The Starlite Desperation Saturday, July 24th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Mike L.'s show
From Los Angeles via Detroit comes the Starlite Desperation with their mind-shattering take on the sleazy side of circumstance. A handful of singles, two brilliant albums, and the brand new "Violate a Sundae" EP have all demonstrated that the Starlite Desperation are heirs-apparent to the hastily-vacated throne of The Gun Club. Moreover, they often sound like Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Ramble Tamble" with an even heavier blast of intense, punk dimentia. Hot damn!
Ultimate Punk Rock Radio Fest with The Kids, The Clorox Girls, and Taxi
Saturday, July 24th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T brings you THREE preeminent punk rock bands from all over the world live on the air: The Kids (from
Belgium), the Clorox Girls (from San Francisco) and Taxi (from Italy.) This will be the first ever stateside appearance of original '77 punk rockers The Kids, who've been cemented as punk legends thanks to recent re-issues of their first 2 LPs, plus tracks on the
Killed By Death and Bloodstains compilations.
Songs like "This is Rock n Roll," "Rock Over Belgium," "No Monarchy," and "Fascist Cops" are punk anthems up there with "I'm Stranded," "New Rose," and "Chinese Rocks."
San Francisco's Clorox Girls have caught the attention
of notables such as Thurston Moore and Byron Coley, who said "their eponymous Kurt Bloch-produced debut LP is clean and
classic, just like an early 80's SoCal punk band doing Ramones-based tunes... has a basic goodness that is harder to ignore than a trouser-full of antlers"
Italy's Taxi play tough, '70s punk rock in the vein of The Dead Boys or The Heartbreakers. Their debut album is out in the U.S. on Dead Beat Records.
The Weirdos Thursday, July 22nd, 2004, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
The Weirdos started in the first wave of LA punk in
1977 and their op-art fashion and wild
cut 'n' paste punk art fliers made them an instrumental element of
the burgeoning scene. Playing alongside
legendary and seminal acts like X, The Germs, Screamers, Zeros, and The
Go-Gos but never really breaking on a national level
when "new wave" took over, the Weirdos found their place in history as a notoriously superior live band, flooring audiences with punk classics such as "We Got the
Neutron Bomb" and "Solitary Confinement." The band has recently re-united to help
promote the new compilation "Weird World Vol. 2: We Got the Neutron Bomb."
Watch Them Die Thursday, July 22nd, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Featuring members of Grimple, El Dopa, Ojo Rojo, Word Salad, & Schlong, Diane welcomes Oakland, California's Watch Them Die
who play a vicious combination of thrash metal and crusty hardcore. The flesh will be flying! Live set recorded in Detroit on their last tour;
watch for them on their upcoming August tour with Cattle Decapitation & Goatwhore... airing at 4pm.
Road House! Tuesday, July 20th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
Hear Tom Scharpling perform a one-man version of the movie Road House! That's right, the Patrick Swayze classic gets The Best Show treatment! Here's how to play along at home: buy or rent the Roadhouse DVD. Then when Tom says 'go!', hit play. Turn the volume down on your television and crank your radio!
Bruno from the Homosexuals Tuesday, July 20th, 2004, 9am - Noon
on
The John Allen Show
Bruno from the Homosexuals stops by John's show to discuss his band's extensive history and the lavish, 81 track, triple CD discography on Hyped 2 Death Records, "Astral Glamor."
Gary Young's Hospital Saturday, July 17th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Gary Young is the former drummer from Pavement, and today he comes down to the Cherry Blossom Clinic to play his brand of psyched-stoner prog indie weirdness. His music calls to mind Syd Barrett meets Gong but with a current indie-oddity sensibilty. Plus how could you not
love a guy who can write a song like "I'm Going Through the Same Midlife Crisis as Phil Collins (True Love)"? Their new CD, "The Grey Album," is out on Omnibus. They also perform that nitght at Pianos in NYC, and at Maxwell's on July 10th.
The Hototogisu
Tuesday, July 13th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Massive walls of sublime sound courtesy of UK noisenik Matthew Bower
(Skullflower/Sunroof!/Total) and Marcia Bassett of Brooklyn's Double
Leopards. Powerful drones, hypnotic loops, buzzes and other assorted
mind-expanding and deflating clouds of gunk channelled through E-bowed
guitar, Apple Mac, and sputtering amplifiers. It's all dropped right into
your ear to perfectly complement your mid-afternoon workplace listening
experience.
Troy Gregory & the Stepsisters Saturday, July 10th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Troy Gregory has played with the Electric Six and is currently filling Jim Diamond's sizable shoes in the touring version of the Dirtbombs. He's also put out two amazing psych-garage solo albums ("Sybil" and "Laura") while still playing with his band The Witches. But wait, there's more! His newest band, Troy Gregory & the Stepsisters, stops by the Cherry Blossom Clinic this afternoon for a live performance! Be sure to catch the latest from this Motor City Madman! And see them live at the Ding Dong Lounge on July 9th, and then at Maxwell's on July 10th.
Sicbay
Thursday, July 8th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Live performance from Minneapolis' Sicbay, recorded during their east
coast jaunt last month. Featuring an ex-Dazzling Killmen member, Sicbay
plays dense, angular rock with a soft spot for chaos mixed with aggressive
vocals. Livestock will just have heart attacks listening to the band, no
need to bring them to slaughter, so farmers, turn up your radios & take
the afternoon off! This explosive set will air around 4pm.
Elysian Fields Wednesday, July 7th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
Elysian Fields features the sultry vocal stylings of Jennifer
Charles and the impeccably tasteful guitar work of Oren Bloedow. Their new album is entitled "Dreams That Breathe Your Name." 2 PM.
Calexico
Tuesday, July 6th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
An acoustic set today with Tucson, Arizona's finest export of cinematic desert sounds. Since 1996 Calexico has been spearheaded by Joe Burns and John Convertino, whom outside of this ensemble have recorded or toured with a massive who's who list in modern music including Giant Sand, Barbara Manning, Neko Case, Vic Chesnutt and many, many more. Their trademark (yet
unpeggable) sound revolves around everything from Morricone to Mariachi, and without doubt their rich, expansive music gets bigger and better with each release and year that goes by.
Mr. Airplane Man Tuesday, July 6th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
This dynamic duo from Boston start with the blues - they are named after a Howlin' Wolf tune - then take off from there into all sorts of rocking directions. The latest of their three releases on Sympathy For the Record Industry is called "C'mon DJ."
Serhat Koksal aka 2/5 BZ
Monday, July 5th, 2004, Midnight - 3am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
Sampledelic cut-up courtesy of Istanbul's 2/5 BZ, whose unique style blends folk sounds, contemporary electronics, Turkish cinema music and instrumental improvisation into a seamlessly mixed whole. After more than a decade of activity in Europe, he's embarking on his first tour of the US. Make sure to tune in for this exclusive set, recorded at the WFMU studios.
Mob Stereo
Saturday, July 3rd, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
These guys originally hail from California but are currently living in Brooklyn, NY. This must account for their sunny & sweet yet
dark & dirty Blondie thru a buzzssaw sound! Mob Stereo brings it with lilting girl vocals and really rough rock guitars. Think the Supremes meets Drunks with Guns, or Shop Assistants meets Live Skull. You get the picture! They have a 7" out on dollarrecord.com, with a new album coming out soon. See them live Friday July 9th at Siberia and also on July 15th at Pianos.
Mad Mats and Freddie Kreuger of Raw Fusion Records
Friday, July 2nd, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
$mall ¢hange's adds his two cents and then some
by hosting some of the funkiest cats outta
Stockholm, Sweden: Mad Mats and Freddie Kreuger
(aka Red Astaire.) Mats runs Raw Fusion records, a
great hip hop/latin/broken beat/you name it
label. Freddie Kreuger records for Gamm, a sub label of Raw Fusion, did that amazing D'Angelo Remix 'Follow Me', and other quality things. Also joining them is longtime NYC head Nat Rahav who will be dropping some underground world flavas.
In his new book "Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording
Industry, 1890 - 1919", author Tim Brooks examines the first three decades of sound recording in the United States, charting the roles that black artists played before the Jazz Age. Brooks visits WFMU to play some records and talk about the book.
The Terminal Lovers Saturday, June 26th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Terminal Lovers lineup reads like a who's who
of Cleveland rock: frontman Dave Cintron has played with Cobra Verde and the
band also includes guitarist Chris Smith (ex-Integrity, currently in
Keelhaul) and drummer Scott Pickering (from tons o' Clevo bands, most notably
Prisonshake and My Dad is Dead.) So without any other description, we can
tell you they rock! Hear them live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic, and then go
see them that night at Arlene Grocery.
Joanna Newsom Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Irwin's show
Joanna Newsom accompanies herself on harp while singing original songs that she describes as "folk-informed." Growing up in a musical family, Newsom was influenced as much by Terry Riley and traditional Senegalese harp music as by Donovan. Her new album, "The Milk-Eyed Mender," is on Drag City Records. She is currently on tour with Devendra Banhart and will perform live on Irwin's program at 2 PM.
Mary Lou Lord and Stephen Brodsky
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Mary Lou Lord has covered it all, from Boston busker to major-label
songstress. She strums her way into the WFMU studio on the strength of her
new album, "Baby Blue," her first new full-length studio album in six years
and her second collaboration with Nick Saloman of the Bevis Frond. Stephen
Brodsky is best known as leader of Boston's alt-metal heroes Cave In. He's
also carving out a neat solo career of wonderfully weird pop stuff, which
will be the focus of this performance.
Vetiver Monday, June 21st, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Firmly rooted in folksy Americana, Vetiver rises from the musical musings of main songwriter Andy Cabie, aided on a debut album by violinist Jim Gaylord and cellist Alissa Anderson, along
with the most wonderful Devendra Banhart and Hope Sandoval on a couple of tracks. Pitchfork Media's Amanda Petrusich says "Vetiver could very well be the blurry soundtrack to a delirious fever dream: The band's self-titled debut is a dizzyingly euphoric tangle of freaked-out folk and scratchy strings, all twisted sheets and sweaty brows, upside-down trees and wicked
flowers." They drop by the WFMU studios, possibly with Banhart, for a live set before their evening show at The Bowery Ballroom.
Knife Skills Saturday, June 19th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Knife Skills hail from Brooklyn New York but play the kind of dissonant smart rock you might expect from DC! This gal-led trio features ex and current members of bands like the Hissyfits, Thoroughbred, Panthers, and Turing Machine! Knife Skills plays rock that calls to mind Slant 6, Erase Errata, and even Sleater-Kinney! Hear them live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic, and then go to their show that night at Sin-e.
Ed Shepp's Anticlimactifizzled Return! Friday, June 18th, 2004, 8pm - 11pm
on
Pseu's Thing With A Hook
Ed Shepp helps Pseu limp into the summer skedj with her new pop genre program. Ed will make a case for X-tina, extended cable television packages, and his new CD "Radio Friendly." Pseu will stop
trying to explain the concept of her show and actually put it into
practice.
Ty
Friday, June 18th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Nickel and Dime Radio rolls out the tattered red carpet for Ty. Ty is
a UK MC who's 2nd album just dropped on Ninja Tune's hip hop sub label, Big Dada, to critical acclaim. He's joined by two veterans of the UK hip hop underground, DJ Bizness (who worked with London Posse) and Barry King on the decks. Real to Reel hip hop flava this friday 3-6pm w/ $mall ¢hange...
The 100th Anniversary of Bloomsday
Wednesday, June 16th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Kenny G's Hour of Pain
Join Kenny G for three hours of Joyce-inspired madness as he celebrates
the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday on Wednesday afternoon, June 16th from
3-6. It'll be a 3-hour Traktor-induced megamix, with everybody from Molly
Bloom to the entire cast of Friends, warped, stretched beyond imagination.
Self-indulgent radio at its worst. Guaranteed.
mc chris Tuesday, June 15th, 2004, 11pm - 2am
on
Orphan program
Former Jersey City resident mc chris (aka mc
pee-pants) makes a trip up from the ATL to the WFMU
studios to chat about rappin', geekdom, and life on
Williams Street. He'll also be playing heavily edited
cuts from his self-released albums of sick rhymes and
ill beats that have given a new voice to white
suburban nerds all across the country. Be sure to
check out mc chris's regluar appearences on Adult
Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Sea Lab 2021 on
Cartoon Network as well as his website at www.mcchris.com.
George Usher and Edward Rogers
Tuesday, June 15th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Power pop legend George Usher returns to WFMU. George of course is the composer of "Not the Trembling Kind", the title cut of Laura Cantrell's
acclaimed debut. He's been a member of Beat Rodeo, the Schramms, and the
Bongos in addition to churning out his own great albums, inlcuding 2003's
"Fire Garden." His latest project is co-writing and producing a new record
by his protege, pop impresario Edward Rogers, entitled "Sunday Fables."
Devotchka! Monday, June 14th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Equal parts Gypsy, Spaghetti-Western, Americana, and Klezmer enthusiasts, Devotchka! will have you up on your feet dancing before too long. Mainly based in Denver, they're on their third
album release called "Una Volta." Devotchka! came through town recently and taped a live set for us at WFMU. Hear it at 4 PM.
Sara Jaffe of Erase Errata
Saturday, June 12th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Sara Jaffe, late of Erase Errata, stops by the Cherry Blossom Clinic to play solo. She creates beautiful songs about desire, sadness, the sea, and the city that call to mind the folk brilliance of Devendra Banhart and Sandy Denny. These songs are engaging, melancholy and thoughtful, and sometimes disquieting. Don't miss this compelling session.
Baby Gramps
Saturday, June 12th, 2004, Noon - 3pm
on
The Radio Thrift Shop
Baby Gramps drops by to play a few songs on Laura Cantrell's Radio
Thrift Shop, from 2-3pm. Baby Gramps is an
amazing amalgamation of Mississippi John Hurt, Charlie Patton, Captain
Beefheart, the Tuvan Throat Singers, and Popeye. He plays beautifully
"betwixt the cracks in the piano" a la Ornette Coleman, he can scat
the blues three notes at once, and has invented his own guitar
technique he calls "scribbling." Gramps does amazing tricks with
timing, timbre, tempo, and pitch and he even speaks and sings in
palindromes.
Jolie Holland
Saturday, June 12th, 2004, 6am - 9am
on
Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland has garnered a lot of attention with her unique blend of old-timey, blues, and jazz. Her first CD, "Catalpa", made a lot of best-of-2003 lists, and her second, "Escondida", is
just out. She will be in the studio at 8am this morning, playing live and
chatting.
The Konks
Saturday, June 5th, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Hailing from Boston, The Konks feature Kurt Davis (former front man for Bullet LaVolta who also played with Mission of Burma drummer Peter Prescott in Kustomized!) These guys play over the top sick garage ponk! The Konks have been crowned Boston's best garage band in the Underground Garage Battle of the Bands! Check out their NY area shows too -- They'll be playing Friday June 4th at Siberia with Andy G & the Rollerkings, the Stags, and the Sleazies and then on June 5 at the Hook with Real Kids, Some Action, & Shop Fronts.
All times listed are Jersey City time, EDT.
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