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February 3, 2009: let me be your distraction
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | Year | New | Approx. start time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| henry gross | dixie spider man | plug me into something | a&m | 1975 | 0:00:00 (Real | ) | |||
| marked men | fix my brain | fix my brain | swami | 2006 | 0:02:49 (Real | ) | |||
| graham parker | hold back the night | pink parker ep | mercury | note: black vinyl | 0:05:18 (Real | ) | |||
| abba | tiger | arrival | atlantic | 1977 | 0:08:12 (Real | ) | |||
| the pains of being pure at heart | the tenure itch | s/t | slumberland | * | 0:11:28 (Real | ) | |||
| a blind dog stares | thru the fence | 12" | guillotine | 1981 | 0:14:44 (Real | ) | |||
| human noise | moscow 1980 (impotent fury remix) | 7" (on cdr, sent by the label, hence the skipping) | caroline true | mainicured noise single, remixed by fred deakin of lemon jelly | * | 0:21:44 (Real | ) | ||
| blurt | cut it | 7" | orchestra pit tecording company | * | 0:24:28 (Real | ) | |||
| cyclone 60 | chocolat | instant classic | self-released | * | 0:36:32 (Real | ) | |||
| manitoba's wild kingdom | the party starts now!! | ...and you? | mca | 1990 | 0:39:53 (Real | ) | |||
| circle | harmaat linnut | 7" | sub pop | * | 0:42:07 (Real | ) | |||
| obits | put it in writing | 7" | one cross apiece | * | 0:47:07 (Real | ) | |||
| wavves | here's to the sun | woodsist | s/t | * | 0:50:28 (Real | ) | |||
| the trashies | nuke 'em | fartstorm 7" ep | ken rock | new to WFMU | 2007 | 0:53:04 (Real | ) | ||
| 16 | me & my shadow | bridges to burn | relapse | * | 1:05:16 (Real | ) | |||
| manhandlers | 2 tight 2 fight | s/t | criminal iq | * | 1:10:45 (Real | ) | |||
| bosom divine | i'm your animal | 7" | les disques steak | * | 1:13:08 (Real | ) | |||
| robert gordon with link wray | woman (you're my woman) | s/t | private stock | 1977 | 1:16:10 (Real | ) | |||
| monkey power trio | buddha sings | lest we be misunderstood 7" ep | pocohontas swamp machine | * | 1:18:39 (Real | ) | |||
| weave! | bravery | s/t | pacific reasons | * | 1:25:19 (Real | ) | |||
| el bimbo | bimbo jet | 7" | scepter | 1975 | 1:27:05 (Real | ) | |||
| mc yogi | elephant power | elephant power | white swan | * | 1:29:28 (Real | ) | |||
| mc yogi | ganesh is fresh | elephant power | white swan | TWOFER TUESDAY!!!! | * | 1:32:57 (Real | ) | ||
| kiss | do you love me | va-dj soul punk presents platforms glitter & breakbeats vol 2 | none | * | 1:36:46 (Real | ) | |||
| the laureates | her fiction | there are no more gentlemen | funambulist | * | 1:51:34 (Real | ) | |||
| music for pleasure | fuel to the fire | 7" | rage | 1981 | 1:54:44 (Real | ) | |||
| the whines | indian homewrecker | insane ok 7" ep | just for the hell of it | * | 1:57:53 (Real | ) | |||
| jobriath | ooh la la | creatures of the street | collectors' choice | * | 2:00:57 (Real | ) | |||
| the nerves | paper dolls | one way ticket | alive | hear Paul Collins live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic this Saturday, along with Gentleman Jesse & His Men | * | 2:04:24 (Real | ) | ||
| veedee | glimpses of another world | 7" | criminal iq | * | 2:14:20 (Real | ) | |||
| april wine | sheila | roughly speaking | universal canada, eh? | 2006 | 2:20:33 (Real | ) | |||
| riverboat gamblers | what's what | something to crow about | gearhead | 2004 | 2:23:45 (Real | ) | |||
| dam funk | track 1 | rhythm trax vol iv | stones throw | nice to hear from my cousin Dam... | * | 2:25:59 (Real | ) | ||
| robert pollard | faking my harlequin | the crawling distance | guided by voices inc | * | 2:32:49 (Real | ) | |||
| love boat | no particular girl to love | imaginary beatings of love | alien snatch! | * | 2:36:42 (Real | ) | |||
| goodnight loving | safe at home | s/t | off the hip | * | 2:38:57 (Real | ) | |||
| the hot dogs | say what you mean | 7" | ardent | 1973 | 2:42:24 (Real | ) | |||
| golden birthday | good guys | infinite leagues | rainbow body | * | 2:46:51 (Real | ) | |||
| private entertainment | flowers/he's dancing in my belly | four tracks 7" ep | white denim | * | 2:53:44 (Real | ) | |||
Tue. 2/3/09 11:06pm
From:
Joe
Where was this song when I was 13?!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:07pm
From:
john
It's been nearly a year, but, yes, folks, it's the Triumphant Return of Rockin' Henry Gross!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:10pm
From:
Laurie
I love this ABBA song!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:11pm
From:
Charles
Me too Laurie!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:11pm
From:
Sybil
from Graham Parker to... Abba?
Tue. 2/3/09 11:12pm
From:
cheri
hiya evan--did you like the superbowl?? i only watched the half time show,, i think abba is the devil's music,=)
Tue. 2/3/09 11:14pm
From:
Jan Coztás.
The new Marked Men album is great. Maybe even better than Fix My Brain.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:17pm
From:
john
I'm sure it's just me, and I LIKE this Pains Of Etc record, but I can't help thinking "Finally, a decent C86 tribute band."
Tue. 2/3/09 11:18pm
From:
cheri
so efd did you do anything special besides the superbow this week??
Tue. 2/3/09 11:20pm
From:
efd
john - not that there's anything wrong with that!
jan - haven't seen/heard the new Marked Men, but I'll keep an eye out for sure - I loved Fix My Brain.
cheri - sure, I liked the super bowl fine. We'll have to agree to disagree about Abba.
Sybil, Laurie, Charles, Joe - hi!
OK, 7 minute song is about 2/3rds over, time to figure out what to play next.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:20pm
From:
Joe
As someone who -just- finally listened to C86, john, I am in complete agreement with you.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:23pm
From:
john
EFD--Exactly! I'd urge all new bands to be mandatorily issued a copy of The Subway Organisation comp CD. I'd bet someone in that group owns it.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:23pm
From:
Sybil
I loved Trent's comments yesterday about the superbowl, which I'm sure I can't recreate here.
Basically, "I enjoyed watching those two sporting teams. There was a lot of stuff happening. Sometimes there isn't so much happening."
I actually have the Pink Parker in pink vinyl. I am that way.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:24pm
From:
HotRod
Thanks for the tunes...
Tue. 2/3/09 11:24pm
From:
efd
ironically, my Pink Parker is a promo -- so it's not pink. Boo-ya!
There was a guy at the party I was at who was saying, "Go, game!" Kind of how I felt.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:26pm
From:
cheri
evan if you have THE CAKE cd on hand could you play a tune,,,thanx efd
Tue. 2/3/09 11:26pm
From:
john
At about the three hour mark I was yelling at myself "Go, home!" What I'll never get about football is why they invariably wait until the fourth quarter to start playing.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:31pm
From:
Jessica
I'm not going out in that, either. FYI.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:31pm
From:
Jessica
[hyuck]
Tue. 2/3/09 11:35pm
From:
Pete
EFD
Marked Men have a new record called "GHOSTS" on Dirtnap released a week ago
Tue. 2/3/09 11:45pm
From:
E.L.
I "lucked out" last week and wound up with a show day for my first class. It may happen again this week. Are teachers supposed to root for snow days?
Tue. 2/3/09 11:45pm
From:
Billy Jam
Farms in Berkeley? Abba on WMFU? Hells yeah......Hey EFD - good show as always - greetings from Cali where I am doing WFMU remote this Friday....with lots O guests....see UPCOMING on wfmu,org for details
Tue. 2/3/09 11:49pm
From:
Amanda
I just came home, turned the radio on before my coat was even off, and heard: "THE PARTY STARTS NOW!"
This gladdened me a bit.
Tue. 2/3/09 11:50pm
From:
cheri
you can't play THE CAKE 2nite evan?
Tue. 2/3/09 11:50pm
From:
HotRod
Hey Amanda!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:52pm
From:
Fredrik
THIS SHOW IS SO AWESOME TONIGHT IT'S ROCKIN' M' FUGGIN TEETH OUT!!!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:52pm
From:
cheri
hiya wuzzzzzup hotrod!!!!!!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:53pm
From:
efd
sorry Cheri, no Cake tonight.
Hi HotRod, hi Amanda! That was a good song to come home to. Now, get your mp3 recording machine ready for later...
Tue. 2/3/09 11:55pm
From:
efd
hey Billy, thanks for checking in from Cali! (that goes for you too, Jessica) and hi, E.L.!
Tue. 2/3/09 11:59pm
From:
cheri
evan i need your opinion--do think i have bad taste in music??
Wed. 2/4/09 12:00am
From:
C
EVERYONE has good taste in music!
Wed. 2/4/09 12:01am
From:
Amanda
Hi hi everybunny! HotRod, you have to come up and visit again soon!
I am relieved to know the youth of America are in good hands with E.L. as their teacher.
mp3 recording machine? Are we living in the future?
Wed. 2/4/09 12:11am
From:
E.L.
I was writing an email while I was listening and I thought you said "Me And My Arrow," EFD. My cat would love 16.
Don't worry Amanda, I'll be fired in no time.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:14am
From:
cheri
yall have a wonderfull week,,,,g'nite,ohh efd please be kind when answering my question,,,thnx again=)=)=)
Wed. 2/4/09 12:16am
From:
Joe
This guy sounds like the guy from Cold War Kids, except I want to punch him less. Of course, I don't know what he looks like.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:18am
From:
Jessica
the what What WHAT, Billy Jam?
I have a pile of creepy things to attend to, Friday, which should be wrapped up right about then-ish.
Mmm, I smell antidote-to-creepy-things.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:18am
From:
Amanda
oh man....
Wed. 2/4/09 12:19am
From:
efd
E.L., I'd like to hear 16 covering "Me and My Arrow."
Amanda, now it makes sense, right?
Wed. 2/4/09 12:21am
From:
Billy Jam
hey jessica - have been sending you invites to Friday's Oak-Town remote since last week......IF you think you can make it email me at billyjam at wfmu dot org for location info....And if U cant make it - no worries - will be back in Da Yay again real soon....HEY EFD thanks for allowing me to use your COMMENTS as an avenue of communicaition....more Graham Parker!!
Wed. 2/4/09 12:23am
From:
efd
Billy, I am all about communication avenues!
Cheri - my opinion on your (or anyone's) musical taste is completely irrelevant.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:26am
From:
Amanda
Yes, it does! Thought you might be heading there but did not have the "audacity" to hope.
I think any regular listener to this show must have quite good musical taste, but that is my own taste talking. So it's a circular argument.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:26am
From:
E.L.
Oh! I heard Monkey Power Trio on Liz's show. I knew that name sounded familiar.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:28am
From:
Joe
I know my taste in music is mediocre at best - my constantly listening to WFMU is me trying to make it better. It's like when you're trying to lose weight and you enter a triathalon that never ends.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:29am
From:
cheri
efd see you next week,,,
Wed. 2/4/09 12:30am
From:
Sybil
My taste in music is reputedly deplorable...
Wed. 2/4/09 12:32am
From:
E.L.
Joe, maybe start with a uniathlon or biathlon and work your way up?
Wed. 2/4/09 12:32am
From:
Joe
HELL-to-the-YEAH.
ELEPHANT POWER - Ganesh is FRESH
Wed. 2/4/09 12:34am
From:
Joe
E.L. - I kinda did. I used to listen to FUV. -Burn-
Wed. 2/4/09 12:36am
From:
Joe
GANESH!
Wed. 2/4/09 12:37am
From:
Joe
Hmm I guess call-and-response doesn't work so good on the internet.
Man I gotta stop being such a wierdo.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:39am
From:
efd
good effort, though, Joe!
Wed. 2/4/09 12:39am
From:
efd
on the call & response, i mean
Wed. 2/4/09 12:40am
From:
Joe
well... the weird takes effort, too.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:40am
From:
E.L.
Any chance of some Paul Stanley banter to go along with this? I think it's far, far better than their music. I wish he did spoken word performances.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:40am
From:
HotRod
Circular Power!
Wed. 2/4/09 12:42am
From:
Neil
Liked that MC Yogi so much I just bought it!
Wed. 2/4/09 12:44am
From:
Tom
That was 1976 Destroyer hmm I had to think about that one 2X cause the one I never got back then was Destroyer I skipped to "Rock'n'Roll" over ( hated !!!!!!!!!!!!! Bob Ezrin's production with a passion !!!)
Wed. 2/4/09 12:54am
From:
Jessica
Like the song says: aw, yeah!
I was on the phone with a sales rep, ordering new phone svc., and had to walk back into the Do You Love Me [turned up to 11] room to get my purse, and almost got the poor girl fired for laughing too loud. c'mon, like her supervisor wouldn't have just belted it out along with the clearly-always-right customer.
Wed. 2/4/09 12:56am
From:
E.L.
Well it looks like school is on. I'll check in next week. Best to all! Thanks Evan!
Wed. 2/4/09 1:00am
From:
C
this has been one of my favorite EFD shows of all time! (but i've only been listening for like 2 years) you're really giving the may day mayhem a run for its money!
Wed. 2/4/09 1:01am
From:
efd
wow, thanks C! I appreciate that.
goodnight E.L., good luck tomorrow! (or maybe I should be wishing that to the students)
Wed. 2/4/09 1:17am
From:
Joe
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show - perpetually teaching you how to not be stupid.
Fri. 2/6/09 7:22pm
From:
marie
great, fun show!
Fri. 10/16/09 8:55pm
From:
JeffreyPaul
Henry Put Plug me into something out all my fans love it .JeffreyPaul Bass player Rock Candy
Fri. 10/16/09 9:41pm
From:
JeffreyPaul
Henry Put Plug me into something out all my fans love it .JeffreyPaul Bass player Rock Candy
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