Past Special Programs on WFMU

Past Special Programs on WFMU
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TWO BANDS: Outrageous Cherry & The Witches
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
A double shot of Detroit love! Outrageous Cherry brings their psychedelic pop stylings back to Jersey City for the first time in four years. Check out their brand new release, "Our Love Will Change the World" and you'll hear why Phil Spector wanted to produce them before that whole murder trial thingy got him sidetracked. The Witches are led by Troy Gregory (Dirtbombs, Flotsam & Jetsam, the Stepsisters, etc.) and blast out new tunes from their upcoming record, "Thriller," as well as a few old favorites.

Johnnie Johnson (re-broadcast from June of 2003)
Monday, April 18th, 2005, 7pm - 8pm
on Jonesville Station
Legendary pianist and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Johnnie Johnson passed away on Wednesday April 13th. Johnson was considered Rock & Roll's premiere pianist and recorded and played with Chuck Berry from 1955 to 1973. During his visit to WFMU he chatted about his career in Rock & Roll and performed live in our studios.

Evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson (rebroadcast)
Monday, April 18th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson (rebroadcast)

David Hykes, followed by Las Rubias Del Norte
Monday, April 18th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
A double-header today for Irene. First, composer and educator David Hykes drops in. David has mastered overtone singing known as Harmonic Chant, the skill developed by Tibetan monks and Mongolian nomads that allows them to sing low and high notes simultaneously. Hykes and his ensemble The Harmonic Choir are celebrating their 30th year of creating enlightenment-dedicated music and we'll talk about the month-long festival devoted to his work at the Rubin Museum (which is dedicated to Art of the Himalayas). Then, Las Rubias Del Norte storm and swoon their way through a mixture of boleros, cha-cha-cha, cumbias with lieder, and cowboy songs. The ensemble is lifted by the angelic voices of Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst, two renegades from the NY Choral Society, while the band boys from Brooklyn, France and Colombia hold up their musical backbone.

Kaiku
Saturday, April 16th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
A dynamic Finnish trad/roots band with an NYC edge. The inimitable OCDJ mans the mix.

The Undertones
Saturday, April 16th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
In 1976, a bunch of Irish teenagers formed what would be one of the best bands to come out of the punk movement. The Undertones songs captured youthful angst, love, and joy in a three minute pop song. Its telling that the Undertones' "Teenage Kicks" was uber-DJ John Peel's favorite song. Though Undertones broke up in 1983, they reformed in 2003 with all original band members except for a new singer. They have written a clutch of great new songs while still playing the classic favorites and bringing their brilliant brand of punk pop to a new generation.

Nora O'Connor + Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
Saturday, April 16th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on The Radio Thrift Shop with Laura Cantrell
Two of Americana's most interesting female vocalists stop by for a visit with Laura today. Nora O'Connnor, one of Chicago's most sought after singers will perform at noon. Seattle's Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter roll in at 2:00 PM for a live music preview of their performance that evening at the Mercury Lounge.

Listener Maddy Fix-Hansen spins for your Edutainment
Saturday, April 16th, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

"Curve Ball"
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #502 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

DMBQ
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Tokyo's premier psychodelified rock n' roll riff manglers (as Estrus Records honcho Dave Crider has so eloquently described them), DMBQ (aka the Dynamite Masters Blues Quartet), has been a fixture in the Japanese underground for over a decade. They finally have their U.S. debut out, "The Essential Sounds from the Far East". Hear them live today on Three Chord Monte!

Hubert Sumlin and Rob Fabroni
Monday, April 11th, 2005, 7pm - 8pm
on Jonesville Station
Hubert Sumlin returns to Jonesville for conversation and live performance. Joining Hubert will be the producer of his latest album "About Them Shoes", Rob Fabroni. Sumlin was Howlin' Wolf's lifelong collaborator and considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Fabroni has worked on such albums as The Beach Boys "Holland" and the Rolling Stones' "Goats Head Soup".

Joe Flaherty
Monday, April 11th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
You may know him as Guy Caballero or or Sammy Maudlin. That's right - it's SCTV's Joe Flaherty!!

The Go-Betweens
Monday, April 11th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Unlike a lot of bands who have gone through a personal renaissance, the Go-Betweens continue to make beautifully romantic and timeless guitar-based pop albums. They've come up with a new gem, the about-to-be- released "Oceans Apart", and plan to do their first US tour with a band in a great many years. The core duo of Grant McLennan and Robert Forster dropped by the studio to record an interview sprinkled with a few live numbers. Tune in at 4 PM to hear it.

African xylophone special
Saturday, April 9th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
An intimate live session with Guinean balafon (xylophone) player Famoro Dioubate and cellist Raul Rothblatt. Plus lots of other African xylophone music. Raul's Jumbie Records label is producing an African xylophone conference / festival at Columbia University and Satalla nightclub, April 29-30. Tune in for a preview.

Bad Posture
Saturday, April 9th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
This classic 80s San Franciso hardcore band reunites for an exclusive live set on the Cherry Blossom Clinic! Their song "GDMFSOB" is a hardcore classic, and they even figured out how to play an FCC-friendly version! 7' tall frontman 4Way can be seen around town with his current band Suicide King (and teaching high school English in Brooklyn!), but this will be one of your only chances ever to hear the original Bad Posture live! Don't miss it!

Brunch Mummies
Thursday, April 7th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
The first time Brunch Mummie front man Bruce Wingate played on Pat's show was 22 years ago, (in a band called The Fartheads). His most recent appearance was in 1996 for the reunion of seminal NJ hardcore band Adrenalin OD. If he could stop one kid from making the same mistakes he did, it will all have been worth it.

Roy Head
Thursday, April 7th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Dave the Spazz chats with Gulf Coast Rock & Soul legend Roy Head. The acrobatic King of Swamp Pop scored huge hits in the sixties with insane stompers like "Treat Her Right," "Just A Little Bit," "Get Back," and many others. Roy will reveal his three secrets to longevity and confirm that, yes, he's still doing mid-air flips-insurance companies be damned!

Josh Korwin
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005, 2am - 6am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Coffee Break for Heroes and Villains will be proud to present the pseudointellectual musical stylings of Josh Korwin in his on-air debut. Known mostly for his eclectic graphic design and a one-time live DJ appearance in 1997, the New Jersey native is an avid connoisseur of musical entertainment. This guest chef brings a different set of flavors to the table than are found on Coffee Break's regular menu. Expect the specials of the day to include some downtempo, synthpop, francophilia, something old and something new along with your late night snack.

"The Death of Barry Seal"
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #503 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Ike Turner
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005, 6pm - 8pm
on Fool's Paradise with Rex
Rex raps with R&B godhead Ike Turner. Ike will reveal the allure of the whammy, the meaning of "bootie lips", and the wisdom of Miss Boozie. Listen and learn this Saturday night between 6 and 8 PM.

The Ponys
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Ponys' album 'Laced With Romance' on In The Red was one of the best rock albums of last year. Their music calls to mind the dark, evocative sound of bands like the Rock*A*Teens, the Chills, and even Television in places. Hear their live session and see why the Ponys were in Terre's Top 5 albums of 2004, then go check them out at Bowery Ballroom with Bloc Party on April 7th and 8th.

Princess Wendy picks the hits!
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Scratch Famous
Friday, April 1st, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Orphan program
All massive and crew! Strap on your Kevlar and pop in a full clip of Teflon tips cause the don of gun tunes is in the house! Many a sound bwoy get dusted when Scratch Famous of the infamous Deadly Dragon Sound System spins from his war box of the deadliest dance hall reggae known to man. Scratch drops by the Plug & Play program to flip his favorite killer 45's as well discuss poetry in violence and debate the questions that have plagued nuff bad man for decades: copper or lead? TEC-9 or MAC-10? Nuff' respect! No foolin'! Rude bwoy ya heard!

The Cosmic Cowboy fills in for Pseu this evening with a look at the ongoing police crackdown on the Critical Mass bike ride
Friday, April 1st, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on 40 Ozs. and a Turntable with the Cosmic Cowboy
The Cosmic Cowboy fills in for Pseu and takes a look at the ongoing police crackdown on the critical mass bicyle ride. Calls from arrestees and their legal defenders should shed some light on this continuing lunacy.

Heston Rifle
Thursday, March 31st, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Heston Rifle look like five regular people. That's why it's all the more confounding when they pick up their instruments and without a word let loose a barrage of deep melodic noise that's beautiful, unorthodox, and seemingly of another sonic realm. Over skittering drums, vicious repeating rhythmic phrases, and a wandering violin that conveys ghostly expanses and tragic insistence, these NY sound sculptors create crescendos for an urgent future. It's post-rock without the presupposition of easy listening.

The WIYOS
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005, 7pm - 8pm
on Centennial Songs / The Antique Phonograph Music Program with MAC
The WIYOS are a trio comprised of three vocals, washboard, harmonica, kazoo, guitar, and upright bass. Their music draws from early American styles of the 20's and they've been summarized as "Vaudevillian Ragtime Blues and Hillbilly Swing". The band is passionate about infusing old-time American music with new blood; carrying this rich musical heritage into the 21st century and having a darn good time doing it. It all happens on Tuesday, March 29th at 7pm on The Antique Phonograph Music program with MAC. Listen for MAC sitting in playing the musical saw!

"Norbert Schlei and the Strange Case of the Fifty-Sevens"
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #501 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Billy J. Kramer
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 7pm - 8pm
on Jonesville Station
Billy J. Kramer joins Jonesey for a conversation regarding his life and times. Kramer scored numerous hits as lead singer of Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas while under the management of Brian Epstein. They were produced by Sir George Martin and recorded many songs written for them by the team of Lennon/McCartney

Joel Bakan + Geoffrey O'Brien
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Joel Bakan, author of "The Corporation", and writer of the film of the same name stops by. Also, Geoffrey O'Brien talks about the classic samurai film "The Sword of Doom".

Alicia Svigals and Pablo Aslan
Saturday, March 26th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Alicia Svigals, one of the greatest violinists of the klezmer revival, returns. This time she's joined by tango bassist Pablo Aslan. And it's a Jewish holiday - Purim! - the one that gave us the original Queen Esther. Alicia and Pablo have been collaborating regularly, not just on holidays, in a genre-bending quartet. Alicia has several projects going, from roots to klezmer-rock, and they will all come together at a tribute to Alicia that's happening April 2 at BAM Cafe. Tonight, we get a sneak preview...

Wreckless Eric
Saturday, March 26th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre is honored to present a live set from power-pop/new wave legend Wreckless Eric who'll be performing jaw-dropping, heart-rending new material like "33s and 45s," as well as classics like "Final Taxi" and "Whole Wide World." (When Eric popped into the WFMU studios in January he was was so animated and funny that his impromptu interview generated more email, phone calls, and general buzz then any guest on Terre's show in recent memory!) Don't miss this live set!

Keith Sanborn's "Mack the Knife" attack
Saturday, March 26th, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Khantra
Thursday, March 24th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Khantra is a hardcore band hailing from northern New Jersey. Their albums and aggressive, energy-filled live shows attest to the band's ability to effectively synthesize post-hardcore, toned-down jazz, and thrash influences with personal and political subject matter into original and intense music. The band will be playing material from their recently released LP, "The Red Album," in addition to several unreleased tracks.

Dan Selzer
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Choking On Cufflinks with Michael Goodstein
Dan Selzer (of the NY Happenings email list, Acute Records, and the Crazy Rhythms DJ duo), stops by Choking on Cufflinks, to talk about discovering UK DIY records in the mid 90's, the Nightingales reunion shows, dance music and the Italo explosion, the paradigm shift in New York nightlife, and whatever else we can get him to talk about.

"Interview with Sander Hicks and Allan Duncan"
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #500 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople
Monday, March 21st, 2005, 7pm - 8pm
on Jonesville Station
Ian Hunter returns to Jonesville to discuss his life and times in Rock & Roll. Hunter will be playing selections from and discussing his latest album "Strings Attached' which was recorded with a full orchestra. Among the topics will of be his days with Mott The Hoople.

Yo La Tengo
Tuesday, March 15th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
They're coming back! Ira, Georgia, James, and their pal Bruce return once again to the WFMU Marathon to fire off covers requested by YOU in exchange for your pledge to the station during its annual fundraiser. Tom Scharpling and Gaylord Fields are this year's hostmeisters and the ceremonies move to Tuesday night at 8pm on March the 15th. Tune in and try to stump Hoboken's unstumpable!

Mark "Moogy" Klingman
Sunday, March 6th, 2005, 7pm - 9pm
on Bob Brainen's show
Bob Brainen welcomes Mark "Moogy" Klingman, songwriter and keyboard wiz and man of many bands and projects. Mark's musical history is a microcosm of the Long Island, NYC, Woodstock and Left Coast scenes that stretches over 5 decades. We'll be talking and playing music from Mark's latest band, back to his earliest groups and stops along the way including work with The Vagrants, Glitterhouse, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Bette Midler, Buzzy Linhart, Carly Simon, and much more.

Shonen Knife
Saturday, March 5th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is honored to present the legendary Japanese girl group SHONEN KNIFE! These gals have been making sweet, rocking pop since the 80s, inspiring groups like Sonic Youth, L7, and Redd Kross to cover their songs. Their 1986 album, 'Pretty Little Baka Guy' is a masterpiece of pure-hearted, nutty, wholesome punked-out pop---like a cross between the Ramones' "Rocket to Russia" and Little Eva's "Locomotion". They'll be at Maxwells on March 4 and at the Knitting Factory the following evening. And as if that weren't enough, here's another great reason to tune in on March 5: hear a sneak preview of the AMAZING Wreckless Eric session! Wreckless Eric will be emcee at the Shonen Knife show at Maxwell's, and he'll be appearing there himself on March 10. Don't miss it!

Listener Martha Hurley spins the sounds that astound!
Saturday, March 5th, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

End.
Friday, March 4th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Orphan program
The mutant surf rock breakcore master known as End. devises devious lap top mad villainy of chugging guitars, ripping horns, and blistering percussive ballistics fit for a chase scene in a Batman movie on acid.

Mia Doi Todd
Thursday, March 3rd, 2005, 9am - Noon
on This Is The Modern World with Trouble
On March 3rd at 11 AM, our planet will stop turning for a small moment as Mother Earth surrenders to the gorgeous voice of Mia Doi Todd as she performs live on Trouble's show. Her stunning acoustic guitar tones will lull the earth into starting up once again, newly enlivened and prepared for another gazillion years of smooth sailing as a result. We're not sure how this global warming crisis solves itself, but it seems to....

Slavic Soul Party!
Thursday, March 3rd, 2005, 2am - 6am
on Jeffrey Cobb's show
Those familiar with the Slavic Soul Party CD "In Makedonija" may be surprised by the current, beefed up edition of the band. An army of brass, Slavic Soul Party kick out the jams on everything from eastern European folk songs to Duke Ellington, with a good dose of New Orleans funk to boot -- never losing the Balkan backbeat. Headed up by a bubanj playing Matt Moran, the Soul Party is made up of Oscar Noriega on saxophone/clarinet, Brian Drye and Jacob Garchik on trombones, Shane Endsley and Ben Holmes on trumpets, Ron Caswell on tuba, Peter Stan on accordian, and Take Toriyama on snare. They'll all be bringing their instruments and record collections.

Homestyle Cooking
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005, 2am - 6am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Homestyle Cooking is a very eclectic record label and always releasing good tunes. Everything from Mike Ladd's left field hip-hop to the dark metallic beats of DJ Del-Mar. NYC's supreme sound squad of Lars, Vito and Bullet Brown aka The Roughstars have been perfecting their marriage of grimy rock and flossy bounce since 2002. They'll drop some dub plate sounds and live vocals to the mix! Louie Bricks & Nest are a new hip-hop duo straight out of Brooklyn and their latest 12" has made it to Noah's top ten list of the year, stay tuned to hear more!

"The SICO Spring of 2001"
Tuesday, March 1st, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #499 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

The Orangu-Tones
Tuesday, March 1st, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
These frat rockers from Denver ARE monkeying around, and will take us to the Rocky Mountain highs of chugging beer and pledging KEG during the evolution of their first East Coast tour.

Hubert Sumlin and Rob Fabroni
Monday, February 28th, 2005, 7pm - 8pm
on Jonesville Station
Hubert Sumlin, legendary blues guitarist returns to Jonesville for conversation and live performance. Also joining Jonesey is Record Producer/Engineer Rob Fabroni who produced Hubert's latest record 'About Them Shoes'. In addition Fabroni has worked on such projects as The Beach Boys Holland LP, Goats Head Soul, and The Last Waltz.

Peter Whybrow and Oliver Hirschbiegel
Monday, February 28th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Psychiatrist Peter Whybrow talks about his book "American Mania: When More is Not Enough". Also, Oliver Hirschbiegel, director of "Downfall", an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film which documents Hitler's final days in the bunker.

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
Monday, February 28th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
Dan's been making great music since the heyday of the San Francisco scene. "The walking one and only," as many folks are fond of calling him, has been crooning out catchy tunes with just the perfect touch of dry wit and swing seemingly forever and a day. Mr. Hicks' shows are a must see, with the Hot Licks providing the perfect response to his musical calls, which range from the sweet to the purely absurd. Dan's latest disc on Surf Dog titled, Selected Shorts, features collaborations with Willie Nelson, Van Dyke Parks, and Jimmy Buffett. Dan Hicks is certainly a treasure in Irene's eyes, and she's just lucky enough to grab the gang for a performance and interview during their stopover in NYC. The set starts at 4 PM.

Mariana Sadovska
Saturday, February 26th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Mariana Sadovska is a vocalist and actress from Ukraine known for her powerful and unique adaptations of traditional Ukrainian and East European village women's songs. (Her CD of this repertoire, "Songs I Learned in Ukraine", is on the Global Village label.) She's visiting from Europe on a coveted fellowship from Princeton University's Art Atelier Program (curated by Toni Morrison) and she has one NYC gig, at Satalla on March 9. At Satalla Mariana will premiere her new vocal and performance piece "Without Ground" - along with an ensemble featuring Anthony Coleman & Doug Wieselman.

Mariana travels in Ukraine almost every summer singing and recording village singers. "Without Ground" is based on ritual songs collected during her travels in Ukraine, as well as on the "rusyn" immigrant songs of Eastern Slovakia.

Interview with Arch Hall, Jr.
Saturday, February 26th, 2005, 6pm - 8pm
on Fool's Paradise with Rex
Tune in to hear Rex interview actor/writer/composer extraordinaire Arch Hall, Jr. (aka Mr. Wild Guitar). The program includes a detailed Q&A in which Arch recreates jungle calls from Konga Joe...talks about Eegah being screened in Bangladesh...and pays tribute to the great Bruno VeSota!

TWO BANDS: The Shop Fronts and the DC Snipers
Saturday, February 26th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
These local punk rawkers stop by the Clinic to bring us true three-chord, messed up, sick, loud, stoopit (stoopit-good, as opposed to stoopit-stupid) ponk rawk. The Shop Fronts feature ex-members of Zodiac Killers, Tie Reds, and the Primate 5. DC Snipers will be playing at Trash Bar the night of their CBC appearance with the Black Lips, Tampoffs and many others!

Guest DJ Phast Phreddie Patterson
Saturday, February 26th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on The Radio Thrift Shop with Laura Cantrell
Phast Phreddie Patterson, esteemed DJ of Boogaloo Omnibus and Subway Soul Club fame brings a whole record bag full of Country Soul to the Radio Thrift Shop this weekend. Hear some great interpretations of country classics by the great artists of Soul music. Runs from 1-2 PM, don't miss it!

"The Seeker" picks the platters this morning
Saturday, February 26th, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Thomas Fehlmann
Friday, February 25th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Orphan program
Besides being a member of such great bands as Palais Schaumburg and The Orb, Thomas Fehlmann is also an amazing solo composer and performer. Tonight on the Plug & Play program, the Ocean Club radio producer whips up a smooth live set of rich, dub tinged beats and bass featuring selections from his recent "Lowflow" album on Plug Research.

The Plastic Letters
Thursday, February 24th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
On the eve of the release of their debut album for Germany's Screaming Apple Records, the Plastic Letters stop by Pat Duncan's show for a teaser performance of songs from their Punk and Power-Pop obsessed arsenal.

Parker and Lily
Thursday, February 24th, 2005, 9am - Noon
on This Is The Modern World with Trouble
Parker and Lily ooze southern gothic charm and play live on Trouble's show this morning. Tune in and hear the ghost of Gram Parsons duke it out with the wall of sound that Parker and Lily produce on their state of the old art, vintage gear. BYO frozen absinthe smoothies, sipped in the shade of a poisonous fern.

DJ Rekha
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005, 2am - 6am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
An authority and scene creator for South Asian dance music, DJ Rekha is recognized as a selector with an extraordinary musical range. When not hosting her legendary Basement Bhangra and Bollywood Disco nights, Rekha, the activist, is raising funds and awareness for a diverse range of causes. She serves on the boards of Breakthrough, a human rights organization, and Pop and Politics. Tune in as one of New York City's top DJ's comes through to play some great music for the listeners of Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains!

"Interview w/Robert Parry & Lucy Komisar" (repeat)
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #485 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

T. Griffin Coraline
Monday, February 21st, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
As they describe it, "This music is hushed, intense story songs wrapped in spaghetti guitars, crooked beats and ghostly samples. We call it 'porch techno'. . " T. Griffin Coraline writes melancholic yet sweet musical vignettes, and the newest collection, The Sea Won't Take Long, is out on Shiny Little Records. Hear some songs from it performed live, starting at 4 PM.

Bob Brozman
Saturday, February 19th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Bob Brozman is a steel and slide guitar missionary, with a particular passion for the National Steel guitar - so much so he wrote a book about it. Originally into country blues and American roots music, one of Bob's early gigs was with R. Crumb's Cheap Suit Serenaders. Then he was floored by Hawaiian music and produced several LP compilations of 78-era Hawaiian recordings as well as helping to re-launch the career of seminal artist Tao Moe. Now he's making a career of musical globetrotting -- travelling the world to hook up and record with other musical individualists such as Takashi Hirayasu in Okinawa, Rene Lacaille in Reunion, and Debhashish Bhattachariya in India. Currently he's collaborating with string bands in Papua New Guinea. Bob stops by for an animated session of steel and slide guitar show-and-tell with the help of several of his prized instruments.

Les Breastfeeders
Saturday, February 19th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
This French-Canadian 6-piece puts the sex in sextet! The band has 2 amazing singers, a guy and a gal, so their music alternately evokes perfect girlpop or catchy and rollicking 6Ts garage. Tune in and hear why their album Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe was one of Terre T's best fave albums of 2004, then go see them that same night at Lit!

Listener Mike Catalano spins 'em as he sees fit
Saturday, February 19th, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Yuko Nexus6
Friday, February 18th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Orphan program
Yuko Nexus6, an electronic music professor at Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, produces her stunning and beautiful "kotatsu music" through laptop manipulation and arrangement of personally created field recordings. She will employ her "Just Start" approach to art for a special live performance that will consist solely of recordings made in the previous few days of her travels through North America to WFMU! Yuko Nexus6's performances are truly remarkable experiences and should not be missed!

The folks from Ego Trip
Friday, February 18th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Nickel And Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
The people behind the magazine (RIP), behind the infamous Big List books on rap and racism, and now a show on VH-1 called 'TV's Illest Minority Moments' finally come down to the studios of WFMU after years of trying to work it out. Special 'racial' theme music set and equal opportunity offensive discussion. B-side wins again.

Hearts on Fire
Thursday, February 17th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Hearts on Fire will invade tranquil living rooms on both sides of the Hudson this Thursday. Performing an intimate set of new songs from their ever-increasing catalog, the band plan to send shivers down every erect antenna from Brooklyn to Bayonne.

Fakation
Wednesday, February 16th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Black Ops's show
Fakation makes the equation 2+1=1. Take the rhythm section of Sightings John Lockie (drums) and Richard Hoffman (bass) and add musical nomad Rebecca "Railroad" Gaffney on vocals, and you get Fakation, a rhythmically overpowering group that makes you wonder why the hell there isn't more of this coming out in the deluge that is the the current music scene. They take a sweet groove and hit up with some serious heavyness. It is almost like rock still existed, and this from a trio that only came into being during a winter vacation.

Guest DJ R.A. the Rugged Man
Wednesday, February 16th, 2005, 2am - 6am
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
The return of R.A. is not soon enough! However this time it's the American Low Life that will be picking the tracks and talking about them. Classic hip-hop from the 1980's with rap knowledge that'll be perfect for your crash course in the golden era! Don't miss as R.A. The Rugged Man brings it back!

"9/11 Update: The SICO File"
Tuesday, February 15th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Dave Emory's show
Part #498 in Dave Emory's "For the Record" series

DJ Caveman Skull AKA Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) and Khanate
Tuesday, February 15th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner
Brian gives up the seat today for guest DJ Caveman Skull, also known as Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))), Khanate, the Lotus Eaters, and other essential units of contemporary doom and drone. We'll be talking metal past and present as well as previewing Sunn O)))'s upcoming tour of Australia and Europe where the robed ones will be sharing the stage with the likes of Circle, the Dead C, Pan Sonic, and Boris! DJ Caveman Skull will also disseminating a further selection of aberrant audio for your pleasure.

Guest DJ Dean Wareham of Luna
Tuesday, February 15th, 2005, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Dean stops in to guest DJ and gives us the scoop on why he has decided to fold up Luna's pup tent after 14 years.

Dolores Hayden
Monday, February 14th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on The Speakeasy with Dorian
Dolores Hayden, professor of architecture and American Studies at Yale University, talks about the phemonenon of urban sprawl.

SlowSix
Monday, February 14th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on Irene Trudel's show
This eight-piece ensemble blends guitars, strings, a Rhodes piano, a laptop and video projections to form its unique brand of electronic chamber music. Slow Six merges the instrumental virtuosity and compositional rigor of classical music with real-time digital signal processing and luminous video landscapes. While listeners will only be able to enjoy the audio portion of the show at 4 PM, Slow Six's effect on your senses is at once bracing and calming, adventurous yet accessible.

Guest DJ Corinna Snyder of Yasna Voices
Saturday, February 12th, 2005, 8pm - 11pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Sometimes special shows beget MORE special shows. Last fall the Bulgarian-style vocal ensemble Yasna Voices dropped by FMU to sing a few songs. During that visit, band member Corinna Snyder demonstrated an especially impressive knowledge of Bulgarian and East European music. Rob has invited Corinna back this week to share her wisdom - and her very large music collection!

Noddy Holder of Slade
Saturday, February 12th, 2005, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is proud to present an interview with Noddy Holder, lead singer of Slade! The voice behind "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," "Cum On Feel The Noize", and other misspelled classix regales us with nutty stories about the making of the movie 'Flame' (now finally available on DVD), Slade's career as the kings of glam rock, and their subsequent influence on metal AND punk bands. The recent release of 'Get Yer Boots On: The Definitive Slade Collection' will also be discussed.

Listeners Christine and Howie pick 60 minutes of hits
Saturday, February 12th, 2005, 9am - 10am
on The Listener Hour

Diane Cluck
Saturday, February 12th, 2005, 6am - 9am
on Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
Local singer/songwriter Diane Cluck will be stopping by. A spinner of dazzling and sometimes enigmatic songs, Diane is often grouped with the "anti-folk" movement. Whether you call her a folkie or an anti-folkie, you're sure to be enthralled.

Kimya Dawson
Friday, February 11th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Orphan program
Kimya Dawson plays the sweetest, saddest, funniest, most cleverly written songs you will ever hear and sings them with a soft, dreamy voice that will make you melt. She'll be stopping by WFMU once again with some of her new songs in tow.

David Fox and the New York Song Sharks
Friday, February 11th, 2005, 6pm - 7pm
on Aerial View
It's a special Song Poem Aerial View as Chris T. hosts a return appearance by David Fox & The New York Song Sharks performing live in the Love Room, tackling yourlyrics! You can E-mail lyrics or poems to ct@wfmu.org right up until show time. Then tune in to Aerial View on Friday, Feb. 11 at 6 PM to see if YOUR song will be performed live ON THE AIR! David Fox is a Song Poem industry legend, putting ordinary people's words to music since the late 1970's, when he worked for MSR Records. David is the man behind Non-Violent Taekwondo Troopers, The Thing, and Annie Oakley - all song-poem classics. The New York Song Sharks will back David Fox and turn your poems into songs on the spot!

...but not forgotten
Thursday, February 10th, 2005, 11pm - 2am
on Pat Duncan's show
Female fronted, metal-edged, & punk-driven ...but not forgotten will be stopping by just 10 days before they open up for OTEP & Candiria at the famed Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. The band combines aggressive and melodic influences to result in a unique, hard-hitting sound with a powerful vocal attack. Tune in to hear some tracks from their upcoming debut CD.

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