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I believe her touring schedule made doing her show impractical, at least for now.

Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 19:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes, Laura's touring schedule is going to keep her from making the amount of shows asked for DJs to take a slot for a season, we hope she's back in the spring, if not sooner doing fill-ins.

Brian Turner (btwfmu), Thursday, 3 November 2005 02:51 (eighteen years ago) link

I LOVE WFMU!

howell huser (chaki), Thursday, 3 November 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link

one month passes...
yo. I'm the current president of WESU... Just want to give a call from the abyss... we've seen better days, but we're still kicking. The NPR/WSHU bit has been damaging, but... we're working our way out of it, slowly...:
wesufm.org

Anyway, I'm originally from jersey, so, much love to FMU!

Evan Simko-Bednarski, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:02 (eighteen years ago) link

No more Fabio? What happened? As I mentioned above I haven't listened in quite a while but Fabio was one of my favorites.

walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:31 (eighteen years ago) link

Did he jump or was he pushed!

I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:08 (eighteen years ago) link

Anyone catch FMU as host of NY Noise? I don't usually watch, because I don't usually like it, but I happened to catch this one -- wow! Early Fall, Beefheart (best video ever????), Devo, Lesley Gore, Serge. Those were some wild videos. I cut my phone conversation off in mid-sentence to watch.
Brian - when are they going to podcast your show? I can never listen but would like to.

TRG (TRG), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 14:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Fabio'll be back next schedule period, as will Laura Cantrell hopefully, she's touring a lot this season for her album. Thanks for the kind words on the Tv show, was really nice of em to allow those clips to go on. Did you notice that after the Beefheart clip, they had one of those anti-drug PSA TV commercials go on where guys were making crystal meth to what sounded like Beefheart playing in the background. As for podcasting, unfortunately right now we're limited to the shows that have non-licensed music (i.e. talk shows, antique phonograph, collage), maybe that will change someday.

Brian Turner (btwfmu), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link

A-ha, thanks - hadn't noticed it was only those shows being podcasted, but that makes sense. And yeah, also noticed the Crystal Meth commercial but didn't notice the music. Is the Beefheart vid available on something? (Should probably pay more attention to DVDs but I don't.)

TRG (TRG), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 14:57 (eighteen years ago) link

xpost TRG: even if it's not as automated as a podcast, saving shows to your hard drive is really very easy. Save the .m3u file that the "Listen to mp3" link brings up to your hard drive, instead of playing it. Open that file in a text editor (e.g. Notepad in Windows)--that will show the direct link to the mp3 file of the show. Plug that link into a download manager and you've got it. WFMU seems to keep the mp3 links active for 2-3 weeks--after that it's just the Real Audio format, which sounds pretty cruddy.

These Robust Cookies (Robust Cookies), Friday, 9 December 2005 22:09 (eighteen years ago) link

Thanks Robust for the tip!

Brakhage (brakhage), Saturday, 10 December 2005 05:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, thanks Robust

TRG (TRG), Saturday, 10 December 2005 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link

one year passes...

This Hatch character (9-12 on Tuesdays) appears to be a genius, if only he'd step off the old reggae just a bit.

kwhitehead, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 03:23 (sixteen years ago) link

FATTY JUBBO!!!

Andi Mags, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 03:38 (sixteen years ago) link

bob brainen and i are practically the same person

that dave emory (?) conspiracy dude is a trip and a half

gershy, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 03:47 (sixteen years ago) link

seven second delay

deeznuts, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 03:51 (sixteen years ago) link

RIP Charlie ;_;

It's going to take me a while to remember that Scott Williams has moved back to Monday nights.

Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 03:58 (sixteen years ago) link

whats is the deal with kenny g?

chaki, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 04:01 (sixteen years ago) link

station manager ken

mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 04:08 (sixteen years ago) link

Anything with Andy Breckman. (Really liked the time they fooled him into thinking the station hadn't met their marathon goal and they had a sign warning the DJs not to berate the listeners for falling short and Andy couldn't get over the idea that DJs had to be told not to do so.)

Noah Zark for indy hip-hop. Bill Kelly for the twenty-five years or whatever it's been. If anyone had the opportunity to hear the Vanilla Bean, Frank Balesteri, back in the late 80s, RIP, Frank. Amazing improvisor. Cantrell, Belock...the ones who still play music and don't turn it into a show about them. (I know he's like a lifer, but Irwin, man, you're not that cool...

smurfherder, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 04:09 (sixteen years ago) link

two months pass...

whoever's playing Enuff z'Nuff, I kiss you

gabbneb, Thursday, 27 December 2007 22:23 (sixteen years ago) link

Hova was my favorite before he skipped town.

mike a, Thursday, 27 December 2007 22:44 (sixteen years ago) link

SINNER'S CROSSROADS!!! Can't believe it's not been mentioned here, yet. My favorite show holy fuck, so good.

There are at least a dozen shows I miss a lot, even shows I didn't necessarily dig at the time like whatsisface the guy who had the retro show on Saturdays (I think?) in the late '80s, who used to be a pot delivery guy for his day job -- fuck it's gonna drive me crazy. He had some silly nickname? He played a lot of great raw Norton type stuff...

Anyway it's so great that Brian and Fabio are still on the air -- I always get turned on to so much stuff by them. Wish I could podcast their shit!

Mike McGooney-gal, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:32 (sixteen years ago) link

The Hound, Mike? I thought he ran a bar or something.

mike a, Friday, 28 December 2007 16:03 (sixteen years ago) link

that one on Ave B -- is it still there? Lakeside Lounge?

DJs are doing their best-of-2007 on the blog, btw:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/wfmus_top_ten_of_2007_lists/index.html

Dr Morbius, Friday, 28 December 2007 16:25 (sixteen years ago) link

i like hearing the beginning of dj rupture's show at the end of my seven second delay podcasts. too bad there's not a podcast version of his show (?).

Jordan, Friday, 28 December 2007 16:36 (sixteen years ago) link

Yeah, Mudd Up! (the /rupture show) is great. I listen to it at the end of my workday on Wednesdays.

Alex in SF, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:56 (sixteen years ago) link

Strangely the little I've heard of Seven Second Delay isn't funny at all.

Alex in SF, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:56 (sixteen years ago) link

It's easier once you understand that the show is often funnier when it's not funny.

Dr Morbius, Friday, 28 December 2007 18:02 (sixteen years ago) link

I didn't think it was funny at first either, and now I luv it.

Jordan, Friday, 28 December 2007 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link

mike a -- yes that was it, the hound! and of course i meant "allegedly" in ref. to his other job before he opened that bar.

Mike McGooney-gal, Friday, 28 December 2007 23:38 (sixteen years ago) link

three months pass...

After moving to Vermont, Charlie has hooked up with WVEW and has a show starting tomorrow (2-4 p.m. Eastern). Station has live stream! Yay!

Rock Hardy, Friday, 25 April 2008 03:32 (sixteen years ago) link

Where is the love for Michael Shelley?

James Redd and the Blecchs, Friday, 25 April 2008 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link

gaylord fields

cryfok, Friday, 25 April 2008 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link

DJ Icepack

Favorite adult DJ: Gaylord Fields. Because he hates pie.

tokyo rosemary, Friday, 25 April 2008 23:59 (sixteen years ago) link

one month passes...

maria has been kicking my ass tonight

deeznuts, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 00:52 (fifteen years ago) link

er sorry its monica

i only listen to wfmu tues @ 8 & wed @ 6 so i am not familiar w/ the djs

deeznuts, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 00:52 (fifteen years ago) link

where is the bob brainen love? he and fabio are like the two halves of jeff lebowski to me.

shrunken planet and airborn event, too.
& i really love donna & ira's fill ins.

schlump, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link

Finally listened to brainen the other day. Pretty good.

James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 21:02 (fifteen years ago) link

No one told me gaylord hates pie. That sounds terrible.

forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link

Yeah, what was that all about?

James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 21:44 (fifteen years ago) link

He's the opposite of Murray Hewitt.

James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 21:57 (fifteen years ago) link

i think brainen plays jazz is better than brainen plays pop, some of the pop stuff being a little too sunshine and jangles. but then i'm not a massive byrds fan. he's a really endearing guy ... listening to him run through a line-up and say 'no slouches' makes me want to pay more attention to musician who's-whos more than i do.

schlump, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link

James R: ha!!

tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 12 June 2008 02:32 (fifteen years ago) link

one month passes...

wau, oldtimers weekend coming up:

WFMU Radio Greats Weekend
Friday, August 8th, 6pm - Sunday, August 10th, 11:45pm

Legendary WFMU DJs from years past drop by to help celebrate 50 years on the air, August 8-10. Special guests include Danny Fields, Wildgirl, Meredith, David Newgarden, Nicholas Hill, William Berger, Neal Adams, Mark Allen, Douglas Wolk, Stork, Vin Scelsa, Steinski, Hova & Belinda, R. Stevie Moore, John Schnall, Bart Plantenga plus surprise guests and rare airchecks.

http://www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Dr Morbius, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:00 (fifteen years ago) link

Back when you could only listen to WFMU if you lived in North New Jersey / the Western half NYC.

burt_stanton, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:04 (fifteen years ago) link

and I did

Dr Morbius, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link

two months pass...

Bummer about Tony Coulter moving away. ;_;

Radiant Flowering Crab (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 30 September 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link

waht! i love that dude. how come i never heard?

ian, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 03:16 (fifteen years ago) link

<3 Vicki Bennett

milling through the grinder, grinding through the mill (S-), Wednesday, 1 October 2008 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link


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