DJ GirlGroupGirl is coming to town! Come out and dance with the girls + Todd-o-Phonic Todd on Friday May 15th at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn. See you there!
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Mark Your Calendar!!
DJ GirlGroupGirl is coming to town! Come out and dance with the girls + Todd-o-Phonic Todd on Friday May 15th at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn. See you there!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Let's Go Trippin'!
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| DJ T. Texas Tiny-Newport Harbor Buffalo Ranch |
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Fringe Factory Has Your Number! Tonight at 8 et!
Our show kicks off with some brand new Sonics plus the Fe Fi Four + 2, The Fabulous Thunderbeats, Gary Wilde and much much more! You can meet up with us live, in the chat room by following the link to WFMU.org and looking for the Ichiban Stream ... and you can also listen in by clicking the Tune In Radio button to the right of your screen.
Crayons to Perfume! Francoise Hardy and the Dream Girls! Tonite at 7
Francoise Hardy leads a legion of sleepy eyed, moony dreamers tonight on Crayons to Perfume! at 7pm et on WFMU.orgon the Ichiban Stream!
Don't forget, you can catch all of the shows at the Crayons to Perfume! blog archive along with a few links to some nifty girly downloads. Here's a little taste of the irresistible Francoise, below!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
A Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame BY and FOR the People
We're all sick of the self-anointed "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," right? Sick of their bad choices, sick of their egregious snubs, and sick of their self-important made-for-TV tux and tie galas that are the very antithesis of rock 'n' roll. That doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with paying tribute to the greatest rock 'n' rollers of all-time, but it's a lot more fun when US, the fans, the people who love this music, buy the records, and really, truly, passionately care about it get to pick who deserves the honor. And that is what the Rock 'n' Roll Freak Pantheon is all about.
The Pantheon was the brainchild of the "secret" Facebook group "Rock 'n' Roll Freaks". The purpose is to honor "artists and groups who have not been recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Commercial success and/or critical acclaim are not factors in choosing candidates or inductees." Rather, it seeks "to spotlight those people who embody the true spirit of rock 'n' roll in their recordings, performances, and in the lives they've lived,... the forgotten heroes, the renegades, and the free spirits who have left a unique imprint on the history of rock 'n' roll.
A series of elections were conducted during 2014 to come up with the inaugural class, including one for non-performing contributors, and sixteen names made the cut: The 13th Floor Elevatos, Lester Bangs, Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio, the Cramps, Dick Dale, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Love, the MC5, New York Dolls, John Peel, the Pretty Things, ? & the Mysterians, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Seeds, the Sonics, and (the top vote-getter of 'em all) Link Wray.
The 2015 election is now underway and the polls close on Friday, May 22, 2015. It is comprised of two ballots, one for performers and one for the non-performing contributor category. Some of the names on the former include Hasil Adkins, Richard Berry, Captain Beefheart, Wayne Cochran, the Dictators, Esquerita, Flamin' Groovies, the Monks, the Fabulous Wailers, and Larry Williams. On the latter ballot, you'll find names like Kim Fowley, Joe Meek, Murray the K., and Greg Shaw. To see the full list of nominees and to find out how you can vote, visit the Rock 'n' Roll Freaks website.
There was no induction ceremony for the 2014 class of inductees, and while you'll never see the Rock 'n' Roll Freaks put on a spectacle as pompous and over-blown as Jann Wenner's Cleveland cabal does every year, both classes of inductees will be honored at the First Annual Freak Out Weekend in Seattle from August 7-9.
You can follow the Rock 'n' Roll Freak Pantheon on Facebook here.
Cambodian Rocks AT Monty Hall Tonight!
Join WFMU for an evening of Cambodian music tonight! Here's a preview from the Friday night show at City Winery, featuring Chhom Nimol from Dengue Fever.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Shake It! With the Fringe Factory at 8 tonite!
The Fringe Factory always has a full hour of shakin' action here at 8pm on Wednesdays on Rock'n'Soul Ichiban! Kicking it off are the Expressions with Return to Innocence from the new BFTG #10, we've also got the Deltonics, Blue & The Grey, Broken Jug, and brand new releases from the Routes and the Ar-Kaics! WFMU.org Ichiban at 8
Want more? Check out our archives!
Crayons to Perfume's Girls of the Week Patty & The Emblems and Mixed Up Shook Up Girls at 7!
Patty & The Emblems from Philly PA (well, at least Patty Russell!) are our Girls of the Week, in a show that can't decide yes or no! Crazy, Mixed Up Girls!
We've got The Ladybirds, Velvetones, Voilaine, Shangri-Las and may many more girls, tonite at 7 on WFMU.org the Ichiban Stream You can join us in the chat room by clicking the playlist and comments link as soon as I'm on the air!
Don't forget to check out our archive for even MORE girls!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Dengue Fever
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| Baksey Cham Krong |
There are several events coming up that celebrate the forgotten Rock 'n' Roll music from Cambodia.
This Saturday, join Gary Sullivan as he fills in for Rob W on WFMU. Gary will be joined by the director of Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll. Tune in from 6-9 PM. See the film at Film Forum April 22-28. Then, join us at Monty Hall on April 28 for an evening of music with Chom Nimol and members of Baksey Cham Krong. Don't miss it!!
Cambodian Rocks! (MP3s)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Everything's Fringe Factory, tonight at 8!
The Fringe Factory gang has garage and psych obscurities tonight at 8! WFMU.org Ichiban!
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