Teengirl Fantasy Wednesday, February 10th, 2am - 6am
on
Marty McSorley's show
Chill out synth house break masters Teengirl Fantasy take a time out from recording their debut record for True Panther Sounds to stop by the WFMU studios for a live set. Armed with a stack of gear full of flashing lights they spent the last few months taking over late night discos in Amsterdam. Now that they are back stateside they are poised to lay waste to dance floors and hearts across the nation.
Towering Heroic Dudes Wednesday, February 10th, 8pm - 11pm
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
This Brooklyn-noise supergroup (yes, it's been said, now keep moving) create a triumphant, layered and complex din, descendant of early electroacoustic ensembles like AMM and Scratch Orchestra. (Think AMM '66-'68 live sessions, through an American, pocket-tee filter.) No source seems to be off the table, as prerecorded signals are warped, an electric bass suggests resonant "follow me" tones, an alto gets whipped out, and digital doo-dads and guitar amps generally get the crap beaten out of them. THD (as they are economically known) did not start out as a bunch of dudes, oh no, and their lineup has shifted over the years around the energetic constant of Neil Vendrick (Another Tombstone Dream, Random Tapes), who's currently flanked by Nathan Rulli (Laurel Craig, Enerver, head of Abandon Ship records) and Paul Haney (Rust Worship, Enerver, head of Obsolete Units records.) You can click here to view a dark, upside-down video of a recent Dudes' live set at 13 Thames on the My Castle of Quiet vimeo channel (the audio is sweet, though!) THD have CD-Rs out on Obsolete Units and Phase! Records, as well as a tape on Cryptic Carousel
Emitt Rhodes
Saturday, February 13th, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
ichael chats with pop music legend Emitt Rhodes - who started drumming as a teen in the house band at L.A. nightclub Hullabaloo, The Palace Guard, then fronted The Merry-Go-Round (who had a hit with "Live"), then released a series of solo albums that made him a critical favorite & earned him a cult following. After some bad business dealings and ten years of non stop work - he was burned out at age 24. He'll discuss his latest attempt at a comeback, his struggle with his mental & physical health, his creative process and much more in this startlingly honest interview.
Ohioan
Monday, February 15th, Midnight - 3am
on
The Brother Lucy Show with Kurt Gottschalk
The band of troubadours who call themselves "Ohioan" set off from the Northwest last autumn, seeking alms and opportunities to spread joy. The road claimed a good 3/4 of the band, but they made it with their swirling psychic folk to WFMU's Love Room last November, only to have any record of their presence destroyed. Endless hours of labor has resulted in the reconstruction of their visit, and it is with great pride that we present to you Ohioan on the Brother Lucy Lost and Lovelorn Post-Valentine's Day Spectacular, Monday, Feb. 15 at midnight.
Trauma
Tuesday, February 16th, 6am - 9am
on
The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Detroit free guitar/drums duo of Chris Riggs (Holy Cheever Church label) and Ben Hall (brokenresearch label & 1/2 of Graveyards) turn in a set of smart yet barbarous improv. Snare cracks, cymbal shuffles, harmonic burrs, Derek Bailey thought bubbles, violent scrapes and wtf silence; it's all here.
Yoko Ono Tuesday, February 16th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
At 77, Yoko Ono has just released one of her best records, "Between My Head and the Sky," a cosmic and kinetic set of songs featuring Daniel Carter, Yuka Honda, son Sean and others in what looks like a full resurrection of the Plastic Ono Band moniker. In fact, an epic big-band version will be performing a (now sold-out) set at BAM on February 16th with a lineup that will include the boggling collision of Cornelius, Paul Simon, Thurston Moore, Jim Keltner, Haruomi Hosono, Eric Clapton, Kim Gordon and Bette Midler. Tune in that afternoon when Brian gets the exciting opportunity to sit down with Yoko at her studio and delve into the life and mind of one of the great avant-garde figures in conceptual, performance, visual and sound art.
Yummy Fur Saturday, February 20th, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Cherry Blossom Clinic could not be more excited to host the 10 year reunion of the legendary Yummy Fur! This amazing and influential Scottish combo rewrote the pop history books back in the early to mid-90s and upon disbanding went on to form bands like Male Nurse, 1990s, Country Teasers and Franz Ferdinand. They've got a compilation, "Piggy Wings: The Collected Yummy Fur" coming out soon on What's Your Rupture, but before that drops, listen to them blast through their classics from their WFMU live session recorded from their recent 1st ever tour of the USA!
Breaking terrible records
Sunday, February 21st, 6am - 9am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Join Dan for catharsis with a hammer. In this very special episode of Airborne Event, Dan will play really bad recordings (like, even worse than what he usually plays), then smash them with a hammer while describing why they suck so much. Included will be select musical space-wasters from Dan's overstuffed personal collection, as well as donations of CDs, LPs, and cassettes that deserve to die. There's still time to email Dan at danb at wfmu dot org to find out how to donate those embarrassing '80s cassingles you've been hiding in a shoebox for two decades. If you submit it, Dan promises that he will destroy it. And don't miss the exciting finale -- you will be shocked and amazed at how devoted, how downright businesslike, Dan can be when annihilating records! Not for the faint-hearted.
The Black Hollies Saturday, February 27th, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is proud to welcome Jersey City heroes The Black Hollies back to the Cherry Blossom Clinic! Their latest album "Softly Towards the Light" (Ernest Jennings records) has been blowing people away with its mix of heavy psych freakouts, soulful vocals and top notch songwriting--it even ranked third on Terre's Top Faves for 2009! You can check them out live at the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ later that night, but hear them do their thing earlier that day on the Cherry Blossom Clinic! And go to theblackhollies.com for more information!
Pissed Jeans Tuesday, March 30th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Someday they may settle down and listen to Tom Petty and Astrud Gilberto like the rest of us, but now several records down the line Eastern Pennsylvania's Pissed Jeans continue to churn out ugly, malevolent, sexually alienated/frustrated and boredom-damaged rock music. At a total peak right now with their latest "King of Jeans" on Sub Pop, the Jeans have aged and matured' but instead of going soft they've only honed in on the fine art of destruction with even more precision in channeling the frayed-cable attack of Black Flag, Flipper, Drunks With Guns and more. In October, they turned the stage of WFMU Fest in Brooklyn into a wasteland of broken mic stands and (much) vomit, and might have put in rock show of the year. Hear 'em with Brian in the WFMU studios today.
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