Past Special Programs on WFMU

Past Special Programs on WFMU
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Laura Pleasants of Kylesa
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Kylesa guitarist/vocalist Laura Pleasants joins Diane for the Peer Pressure segment from 1-2:30 pm. We're excited to hear about her influences as well as Kylesa's next move! Listeners will have the opportunity to ask Laura questions via our online playlist! Tune In; Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine is on from Noon-3pm on Tuesdays!

KARP Lives!
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on Marty McSorley's show
In the '90s KARP built some of the heaviest, unique and influential sounds to come out of the northwest that some 20 years later still no one has been able to touch. Tune in for an hour long special on KARP where Marty McSorley will be joined by William Badgley director of "Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film about a Band Called KARP," a new documentary about the band that draws from more than 20 hours of never before seen live footage, features unreleased tracks form the band as well as interviews with The Melvins, Unwound, Calvin Johnson, Kathleen Hannah, and Joe Preston.

Mimi Goese & Ben Neill
Monday, November 14th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
on Airborne Event
Mimi Goese (pronounced GAY-zuh), formerly of NYC pop-punk heroes Hugo Largo, and electro-acoustic wizard Ben Neill visit Airborne Event to share some of the neo-romantic songs from their new record, "Songs for Persephone." The songs are based on various 19th century romantic works by composers such as Mahler, Berlioz, and Bruckner. Paradoxically, the duo uses modern digital technology to bring the lush classicism of two centuries ago back to life by layering Goese's evocative vocals together with the heady ambiances of Neill's self-designed mutantrumpet and cello accompaniment. Mimi & Ben also perform on November 17th at the Lincoln Center Atrium.

Brian Degraw of Gang Gang Dance
Monday, November 14th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
on Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
Brian will DJ some of his favorite current sounds and sit down for an interview.

Alash
Monday, November 14th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Irene Trudel's show
While the members of Alash play music of their ancestors and the greats of Tuva and Central Asia, they are equally influenced by such western artists as Sun Ra and Jimi Hendrix. Which is not to say they turn their backs on tradition. Alash incorporates some modern instrumentation with throat singing and sounds that span the ages. While on a rare U.S.tour, Alash make a stopover to play live in the WFMU love room.

Kardeş Türküler with Arto Tunçboyacıyan and Ara Dinkjian
Saturday, November 12th, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Turkey’s Kardeş Türküler (“Songs of Fraternity”) is a group with a mission. Too often, they say, the ethnic diversity of Anatolia has led to cross-cultural conflict rather than cross-cultural collaboration. Their goal is to help change that – by featuring musicians and music from cultures across Anatolia – Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Roma and more. Kardeş Türküler will play a Moon and Stars Project Turkish earthquake relief benefit concert at Merkin Hall, 129 W 67 St., Sunday November 13 at 7 pm. They will be joined in concert and at WFMU by Grammy-winning Turkish-Armenian jazz-roots hybridist / alchemist Arto Tunçboyacıyan and acclaimed composer and oud virtuoso Ara Dinkjian.

Pronouncers:
Kardeş Türküler = KAR – desh TER – ker - lar
Tunçboyacıyan = Tunk-boy-a-jian

The Barreracudas
Saturday, November 12th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
It’s the Atlanta show on the Cherry Blossom Clinic! We’re excited to welcome The Barreracudas to WFMU! Hailing from Atlanta, The Barreracudas combine the drive & songwriting of classic power pop with the lean muscle of garage rock AND they’ve got an insanely great, brand new album out now: Nocturnal Missions (Douchemaster.) Also on the show, is Atlantan guest DJ from Vikki Vaden of FRINGE FACTORY, so prep yourself for a psychedelic freakbeat radio head trip ! So tune in this Sat Nov 12 for a taste of Hotlanta coolness on your radio!

Jackie and the Cedrics & the Fadeaways
Thursday, November 10th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Brace your eardrums for the Japanese rock and roll invasion on Three Chord Monte! First up, it is the Far East's Kings of Surf Jackie and the Cedrics! The Tokyo legends return to the U.S. for the first time in who knows how long as Rockin' Enocky, Rockin' Jelly Bean and Jackie T-Bird kick out the twang! Up next are The Fadeaways, the best garage-punk act out of Japan since Teengenerate!

Real Estate and Glenn Danzig
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
on Nardwuar The Human Serviette Show
All New Jersey interview special with Real Estate and Glenn Danzig! Doot doola doot doo... doot doo!

Nisennenmondai
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 3am - 6am
on Nat Roe
For over ten years, Tokyo's power trio Nisennenmondai has been expanding their take on free-flowing Krautrock, with jazz inflected chord structures and a feel that recalls Can and Neu! They're currently on tour with Battles through the US, with New York dates in early November at Webster Hall and Death By Audio.

The Old Codger fills in for the Antique Phonograph Music Program
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
on Old Codger with Courtney T. Edison
He's a nasty piece of work made up of many smaller pieces of nastiness, but he knows more about 78 rpm records than your Uncle Seymour. The Old Codger fills in for WFMU's Antique Phonograph Hour on Tuesday November 8 from 8-9pm Eastern. His third set of dentures are older than you!

Call of the Wild
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner's show
This new NYC trio whip up a Dinosaur/Thin Lizzy/Detroit-style tornado with none other than Allison Busch of Awesome Color and Red Dawn II on drum action! It is time to rock, until your head falls off your neck.

Bebe Buell
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Model, singer, author, mom and 100% rocker! Bebe Buell will guest DJ on the Peer Pressure segment of DKFM. She'll have a rocking playlist and will talk about the music she loves and what it takes to stay in the rock world! Listeners will be able to ask questions on the interactive playlist, as she will be on the program live from 1:00-2:30. Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine is on from Noon-3pm on Tuesdays.

Dark Entries DJ Set
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on Marty McSorley's show
Josh Cheon of the Dark Entries label brings a stack of records to share with the people. Get ready for tons of deep dark wave '80s minimal synth post punk jammy jams from the personal collection of the man behind some great reissues form Dark Day, Eleven Pond, Borghesia, xex, Jeff & Jane Hudson and more!

Live from the Spectacle Theater
Monday, November 7th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
on Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
DJ Rupture comes to Williamsburg's Spectacle Theater for a special live cinematic transmission of his WFMU radio show "Mudd Up!" built from a YouTube selection of Rupture's favorite Algerian songs, followed by a 9pm screening of the fantastic musical comedy, "100% Arabica." $5 cover includes homemade mint tea and dates.

Dikanda
Saturday, November 5th, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The dynamic and compelling band Dikanda hails from an old Baltic port city in Poland. But while Polish roots are part of Dikanda's musical mix, so are traditions from across Eastern Europe and even Asia. The group sings in several languages - including an imaginary idiom sprung from accordionist / singer Anna Witczak's fertile imagination. Dikanda has won a slew of awards in Poland and the band has performed around the world. Including, now, in WFMU's Studio B right here in Jersey City.

Michael Shelley chats with Nile Rodgers!
Saturday, November 5th, 2011, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Nile Rodgers, who started as a New York session guitarist while still in his teens, then formed Chic, who were at the forefront of disco with hits like "Le Freak", and "Good Times." Rodgers also has a hand in writing and producing hits like Sister Sledge “We Are Family”, Diana Ross "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out", David Bowie “Let's Dance”, Madonna's “Like a Virgin”, The B-52’s "Love Shack". He also the author of the new book "Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny."

Norton Records 25th Anniversary Special
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
The Norton Records gang drop by to celebrate 25 years in show biz. Expect torrid tales, insane 45s and scores of celebrities from the Norton Records roster dropping in. Plus--the worldwide announcement of the Norton Records Customer of the Year (five years ago a stunned Robert Plant received this top honor).

Str8 West Coastin' with Still Life, DJ Eleven and Dopeshoes (Small Change fills in for Noah)
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Three California-bred DJs bring a taste of the West to the heart of Jersey City. DJ Eleven is part of the world famous Rub crew alongside Cosmo Baker and DJ Ayres, and Still Life is the host of Worldwide Smash on EVR, and they all have serious knowledge about the westside backyard vibes. Grill and blunts not included.

The Bon
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Tune in this coming Wednesday night for the first-ever live set from a Canadian band on the Evan "Funk" Davies show! The Bon recently blew through town like a Canadian rock front, leaving stunned fans in their wake at their live shows as well as at their WFMU recording session. Featuring former members of the Leather Uppers and Tijuana Bibles, Toronto's The Bon blend '60s garage with what we used to just call "rock" in the '70s. A liberal helping of wah-wah pedal gives the final result a kind of Cream-meets-The-Cynics feel; fans of late-'60s era Rolling Stones will likely dig it as well. Tune in this Wednesday night at 9pm to hear The Bon live, and look for their new album Static Electricity out now on the Boppa Do Down label!

Roger Allen: Scary Music
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
on Nardwuar The Human Serviette Show
In honour of "Hallowe'en Week" Roger Allen presents a bunch of Scary Music! Doot doola doot doo... Boo Boo!

Seven Second Delay at the UCB Theatre with Andy Borowitz, Michael Showalter and Rebecca Gates
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 6pm - 7pm
on Seven Second Delay with Ken and Andy
Seven Second Delay return to the stage of NYC's UCB Theater this Wednesday, November 2nd from 6-7pm for a live broadcast of Seven Second Delay. Joining Ken and Andy on stage will be comedian and author Michael Showalter, creator of the Borowitz Report Andy Borowitz and Musical guest Rebecca Gates. Plus, an Occupy Wall Street Drum Circle and more Radio Sight Gags! The UCB Theatre is at 307 West 26th St in NYC, near 8th Avenue. Admission is $5.

Ital
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, Noon - 2pm
on Scones Radio
On the Scones Radio Podcast with Brad LaBonte and Momo:
As a member of Black Eyes and Mi Ami, Daniel Martin-McCormick has been responsible for some heavily rhythmic, noisy, percussive rock music. He has also put out several releases of dubbed-out murk-pop under his Sex Worker alias. As of late, he's been turning heads in dance music circles for his releases as Ital. Over three solo 12"s, two for the Not Not Fun-related 100% Silk and one on his own Lover's Rock label, Ital has carved out an original modern house sound. He takes some cues from classic Detroit acts, but the productions have a rough, personal feel that firmly aligns Martin-McCormick with not only 100% Silk's current crop of basement producers, but truly distinctive weirdos like Omar-S and Hieroglyphic Being.

For this edition of the Scones Radio podcast, Ital is contributing an exclusive mix. We have no idea what it's going to sound like, but given his wide range of influences and impeccable taste, it's sure to be a treat.

Bob Bert
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
From Sonic Youth to the Knoxville Girls, Bewitched, Chrome Cranks, Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, International Shades and now Five Dollar Priest, Bob Bert has an impressive rock resume as a drummer. He'll be Diane's guest on the Peer Pressure segment of the program, so will be giving the listeners a taste of his world, which is sure to be loud! Let this BBGun Zine founder and writer blow your mind! Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine is on from Noon-3pm; the Peer Pressure segment starts at 1pm!

Black Fortress of Opium
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, 3am - 6am
on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Reverberating guitar joins both rock and middle-eastern influenced sounds to create melodic darkwave with forays into prog rock and psychedelia. The diverse musical soundscape frames the haunting voice of Ajda, the Turkish Queen.

Debbie spins Halloween songs
Monday, October 31st, 2011, 8pm - 10pm
on Debbie Does WFMU with Debbie D. (on Rock & Soul Ichiban stream)
DJ Debbie spins Halloween songs tonight!

D-O RADIO Premiere Broadcast
Monday, October 31st, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on destination: OUT (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Eloquent commentary and exquisite taste are the hallmarks of the jazz and adventurous music blog Destination Out. Now the authors of Destination Out, Jeff Golick and Jeff Jackson, are bringing their passions — and their record collections — to WFMU via a new monthly broadcast airing on WFMU's 24-hour alternate stream Give the Drummer Radio. Listen for the premiere broadcast of D-O RADIO on Monday October 31, from Noon to 3pm. Subsequent broadcasts will be presented at noon on the last Monday of every month.

Singles Going Steady Week with Ted Barron of the Boogie Woogie Flu
Monday, October 31st, 2011, 3am - 6am
on The Frow Show with Jesse Jarnow
Returning for his 3rd year of Singles Going Steady, the Ted Barron of the Boogie Woogie Flu blog will once again transmogrify Frowville into Fluville with piping fresh country, soul, folk-pop, and other species of 45s. Some vintage, some new, all 100% guaranteed to be awesome or, well, nothing.

Monica Presents Single File: An Unorderly Procession of Digi 7"s From the WFMU Blog Empire
Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 7pm - 9pm
on Monica's show
Eschewing the dust mites and bother of shlepping her own 7"s out of cold storage, Monica digs deep into the digital dungeons of WFMU's blog empire for singles swag and non-hits ripped at unacceptably low bit rates. Expect an unwieldy array of unearthed gems from Beware of the Blog, Mining the Audio Motherlode, Rock'N'Soul Ichiban, UbuWeb, and much more.

Singles Going Steady, Live from the WFMU Record Fair: Beat for Go!
Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 5pm - 7pm
on Gaylord Fields's show
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Throughout the years, Gaylord Fields has amassed quite a collection of British (and British-sounding) original beat group 45s of both center hole sizes, and he's keen on giving them a proper airing on the unstable turntables set up at the WFMU Record Fair. Expect to hear 1960s groups ranging in success from the Beatles down to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers. (Moptop wig is suggested attire but not required.)

Matt Shadetek & Dave Linnenbank
Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on Lamin
Electronic musician, producer, DJ, and co-founder of Dutty Artz, Matt Shadetek will be Lamin's guest, along with singer and media technologist Dave Linnenbank.

EULA
Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
EULA's got it all. You want the pounding drumbeat and art rock guitar of Talk Normal? EULA's got it. You want nice, structured punk/pop covered with a little grungy mud? EULA's got it all together. The cherry on top is the adorably sweet, sexy and powerful lead singer/guitarist, Alyse Lamb with a distinct throaty vibrato and back-leaning swagger a la Kat Bjelland.

Singles Going Steady 45 RPM Love Battle - Segue Impossible with Katie Gentile
Saturday, October 29th, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Radio ping-pong: In their second and final annual radio showdown, Rob trades tracks with connubial companion Katie Gentile. Among other things, Katie is an academic, author, open water swimmer, violinist for indie bands Special Pillow and Mad Scene, and former WCBN radio DJ. Somehow she'll find time to stop by FMU and pit her collection of rare and classic vintage indie rock (with special Aussie / NZ emphasis) against Rob's vintage and contemporary global sounds - exclusively on 7" vinyl.

Terre T deejays LIVE from RECORD FAIR with 2 bands: Sediment Club + Black Hollies
Saturday, October 29th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
SEDIMENT CLUB - Incredible New NoWave (Feat. Austin whose parents were in Bush Tetras and Richard Hell & the Voidoids- Cool genes!)

BLACK HOLLIES – NJ’s finest Psychedelic Rock! Rolling Stone says "guitar heroics and psychedelia that would bring a smile to Brian Jones' face."

The Inflatable Squirrel Carcass presents DJ Husband v. DJ Wife V4
Saturday, October 29th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Just like last year (and the year before [and the year before]) Rich's off-air banter partner stops by to spin those little records that take up quite a bit of space on our shelves. One hour of DJ Husband playing 7", one hour of DJ Wife playing 7", one hour of revolving connubial bliss.

Night People Hypnotize You
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
on Night People
Join Dave and Sandy as they attempt to make radio history by hypnotizing the entire tri-state area as part of Dave's good-natured plan to take over the United States. He's read Braid, studied Faria and he's ready to put New Jersey in a deep state of Halloween related relaxation!

Conrad Schnitzler Tribute, Part 2
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on Strength Through Failure with Fabio
Part 2 of our special tribute to the recently deceased Conrad Schnitzler will air on October 27, with guest and long time friend of Schnitzler's Gen-Ken Montgomery. This program will feature Con himself speaking in excerpts from interviews and CONversations, a premiere broadcast of his only recording made specifically for a 7-inch record, another mix of a CONcert performed live by Gen-Ken, and a very special CONversation with Wolfgang Seidel who was a long time collaborator with Schnitzler going back to the earliest incarnations of Kluster, Eruption and other projects. Schnitzler was a key figure in the development of psychedelic rock, electronic and experimental music in Germany beginning in the late sixties. His influence cannot be overstated, and can be heard everywhere right up to today's electronic music. Rare and seldom heard works will be aired as well as discussion about the man himself.

Les Kitschenettes
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
One mademoiselle and five messieurs from Normandy, France, bring the sound and spirit of the French '60s to life in an ingenious way, recalling the era of Brigitte Bardot, Serge Gainsbourg, Ronnie Bird and all the others. To make everyone dance is, of course, the main goal. Appearing Thursday, October 27th @ Local 269 in New York (269 E,. Houston) and Saturday, October 29th @ Lone Wolf, Brooklyn with Los Vigilantes, The Above and The Eeries.

Peaking Lights [10am] & Pujol [11am]
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal

Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis of California-via-Wisconsin's Peaking Lights note that their initials spell A.C.I.D. and describe their music as dub-pop-psych. 936, released earlier this year on Not Not Fun, takes the duo's distinct hypnotic tapestries -- as weaved for labels like Night-People and F' it Tapes -- to more refined heights. Peaking Lights visit WFMU on a New York trip that includes a show @ Glasslands, Brooklyn, Oct 28th, as well as the recording of their next album which may be inspired by the Ethiopian music they've been listening to (judging by this mix).

Nashville via Tullahoma's Daniel Pujol returns to WFMU with a brand new set of infectious, consciousness-streamin' garage rawk. Pujol's got a new 10" (Nasty, Brutish, And Short), and a revised lineup featuring a drummer named Stewart Copeland. Catch 'em at Brooklyn's Public Assembly on 10/22 (w/ Shonen Knife, White Fence and Grass Widow), on 10/24 down in James' New Brunswick NJ Basement, and on a Southward tour with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (tour dates)

Singles Going Steady week with Alex Hestoff and Mr. Robinson (Dig Deeper) (Small Change fills in for Noah)
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Alex has been throwing 45s around the East Village and Brooklyn since the mid-'90s including a long running residency at Heather's with Mr. Robinson. Dig Deeper is Mr. Robinson's party (with DJ Honky). A showcase for lost soul talent, they've hosted folks like Marva Whitney and Syl Johnson, and Mr. Robinson has one of the deepest collections on the globe. And Small Change has a few to drop of course...all 45s!

Singles Going Steady: The People's Choice
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
This year, You The Listener choose the theme of Evan "Funk" Davies's Singles Going Steady Show! What's your pleasure? Singles From the '70s? Punk and new wave from the late '70s and early '80s? Raid the WFMU singles new bin? The choice is yours! Vote now and tune in on Wednesday night, October 26, at 9pm to hear the winning theme!
(ATTN. WFMU DJs- When announcing on air, please give out this short url: j.mp/efdpoll )

Opeth
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
on Nardwuar The Human Serviette Show
Interview with Opeth (Stockholm, Sweden)! Doot doola doot doo... doot doo!

Live Broadcast & Meet-Up at the City Reliquary
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 8pm - 9pm
on The Ragged Antique Phonograph Program with MAC and Mike the Barber
The Antique Phonograph Music Program will be hosting a listener meet-up and broadcasting LIVE on October 25th from 7-9 at The City Reliquary Museum in Brooklyn (370 Metropolitan Ave). Join MAC, his phonographs and cheap beer for this gathering including records highlighting New York and other disc delights.

Thunk Tank Trick-or-Treat Meet-Up!
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
on Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
Join Bronwyn, Jay, and Thunkers galore at Jo's, 264 Elizabeth St., NYC for a live remote broadcast and scary story hour featuring readings by DJ's Amanda Nazario, Kurt Gottschalk, Bronwyn C., and Jay B. There'll be treat bags o' swag for all, and Jo's will introduce the Thunk Tank Signature Cocktail! October 25, 6–9 PM (live broadcast from 7–8). Costumes, masks, and furry outfits encouraged, because you gotta dress up to be on the radio!

Singles Going Steady Week
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner's show
BT features three hours of 7" singles as part of WFMU's Shock and Awetober!

MikeQ
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Scones Radio
This week on the Scones Radio Podcast...

MikeQ is a leading figure in the modern ballroom/vogue scene. He runs the Qween Beat label, DJs left and right, and puts out a hefty number of ballroom productions and remixes. What does modern ballroom music sound like? MikeQ: "Weird, [expletive deleted], sometimes hard-hitting, dramatic, repetitious, half club/half house beats." Imagine a grittier, stripped-down B-more style built around a sample from Masters at Work's "The Ha Dance." Then, turn the sass up to eleven. Or something like that. Lately, the sound has worked its way into the genre-defying UK house/post-dubstep scene, with MikeQ brought into the Night Slugs and Fade to Mind fold. He also is set to release music on Diplo's Mad Decent label. Put simply, this stuff is a blast, and we're excited to present an exclusive mix from the man.

Singles Going Steady Week: Art-Damaged Synth-Punkers Waving Hello
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Tony Coulter's show (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Nothing but 7-inch tracks from the '80s: post-punk, synth-wave, art damage, and more.

Hugh Cornwell
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
On Tuesday Oct 25th at 1pm, Hugh Cornwell visits with Diane again! The former Strangler's frontman is on tour and will premiere the never heard before- title track from his upcoming album "Totem and Taboo" on Diane's program- this is a WORLDWIDE Premiere!!! His local club dates are: The Brighton Bar in Long Branch NJ on the 22nd, The Record Collector in Bordentown NJ on the 23rd, and the Mercury Lounge on the Wednesday the 26th. He and his band will also be performing live at the J&R Music Store, New York City at lunchtime (12.30 start) on Monday October 24th followed by a signing session.

Guardian Alien
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on Marty McSorley's show
Fill your morning with the heavy building psych space jams from Guardian Alien. Featuring members of Liturgy these cats will shred your face to shreds, beat you into submission, and then abduct your stoned corpse.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 3am - 6am
on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
An ever-changing and evolving band since 1986, Black Tape For A Blue Girl slides across genre borders from rock to goth to ambient to cabaret. Mixing electronics and acoustic instruments with dark lyrics, their mournful beauty continues to stir emotions and transcend any classification.

Singles Going Steady & Sometimes Breaking Up
Monday, October 24th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
on Airborne Event
Dan will be spinning from his deep well of late-90s experimental, psych, and noise 7"s along with a lot of thrift-shop & yard sale finds, including Greek '60s & old pop 7"s. What fate awaits these little doughnuts o' vinyl? Some will make it through their allotted time and go on steadily to their natural end. A select, sucky few, however, will find themselves breaking up -- yanked from the platter and unceremoniously smashed to pieces in a cathartic sacrifice to Orpheus, the god of music. Every listener is unconditionally guaranteed to laugh out loud at least once and to be angered at least once during this show.

Alana Amram & the Rough Gems
Monday, October 24th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Irene Trudel's show
With a stark voice that creates a fragile, intimate presence Alana Amram grew up immersed in music as the daughter of esteemed composer/writer/poet David Amram and playwright/songwriter Lora Lee Ecobelli. Alana's band, The Rough Gems, were named after a phrase her father often used : “look for the diamonds in the sidewalk.” Amram's own delicate songs take on a rowdy, rawkus spirit, and on her latest album she covers the music of longtime Fred Neil collaborator Vince Martin. Alana Amram and the Rough Gems play live on Irene's show.

Acid Baby Jesus + Singles Going Steady
Monday, October 24th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on Liz Berg's show
Not only will Liz be spinning her favorite 7" releases of the year, but she'll also be presenting a live set by Acid Baby Jesus from Athens, Greece (that's right, GREECE!). With their fist-pumping garage rock anthems clocking in at under 3 minutes apiece and some serious nods to the Buzzcocks, Acid Baby Jesus are the perfect band for Singles Going Steady week. The band just finished up tours in Europe (with Puerto Rico's Davila 666) and the U.S. in support of their new self-titled release on the Slovenly label.

Singles Going Steady Week with Ira the K and/or Georgia the H
Monday, October 24th, 2011, 3am - 6am
on The Frow Show with Jesse Jarnow
Celebrating singledom with Hoboken's longest-running DJ tag-team, featuring WFMU regular Ira the K and sometimes-elusive WFMU irregular Georgia the H of Yo La Tengo. Or at least whoever can stay awake until 3 in the morning.

DJ Shiftee
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011, 9am - Noon
on Lamin
Tuntablist, producer, party rocker, Harvard math grad, demanding critic of sandwiches Shiftee stops by to share unexpected music.

100% Whatever: The Execution of The Concept
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011, 3am - 6am
on 100% Whatever with Mary Wing
The description for the 100% Whatever program is: Music without words, words without music, and combinations therein. On Sunday, October 23rd, this description is taken literally, as Mary Wing plays nothing but instrumentals and spoken word tracks! That’s right, get ready for vocal-free tunes from around the globe, mixed with melody-free voices of all stripes; including poetry, audiobooks, self-help tapes, numbers stations, comedy sketches, and Mary’s personal favorite: foreign language instruction! Listen in, as the long arm of freeform radio gets dislocated from its shoulder socket! (Or, as they say in France: Écoutez dedans, comme le long bras de la radio freeform obtient disloqué de son plot d'épaule!)

Cosmas Magaya with Mbira NY
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Cosmas Magaya is one of the greatest master mbira players of Zimbabwe, a renowned keeper and teacher of deeply spiritual centuries old Shona traditions. He famously collaborated with ethnomusicologist Paul Berliner: He's heard on Berliner's classic Nonesuch Explorer field recording LP The Soul of Mbira and helped Berliner research the equally classic book of the same name. This great master will be here in New York for series of mbira, percussion and singing workshops and concerts from October 21 to 27. We're honored to bring him to FMU for a very special session. He'll be accompanied by Mbira NY, a rootsy offshoot of southern-Africa inspired band Timbila.

Zounds + Wild Flag
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is so excited to welcome Wild Flag and Zounds to the Cherry Blossom Clinic on October 22nd! Wild Flag have been the talk of the rock world all year long - the supergroup featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, the Minders, and Helium have put out one of 2011's greatest records, combining a full-throttle guitar attack with explosive songwriting.

And if Wild Flag's not enough:
Zounds were one of the UK's most legendary late-'70s anarcho/DIY bands before breaking up in 1983. But now they're back with a great new album as well as reissues of their classic back catalog. So pay respect to punk's past and future on the Cherry Blossom Clinic!

365 Days Project Retrospective
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, 3am - 6am
on Zzzzzzero Hour with Bill Mac
Bill Mac points a crooked finger to a website that practically discovered a subgenre of sounds that was revived by anal retentive collectors of recorded oddness rescued from Salvation Army outlets and the basements of second hand stores. Some words to describe the material featured would be: celebrity, children, demonstration, indigenous, industrial, outsider, song-poem, spoken, ventriloquism, etcetera, etcetera and so forth. One word to those in the know says it all – Otis Fodder. Stop by for a retrospective of some favorite selections of Mr. Fodders’ iconoclastic 365 Days Project from that magic year of 2003.

The Inflatable Squirrel Carcass Cinemacrocosm
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Approximately 3 hours (maybe 2 hours and 45 minutes depending on how long Rich's on-air banter partner sticks around) of music from a variety of soundtracks. Thriller, western, horror, sci-fi, comedy, drama, spy, war, foreign, musicals, songs from, "songs from" covered by bands that you may have heard of, "songs from" covered by bands that you may not have heard of, etc. They're all here, or possibly here, as your DJ tries once again to live up to the Inflatable Squirrel Carcass Mission Statement: "Pray for liquid, hope for solid, and if it's neither, it's a gas!"

Best of the Guests
Friday, October 21st, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
Kurt Gottschalk selects a selection of selected live appearances for this especially special Miniature Minotaurs special. Tune in to hear interviews as improvisation, never before aired Fiery Furnaces outtakes and at least one Dolly Parton cover.

Mr Matthews' True Color of Venus Revue featuring High School Confidential, with special guest Bob Bellerue
Friday, October 21st, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Mister Matthews has been a friend, cohort and "responsible party" for the My Castle of Quiet program nearly since its inception. As a member of Telecult Powers, The Hex Breaker Quintet, and a performer of The Modern Rites of Pei with Telecult Powers and Lala Ryan (during WFMU's 2010 fundraiser), MM is one of players who's made our Studio B a second home, and it's high time that he was invited back to The Castle to put forth his remarkable solo work as High School Confidential. Stretching his legs a bit (as all good friends of the show are invited to do), he also brings Mr Matthews' True Color of Venus Revue, in the artist's words, "another kind of thing I have been working on, caustic tripped out new age music"—which promises by its very definition to be appropriate to the usual, meta-occult electronics that are an indelible and near-constant parcel of Castle programming. Also on hand the same evening, another good friend, composer, improvisor, and Anarchymoon label head Bob Bellerue, who, in addition to engineering the live session, will be co-hosting and co-DJ'ing with Wm. Berger, your regular, weekly Bastard of Ceremonies. Three friends, raising a different kind of hell; don't miss it.

Spazz Comes Alive
Thursday, October 20th, 2011, 9pm - Midnight
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Spazz will cobble together every incredible live recording from his favorite artists to create The Greatest Live Show in the Universe.

Pure Fire Crew (Small Change fills in for Noah)
Thursday, October 20th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Consisting of Peter Gunn, N-Ron Hubbard, Reaganomics, and Criterion and yer host $mall ¢hange. Pure Fire started as a party years ago at SubTonic's basement and was one of the first places to hear grime and dubstep in NYC, alongside crunk, ragga, B-more, and all forms of underground raw dance music. Moving in various directions in the last few years (but always keeping busy with mixtapes, radio, and productions) expect lots of BASS and the obscure punk or montreal disco 45 thrown in for good measure.

Cut Copy
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011, 7pm - 8pm
on Nardwuar The Human Serviette Show
Interview with Cut Copy (Melbourne, AUS)! Doot doola doot doo... doot doo!

Seven Second Delay at the UCB Theatre with Frank Rich, Wafaa Bilal & More.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011, 6pm - 7pm
on Seven Second Delay with Ken and Andy
Seven Second Delay return to the stage of NYC's UCB Theater on Wednesday, October 19th from 6-7pm for a live broadcast of Seven Second Delay. Joining Ken and Andy on stage will be New York Magazine columnist and author Frank Rich, and performance artist, professor and provocateur Wafaa Bilal (the genius behind "Shoot an Iraqi"). Plus, more guests to be announced. The UCB Theatre is at 307 West 26th St in NYC, near 8th Avenue. Admission is $5.

The Stepkids
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Duane Train
The talented psych-soul trio Stepkids has just released an excellent debut album on the Stones Throw label, and an equally exemplary video for their 1st single "Legend in my own Mind", that was directed by WFMU stalwart Tom Scharpling and produced by another WFMU cast member Rob Hatch Miller. The trio will be stopping by Duane's show Wednesday to perform live and give a quick interview before their show at Public Assembly that day.

Live Broadcast & Meet-Up at Hoboken's Pilsener Haus
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011, 6pm - 7pm
on Aerial View with Chris T.
Ach du lieber - it's Shock & Awetoberfest! Join Chris T. and WFMU's resident Beer Baron Scott Williams Tuesday, Oct. 18 (6 PM) at Pilsener Haus & Biergarten in Hoboken (1422 Grand Street) for a LIVE Aerial View Beer Pull and WFMU Listener Meet-Up. Use the secret word LIEBERSTRAUM during the broadcast to buy one beer and get one free! Auf wiedersehn!

Live sessions on Brian's show revisited
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner's show
As part of WFMU's month of "Shock and Awetober", Brian's digging out some prime live sessions he's hosted through the years and playing excerpts today! Tune in and relive some heavy sounds in the Jersey City studios with performances from Wire, Circle, Prince Rama, Bill Orcutt, Z'ev, th' Faith Healers, Sic Alps, Crom, Times New Viking, Skullflower, Killdozer, Pissed Jeans, the Legendary Pink Dots, Blues Control, Ice Age and more!

Chapter 24
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on Marty McSorley's show
Riot Grrl inspired prog punks from London, England storm the WFMU studio to remind you what you really liked and really miss about 1994.

Getting Out The Kinks
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011, 3am - 6am
on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
There's more to life than Lola. Julie slips on her kinky boots and lights up a harry rag to offer a complete immersion in the teachings of Ray and Dave. What does "I Go To Sleep" sound like with just voice and piano? Did Ray really write a musical based on "Around The World in 80 days?" What is the movie "Percy" about? And just who is this David Watts guy anyway? Some questions will be answered and others will remain as debated and ambiguous as Lola's gender.

Cuddle Magic
Monday, October 17th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on Irene Trudel's show
The musical collective known as Cuddle Magic is rather fond of filming videos traveling through the rooms and hallways of their apartments, charmingly accentuating the close-knit feel of the ensemble. Sometimes swelling to 9 musicians or more, their music takes on an acoustic gentleness that is a heart-felt blend of folk, avant-garde classical, urban and world music. Cuddle Magic brought like-minded musicians from Brooklyn and Philadelphia together, and their stage equipment, in addition to stringed and woodwind instruments, might include a plastic penguin and some oddly shaped lamps. Cuddle Magic brings their collective musicianship ro WFMU's "love room" for a live performance.

Olivia Tremor Control
Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 5pm - 7pm
on Gaylord Fields's show
Not only have the neopsychedelic experimental pop collective reunited after a hiatus of more than a decade, they are returning to WFMU to pick up where they left off during their resplendent 1997 live session on Gaylord Fields's program. The most overtly lysergic-sounding of the Elephant 6 bands, Olivia Tremor Control offer up their update/synthesis of the melodicism of the mid-60s' Killer B's (Beatles, Beach Boys, Barrett) with ample musique concrète passages and instrumental freakouts to enhance their glorious eccentricity.

Dave Q
Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on Lamin
Founder of New York City's first dubstep night in America, Dave Q talks forward-thinking bass music, influences, future projects, and selects and shares some tunes.

Starscream and Alan Watts
Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
Keili will Shock and Awe you with a double live session, starting with her all time favorite 8bit band Starscream, followed by Alan Watts, (members: M. Watts, J. Watts and P. Watts) who have a loosely poppy take on industrial darkwave. “We channel alien airwaves through a microwave oven attached to a bus,” says M. Watts.

Kristin Hersh
Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 3am - 6am
on 100% Whatever with Mary Wing
Kristin Hersh has been writing songs and performing since the early '80s: first with the alt-rock band Throwing Muses, and later as a solo artist and with her second band, 50 Foot Wave. Last year, she published “Rat Girl,” a memoir of her teen years; and has also authored a children’s book, titled “Toby Snax.” Throwing Muses has been working on their first new album in eight years; and last month saw the release of a 2-disc anthology collection, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album. As the band begins a two-month tour of Europe and Great Britain, Kristin stops by WFMU to sing her deeply personal songs and share some stories from her book.

Slow Jams Special
Sunday, October 16th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Surface Noise with Joe McGasko
Ready to make a baby? We're here to help! This special edition of Surface Noise is devoted to nothin' but slow jams, those slinky and seductive R&B jams that are probably responsible for most of you being here. Golden-era smoothies from the 70s sidle up next to the latest bootknockers in this epic exploration of the art of getting busy. Scented candles and body oil are optional.

Matthias Loibner & Nataša Mirković - de Ro
Saturday, October 15th, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
In the acclaimed duo Ajvar & Sterz, Austrian hurdy gurdy virtuoso Matthias Loibner teams up with superb Bosnian singer Nataša Mirković - de Ro. It's an unusual pairing of Loibner's ancient hand-cranked instrument with Central and South-Eastern European song (and a few other things too). Matthias and Nataša crank it up for us live in the studio tonight.

Sloan
Saturday, October 15th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is excited to welcome the amazing Sloan back to the WFMU airwaves! These Canadian rockers just keep getting better – they are celebrating their twentieth year together – and their latest album "The Double Cross" (YepRoc) is one of their greatest records yet. Sloan write songs that are loaded with hooks and amazing harmonies – it might sound like sacrilege but they are best described as the Canadian Beatles! So be sure to check them out on October 15th on the Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T!

Raga Day
Saturday, October 15th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Rich will play a midnight raga.

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