The Fringe Factory Takes An International Time-Trip From 1966-2017!

It's MARATHON TIME again here at WFMU & The Fringe Factory! For this first marathon show DJ Vikki Vaden takes you on an International Time Trip thru the years 1966 to 2017! Stream it right here!  Hear 60s garage rarities from The Plagues, We the People, Five Americans, The Chessmen, Wool & more! Plus some brand new music from The Creation Factory, The Mad Caps, Las Munjitas Del Fuzz, Los Platillos Volantes, The Outta Sites and others inspired by killer 60s Garage, Psych & Fuzz! It's time to dig into those pockets, pick cool swag and make a pledge to support our parent station WFMU, the coolest and oldest freeform, non-commercial, listener-supported radio station on the Planet! Keep Radio Alive!! 

Lee's Ladies on Crayons to Perfume!

It's no secret, Lee Hazlewood loved the ladies, and today on Crayons to Perfume! the girls sing Lee's songs - either those he wrote or recorded - Ann Margret, Dusty, Dalida, Zebra - they're all here.... and great prizes are here as well! You can win one of three special Crayons to Perfume! CD's made up from listeners favorite shows so tune in at 7pm to pledge and to win while you pledge your support to WFMU, Rock'n'Soul Ichiban and of course, the GIRLS! I've also got a killer no filler WFMU Marathon premium - Fuzzy Bunnies! featuring 21 fuzzed out females from the 60's - garage, psych, ye ye & sunshine pop from France, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, South America, the USA and the UK.

thanks to Kim Silva for the front cover!

What's Happening?!?! WFMU Marathon Week 1

Alright, it is time. The time it is. What time is that you say?

Time to raise dough, bread, scratch, cash, dinero, etc....

Tonite at 7PM, I will be joined by Mike Sin, of WFMU's Optical Sound and garage rock drumming legend!

Prizes to give away and a premium sized pledge will get you my 2017 premium.

What's Happening?!?! Sings For You

15 1960's tunes with the one man band of myself.

Join in Tuesday 7PM EST

Marathon Time!!! The REAL NITTY GRITTY tonight at 7pm ET!

Tune in to The Real Nitty Gritty tonight at 7PM for your weekly dose of Greasy Slop and while you're there, make sure to pledge to WFMU! At the top of our Playlist page: https://wfmu.org/playlists/RG there's a widget that makes pledging easy peasy! Anyone who pledges $20 and above during the show tonight gets the chance to win one of the great prizes we are giving away - the first 3 volumes of EARLY NORTHWEST ROCKERS & INSTRUMENTALS on Norton Records! Approve Of The Groove? PLEDGE!!!

WFMU Marathon 2017!

The time it is today...

March 5th begins the WFMU marathon to keep us on the air! 

It's a mighty undertaking, but your WFMU Rock 'N Soul Ichiban DJs are ready!

Consider making a pledge to your favorite Ichiban program and get in the running for some fabulous prizes. 

Also our toppermost of the poppermost djs have created premiums that with a premium sized pledge, you automatically get one! 

The process is as quick as getting up to flip the 45 to the B side!

Take us to the top Johnny!

Click the handy widget at anytime

March 5th-19th

Nothin' but T-R-O-U-B-L-E at the Fringe Factory!

Tonight at 8pm ET after Crayons To Perfume on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban it's Nothin' but T-R-O-U-B-L-E with DJ Vikki Vaden at The Fringe Factory! Hear a brand spankin' new song from The Prefab Messiahs, Fogbound, plus The Music Machine, The Electric Prunes, The Schizophonics, The Woolly Bushmen & more! Rock Out with Your Psych-Out! Stream it on WFMU.org. Live playlist, archive & comments here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/71412

Fruity Frauleins on Crayons to Perfume!

More Kinky Cuties? No! Just some fresh, juicy and ripe girl group and female fronted r&b and soul goodness, with a little bit of pop and some jazz, all with loads of appeal! Hear it here, 7pm Wednesday on Ichiban!

Stoned!

Wild Teens gather no moss here at the Whig Out! Tune in and turn on, Sunday at 8pm right after Pat K's Make with the Shake (filling in for The Real Nitty Gritty). We'll make you twist and we'll make you shout! Right here! Tune in!

Make With The Shake fills in for The Real Nitty Gritty, tonight at 7PM EST!

Tonight DJ Pat K & Make With The Shake fills in for the Real Nitty Gritty while Tania & Thomas take a powder this week. Tune in at 7PM EST for a dose of swinging soul & stomping garage, then don't forget to Whig Out at 8!

Field Tripping South with FringeFactory guests The Midnight Larks!

The Midnight Larks plan to stop in tonight to help spin & play some of their own songs never aired before plus DJ Vikki V salutes the other bands of Hidden Volume's Field Trip South Weekender with music by The Woggles, Ar-Kaics, The SubSonics, Hate Bombs, The Little Richards, The Belltowers & more! Tune in tonight Feb 22nd at 8pm ET to WFMU.org's Ichiban Stream!
Join the chat and view the live playlist during the show at: http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/71306 or listen to the archive there later!

Decca Darlings 5 on Crayons to Perfume!

The last of the Decca Darlings series airs today on Crayons to Perfume! with America Decca Girls on US Decca. Tune in at 7pm for a little bit of soul, some girl groups, a smidgen of country tinged pop and all the Decca Girl Goodness!

Wow Wow Wow Whig Out!

Wow Wow Wow Whig Out! Tune in at 8pm Eastern, 4 Pacific for tonight's Whig Out! Right after The Real Nitty Gritty! We've got our usual heaping helping of garage topped off with some Dutch Beat, a sprinkling of psych and a dash of beat!