Senegalese rapper Shiffai and Ben Herson of Nomadic Wax
Sunday, January 4th, 2004, 8pm - 10pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Herson (a/k/a Nomad) has been investigating Senegal's burgeoning hip-hop scene and recording artists while there. He also did field research and wrote an academic thesis exploring hip hop as a means of social and political expression in Senegal. Shiffai is a Senegalese rapper featured on the forthcoming first release
on Herson's African hip-hop label Nomadic Wax. He began rapping at age 13 and in 1993 conceived and was the lead MC for Senegal's Slam Revolution. He moved to New York in 2000. Shiffai means "The Remedy" in Arabic. Shiffai will be performing at an African rap showcase that Herson is producing at the Five Spot in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn on Jan. 15.
Danny Holloway
Friday, January 2nd, 2004, 3pm - 6pm
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Nickel and Dime Radio rolls out WFMU's ratty red carpet for west
coast collector mofo Danny Holloway. He may not be a household name but homeboy starting working for Island Records in 1970 friggin' 3 and has been diggin' ever since. Expect some heavy sounds from
around the globe that you will probably never find...but that's why
god invented WFMU.
Low + Josef Van Wissem
Monday, December 22nd, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
These forbears of the "slowcore" musical movement are masters of restraint, beautifying their sound with a lack of frills. In typical fashion, they've released a holiday album entitled, "Christmas," conveying satisfyingly simple messages over their languidly lush delivery. Two-thirds of the ensemble (Mimi and Alan) present a live set of their holiday songs for WFMU.
Also on the program, Josef Van Wissem performs tunes from the 1600's through the present on a beautiful reproduction 10-string Renaissance lute. Josef's music is beautifully sonorous and minimalistic, perfect for inducing a trance-like barrier against all the Christmas craziness.
Russ Kick and Judy Nicastro
Friday, December 19th, 2003, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Chris T. welcomes two guests for the holidays: Russ Kick, Village Voice writer and editor for the Disinformation Company, will discuss his latest book: "50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know" and Judy Nicastro, former Seattle City Council member, will talk about "Strippergate" and explain why she referred to Seattle as "Mayberry wth high-rises".
Lamagna Thursday, December 18th, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Pat Duncan's show
Lamagna is a hardcore band from Long Island N.Y. featuring ex-Scapegrace screamer Steve D. on vocals. They have been featured on two compilations, and have released a 7" on Wreck-Age records.
Kingface -- Recorded live @ the 9:30 Club in 1988
Tuesday, December 16th, 2003, 9am - Noon
on
Mike L.'s show
One of the more unusual bands to emerge from the 1980s punk rock scene in Washington DC, Kingface had a great musical kinship with early Van Halen and the classic Marshall Boogie acts of the 70s, yet they played right alongside hardcore-influenced bands like Beefeater, Soulside, and Fugazi. They released two of the most rollicking, fist-in-the-air ROCK EPs of the era and appeared on Dischord Records' seminal State of the Union compilation before breaking up. Mike has acquired an incredible live-off-the-board recording of Kingface performing at DC's legendary 9:30 Club, and with the band's blessing, will air the show in its' entirety. 100% guaranteed to kick you where it counts!
The Klezmatics
Sunday, December 14th, 2003, 8pm - 10pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The venerable Klezmatics present a preview of their latest project, the Yiddish songs of Woody Guthrie! Guthrie's mother-in-law was the well-known Yiddish lyricist Aliza Greenblatt and these songs are the fruits of their heretofore little-known collaboration, musically reinterpreted by the Klezmatics. The Klezmatics will present a full concert of these songs Dec 20 at the 92 St Y in Manhattan, and a CD will follow in the spring.
Miminokoto
Sunday, December 14th, 2003, 6am - 9am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
Tune in for an exclusive live set from Tokyo's Miminokoto, recorded during their head-turning, barn-burning zig-zag through the United States. Moving easily from fuzzed-out psych rave-ups to keenly empathetic improvisations, Miminokoto has a unique sound even while evincing its members' involvement with some of Tokyo's elite underground bands (including High Rise, Keiji Haino's Aihiyo, White Heaven and Che-SHIZU). The action starts at 8:00 AM sharp.
The Wide Right Saturday, December 13th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Their musical critique of Vincent Gallo's Buffalo 66 has landed them on Page Six, among other places. Today this Brooklyn-based
quartet visit the Cherry Blossom Clinic for what's sure to be a blistering live set. These guys have a killer Detroit soulpunk sound not unlike the Paybacks or Detroit Cobras. Plus, their new album was produced by none other than Mr. Jim Diamond himself! Check out this session and then head out to Southpaw that night to see Wide Right live with the Figgs!
Nathan Michel
Wednesday, December 10th, 2003, 11pm - 2am
on
Advanced D & D with Donna Summer
Nathan Michel's last album, "Dear Bicycle" (Tigerbeat6), is a breathtakingly beautiful pop album made with a computer, fractured keyboards, slide whistles, weird samples and slide guitar. Nathan was kind enough to stop by and record a new song which will debut here on A D&D, and then hangs out and talks about his new album, being a Ph.D. candidate in composition (at Princeton no less), and his love for 70's pop rock.
The Guest List: 2003 Version
Tuesday, December 9th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Another year of incredible live performances on the Three Chord Monte is winding to a close, and that means it's time to relive the magic from WFMU's Studio B. If you are among the many people who don't listen to this show, tune in to hear some highlights you missed from 2003 with live numbers from Dan Melchior, the Oranges Band, Steve Wynn, the Romantics,
Electric Frankenstein, the Martinets, Mark Bacino, the Cynics, Immortal Lee County Killers, and more!
Rosie Thomas
Monday, December 8th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Rosie's got a knack for laying bare the contradictions of a close but divorced family life in song, using her gorgeous voice and beautiful piano and acoustic guitar-laden melodies. In startling contrast, as an interviewee she's a bit of a sweet goof-ball. On her second album, "Only with Laughter Can You Win", Rosie's got the whole family participating in the music, along with tasty string arrangements. When Ms. Thomas came through town, she recorded a charming set and interview for us at WFMU.
New York based Dallam Dougou features a far-flung cast of multitalented musicians bridging the worlds of West African roots music, Hungarian traditional dance music, acid jazz, and postbop, and shortwave radio playing, among other things. The band just released its debut CD "New Destiny" on the brand new Jumbie Records label. Featuring the first-ever
WFMU appearance by the great balafon (West African xylophone, that is) player Abou Sylla, who will also tell the story of the Sossa-bala -- the world's oldest balafon.
Plastic Crimewave Sound
Sunday, December 7th, 2003, 6am - 9am
on
Janitor From Mars with R. Lim
Join us for an exclusive live presentation from Plastic Crimewave Sound, recorded at WFMU while on tour in late November. Equally at home with spaced-out psych jams and shorter blasts of aggression, this Chicago quintet cops a musical attitude familiar to anyone who has roused the neighbors with early Hawkwind or the Spacemen 3 at their Stoogiest. The live set will be broadcast at 8:00AM.
John Sheehan
Monday, December 1st, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
This masterful fingerstyle guitarist has been compared to the likes of Leo Kottke, John Renbourne, and Michael Hedges. John's equally at home with the traditions of European classical and American contemporary instrumental guitar styles, he's equally adept at lute and banjo, and he takes a tongue-in-cheek
view of the suburban life in his vocal numbers. He is also the figurehead of the New Jersey Fingerstyle Alliance (NJFA), a growing group of professional and amateur musicians sharing their knowledge and appreciation for eclectic fingerstyle guitar. He brings his guitar by the WFMU studios at 4 PM to pick out a few tunes from his newest album, "Notes From Suburbia".
Meatjack
Thursday, November 20th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Meatjack are a brutal 3 piece from Baltimore. Just off tour, they found enough time to come down and play a live set for Diane that will air at 4 PM. Roaring thunder, a touch of botulism, and enough savage guitar sounds to make anyone flash back, they truly embody the Kamikaze Fun Machine slogan: MUSIC TO SLAUGHTER LIVESTOCK TO. Keep away from sharp objects during this broadcast!
"Artifacts of Early Radio"
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003, 7pm - 8pm
on
Antique Phonograph Music Program with MAC
Hoping to break into the infant field of recorded radio programs, the Edison Company developed a new 30-rpm, long-play record in 1928. Though ultimately not a commercial success, Edison engineers produced several experimental
recordings. After sitting in storage for 75 years, three recorded programs: WOR's "Main Street Sketches", WEAF's "The Eveready Hour", and WAAM's "The Edison Program" hit the airwaves. Hear them on Thomas Edison's Attic this evening.
Alvaro Tuesday, November 18th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Chilean singer/songwriter composer Alvaro Pena-Rojas moved to London in
the early 1970's and hooked up with pre-Clash Joe Strummer in the 101-ers,
but then spent most of the punk and post-punk area sculpting an incredible
catalog of 18 albums and singles, including one of the strangest albums of
all time, 1977's "Drinking My Own Sperm". Alvaro's music is uncompromising
and passionate, blending everything from Eno-esque, yet distinctly
Latin-tinged pop experimentalism to piano composition to radical folk poetry.
His unique approach to the flute on some of his records has also saddled
him with the tag "The Chilean with the Singing Nose." He lives in Germany
now, but visits WFMU today in a rare New York appearance.
The Woggles
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The return of the Woggles comes in a roller-coaster year for the band: They released their best studio album, "Ragged But Right", but were dealt a blow when guitarist The Mighty Montague died unexpectedly. But their calling cannot be denied and the band, next generation descendents of the
Fleshtones, has vowed to continue.
Mojave 3
Monday, November 17th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Pastoral sounds from the gentler side of British pop. Mojave 3's most recent disc, "Spoon and Rafter," is a loving blend of Gram Parsons, Nick Drake, and even a bit of Beatles. They dropped by at the tail end of a tour to record a set for WFMU, which will air at 4 PM.
F.A.G.G. (Frigg-A-Go-Go)
Saturday, November 15th, 2003, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
These guys rarely venture north of the Mason-Dixon line, so it's a real treat to have them play live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic! Singer Ronnie Ramada packs up his capes, crowns and bandmates and delivers songs that sound like a cross between the 13th Floor Elevators and the Amboy Dukes! All while maintaining this hi-larious conceited/pampered
persona. Don't miss this session!
Elder Billy Hall
Saturday, November 15th, 2003, 9am - 10am
on
Sinner's Crossroads with Kevin Nutt
Elder Billy Hall, host of WMGY-AM's The Plain Truth gospel radio ministry in Montgomery, Alabama delivers a live, exclusive sermon for Sinner's Crossroad's listeners. Elder
Hall possesses a unique and dynamic preaching style and excerpts from his radio broadcast sermons have been featured on previous Sinner's Crossroads programs. Be sure to tune in; you will be blessed.
Pat St. John
Friday, November 14th, 2003, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Chris T. welcomes legendary radio D.J. Pat St. John for an in-depth freeform interview about what it takes to stay on the air in the New York market for 30 amazing years. Pat's had long-time stints on WPLJ, WNEW and can now be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and Saturday evenings on WCBS-FM,
following Cousin Brucie.
Irwin's show
Wednesday, November 12th, 2003, Noon - 3pm
Danish chanteuse Marie Frank will perform live on Irwin's "Gender Bias" segment from 2-3 pm on Wednesday, November 12. Marie will perform new songs composed by New Yorker Neill Furio, who will provide electric bass
accompaniment to Marie's voice and guitar.
All times listed are Jersey City time, EDT.
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