Qayum Karzai Friday, June 20th, 2003, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Chris T welcomes the President of Afghanistan's older brother, Qayum Karzai [PRONOUNCED KUY-EM KAR-ZAY] He was a political adviser to the King of Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion, and currently serves as a liason in the United States. Mr. Karzai's father was assassinated for standing up to the Taliban. He'll be here to help answer questions about the Taliban, Osama bin Laden, and whether or not we've we lived up to our promises in Afghanistan. Find out how Bush and the U.S. is TRULY viewed in Afghanistan now - and what we can learn about Iraq by looking at Afghanistan. There is no source closer to what's REALLY going on over there so tune in for what should be a revealing hour.
Petra-vaganza! (from 2-3 PM) Wednesday, June 18th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
Hear 60 minutes of music by vocalist-violinist Petra Haden, including a number of unreleased projects. From the past, the program will feature recordings by her former band, That Dog, and a duet album Haden released with accordionist Miss Murgatroid. From the future, hear selections from Petra's unreleased a cappella re-creation of the Who album "The Who Sell Out", as well as unreleased collaborative works which team Petra with guitarists Bill Frisell and Woody Jackson.
Tim Sweeney of "Beats in Space" Sunday, June 15th, 2003, 5pm - 7pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
$mall ˘hange welcomes Tim Sweeney of WNYU's 'Beats
In Space' show in Radio Exchange part two electric muthaFUNKing boogaloo. Tim is a great funky ass eclectic selector who's down with our own Steinski and has an excellent monthly party at NYC hotspot APT. His show on WNYU has been running for years and is archived at
beatsinspace.com.
Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective Sunday, June 15th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Kawabata Makoto and the gang bring their psychedelic hurricane back to the WFMU
studios. They're in the US for the Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective tour,
including Makoto's side project Tsurubami, Cotton and Higashi's side project
Pardons, and Makoto playing solo guitar. Check it out on Airborn Event airing at
3:30 AM on the Saturday overnight.
A Musical Eulogy for Chris Beyer Saturday, June 14th, 2003, 5pm - 7pm
on
Gaylord Fields's show
With the help of suggestions from several members of the WFMU family, Gaylord Fields and Robin Edgerton will present a program wholly inspired by the warped and beautiful musical mind of former full-time WFMU staffer, fill-in DJ and all-around mensch Chris Beyer, who recently passed away after a long illness. The two-hour program will span Chris' love for an obscene variety of song, as it veers from dulcet British folk to blistering L.A. punk, from keening guitar heroes to puerile novelty tunes -- not to mention vocal contributions from more than one woman named Anna. Both Eugene Chadbourne and the Hullabaloos will be heard from. Requiescat in pace, Chris.
Pauline Oliveros Wednesday, June 11th, 2003, 8pm - 11pm
on
Kenny G's show
Kenny G welcomes experimental music legend Pauline Oliveros to his show. Pauline will be chatting with Kenny about her upcoming Deep Listening Band events and workshops and will be playing her accordion live in the WFMU studios. They'll also be listening to Oliveros' early electronic music and discussing how it intersects with glitch and new electronic music being made today.
Rocket from the Tombs Tuesday, June 10th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Only recently have legit recordings surfaced from this legendary Cleveland 70s proto-punk gang, and 27 years after they broke up, they're in the WFMU studios playing live yet again. They're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but they're responsible for undeniable punk classics like "Sonic
Reducer", "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," and "Ain't It Fun". Richard Lloyd of Television takes over guitar duties for the late Peter Laughner, and David Thomas (visionary of Pere Ubu among other things), Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys), Steve Mehlman, and Craig Bell are all in the WFMU studio today, fresh from a jawdropping appearance at Thomas's Disastodrome fest in L.A. Don't miss out, because it's not going to be archived!
Jennifer Gentle Monday, June 9th, 2003, 8pm - 11pm
on
Scott Williams's show
Tune in to hear Scott's oft-proclaimed "Favorite New Band" -- yes! This is them!! Jennifer Gentle is a collection of Italian weirdos whose singular musical bubble mixes whimsy, wanton hysteria, and Big Psychedelic Freakouts. Like Syd Barrett fronting the Acid Mothers Temple -- in Italy.
The Twin Atlas Monday, June 9th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Dreamy, atmospheric acoustic-pop springing from the mind of Sean Byrne (who's also spun a few tunes with Lenola, Mazarin, and Matt Pond PA) and Luke Zaleski. The Twin Atlas' 3rd CD is "Bring Along the Weather," and they'll play
this time as a trio, adding guitarist Keith to the pleasant mix.
Oakley Hall Monday, June 2nd, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Moonshine Heather with Eva
Eva hosts a set from Brooklyn country-rockers Oakley Hall. Tune in and join this 8-piece band complete with fiddle, pedal steel, and multiple excellent singers, including Crazee, formerly of Oneida.
Diane Ravitch Monday, June 2nd, 2003, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Diane Ravitch talks about textbook censorship and her new book, "The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn".
Pothole Skinny Monday, June 2nd, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
On their debut album, "Time Shapes the Forest Lake," these psyche-folksters craft a minimalist landscape of acouctic guitars, flutes, cello, percussive effects and odd voices from the aether. They'll drop by to perform some audio spells and chat.
Michael Kelly Wednesday, May 28th, 2003, 7pm - 8pm
on
Read 'Em and Weep with Bronwyn C.
Michael Kelly posts his writings on his website and mighty odd writing it is, some of it. Faux-Teutonic eroto-fiction about
wrapping Roy Orbison up in Saranwrap and whatnot. Mr.
Kelly has very graciously agreed to be interviewed for
the May 28th edition of Read em and Weep, but due to his debilitating fear of telephones the interview will be conducted entirely via e-mail. Mr. Kelly's words will be voiced on the program by Jack Dinsmore, the disembodied head of a ventriloquist's dummy who has previously appeared on the Thunk Tank show.
Nobukazu Takemura Wednesday, May 28th, 2003, 2am - 6am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
This past April, Nobukazu Takemura went on tour with a group comprised of John Herndon (Tortoise, A Grape Dope), Matt Lux (Isotope 217) and frequent collaborator Aki Tsuyuko. Relying mostly on traditional instruments, this
group demonstrated a new facet of Takemura's music by playing a full set of new arrangements of his songs. Tune in for a special presentation of their U.S. debut at the Knitting Factory, along with a stunning prologue of solo electronics.
Tim Eriksen Sunday, May 25th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Tim Eriksen has ranged far and wide, exploring dark themes and sounds in early American folk music, rowdy shape-note singing (of which he is a major revivalist), and much more. Tune in to hear him in the WFMU studios accompanying himself with fiddle, banjo, and guitar, as well as singing shape-note songs with a group of friends who joined him. We'll even throw in a Bosnian folk tune as a free bonus! Tim also sits down and talks a bit about his experiences providing the singing voice of actor Brendan Gleeson in the upcoming film Cold Mountain.
New York Burlesque Fest webcam special! Friday, May 23rd, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Monica's show
Join Monica for a live WEBCAM bump'n'grind blowout celebrating the first ever New York Burlesque Festival. A cavalcade of demimonde D-cups from all over the country will be coming by WFMU's Love Room to ply their ecdysiastical trade on stage and discuss the history of burlesque. The link to the video feed will be at available at www.wfmu.org when the show begins.
The Cynics + the Woggles Monday, May 19th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
These garage legends are reborn, fusing snarling vocals and fuzz guitar with the spirit and energy of the punk explosions of '66 and '77. After an eight-year hiatus, they put out possibly their best record in 2002, "Living Is the Best Revenge." And unfortunately it's also time for another tribute. George Holton, aka The Mighty Montague, guitarist extraordinaire for the Woggles, died Monday. If the shock wears off in time we will rebroadcast the Woggles' performance at WFMU from October 2000 in addition to playing tracks from their just completed new album "Ragged But Right."
Rotten Piece Sunday, May 18th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Rotten Piece is the project of Carol and Shaun Kelly, two
homemade-electronics-playing, hallucinogenic-sonic-tapestry-weaving maniacs from Houston, Texas. They've been spreading their deep psychedelic drones, musique concrete, and electronic squelch far and yon lo these last 13 years, so tune in to check them playing LIVE in the WFMU studios on Airborn Event.
Wendy McClure Wednesday, May 14th, 2003, 7pm - 8pm
on
Read 'Em and Weep with Bronwyn C.
That's *the* Wendy McClure from poundy.com - you know, the site with those Weight Watchers recipe cards. She's the newest columnist at Bust magazine and a frequent contributor
to the Television Without Pity website, and she just made the Bitch List at Bitch magazine! Get ready to shoot liquids through your nose when she talks to Bronwyn C. live on Read 'em and Weep.
Koonda Holaa & the Beetchees / (r) / Sikhara Tuesday, May 13th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
A re-airing of the session that was previously cursed by the god of bad phasing digital technology a few months ago! We've got three guests courtesy the travelling musical misfit caravan known as Radon Studios, a tremendously great West Coast label that has been putting out electronic/industrial/experimental sounds from around the world. Up first: Koonda Holaa, aka Czech-expatriot Kamilsky, who has been generating bizarre sounds from his sunbaked trailer in the Mojave Desert, followed by the tribal industrial poundings of the duo known as Sikhara. Rounding off this studio visit is (r), aka Fabrizio of the mysterious Italian cult rock band Larsen (who recently released a disc on Michael Gira's Young God Label), presenting a gorgeous thick wall of processed harmonium drone. Tune in and hum along.
Nick Talbot plus Greta Gertler with the Carpentier String Quartet Monday, May 12th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Talbot records under the name Gravenhurst, bringing together a dark reverie of shimmering guitars and haunting vocals. His band from Bristol is a 3-piece, but he's visiting solo. Also on the show is Austrailian-born Greta Gertler, whose sweet vocals are the perfect complement to
her songwriting. Greta currently makes her home in Brooklyn,
playing gigs with both solo paino or large ensemble. She's
joined by the Carpentier String Quartet, who also appear on her debut, "The Baby That Brought Bad Weather."
Bronwyn fills in for Terre with special guests, The Vanity Set Friday, May 9th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Bronwyn Knows Best featuring Kelly Jones
The Vanity Set are fronted by Jim Sclavunos, currently
with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and previously with Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, Lydia Lunch/8-Eyed Spy, and Sonic Youth. Their music is by turns unbelievably beautiful, intense, dark, lush, evocative, and cinematic in the vein of Lee Hazelwood, Scott Walker, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Tom Waits.
Adrian Crowley Monday, May 5th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
The music is beautifully melancholic, with more than a few nods to Nick Drake. Crowley's arrangements are lush, with loving touches of cello, acoustic guitar and piano. He's visiting from his native Ireland with a few U.S. gigs, and has two albums on the Ba Da Bing! label.
Tom Carter of Charalambides + "The Crock of Gold" Sunday, May 4th, 2003, 3am - 6am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Austin Texas-based musician Tom Carter visits WFMU with three new pieces of music for solo guitar. Tom is one of the three members of celebrated psyche improvisers Charalambides and stopped by while swinging through the
Northeast to play his music and chat with us. And also tune in for the rowdy third intallment of James Stephens' terrifying,
sublime, comic myth The Crock of Gold, ably read aloud by your dulcet-voiced host, Dan Bodah.
Mariner Four Thursday, May 1st, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
This six piece NY/NJ band will fill the WFMU studios with it's own special brand of static sonnets, swirling heartache, and encrypted lullibies. Mariner Four blends the sounds of shoegazer/post punk/britpop/post hardcore/and indie pop into a heady, sonic treat.
People Like Us Wednesday, April 30th, 2003, 8pm - 11pm
on
Kenny G's show
Kenny will chat with the elusive driving force behind PLU, Vicki Bennett, to find out what makes this WFMU favorite tick. She'll be spinning a few live sets as well, in preperation
for her appearance at the WFMU Record Fair on May 4th.
Deerhoof Tuesday, April 29th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
San Francisco's current crop of "out rock" is a bountiful one indeed, but Deerhoof may continue to reign as the supreme purveyors of strange sounds. Teetering between acoustic beauty and noisy chaos, their musical vocabulary is a feast of both freedom and tight composition. Never did a band hark Evol-era Sonic Youth, Thinking Fellers Union, and the Shaggs with such playful abandon and serious perfection, tying together loose bits with frantic blasts of the Who's swagger to boot. They return to Brian's show on the heels of a release of their best disc yet, "Apple O". Don't miss 'em!
The Iditarod with Fursaxa Monday, April 28th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Delicate, spacy, ethereal; The Iditarod are a lovely blend of all these elements, with a touch of Medievalism in their music. These "poor minstrels of Folk" are joined by Fursaxa -- known in another guise as Tara Burke, and sounding a touch like Nico as a heavy practitioner of American Psyche-folk.
The Minus 5 Monday, April 28th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Scott McCaughey has entertained us for years as the leader of the Young Fresh Fellows and more recently has been a member of R.E.M.'s touring band. Now we'll get the lowdown on his current band The Minus 5, and its revolving cast, which this go-round will consist of Wilco as he stops by WFMU to sing a few songs.
Single Unit Friday, April 25th, 2003, 2am - 6am
on
Advanced D & D with Donna Summer
Single Unit is an unstoppable one-man band from Norway that incorporates everything you love about death metal with everything you like about improv electronics. He dropped by the WFMU studios to deliver one of the most blistering, half-hour sets that anyone has ever heard anywhere. You'll be hearing about him everywhere in a few months, so you might as well jump on the bandwagon while you can.
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