Past Special Programs on WFMU
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Gamelan Dharma Swara
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Gamelan Dharma Swara is a New York-based group of over thirty dancers and musicians performing traditional and new works for Balinese gamelan. The ensemble will perform Gamelan Rwa Bhineda: The Sacred Balance at Symphony Space on February 17th. Rwa Bhineda explores the Balinese use of dance, music, and drama as sacred mediators that open the door to the unseen world and restore balance to the ever-tipping forces of good and evil. We'll learn about this work as well as the basics of Balinese gamelan, and members of the ensemble will perform a few pieces live in the studio.

Travis Wammack
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with guitar whiz Travis Wammack about his time as a sideman at FAME studios and gets the story behind his 1963 number one hit "Scratchy." 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 Charlie Lewis has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Wei Chian steers the mothership this morning
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

The Rub DJs
Friday, February 2nd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Brooklyn based DJ crew The Rub DJs, comprised of DJs Eleven, Cosmo Baker, and Ayers, who are renowned for such accomplishments as their remixes and their ever-popular monthly parties at Southpaw will be getting busy live in the WFMU studios.

The Problem
Thursday, February 1st, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Driving guitar on guitar punk rock with lots of hooks! They'll be performing songs from their new self-titled CD.

Super Chron Flight Brothers
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Billy Woods and Priviledge are members of The Reavers, but also form the The Super Chron Flight Bros, a dynamic duo who's upcoming album features production by MF Doom and guest spots from Cannibal Ox, Trife Da God, and The Reavers. Tune in to hear what they have to say....

Blank Beats
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
A visit to the Phuj Phactory from some of the UK's finest purveyors of hip-hop topsy-turyvdom. In their own words: "Blank Beats is IAM8, Aaron Islamb, DJ HOT1, HevRok, B-NUT. This 20 minute session took us 20 minutes, in the presence of the tranquiliger. When we finished, he went. The blank of it all was to express the blank to keep it blank and blank you all in the blankess. You know. Some ancient artefacts still remain in private hands." Expect unquantized beats, sampled squeezeboxes, and literate lipshaking to get yer hipshaking...... or something like that.

"Retrospective on the Assassination of RFK"
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #582 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Ike Yard
Monday, January 29th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on JA In The AM (PST) with John Allen
Founded in 1979, the downtown art band Ike Yard created a new sound by tapping into the UK post-punk dub of PiL and Joy Division, the Neue Deutsche Welle of DAF, and the krautrock experimentation of Can. Their 1982 album 'A Fact A Second' (released on Factory Records) has stood the test of time and is considered a classic in the minimalist genre. In conjunction with their recent 1980-82 retrospective CD on Acute Records, Ike Yard will perform a set of new music for the first time in 25 years right here in the WFMU studios.

Bob Stein
Monday, January 29th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Bob Stein of The Institute for the Future of the Book.

Peter Walker
Monday, January 29th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
A true original on the 60's Greenwich Village scene, Peter Walker recorded two influential fingerstyle guitar albums for Vanguard. Walker's early style is best described as American folk-raga, although he later developed a deep love of flamenco guitar. Peter drops by to play a few tunes and tell tales of wanderings through Spain.

Bjornsdotter-Reid
Saturday, January 27th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Emma Reid and Alicia Bjornsdotter-Abrams both studied Swedish traditional fiddling at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. They also share an interest in the UK's Shetland Isles fiddle tradition. On this show - and a new CD, "Rough and Shiny" - they perform in the unusual and compelling fiddle duo format. The Swedish term for two fiddles played an octave apart is 'rough and shiny'. The high, shiny melody gets depth and colour from the low, rough octave. Among their many other musical undertakings, Emma and Alicia also play together in a band called Ditt Ditt Darium.

Collin Hare of Honeybus
Saturday, January 27th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with former Honeybus member Collin Hare about the U.K. group's amazing 60s recordings, as well as his solo works dating from the 70s to the present. We'll also check in with Phast Phreddie Patterson for the Decedent Activity Update and find out what #1 hit song Kevin Nutt has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Wilco keyboardist Mike Jorgensen
Saturday, January 27th, 2007, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour
The former WFMU live music engineer is back in town from his busy touring schedule. This morning, he'll be here to spin some faves from his personal collection.

"James Brown is Dead... But Not Buried"
Friday, January 26th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Scott Williams, Bronwyn C, Dutchie, and LSD. Mike Lupica, MLK, JFK, Francois K, Kenny G, and Terre T. Ken, Brian, Liz Berg, Hamburger Lady, Throbbing Gristle, T-Rex, Safe Sex, PE, M.I.A., OCDJ, Rodney O & Joe Cooley, and much more - all in the mix on FMU!

Feu de Joie
Thursday, January 25th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Feu de Joie will be performing songs from their new CD "Protostar", out on Not Rock Records. Their sound is comparable to Moss Icon & The Hated!

"Gimme a Break! Reflections on the Death of Gerald Ford"
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #579 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

2006 Film Overview
Monday, January 22nd, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Critics Kent Jones and Geoffrey O'Brien join Dorian for the Best of 2006 film roundup.

Edison Woods
Monday, January 22nd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Eqally velvety and melancholic, Edison Woods craft sonic loveliness from their Brooklyn homebase. The floating threads throughout are Julia Frodahl's drifting vocals and piano, and in advance of shows at BAM Cafe and Makor, the ensemble alights in WFMU's love room for a live set.

Dengue Fever
Saturday, January 20th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Dengue Fever is a six-piece California band fronted by Cambodian-born vocalist Chhom Nimol. Mega-bearded guitarist Zac Holtzman got the idea for a retro Cambodian rock band after hearing tapes his brother brought back from a backpacking trip. Chhom Nimol comes from a musical family in Cambodia, one fortunate enough to have survived the purges of artists and intellectuals by the Khmer Rouge. Zac found Chhom in the Cambodian community of Long Beach CA, and the rest is history...

Dengue Fever is one of the many great bands participating in the annual one-night world music festival Globalfest at Webster Hall, 125 East 11th St, on January 21st.

Gary Lewis
Saturday, January 20th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats Gary Lewis for the story behind the #1 hit "This Diamond Ring." 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 Scott Williams has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Brian Betancourt picks the sides!
Saturday, January 20th, 2007, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Ron English
Friday, January 19th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Ron English, who has been accurately labeled "celebrated prankster father of agit-pop," has since the early eighties been tirelessly building a prolific body of work including his controversial and illegal "liberation" billboard art series in which his favorite corporate targets include Joe Camel, Mickey Mouse, and McDonalds. In fact his less than flattering Ronald McDonald images are featured in Morgan Spurlock's documentary "Super Size Me." As well as painting (on canvas and other surfaces), the ever-busy artist also makes sculptures and toys such as his brand new Cathy Cowgirl toys. Additionally he has worked closely with other artists including Shepard Fairey, the Billboard Liberation Army, and Daniel Johnston with whom he collaborated in both visual art and music. Ron English will play some of those recordings as well as talk about his illegal art past.

The Bullys
Thursday, January 18th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
The Bullys are New York Citys tough guys of punk rock. They're heavily influenced by The Dead Boys and The Ramones, and have a new album called "BQE Overdrive".

Web-only show
Thursday, January 18th, 2007, 6am - 9am
on The Push Bin with Lou

James McNew of Yo La Tengo
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Everyone knows that James plays bass in Yo La Tengo but did you know that he's a huge hip-hop fan and has actually worked on some hip-hop records? Tune in to hear James spin some of his favorites and do the chit-chat thing with host Noah Zark.

Sounds of Soviet Animation
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
From the 1950s-1990s, the USSR was home to an immense body of remarkable animated films. Whether surrealistic, political, or dreamlike, they utilised a stunning array of techniques and ideas in the midst of a brutal political climate. The January 17th edition of Phuj Phactory will comprise a one-hour mix of music and sound-design taken from over thirty Russian animations, including 'Tale of Tales', 'Liberated Don Quixote', 'Butterfly', 'A Man in the Frame', and 'Mountain of Dinosaurs'.

"Compendium of the Muslim Brotherhood"
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #455 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Richard Dawkins
Monday, January 15th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Biologist Richard Dawkins returns to The Speakeasy, this time to talk about The God Delusion.

Function
Monday, January 15th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
The Pitchfork website says Function, "...stretches the ethereality of dream pop into blissout, as strings, wordless vocals, and guitar bleed together in swatches of psychedelic color..." This Australian ensemble has their first US disc out on Locust Music and, fresh from a NYC showcase, they bring a bevy of stringed things, brass instruments, and laptops to the WFMU studio for this live set.

Extra Golden
Saturday, January 13th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Extra Golden is a collaboration between musicians from the US and Kenya. The original impetus was bandleader Ian Eagleson's work with the late Extra Golden co-founder Otieno Jagwasi researching benga, the popular Western Kenyan guitar music. The band has pressed on after Otieno's passing, touring and recording in the US this past Autumn (with visa assistance from Barack Obama!) with a lineup that also includes Alex Minoff guitarist / vocalist Opiyo Bilongo (of benga band Bilongo Golden Stars) and drummer Onyango Wuod Omari.

Bucky
Saturday, January 13th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with the UK duo Bucky about their fantastic new album "All The New Mistakes." 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 Liz Berg has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Osita Anienwelu spins and grins!
Saturday, January 13th, 2007, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Mister C fills in for Finewine with Peter Guralnick
Friday, January 12th, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on Mister C Soul Spectacular
Esteemed author Peter Guralnick will chat with Mr. C about the life and career of James Brown.

Billy Jam fills in for Bronwyn with guests Mark and Mark from Weird New Jersey!
Friday, January 12th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
"The two Marks", AKA the duo that publish the ever popular "Weird N.J." magazine and book series, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, will return to the WFMU studios this Friday at 6PM when they join Billy Jam - filling in for Bronwyn C - to talk about the success of their ever-expanding "Weird" publications. The two Marks will also present some of the most worthy messages they've received on the "Weird N.J." voicemail.

The Ratchets
Thursday, January 11th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Catchy '77 style punk rock and roll with elements of The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers. They'll be playing songs from their recently released album "Glory Bound".

Mitch Easter
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007, 11pm - 2am
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Mitch Easter has shaped the sound of power pop for a generation through his bands Sneakers and Let's Active as well as his producing and engneering work for the likes of R.E.M., Helium, Pavement, Superchunk, Game Theory, and Dinosaur Jr. But it's easy to forget that the man is also a simply amazing guitar player. You'll be reminded of this fact during every song of this great live set where he'll be joined by Shalini Chatterjee on bass and former Let's Active drummer Eric Marshall. Look for Mitch to rip through your Let's Active favorites as well as some great new songs from his upcoming release entitled "Dynamico."

"War President In Action" (Repeat)
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #454 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

The Ex
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner
Since 1979, Holland's greatest musical export has been setting the bar higher and higher. Starting off as squat-residing political punks that learned music only after booking their first gig, the band has grown into an incredible example of living its message via passionate and prolific output both musical and print-related. Through the years, their world travels have allowed them to grow and absorb many genres of music into their sound, from European folk, to improvisational jazz and African pop; in the last few years they completed a self-promoted tour of Ethiopia and have released CD's from some of the continent's greatest musicians including the famed Konono Number 1. Live, the current lineup of Terrie, Andy, G.W. Sok, and Katherina are a veritable tornado of pounding rhythms and dissonant twin guitars, tearing up the stage more each time they return to New York. They appear for the first time ever in WFMU's live room today for a full session (with video forthcoming on the blog!), plus interview afterwards that will include their current tourmate DJ/Rupture.

Paula Fox & Ellen Bruno
Monday, January 8th, 2007, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Novelist and memoirist Paula Fox, plus documentary filmmaker Ellen Bruno.

Glen Jones Radio Progamme Holiday Party
Sunday, January 7th, 2007, Noon - 3pm
on The Glen Jones Radio Programme
Get ready for the Glen Jones Radio Porgramme featuring X. Ray Burns annual Christmas Party! On January 7th from noon - 3 PM, tune in or come out in person to The Loop Lounge at 373 Broadway in Passaic Park, NJ to be a part of this special remote broadcast. Jones and X. Ray will be re-introducing the mysterious Santa Clown, as well as hosting a live musical performance by Holmes.

Nikitov
Saturday, January 6th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Nikitov is an acoustic band - vocal, violin, guitar, double bass - that plays Jewish and Yiddish roots music with Django-esque flair. Based in Haarlem, the Netherlands, they fly in for a live FMU set - plus a gig at Makor on Jan. 17 - to help introduce their new CD Vanderlust.

Johnny Rivers & Peter Holsapple
Saturday, January 6th, 2007, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Johnny Rivers about his 17 top 40 hits, his early days as an L.A. session musician, and his residency as the house act at The Whiskey-A-Go-Go . Michael also chats with Peter Holsapple about his work with the recently reunited dBs, the new release of 1973 recordings of Little Diesel (his high school band), and more. 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 Doug Schulkind left in Michael's Mailbox!

Listener Gentress Myrrh on the one and two
Saturday, January 6th, 2007, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Ben Falgoust of Goatwhore
Thursday, January 4th, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Touring on the release of their latest record, "A Haunting Curse" on the Metal Blade label, Ben will discuss life on the road, horror movies, recording, hurricane Katrina, merchandising, and also spin songs from the new album. Tune In!

Tomomi Adachi
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
Tomomi Adachi is an artist always exploring the boundaries of his own practice. Impossible to pigeonhole, his work takes in sound-poetry, improvised electronics, sensor and chance-based music, theatre, dance, visual, and performance art. His visit to the Phuj Phactory will consist of 3 overlapped improvisations for self-made instruments and voice performed and recorded at two venues in Tokyo during November 2006.

The Old Codger fills in for Mac
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007, 7pm - 8pm
on Old Codger with Courtney T. Edison
The Old Codger fills in for The Antique Phonograph Hour, spinning 78s like they're "goin' outta style." Marking the onset of 2007, the Codger pledges the same New Year's resolution as last year: to change the sheets. Not that it concerns you. Tune in for 60 minutes of Viagra con brio with Courtney T. Edison from 7 to 8 pm on January 2.

An assortment from BT's Live Vaults
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner
Ring in 2007 with Brian as he digs out segments from various past live WFMU sessions on his show, and lets them flow for three solid hours. Rocket From the Tombs, Deerhoof, the Soft Boys, Comets On Fire, Th' Faith Healers, Magik Markers, Circle, the Major Stars, Lightning Bolt, Ghost and many more to have graced our hallways and maybe even have gotten stuck in our elevator. Tune in and relive the magic.

Johnny Rivers
Saturday, December 30th, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Johnny Rivers about his 17 top 40 hits, his early days as an L.A. session musician, and his residency as the house act at The Whiskey-A-Go-Go . 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 Joe Belock has left in Michael's Mailbox!

Lousy Break
Thursday, December 28th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Raging NJ Shorecore! Reminiscent of Fatal Rage, The Worst, and Child Abuse, this band has a new CD & 7" picture disc out on Headache Records.

The Roulette Sisters
Thursday, December 28th, 2006, 6am - 9am
on Old Time New
Focused around early American blues, country, folk, and parlor songs, The Roulette Sisters have a sound unlike any other. Tune in to hear the four sister play some of their favorites and chat about what they're up to.

James Brown Tribute
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Noah will be spinning songs that James Brown has recorded, written, or produced, as well as hip-hop tracks that have sampled the Godfather Of Soul.

Match My Foot Records : The Pipes Project
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
A visit to the Phuj Phactory from UK record label and media platform Match My Foot Records, chatting about their new compilation mp3 and CD release "The Pipes Project". Ergo will be mixing and mashing tracks from the compilation, with an interview about the album from the good people at Match My Foot, which features cuts from Vernon Lenoir, My Friend Jared, coo6b, Puzzle Muteson, Blank Beats, Chief Huri Upa, Shooting Spires, and many more chunks of audio goodness.

R. Lim fills in for Evan with LSD March / Masami Kawaguchi New Rock Syndicate / Suishou no Fune / Ikuro Takahashi
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006, 11pm - 2am
on Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
A holiday-size bonanza of new psychedelic music from Japan, featuring four sets of music recorded live at WFMU. LSD March makes a return appearance with a set that shows their range from lyrical introspection to their signature explosive guitar mayhem. Masami Kawaguchi takes a break from leading Miminokoto's complex interplay with a fuzzed out take on garage rock. Suishou no Fune expand on the brooding, lysergic atmospherics of their Holy Mountain debut, while Ikuro Takahashi weaves a mesmerizing web of polyrhythms in a single drum performance that marks his first return to the US since his late 90s appearance behind the traps for Fushitsusha.

Dave the Spazz fills in for Tom Sharpling with a tribute to James Brown.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006, 8pm - 11pm
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Dave the Spazz fills in on The Best Show on WFMU with A Tribute to the Godfather of Soul. Thinking About James Brown and A Few Nice Things.

The Old Codger fills in for Thomas Edison's Attic
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Old Codger with Courtney T. Edison
Courtney T. Edison, a.k.a. The Old Codger, makes his rambunctious return to the WFMU airwaves. As always, the Codger will play 78 rpm records "like they're goin' outta style." Tune in and witness the Redemptive Power of Surface Noise. Remember -- the Codger's not the Father of Old-Time Radio. He's just a sperm donor.

Nili Belkind on Latin-Arabia and Denmark
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Among her many projects, Producer Nili Belkind compiled the new Rough Guide Latin / Arabia CD, exploring some unlikely musical cross-fertilization. And she's currently working with a group of Danish world music bands who will be visiting New York in early 2007. We'll get the stories and hear musical examples of both.

Big Sandy
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006, 10am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Three hours of Christmas #1 Hits, plus a chat with Big Sandy, leader of Big Sandy & The Fly-Right Boys, regarding his amazing songwriting and brand new album "Turntable Matinee."

Listener Mustafio behind the decks!
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Trim Your Tree with Bronwyn C.
Friday, December 22nd, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Pig Talk with Bronwyn C.
"Killing Time with Bronwyn C." morphs into the traditional holiday program called "Trim Your Tree with Bronwyn C." Traditional carols! The traditional reading of "A Child's Christmas in Wales"! Pour yourself a nice big mug of cocoa and enjoy the tradition--you're soaking in it!

Christmas Ubermash
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006, 7pm - 8pm
on Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
Ergo Phizmiz has raided his collection of junkshop Yuletide vinyl slabs to produce a full hour of seasonal mayhem and mash-up. Prepare yourself for eskimoes roasting on an open fire, Bing Crosby feeling strangers he meets, Scrooge jamming with James Brown, Led Zeppelin playing along with European carols, old radio productions of Charles Dickens mashed into Samuel Beckett-ish repetitions, Wham! mixed with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, plus lashings of mulled wine, Tijuana Brass, and goodness knows what else. A special, sickly sweet box of Christmas chocolates.

Or something like that.

"Interview with Daniel Hospicker about the Gus Boulis Murder" (Repeat)
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #528 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Dead Moon
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Fred Cole says the legendary Oregon trio has called it quits after 20 years, 15 albums and countless singles. To pay tribute, we will re-run the band's legendary 2001 performance at WFMU (of which one song is included as a DVD extra on the Dead Moon documentary "Unknown Passage") as well as spin other favorites and rarities.

Nora York
Monday, December 18th, 2006, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Performance artist/jazz chanteuse Nora York is notable for her unusual interpretations of popular song. The New Yorker said of her, "War, inequality, and the abuse of authority are on Nora York's mind these days; unlike most of us, though, this daring vocalist and conceptualist is able to turn her ruminations into fascinating musical explorations." Nora joins Irene for a chat about her current projects and a live performance with her trio.

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 Nyreröd 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!

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