beat -- the rocking roots music of Northeast Brazil (with a good dose of New Orleans second-line in the mix, too.) Nation Beat will play a live set celebrating the release of the band's latest CD called "Maracatu Universal". Featuring special guest Jorge Martins, master maracatu percussionist from Recife, Brazil.

Steven McDonald of Redd Kross (Re-scheduled)
Saturday, October 7th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Steven McDonald of the psych/power-pop/glam/punk/bubblegum band Redd Kross is coming to the Cherry Blossom Clinic. Steve will talk about how he's been playing with brother Jeff since he was 11 years old, he'll unearth the real story behind Redd Blood Cells---his White Stripes 'collaberation', and he'll reveal why Redd Kross have recently re-grouped with the classic "Neurotica"-era lineup.

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