Your favorite WFMU DJ!

damn, RIP.

I guess one of my new fave 'DJs' is... p4reene

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/TV

neat

listening to FMU around 11am today, Pickle time Theater's Matty Gherkin plays Don Felder's "heavy Metal." I heard the same song on another show last week. Does any dedicated FMU phreak know if this is a recent meme for the station? seems improbable that two shows would play a forgotten FM chestnut coincidentally?

later Pseu Braun on her show was talking about a commenter on some FMU page or other: "Matthew Sweet's Yoga Farts." I have been laughing since then.

There has been a whole thing around Don Felder lately, yes, possibly instigated by Station Mgr Ken.

Pseu roolz

He plays it every on every show at 11. I think it's the most favorited song.

Oops, added an extra every. I blame Don Felder.

Dr. Morbius OTM; I love Pseu!!!

should i complain that i never got my dj premium? i mean i don't *really* care, it would just be nice

From this spring's marathon? They're just now starting to get it sent out. I haven't gotten mine either.

5/24/18
I Want My Swag!
We are getting ready to begin the months-long process of mailing out swag to everyone who pledged to our 2018 Marathon (the more stuff you requested, the longer it will take). This year’s swag is worth the wait!

ah, cool

thanks

I just got an email for volunteering, so it sounds like they are starting to send out swag today.

ah yes Friedman, you and yr FMU lackeys think yr funny? then play this, in which Felder repurposed his contributions to "Life in the Fast Lane"…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oIH8bNsRpU

Probably a dumb question: does the station pay for the production of DJ premiums or do the DJs kick in production costs?

I think the answer is both, depending on the dj -- if the dj can pitch in on production (Scharpling had family in the t-shirt biz, for instance), they do -- but Station Manager Ken would probably give you a clear answer.

RIP X-Ray Burns.

This is so awful.

got a hearty handshake from the man at last year's marathon

RIP

Really, really heartbreaking episode of the Glen Jones Radio Program last night.

RIP. Frank's was a gateway show for me about 35 years ago.

We're very sad to share the news that longtime WFMU DJ Frank O'Toole passed away last night. Frank started at WFMU in 1976 when he was at Upsala College, the school that WFMU used to be part of. We will miss his kindness and knowledge.
📷: Frank (on right, w/ @dmandl) by @keeptru pic.twitter.com/VGK8dFe8c9

— WFMU (@WFMU) May 3, 2019

RIP -- I always liked his 6-9 web-only show, which I caught pretty often as an early riser.

Same - an incredible freeform DJ. RIP

Also a genuinely nice guy, easy to talk to. He played for awhile in a Feelies offshoot band called Speed the Plough.

Was really nice to hear the ladies of Shut Up Weirdo again last night. Did not realize the new phone number turns out to be 201-KEN-WFMU

icymi

Join Station Manager Ken and Andy BreckmanMan for a night of comedy and juvenile pranks, this Wednesday, October 30th for Seven Second Delay‘s Standup Comedy Mischief Night at Monty Hall. Ken and Andy welcome a dozen of America’s leading stand-up comedians for a beautiful evening of mirth. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wipe away a little tear, and you’ll also get a roll of toilet paper so that we can all take part in Mischief Night festivities by TPing a neighboring rival radio station. Monty Hall, Wednesday, October 30th. Admission: $12, includes one (BRAND NEW) roll of toilet paper.

skeleton crew continues on the air

Ira Kaplan in for Duane at noon today

In 20 minutes:

Tonight on 7SD we are focusing ONLY on the positive aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Just about every disruption in history has good and bad sides, and recent events are no exception. Ken, for one, is grateful that Mission Impossible 5 has been postponed indefinitely, while Andy is thrilled that the WFMU Record Fair has been cancelled.

Listen for details tonight-- we are just now working out the final logistics-- but we will be giving away TP free, with no strings attached, and no plys missing.

Ken is jumping in to Bryce's (prerecorded) show to announce that effective immediately, all shows will be prerecorded or from the archives with a few exceptions (skeleton crew still in building) for the next 2 weeks+.

also some DJs are planning to remote-broadcast, if they figure out how to

Ken going Full Ken today with Traktorized "Don't Stand So Close to Me" for bed music

Dave the Spazz and Duane were on 7SD via phone tonight, and both have some symptoms :/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/arts/music/coronavirus-community-radio.html

WFMU included in this

Endless respect to the skeleton crew, some of whom are sleeping there. Listenership via the streams is at an all time high, I'm told

I'm a big fan of lots of the DJs, but I wanted to throw out a special appreciation for Jeff Conklin's Avant Ghetto. Not sure if he doesn't get the same love since he's a little more jam-band friendly, but his shows are usually a treat. I especially like when he dives into 70's folk obscurities. The run he started his show with this week (the Branford Marsalis assisted "Bird Song" into a '72 King Crimson take on "The Creator Has a Master Plan" into Universal Congress Of) was killer.

Ken was killin' it reading official instructions in Satan Voice today

Interview with Dave the Spazz about his COVID experience. Looks like he's recovering but they're still doing fill-ins (Ira the K again last night).
https://www.psreader.com/pandemic-diary-vii-%e2%80%a8dave-the-spazz-covid-felt-like-blowtorches-behind-each-one-of-my-eyeballs/

title made me wonder how many eyeballs he has

Ira K doing lots of fillins, incl now til noon ET

I appreciate him.

Looks like I can appreciate him every week for the next year in the midnight Tuesday slot.
https://www.wfmu.org/table?period=45

yeah I saw that! surprised.

Ken really goin for it rn

https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/93678

Looks like the Rock n Soul Ichiban stream has been shitcanned without any announcement.

Debbie D: "Sorry, folks. I was permanently suspended from WFMU today. I had a disagreement with management. Thanks for 10 great years of Ichiban."
https://www.facebook.com/groups/162415257052/

Oof. Wonder what that's all about, can't really get a handle based on those FB comments. Seems like some folks are calling for other DJs to quit WFMU in support, but others saying there's another side to the story? Odd.

Yeah, anyone know why?

i saw longtime best show caller fred from honolulu beefing with ap mike on twitter, and i couldn't figure out what it was about, but fred made remarks about women being creeped out by p@ul brun0 ... is that related?

sorry i shouldn't be spreading rumors i know nothing about

yeah disregard my post it's unrelated

As much as I love the Ichiban stream, there's some sketchy bullshit being spread by folks close to Debbie D and elsewhere online -- the Hound is straight up making things up about Ken Freedman on Instagram. I have a feeling Ken may have called a bluff that's been going on for a while; I think Debbie D said "you have to do it my way, Ken, or I will take Ichiban and that sweet Tom Hanks pledge money with me" once too often.

Ichiban stuff broadly related to huge internal strife at the station regarding WFMU's BLM statement

Saw the Hound also been trolling (now ex)Ichiban DJs in IG - I think he's just happy to see anything related to WFMU go wrong