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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
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October 25, 2023: My annual Punk / Post-punk / Power Pop / New Wave WNYU Throwback Show! Week four of our HELLRAISER FUNDRAISER!
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It's one of my favorite shows of the year!
As the 1970s turned into the 1980s, as one of the most exciting environments for independent and underground music took hold across New York City, the flagship weekday music program on New York University's radio station, The Afternoon Show, was largely a moribund and unimaginative attempt to emulate the big commercial album rock stations of that time.
But early in 1980 Hofstra transfer student Sal LoCurto arrived at the WNYU studios atop the Loeb Student Center with a vision: play all of the exciting new indie/punk/underground music that was coming out in the US and UK, and present it in a style that was closer to a Top 40 station than a traditional rock station: no more than two songs in a row without a mic break, and the breaks themselves would be short: announce the songs, maybe mention an upcoming concert, and get right back to playing more music. No more rambling mic breaks from a DJ who sounded like he just woke up. Plus, the bulk of the music played on the show had to be pulled from a special locker stocked with the latest US and import releases; bands like The Doors and Led Zeppelin were banned. Thus the New Afternoon Show was born.
Sal had support from Vin Montuori, the student General Manager and from a couple of forward-thinking DJs currently on the Afternoon Show, Gary Cee and Naomi Regelson. DJs who did not stick to the new format — and yes, this was a format, not free-form — were taken off the air and replaced by newcomers eager to play and support all of the great music and bands coming out at the time. Those newcomers included Sal himself, Mike "Pablo" Dugan, and yours truly.
I'd spent a good part of my high-school years listening more to Boston-area Top 40 stations than album rock stations, and was also into a lot of punk/power-pop/etc., thanks in large part to my high school friend Jimmy Mack. Playing all of that great music and presenting it in an exciting manner that matched the tenor of the music itself quickly won a large listenership. You can read about this in more detail in this 2014 article by fellow WNYU alum Tim Sommer.
I'm incredibly proud of the time I spent at WNYU — it was a magical era, and a magical time to be on the radio in New York City. I'm also extremely humbled every time I encounter someone who remembers the show fondly 40+ years later. Today's show is an attempt to re-create, to some extent, the sound of those early '80s shows on WNYU, and share that sound with listeners who weren't able to hear those shows back in the day.
And, yes, this is part of WFMU's October HELLRAISER fundraiser, which is drawing to a close! I hope you'll show your support for my program and for WFMU by making a pledge! If you've already pledged, THANK YOU! Your support is greatly appreciated, especially if you're a SWAG FOR LIFE pledger.
Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | Approx. start time |
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medium medium | hungry so angry | 7" | cherry red | 1981 | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |
lovely previn | i'll never get over you | 7" | secret | 1981 | 0:03:48 (Pop-up) | |
999 | homicide | 7" | ua | 1978 | 0:06:26 (Pop-up) | |
phil lynott (with midge ure) | yellow pearl | solo in soho | warner bros. | 1980 | 0:09:31 (Pop-up) | |
the passions | i'm in love with a german film star | 30,000 feet over china | polydor | 1981 | 0:14:37 (Pop-up) | |
the fleshtones | the world has changed | 7" | irs | 1981 | 0:17:33 (Pop-up) | |
kimberley rew | my baby does her hairdo long | the bible of bop | 0:20:48 (Pop-up) | |||
john foxx | europe after the rain | 7" | metal beat | 1981 | 0:23:17 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: the human league |
non-stop |
7" |
virgin |
1981 |
0:26:52 (Pop-up) |
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wire | dot dash | 7" | harvest | 1978 | 0:29:37 (Pop-up) | |
gang of four | i love a man in a uniform | songs of the free | warner bros. | 1982 | 0:31:38 (Pop-up) | |
scars | leave me in autumn | author! author! | pre | 1981 | 0:35:51 (Pop-up) | |
the professionals | 1-2-3 | 7" | virgin | 1980 | 0:38:50 (Pop-up) | |
rudi | crimson | 7" | jamming | 1982 | 0:41:43 (Pop-up) | |
svt | heart of stone | va-declaration of independents | ambition/stiff | 1981 | 0:44:37 (Pop-up) | |
positive noise | charm | 7" | statik | 1981 | 0:48:01 (Pop-up) | |
pylon | cool | 7" | db | 1981 | 0:50:44 (Pop-up) | |
dynamic hepnotics | hepnobeat (extended) | 12" | statik | 0:54:33 (Pop-up) | ||
ruts | west one (shine on me) | 7" | virgin | 1980 | 0:59:34 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: pigbag |
papa's got a brand new pigbag |
7" |
1:03:45 (Pop-up) |
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the cyclones | you're so cool | 7" | little ricky | 1981 | 1:09:38 (Pop-up) | |
the damned | billy bad breaks | 7" | nems | 1981 | 1:12:20 (Pop-up) | |
the dancing did | the lost platoon | 7" | stiff | 1981 | 1:15:37 (Pop-up) | |
tenpole tudor | throwing the baby out with the bathwater | let the four winds blow | stiff | 1981 | 1:18:22 (Pop-up) | |
the polecats | make a circuit with me | 12" | mercury | 1982 | 1:22:12 (Pop-up) | |
stray cats | runaway boys | 7" | arista | 1980 | 1:24:29 (Pop-up) | |
leisure process | love cascade | 7" | epic | 1981 | 1:27:42 (Pop-up) | |
orchestral manoeuvres in the dark | messages | 10" | dindisc | 1980 | 1:31:02 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: stiff little fingers |
go for it |
go for it |
chrysalis |
1981 |
1:35:32 (Pop-up) |
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blue oil | waiting for the time | 7" | blue oil | from 1982, recently reissued! | 1:41:03 (Pop-up) | |
girls at our best | go for gold! | 7" | happy birthday | 1:43:40 (Pop-up) | ||
manicured noise | faith | 7" | pre | 1980 | 1:47:12 (Pop-up) | |
the swinging laurels | rodeo | 12" | wea | 1982 | 1:50:29 (Pop-up) | |
john cale | mercenaries (ready for war) | 7" | spy/irs | 1980 | 1:56:43 (Pop-up) | |
heaven 17 | (we don't need this) fascist groove thang | penthouse and pavement | b.e.f./virgin | 1981 | 2:00:42 (Pop-up) | |
magazine | shot by both sides | 7" | virgin | 1978 | 2:05:21 (Pop-up) | |
the db's | living a lie | repercussion | albion` | 1981 | 2:08:55 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: 4" be 2" |
all of the lads |
12" |
2:12:24 (Pop-up) |
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the individuals | dancing with my 80 wives | 7" | plexus | 2:21:20 (Pop-up) | ||
blue orchids | the flood | 7" | rough trade | 1980 | 2:24:08 (Pop-up) | |
the headboys | the shape of things to come | 7" | rso | 1979 | 2:28:20 (Pop-up) | |
music for pleasure | fuel to the fire | 7" | rage | 1981 | 2:31:56 (Pop-up) | |
the gas | the finger | emotional warfare | polydor uk | 1981 | 2:35:18 (Pop-up) | |
the realists | i've got a heart | 7" | stiff | 1978 | 2:38:09 (Pop-up) | |
dexy's midnight runners | there, there my dear | searching for the young soul rebels | emi america | 1980 | 2:41:01 (Pop-up) | |
afraid of mice | i'm on fire | 7" | charisma | 1981 | 2:44:01 (Pop-up) | |
a certain ratio | shack up | 12" | factory | 1980 | 2:47:38 (Pop-up) | |
electric guitars | work | 7" | recreational | 1981 | 2:50:27 (Pop-up) | |
spizzenergi | soldier soldier | 7" | rough trade | 1979 | 2:53:52 (Pop-up) | |
apb | shoot you down | 7" | oily | 2:58:15 (Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
Handy Haversack:
Will thee Sound Guy:
Roberto:
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Susan See:
pmcWhenever:
clarke:
medium
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so hungry
so agnry
so hangry
Roberto:
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tim:
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clarke:
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sydniuß:
clarke:
Sal:
Krys O.:
efd:
clarke:
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Carmichael:
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Hoboken Jack:
clarke:
Philip:
Handy Haversack:
Will thee Sound Guy:
listener james from westwood:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
clarke:
Handy Haversack:
barbaramarco.bandcamp.com...
K8 has booked them a few times.
Ciggy:
How many times have I clicky starred this song 🌟
Gregolomania:
love2laf:
-жеи:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
RevWaldo:
Hi EFD!
Sal:
Gregolomania:
Ken From Hyde Park:
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love2laf:
Hoboken Jack:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
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sydniuß:
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MarciB:
clarke:
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clarke:
sydniuß:
Hughie Considine:
tim:
Hughie Considine:
Dan S:
tim:
Nicholas Malter:
Krys O.:
clarke:
McGroovey:
I was going to post a comment:
In re: 66% / 0.66(6) :
Ken is Zero Point Satan!
(It would have been funny at the time)
But I couldn't post it at the time. Unfortunately? Fortunately?
tim:
Krys O.:
Will thee Sound Guy:
clarke:
Bri The Beatnik:
prof.fuzz:
Will thee Sound Guy:
clarke:
Hughie Considine:
Krys O.:
clarke:
tim:
Bri The Beatnik:
Hughie Considine:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
TiMMMMMMM
larry of lackawack:
Will thee Sound Guy:
clarke:
Hughie Considine:
Listener Bryan (the Professor):
clarke:
-жеи:
MarciB:
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MarciB:
Nicholas:
Orthofrancis:
timinoak:
Krys O.:
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Listener Bryan (the Professor):
Philip:
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Jerry:
bbob:
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Tinley Park Randy:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
TomDash:
Listener Jonny in MA............. d-_-b:
Great history! And now that I've read it, I notice the "Top 40" format characteristics that you described! HA!!! I get it!
Great show! Love always!
Bri The Beatnik:
Sal:
Softball Fury:
Ciggy:
Handy Haversack:
Will thee Sound Guy:
TomDash:
Handy Haversack:
clarke:
Krys O.:
Bri The Beatnik:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
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tim:
Jerry:
Softball Fury:
tim:
swivs:
RevWaldo:
Gaylord Fields:
Krys O.:
Tinley Park Randy:
slocker:
tim:
Jerry:
DjLorraine:
Will thee Sound Guy:
Bri The Beatnik:
McGroovey:
I wanted to see an Ex-Lion Tamers/Wire show, but they never passed through Albany. I didn't take up residency in NYC until mid-1989.
Rob Gee:
Sal:
efd:
clarke:
Gaylord Fields:
Softball Fury:
tim:
Blueoystercolt45:
cheers!
clarke:
Bri The Beatnik:
JaydiumCrass:
Jerry:
-жеи:
McGroovey:
Ciggy:
clarke:
listener 126464:
Bri The Beatnik:
McGroovey:
tim:
Krys O.:
Softball Fury:
RevWaldo:
johnk77:
steve jones would connect w/brian
when his touring brought him
to northern california
before brian's death in 1983
Sal:
Krys O.:
clarke:
Jerry:
tim:
Krys O.:
Bri The Beatnik:
clarke:
Handy Haversack:
clarke:
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MarciB:
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Softball Fury:
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clarke:
James Douglas:
prof.fuzz:
?:
U rock
listener 126464:
Krys O.:
tim:
Gaylord Fields:
Bri The Beatnik:
Handy Haversack:
I mean, it's cool that you're playing it!
clarke:
Carmichael:
Gregolomania:
prof.fuzz:
clarke:
Sal:
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Nicholas:
Michael from the Left Coast:
clarke:
Gaylord Fields:
McGroovey:
Jerry:
efd:
Will thee Sound Guy:
💯🔥📻
clarke:
McGroovey:
DjLorraine:
Softball Fury:
tim:
clarke:
efd:
prof.fuzz:
JaydiumCrass:
clarke:
love2laf:
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nycmusicnerd:
Krys O.:
Hughie Considine:
nycmusicnerd:
Krys O.:
Bri The Beatnik:
prof.fuzz:
tim:
JaydiumCrass:
Gaylord Fields:
Gregolomania:
Gaylord Fields:
McGroovey:
Then I moved to Brooklyn, and I couldn't get WNYU there, either. I could get WFMU if I messed with my antenna.
Then I moved to the Upper West Side near 125th St, and I couldn't get WNYU there, either. I could sometimes get WFMU.
Bri The Beatnik:
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The Oscar:
clarke:
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tim:
Krys O.:
Bri The Beatnik:
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Lawrence:
efd:
Krys O.:
Yvang:
The Oscar:
nycmusicnerd:
McGroovey:
wnyu.org...
efd:
Thank you, and thanks to all of you who've pledged so far!
pp:
Softball Fury:
TomDash:
tim:
Gaylord Fields:
clarke:
Nicholas:
I last heard Billy Bad breaks on WNYU!
Ciggy:
Susan See:
Ciggy:
efd:
herb.nyc:
love2laf:
bbob:
clarke:
herb.nyc:
clarke:
Bri The Beatnik:
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:
pp:
Len:
Ciggy:
herb.nyc:
Ciggy:
Krys O.:
Krys O.:
nycmusicnerd:
listener 126464:
Hughie Considine:
clarke:
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Crosby in KC:
tim:
Softball Fury:
Jeff formerly from Rahway:
herb.nyc:
Bri The Beatnik:
Krys O.:
Michael from the Left Coast:
tim:
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Jerry:
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Krys O.:
herb.nyc:
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Ciggy:
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Jack McGuire:
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Kat in the chat:
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Ciggy:
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Handy Haversack:
Sal:
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Bri The Beatnik:
Krys O.:
pmcWhenever:
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clarke:
Jeff formerly from Rahway:
Softball Fury:
Carl G:
Ochre Ogre:
clarke:
Jerry:
Softball Fury:
Elena:
Jerry:
clarke:
Jack McGuire:
efd:
Softball Fury:
Bri The Beatnik:
Ciggy:
Jerry:
johny g:
clarke:
Krys O.:
herb.nyc:
Jack McGuire:
Handy Haversack:
Krys O.:
Bri The Beatnik:
clarke:
Bri The Beatnik:
Jack McGuire:
Handy Haversack:
herb.nyc:
efd:
Jack McGuire:
Bri The Beatnik:
clarke:
efd:
dave miss:
Softball Fury:
clarke:
Handy Haversack:
prof.fuzz:
dave miss:
clarke:
Bri The Beatnik:
Phil:
herb.nyc:
Ochre Ogre:
Jerry:
clarke:
Phil:
Jack McGuire:
Bri The Beatnik:
Jack McGuire:
Chris Crash:
Jack McGuire:
Jack McGuire:
Jerry:
efd:
clarke:
Ciggy:
I believe you're on the right track. I think he went by one name. As a young man, he had a deep voice, not by smoking ciggy's!
Chapelhillian:
tim:
Bri The Beatnik:
efd:
SecretSquirrel:
efd:
Bri The Beatnik:
Ciggy:
clarke:
morphe':
Jack McGuire:
brycepunk1:
brycepunk1:
clarke:
efd:
Softball Fury:
clarke:
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morphe':
efd:
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clarke:
efd:
Krys O.:
clarke:
Roberto:
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Krys O.:
clarke:
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