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MONDAY

2022 Rewind on Blurred & Obscured with Jonathan Herweg
Monday, December 18th, 2022, Midnight-3am
My annual recap of my favorite tracks, albums and artists

Interview with Karina Gill on Radio Ravioli with Olivia
Monday, January 24th, 3pm-6pm
Olivia welcomes Karina Gill (of Cindy and Flowertown) for a quick conversation about how “being good at things” in the conventional way can get in the way, how special a community can be for music, and how making music isn’t rocket science – in fact, some of the best music is the simplest.

Carolyn Chen, author, “Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley” on Techtonic with Mark Hurst
Monday, May 9th, 2022, 6pm-7pm
Tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companies. Carolyn Chen, author of the new book “Work Pray Code,” describes the cult that is consuming employees and communities across Silicon Valley.

From Arb To Zedd on The Arbitrarium with Arb
Monday, February 28th, 7pm-8pm
Radio Of Transgression: Arb pays tribute to Nick Zedd and other figures affiliated with the Cinema of Transgression movement.

Jaap Blonk on Daniel Blumin’s show
Monday, October 10th, 9pm-Midnight
A special live performance by Dutch sound poet, composer and improvisor Jaap Blonk, who has been creating brilliant solo voice works for over 40 years and has collaborated with artists such as Terrie Ex, Weasel Walter, Mats Gustafsson, Phil Minton, and Joan La Barbara.

TUESDAY

A Sense of Pride: It’s the Fifth Annual Polyglot Pride Extravaganza! on Polyglot with Jesse Dorris
Tuesday, June 28th, 3am-6am
In a year of Supreme Court disasters, rising violence and mass murders, and multiple pandemics, Polyglot hits the floor for a couple hours of queer rage and resistance and queercore and disco.

Feelings’ 4th Annual Covers Special on Feelings with Michele
Tuesday, October 4th, Noon-3pm
What a wicked game, Michele spins 3 hours of her favorite covers. There will be no silence for you to enjoy.

Malcolm Mooney on Spin Age Blasters with Creamo Coyl
Tuesday, June 28th, 3pm-6pm
Creamo talks to artist and singer Malcom Mooney about his time as singer for the legendary CAN and his long career as a painter and visual artist—all soundtracked by Mooney’s music.

DAVID AMRAM (Manchurian Candidate / Splendor In The Grass) on MORRICONE ISLAND with Devon E. Levins Part 1 here and Part 2 here
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022, 8pm-9pm
David Amram at 91 discusses his unparalleled career as a concert, film and jazz composer, actor, poet, and classical, jazz, folk and world music multi-instrumentalist. His 30 soundtrack credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Manchurian Candidate” and “Young Savages” and Elia Kazan’s “Splendor In The Grass” and “The Arrangement,” a mere sliver of David’s incredible accomplishments collaborating with the likes of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Monk, Mingus, Miles, Aaron Copeland, Dylan, Patti Smith and Willie Nelson.

WEDNESDAY

Guest DJ Don Fleming on Ken
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, 9am-Noon
Station Manager Ken welcomes guest DJ Don Fleming into the studio. Don is a musician, producer and now archivist to the stars who has worked with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, George Harrison, the Alan Lomax archives and many many more.

Bruce McCullogh (The Kids In The Hall) guest DJ set on The Evan “Funk” Davies Show
Wednesday, Oct 5th, 2022, Noon-3pm
Bruce McCulloch of The Kids In The Hall joined the Evan “Funk” Davies Show for an extended visit live from Toronto! He put together a couple of hours worth of his favo(u)rite music, Canadian and otherwise, to share with WFMU listeners.

THURSDAY

RADIO FUTURA FERRAGOSTO SPECIAL (guest Dj JACOBO PADILLA from Spain) on Radio Futura with DJ Pedro Fumero
Thursday, August 11th, 12am-3am
First ever FERRAGOSTO @WFMU. Celebrating LATINIDAD every Wednesday 12am to 3am.

Special Guest: Mike Hunchback! on Blah Blah Woof Woof with Fox
Thursday October 20th, 2022, 3am-6am
Two Hunchbacks in One SPINE-TINGLING Event!

Sessa: Live on This Is The Modern World with Trouble
Thursday, October 6th, 2022, 9am-Noon
Sessa performs live in the studio!

O Nome dela é Gal, R.I.P. Gal Costa on Scott Williams’ show
Thursday, November 10th, 2022, 3pm-6pm
The legendary Brazilian singer Gal Costa holds the sad distinction of being the first of the Tropicalistas to depart this plane. Scott pays tribute.

Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute Show on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Thursday, November 3rd, 9pm-Midnight
Celebrating the life of The Killer with special guests Andy Paley, Gaylord Fields and Matt Fiveash.

FRIDAY

What’s in a Lady Laird? on Six Degrees with Alan
Friday, December 2nd, Midnight to 3am
An interview with Lisa Laird, chief operating officer and global ambassador of Laird and Company, America’s oldest distillery founded in 1698 in Scobeyville, New Jersey. Laird’s Apple Jack products represent three centuries and ten generations of family distilling tradition.

A-ha!! Alan Partridge HELLRAISER SPECIAL on WFMU LITE with Dan Morfitt
Friday, October 14th, 2022, 3am-6am
Dan Morfitt plays the tunes that Alan Partridge, Britain’s greatest ever Broadcaster, would play on freeform radio…

Why Don’t We Do It in the Road on Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine
Friday, October 7th, 8pm-9pm
An hour of soul 45s inspired by a certain Liverpudlian foursome.

Live from Camp John Waters on Mona
Friday, September 9th, 2022, 9pm-Midnight
Broadcasting live from the annual Camp John Waters in CT, Mona plays songs from Waters’ films and books with a special guest visit from John Waters and Mink Stole in the last hour.

SATURDAY

John Schnall’s Midnight Matinee: The Rocky Horror and Bullwinkle Picture Show on Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Saturday, March 26th, 12am-3am
At the stroke of midnight, John Schnall’s Midnight Matinee presents an experiment in interactive radio, The Rocky Horror and Bullwinkle Picture Show. Come dressed up as your favorite character, bring props and shout along with your radio as an adventure loving squirrel and his poetic moose companion sink into depravity to a familiar rock and roll beat.

Barry Louis Polisar interview on Double-Dip Recess with Roger
Saturday, July 23rd, 2022, 9am-11am
Roger interviews the one-man symphony of comic anarchy, Barry Louis Polisar, (most well-known for his Grammy-winning song All I Want is You in the  Academy Award winning movie Juno.) He and Roger talk about why FROG and YARD don’t rhyme, why you should never cook your baby sister in a frying pan, and why he has been censored by school boards.

NRBQ performing live on Michael Shelley
Saturday, August 6th, 2022, 11am-1pm
America’s best band joined Michael for a casual and enlightening conversation and a amazing live performance.

SUNDAY

Interview with Jordan Michael Ianucci on RadioActivity with Abbie From Mars
Sunday, October 23rd, midnight-3am
The tastemaker who most influences RadioActivity and remains Abbie from Mars’s go-to whenever she needs an opinion, Jordan Michael Iannucci has worked at DIY collective The Silent Barn, managed listings for Showpaper, produced art projects across several mediums, and booked very many good shows.

Author Alan Parks on Currents with Brian D
Sunday, November 20th, 3am-6am
Author and former music industry exec Alan Parks discusses his critically acclaimed noir novels set in 1970s Glasgow and how the themes of his novels — which address issues related to addiction, poverty and bigotry — still resonate today. He also recalls his time in the music business, working as Creative Director for London Records.

Serious Remixes on Serious Moonlight Sonatas with Carol
Sunday, October 16th, 2022, 6am-9am
A salute to remixes & the producers who created them!

Perfect Sunday Sun: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Release of Haircut One Hundred’s Pelican West LP on Gaylord Fields
Sunday, February 27th, 6pm-8pm
To mark this milestone of Haircut One Hundred’s dazzling debut LP, Gaylord Fields presented select tracks from that paragon of ’80s British New Wave–ish funk-ish pop. These selections were supplemented by songs from several of the group’s contemporaries, as well as tunes from HC100 mainstay Nick Heyward’s later career as a pop auteur of the highest order.

STREAMS

MONDAY

Kenzo’s Last-Ever scheduled sound collage broadcast on Ken’s Last Ever Radio Extravaganza (on Give The Drummer Radio)
Monday, Nov. 21st, 2022, 3pm-5pm
Kenzo did a trio of Last Ever live sound collage radio performances. Here’s the celebratory final scheduled one!

TUESDAY

The British Isles Trilogy, Part 3 on Tony Coulter (on Give The Drummer Radio)
Tuesday, October 11th, 2022, Noon-3pm
Post-Punk, New Wave, and Other Offshoots of Punk, 1977–1987

A Bowie Sampler on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie (on Give The Drummer Radio)
Tuesday, October 25th, 3pm-7pm
Can’t decide which Bowie is your favorite, sample them all? One song off every album, played chronologically to hear the evolution of one of the most innovative musicians followed by an hour of Bowie listener requests.

Bad Teeth, the Titan of Sound! on Bad Teeth with Spoony (on Rock’N’Soul Radio)
Tuesday, October 4th, 2022, 8pm-9pm
Bad Teeth, the titan of sound spins the highlights from Titan, the Giant of Sound! Even though it only operated from 1959-1967 and had 30-ish releases, this deranged little label had it all. From moody garage to the crazed surf, there wasn’t a genre in the 60s that this label wanted to shake up!

WEDNESDAY

The Gamelan & Its Double on Ridgewood Radio with David Weinstein (on Give The Drummer Radio)
Wednesday, October 12th, 5pm-7pm
Traditional pieces and experimental offshoots from Indonesia to Partch and Cage to the dance floor…

Nichelle Nichols – Bold Lieutenant of Our Hearts on The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T (on Rock’N’Soul Radio)
Wednesday August 3rd, 2022, 6pm-8pm 
Star Trek actress tribute featuring her music + also Star Trek related tunes 

LATA (1929-2022) on Bodega Pop with Gary Sullivan (on Give the Drummer Radio)
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, 7pm-10pm
India lost its greatest voice with the passing of revered Bollywood playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar. This tribute spans from her first hits of the late 1940s to standout tracks of the 1990s.

Let Yourself Go Go GO! on The Fringe Factory with DJ Vikki V (on Rock’N’Soul Radio)
Wednesday, June 8th, 8pm-10pm
DJ Vikki Vaden takes a lysergic dive, deep down into the frog pond (with a chorus of bullfrogs!) to spin her favorite psych, garage, freakbeat, soul and hard rock sounds from 1966 to NOW!

How Do You Like THEM Apples? Part 1 on We’re Outta Sight!!! with Stu (on Rock’N’Soul Radio)
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022, 10pm-11pm
Two hours of rock n soul tracks on Apple Records.

THURSDAY

Count Flot’s Groovy Ghoulie Underpants Party Spooktacular on Flot’s Spot with Fatherflot (on Rock‘N’Soul Radio)
Thursday, October 27th, 2022, 9pm-11pm
The Hackensack Middle School AV Club in Exile is scorching the airwaves of central Bergen County from high atop the mighty Packard’s broadcast towers! With 14 sizzling watts of Jersey-Strong pirate radio. Don’t tell Mr. Liosi we’re here!

FRIDAY

2022 & You. Perfect Together on Musical Dose with Medson (on Rock’N’Soul Radio)
Friday, August 12th, 2022, 5pm-7pm
Some favorite tracks of 2022 up until that point in time.

Garvin Bushell and the Bassoon in Jazz on Give the Drummer Some with Doug Schulkind (on Give The Drummer Radio)
Friday, February 11th, 9am-Noon
Present at the earliest days of recorded jazz, Garvin Bushell was a master of the clarinet, oboe, sax, and, most intriguingly, bassoon, on which he performed in the 1920s with Bessie Smith, Fats Waller & the Louisiana Sugar Babes. By the 1960s, he remained in demand, playing on crucial sessions for Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, and John Coltrane.

Da Best Ounk n Oi Singles on HOOLIGAN with Terre The DJ (on Rock’N’Soul Radio) 
Friday, October 21st, 2022, 4pm-5pm
A particularly good (if somewhat personal) 1 hour blast of greatest punk n oi jams

SATURDAY

How Not To Be Seen / It’s the Arts (2-part interview with Paul Venezis) on Fuji Puzzle Box with Irony Bread (on Sheena’s Jungle Room) Part 1 here and Part 2 here
Saturday, January 22nd & 29th, 2022, 1pm – 3pm
Paul Venezis, coordinator of the restoration of Monty Python’s Flying Circus for Blu-ray, talks about constructing the definitive edition of this 45-episode BBC series, Monty Python’s battles with the censors, vault-digging adventures, tech wizardry, and some never-revealed secrets behind the most truly subversive TV show ever broadcast.

Live At City Gardens: The Encore with Host RKO on Drop-In (on Rock’N’Soul Radio) 
Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, 6pm-7pm
They’re tearing down CITY GARDENS—thee NJ  PUNK ROCK club venue now. Host RKO was a bouncer/DJ there and he brings unheard and RARE off the board live performances from Black Flag, Ministry, Feelies, Iggy, The Fall, Butthole Surfers, and more. 

SUNDAY

Crime & Spy Edition on Electric Lazy Susan with DJ Nogood Nick (on Give the Drummer Radio)
Sunday, April 28th, 2022, 7pm-9pm
Thiefs and robbers, spies and spyders, gang bangs.