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The Fun 91

roll truck roll — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:18:07 -0800

For the fourteenth year, Yo La Tengo will murder the classics tonight. (Previously: 2002 2006 2007 2008) Unlike many community radio fundraisers, WFMU's marathon is one of the most beloved times of the year among the station's followers. You have only two more days to make your pledge and secure one of these mix CDs arranged by WFMU DJs. You can download an mp3 from each premium at the WFMU blog.

The Song-Poem Archived Music Series

Knappster — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:51:15 -0800

The American Song-Poem Music Archives dropped its song-poem mp3s in 2004, but Lee Rosevere "managed to collect all the tunes from the site and squirreled them away." Today he presents the first volume of the Song-Poem Archived Music series at WFMU's Beware of the Blog. (previously)

Rhapsody in Glue

moonmilk — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:44:00 -0800

Codpaste is a 14-part podcast about the history and practice of sound collage and mashups. A collaboration between Vicki Bennett (People Like Us, previously) and Ergo Phizmiz (previously), Codpaste is an entertaining and instructive wander through such topics as cartoon music, Negativland, easy listening, and William S. Burroughs. There's even a curriculum [30mb pdf] to go with it! Most episodes are about 30 minutes long, feature the same editing techniques and sound sources that they discuss, and are enhanced by Ergo and Vicki's wonderfully quaint accents.

WFMU-TV

vronsky — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:47:55 -0800

WFMU-TV; That's Irritainment (Heino, Shatner): Baby Octopus: Love Onion: Hisao Shinagawa: Organisation- Ruckzuck (Kraftwerk): You Must Choose!: FAUST.

Well, I guess it's for a good cause...

kowalski — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:36:55 -0800

Yo La Tengo is Murdering the Classics... again! For the 12th straight year, this legendary group of music nerds from Hoboken, NJ encamps to the studios of local free form radio station WFMU to play, on the spot, three full hours of listener-requested covers. The request show, part of the station's annual pledge drive, happens tonight (Sunday, March 2) from 5-8 pm EST, and thanks to the wonder that is the internet you can listen (128k MP3 stream) and pledge live from anywhere in the world (or catch the real broadcast in FM at 91.1 in NYC / New Jersey and 90.1 in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Western NJ and Eastern Penn). What will you be missing if you don't tune in? Apart from show-standards like the Velvet Underground, Rolling Stones and Beatles, last year's broadcast saw the band mount covers of everything from The Pastels and ? and the Mysterians to Grandmaster Flash, ZZ Top and Styx, nearly 40 in all. As an added bonus, in recent years the shows have typically ended with extended, catch-all medleys aimed at covering in one go any pledged requests the band hasn't gotten to --- in 2004 the medley's foundation was Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", last year it was Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." (previously 1 2 3) I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention that WFMU is celebrating its own 50th year of operation. Some of the station's unique programming has been featured here on the blue before, and its Beware of the Blog has also provided frequent fpp fodder. Finally, if you need some Yo La Tengo to see you through until 5 pm, here's a selection from the band's covers repertoire: Velvet Underground - "She's My Best Friend" Dion and the Belmonts - "Teenager in Love" / Buddy Holly - "Everyday" Beat Happening - "Cast a Shadow" Sandy Denny - "By the Time It Gets Dark" Looney Tunes Theme Song (with story) Simpsons Theme Song Rolling Stones - "Let's Spend the Night Together" Love - "A Message To Pretty" Cat Stevens - "Here Comes My Baby" Johnny Cash - "I Still Miss Someone" Angry Samoans - "The Right Side of My Mind" T. Rex - "20th Century Boy" The Beatles - "One After 909" Norman Blagman - "Love Power" (The Producers) Brook Benton / Clyde McPhatter - "A Lover's Question" Velvet Underground - "Femme Fatale" (w/ Alex Chilton) Skeeter Davis - "Let Me Get Close to You (w/ Alex Chilton) The Urinals - "Surfin' with the Shah" (w/ Chairs of Perception)

Maestro Twang

sleepy pete — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:30:30 -0800

The Maestro FZ-1 Fuzztone was one of the first stomp boxes a guitar player could use. Released in 1962 by Gibson, sales didn't take off until a British band used it in the introduction to one of their songs in 1965. But if it weren't for a Marty Robbins song and engineer Glen Snoddy, the pedal might have never been invented and country music wouldn't have been the same. The page has an amazing list of mp3s of country artists incorporating the fuzz tone at the bottom, in case you don't feel like reading. I recommend all of them.

Caroline Bergvall and More Pets!

geos — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:19:11 -0800

Caroline Bergvall writes poems(mp3) modulated by technology(nsfw) . She also gives radio interviews (with more readings).

Heavy Metal Good Triumphs Over Animatronic Evil

Kattullus — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:55:27 -0800

Epic battle between John Mikl Thor and animatronic Satan! This is from Rock n' Roll Nightmare (a movie so good it has fans) starring "Legendary Rock Warrior" John Mikl Thor (previously of MetaFilter). WFMU's Beware of the Blog has more information on John Mikl Thor and many clips from the movie as well as a clip of Thor performing on The Mike Douglas Show in 1976 [qt].

Picking Up Girls Made Easy

spock — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:39:05 -0800

Picking Up Girls Made Easy followed by Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Boo!

vronsky — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:06:49 -0800

Spooky halloween sounds via wfmu. "Talk about a budget label classic! I was first introduced to this LP by Jack Diamond. Side 1 is pretty standard horror sounds, but Side 2 is where the magic is found! I love these remarks by a friend which pretty much sums it up: "Side 2 of this album is unlike other Halloween sound effect records floating around in that it is all theremin! And get a load of those track titles?! It sounds as if someone let a 5 year old kid noodle around for a while. It's super scary!"

Oh the days dwindle down, to a precious few...

vronsky — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:40:12 -0800

38 versions of Kurt Weill's hauntingly beautiful September Song. 39. Willie Nelson(mp3) Lou Reed Coleman Hawkins

Live Loud Acts: The Pat Duncan Show on WFMU

milquetoast — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:29:07 -0800

Live Loud Acts: archives and playlists for The Pat Duncan Show on WFMU. Hour upon hour of expertly curated punk rock radio. Pat's Myspace page has more info. In addition to a playlist packed with rare material, every Pat Duncan show features a live set -- from bands like Neurosis [starts at 2:00:30, playlist], Operation Ivy [starts at 16:34, playlist], Jawbreaker [starts at 33:16, playlist], Dead Kennedys [starts at 58:26, playlist], and hundreds more. [Timecode links go to .ram files. WFMU discussed many times before.]

Moms Mabley

serazin — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:05:10 -0800

As complete a history of comedian, civil rights activist, and cross-over superstar Moms Mabley as you're likely to find anywhere , including audio, from Beware of Blog.

Yo La Tengo Request-a-Thon!

melorama — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:35:36 -0800

Yo La Tengo Request-a-Thon! Yo La Tengo is once again playing your requests right now (until 11 PM EST), in exchange for your pledges, live on WFMU (currently playing: Sonic Reducer, by the Dead Boys!) As an added treat, the band has reunited with Dave Schramm for this performance! Live webcam stream links here, and here. Ogg, 128k MP3, AAC and RealAudio audio-only streams are also available .

That Marjorie, what a selfish tramp!

miss lynnster — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:42:19 -0800

Going out of town & worried about burglars? Fret not my friend, just put on a record. Problem solved.

365 Days II: 365 MORE Days, The Bloodening

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:54:34 -0800

It's BACK! Otis F. Odder (of The Bran Flakes and Comfort Stand Recordings is reviving his 365 Days project on the WFMU Beware Of The Blog! Hot damn! He opens it with the complete recordings of the Michael Mills Satanic Messages Radio Show and the complete Beatles Forever recordings (previously excerpted in the first incarnation). (Previously on Me Fi)

Goldsmith sings Wittgenstein

roll truck roll — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:59:24 -0800

Goldsmith sings Wittgenstein. Part two. (mp3) Kenneth Goldsmith (previously), the "most boring writer that has ever lived," has become a sort of rockstar in conceptual art circles. When he's not singing linguistic theory, you can find him transcribing his own speech, spinning records, and reading the other Kenny G's fanmail. More theory set to music.

wild style

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:38:48 -0800

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack. An important figure in the world of hip-hop radio, Mr. Magic debuted in 1983 on WBLS-FM in New York City with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station. Billing itself as Rap Attack, Magic's show featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams as the show's co-producer. You can get down on it via this classic episode (realmedia) from December 1986, courtesy of WFMU's Aircheck archives.

Goodbye 20th Centegenarians

pfafflin — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:29:01 -0800

The Young@ Heart Chorus, a group of mostly amateur entertainers (some who never stepped on stage before the age of 80), performs Sonic Youth's "Schizophrenia". As seen on a recent Channel 4 documentary about the group. [Via].

UbuWeb Film Now Streaming

treepour — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:20:10 -0800

UbuWeb has converted all of its rare and out-of-print film & video holdings to on-demand streaming formats. via WFMU.

Anything Can Happen on Halloween

treepour — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:46:22 -0800

Tim Curry reminds us that Anything Can Happen on Halloween. (YouTube). Via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.

Minimalist Dark Sides

treepour — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:37:12 -0800

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon as a soundtrack to its album art. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (YouTube). For another painstakingly minimalist (though livelier) tribute, Kenny G's Intelligent Design show on WFMU recently featured Nick the Bard's a cappella rendition of the entire album. Playlist & link to audio archive here.

"We Wrote this one back in 1444"

wheelieman — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:48:23 -0800

The Jimi Hendrix Spoken Word Tape as found by Station Manager Ken at WFMU. A collection of onstage ramblings, interviews and rehearsals.

Slow Dance. Rock Out! Slow Dance.

Armitage Shanks — Fri, 05 May 2006 09:02:23 -0800

37 versions of Stairway To Heaven, including Rolf Harris [mp3], Dolly Parton [mp3], and SCTV's Dave Thomas [mp3] doing a K-Tel ad for, uh, 30 versions of Stairway To Heaven. (See also 32 versions of Ghost Riders In The Sky.)

Solo!

bardic — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:34:56 -0800

Yo La Tengo is Murdering the Classics (via). Spontaneous cover magic from the great YLT.