Bob chats with Spike Slawson of ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES and much more!!!
Thursday, December 7th, 10pm - 2am
on
Bob Barth's One Night Stand
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
LIVE from Los Angeles: Front man of the "WORLDS GREATEST COVER BAND," Spike Slawson drops in to talk punk, music he hates & the incredible lineup of punk superstars masquerading as ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES. Then we are going to drop into 2, yes 2!! beautiful & quite different productions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL currently running at South Coast Rep in Costa Mesa and ANoiseWithin in Pasadena. Finally... CONCERT COVERAGE: PETEY at The Fonda! December 7th at 7pm-11pm PT, 10pm- 2am ET.
Live performance from Rami Gabriel Saturday, December 9th, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes Rami Gabriel, psychology professor, middle eastern music wiz, and pop song genius, to the studio for a live acoustic set!
Drop-In presents: Wild Instrumentals with Miss Christina Ginger
Saturday, December 9th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Miss Christina Ginger of Rotations brings you an hour of jazz, exotica, Latin, surf and r&b instrumentals from across the globe designed to make your next party the hippest party, or to just have you dancing at home while your holiday cookies bake. Tune in and shake a tail feather!
It's Your Fault Theater
Sunday, December 10th, 6am - 9am
on
Serious Moonlight Sonatas with Carol
Performing live on Serious Moonlight Sonatas, It's Your Fault Theater
is a New York City-based theater collective featuring members of the 90s post-post punk juggernaut Autobody plus a multinational coterie of co-conspirators who write music for musicals that they would actually want to see and hear. This performance features selections from Alien vs. Predator, the Musical trilogy, and their new work in progress: Mold Farm: Sex, Death, and Revolution in the Fungus Kingdom.
GATORKITTY guest hosts!
Sunday, December 10th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
GATORKITTY brings you antsy dance tunes fueled by estrogen and braised in Monster Energy.
Paint Fumes Monday, December 11th, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
North Carolina's Paint Fumes return to WFMU for a third time, ready to deliver an all-new set of their patented panic attack punk and power pop nightmares.
Glenn Kenny on "It's Complicated"
Monday, December 11th, 7pm - 8pm
on
It's Complicated with Dave Mandl
Film critic and prog-rock afficionado Glenn Kenny will be Dave Mandl's guest on "It's Complicated." Glenn will be spinning tunes from some of his favorite proggy film soundtracks.
Holiday Film Fest Week 2!
Monday, December 11th, 9pm - 11pm
on
Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
It’s Vintage Radio Theater! Join us for three Holiday radio features that are the perfect way to spread good tidings and cheer! Dimestore Radio Theater goes to The Movies this Holiday Season. It’s, “Little Women,” by The Lux Radio Theater, followed by “Christmas Present,” by Challenge of The Yukon and, “The Paul Brewer Story,” by Bold Venture! It’s Seasonal Programming the way Grandma Used to Make. Join us!
It’s A Very Cerebus Christmas!
Tuesday, December 12th, 9pm - 11pm
on
Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
In the 80’s, one controversial, independently published comic book was spearheading the world of creators rights and funny animal barbarian narratives, titled: Cerebus, The Aardvark. And, also in the 80s, KFAI’s “Shockwave Radio Theater” - a show that presented comedy & sci-fi, a show which included such performers and writers as David Osman and Phil Proctor among their team - went on to adapt six stories from that comic book for their program. The results? Why, It’s A Very, Cerebus Christmas, only on Mid-Valley Mutations!
Members of the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) chat and review their accomplishments and discuss some of the challenges they faced in organizing in the northern part of New Jersey.
Thursday, December 14th, Midnight - 3am
on
Secret Canine Agents with DJ Perro Caliente
Drop In Presents Scott_OZ Returns!
Saturday, December 16th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Beloved Australian listener Scott_OZ returns to DropIn with a 2nd installment of some more of the most wild + weird music from Down Under!
Jazz Adam guest hosts!
Sunday, December 17th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
An eclectic set of eccentric melodies and jittery beats that twist the pop song structure.
Kelly Moran
Monday, December 18th, 3:01pm - 6pm
on
Radio Ravioli with Olivia
Composer and pianist Kelly Moran drops by FMU to play tracks from her EP Vesela, released on Warp Records in November. Tune in for a live piano performance!
Holiday Film Fest Week #3
Monday, December 18th, 9pm - 11pm
on
Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
It’s Vintage Radio Theater! Join us for three Holiday radio features that are the perfect way to spread good tidings and cheer! Dimestore Radio Theater goes to The Movies this Holiday Season. It’s, “Remember The Night,” by The Lux Radio Theater, followed by “The Gift of The Magi," and a holiday installment of, “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,” to round things out! It’s Seasonal Programming the way Grandma Used to Make. Join us!
Giving Everything For Xmas: A Holiday Horror Story by univac & Austin
Tuesday, December 19th, 9pm - 11pm
on
Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
It's that time of year, so in honor of the big day next week, here a Xmas Tale about technology and ambition that is as realistically terrifying as it is ridiculously hilarious. WIth Guest voices, music and SFX, and a bit of holiday cheer, too, this one should prove to be the perfect way to get in touch with the spirit of the season.
Midori Yoshimoto
Thursday, December 21st, 9am - Noon
on
This Is The Modern World with Trouble
This is the Modern World with Trouble welcomes Midori Yoshimoto, guest-curator of Out of Bounds: Japanese Women Artists in Fluxus. This exhibition, ongoing at Japan Society until January 21, 2024, highlights the contributions of four pioneering Japanese artists — Shigeko Kubota (1937–2015), Yoko Ono (1933–), Takako Saito (1929–), and Mieko Shiomi (1938–) — and contextualizes their role within Fluxus and the broader artistic movements of the 1960s and beyond. Midori Yoshimoto, a professor of art history and gallery director at New Jersey City University is an art historian specializing in post-1945 Japanese art and its diaspora with a focus on women artists. The Japan Society show largely derives from her 2005 book, Into Performance: Japanese Women Artists in New York.
Spazz Xmas Fiasco!
Thursday, December 21st, 9pm - Midnight
on
Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Celebrate the holidays with Spazzy Claus and his very special 2023 musical guests Yule & The Gang (featuring the usual assortment of festive knuckleheads).
It’s a Musical Dose Christmas Part III - Santa’s Yule Log.
Friday, December 22nd, 5pm - 7pm
on
Musical Dose with medson
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Tune in to Musical Dose with medson for this joyous holiday tradition as we await Santa and his huge sack of toys. “As always batteries are not included”
It’s two hours of music that will have pondering whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year.
Midnight Matinee: A Charlie Brown Die Hard
Saturday, December 23rd, Midnight - 3am
on
Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Poor Charlie Brown! He’s at a Christmas party but the only person he knows there is mean old Lucy. The people he meets are awful: snotty Hans Gruber makes fun of him, annoying Ellis won’t leave him alone. And, worst of all, he can’t find his shoes anywhere! Good grief! But things get better, he makes up with Lucy and finds a great new friend, Officer Linus Von Pelt. Plus, he gets to talk through a CB radio!
Midnight Matinee presents a heart-warming Christmas story: A Charlie Brown Die Hard. Midnight on Saturday December 23 (9 pm Friday December 22 on the West Coast) during Rich Hazelton’s Inflatable Squirrel Carcass. Hosted by John Schnall.
Drop In Presents KYOTO Fried XMAS with Chris Crash
Saturday, December 23rd, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Join Chris Crash for a holiday party of juicy chicken and fun Japanese Christmas tunes!
Gareth Jones guest hosts!
Sunday, December 24th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
Gareth from Bristol UK takes you through a winter wonderland of alternative Christmas songs guaranteed to never be heard at the mall.
The 3rd Annual Elgin Watch Christmas Day Show From 1944!
Monday, December 25th, 9pm - 11pm
on
Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
For years, the Elgin Watch Company provided variety show entertainment, on the radio, giving people something to look forward to on Christmas Day. In a restored presentation unique to Sheena's Jungle Room, hear comedy, music, and the stars of yesteryear entertain you on Christmas Day. It's the holidays the way they used to be, on Dimestore Radio Theater!
The End of The Year Celebration. (A Documentary In Sound)
Tuesday, December 26th, 9pm - 11pm
on
Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
For our final installment of the show for 2023, we've decided to bring you a two hour party that you will NOT want to miss. First, it's an hour-long "Vinyl Solution," where I offer you a story and some music... all pulled from LPs. Then, stick around for hour two, as Mini-Mutations performs live, offering a selection of tunes written in the last year. It's an end-of-the-year party the way only Sheena's Jungle room can supply.
Count It Down: The Burn It Down! Best of 2023
Friday, December 29th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Burn It Down! with Nate K.
Nate the K. looks back on some of his favorite LPs, EPs, singles, reissues, and archival releases from the year that was. Tracks will be played in no particular order, because to paraphrase Michael Shelley and Hot Chocolate, respectively, they're all number one hits and everyone's a winner, baby!
Amoeba Records' David Prinz
Saturday, December 30th, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Amoeba records co-founder David Prinz about the history and future of music retail stores, and the Amoeba Records label's new Gram Parsons release “The Last Roundup: Live from the Bijou Café.”
Electric Lazy Susan fills in for The Stork Club
Sunday, December 31st, Noon - 3pm
on
Electric Lazy Susan with DJ Nogood Nick
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Nogood Nick takes over from Stork Club with special New Year’s Eve “Look forward” edition of Electric Lazy Susan, featuring jazz fusion and pop releases from 2023.
Lucia guest hosts!
Sunday, December 31st, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
A psychedelic set of Australian sounds, both established and on the rise, with some electronic funk and groovy jazz beats.
Holiday Film Fest Week #4
Monday, January 1st, 2024, 9pm - 11pm
on
Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
It’s Vintage Radio Theater! Join us for three Holiday radio features that are the perfect way to spread good tidings and cheer! Dimestore Radio Theater goes to The Movies this Holiday Season. It’s, “Bachelor Mother,” by The Lux Radio Theater, followed by a New Year's episode of "The Whistler" to round things out! It’s Seasonal Programming the way Grandma Used to Make. Join us!
DJ Tim From Washington guest hosts!
Sunday, January 7th, 2024, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
DJ Tim From Washington takes you around the world with tunes created and played by Developmentally Disabled musicians.
Art X guest hosts!
Sunday, January 14th, 2024, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
Art X navigates a freeform journey through sonic territory off the maps of consensus perception.
Ben Gross guest hosts!
Sunday, January 21st, 2024, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
An hour of music, comedy, and spoken word focused around mental health - freeform therapy to soothe your troubled soul.
Joel Selvin author of "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon" Saturday, February 24th, 2024, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes Joel Selvin, whose new book "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of
Jim Gordon" promises to be the definitive bio of the troubled drummer Jim Gordon,
who played on a mind-boggling array of recordings, only to have his career end
tragically when his mental illness took over.
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