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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

Location:

East Orange, NJ

Networks:

WFMU

Description:

Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

Twitter:

@efd

Language:

English

Contact:

WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368


Episodes
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JAMES MASTRO & the GOLD STARS live set! from Jun 25, 2025

6/25/2025
the pets - "breaking point road" - wet behind the ears led zeppelin - "when the levee breaks" - led zeppelin iv [0:04:51] dean carter - "sizzlin' hot" - call of the wild! [orig 1968] [0:11:30] electric six - "the rubberband man" - zodiac [0:14:04] john miles - "can't keep a good man down" - sympathy [0:17:39] tubeway army - "steel and you" - s/t [0:22:15] mott the hoople - "ballad of mott the hoople (march 26, 1972-zurich)" - s/t [RIP Mick Ralphs, who co-wrote this song] [0:26:58] bad company - "can't get enough of your love" - s/t [Written by Mick Ralphs] [0:31:58] eraser - "trans air force 2" - hideout [bandcamp] [0:46:11] daughter of the vine - "cosmic eye" - mystic valley pkwy [with Margaret Garrett of Mr Airplane Man. They'll be part of the Meadowlark Festival Sept 12-14 at Stone Ridge Orchard. Sunflower Bean, Cut Worms, Mystery Lights and others also on the bill! bandcamp] [0:49:42] the beths - "metal" - straight line was a lie [bandcamp] [0:55:17] jeanines - "coaxed a storm" - how long can it last [playing Friday night at Trans Pecos with Lightheaded, Love, Burns, and the Frenchmen! bandcamp] [0:59:50] Set: JAMES MASTRO & THE GOLD STARS live on WFMU! engineered by Tom Unish James Mastro - vocals, guitar Tony Shanahan - bass, vocals Chris Robertson - guitar, mandolin, vocals Megan Reilly - vocals, acoustic guitar Dennis Diken - drums, vocals latest album Dawn Of A New Error (MPress) available on bandcamp Keep up with James at james mastro & the gold stars - "right words, wrong song" - live on wfmu [1:06:34] james mastro & the gold stars - "my god" - live on wfmu [1:10:11] james mastro & the gold stars - "three words" - live on wfmu [1:13:53] james mastro & the gold stars - "everywhere" - live on wfmu [1:18:15] james mastro & the gold stars - "never die" - live on wfmu [1:23:16] james mastro & the gold stars - "river runs forever" - live on wfmu [1:28:36] james mastro & the gold stars - "someday someone will turn your head around" - live on wfmu [special guest Lahna Deering on backing vocals] [1:35:00] james mastro & the gold stars - "gold stars medley in e minor" - live on wfmu [1:39:26] james mastro & the gold stars - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu [1:47:22] girls on grass - "goth punk hillbilly angel" - stages ep [not on bandcamp yet but I bet it will be soon!] [1:58:10] psych-o-positive - "electric fratboy" - single [bandcamp] [2:00:34] florry - "first it was a movie, then it was a book" - sounds like... [bandcamp] [2:03:55] hallelujah the hills - "grateful dead sweater (6 of diamonds)" - deck [bandcamp The Deck album consists of four separate sub-albums: Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs. Oh, and there are also two Jokers.] [2:10:42] the bongos - "mambo sun" - the shroud of touring: live in 1985 [2:13:30] creem circus - "oh no rock and roll" - get.switched.on! [live on the show next week! bandcamp] [2:28:27] cheap trick - "big eyes" - in color [2:31:26] technopolice - "sortir le soir..." - single [2:34:34] self improvement - "scam" - syndrome [bandcamp] [2:36:33] automatic - "is it now?" - single [bandcamp] [2:38:35] the minus 5 - "the garden of arden" - oar on, penelope! [bandcamp] [2:46:35] seely jurgens band - "came out good in the end" - single [bandcamp] [2:49:46] the special pillow - "i saw a flying saucer" - single [playing live tomorrow night at Pet Shop in Jersey City, with the aforementioned Psych-o-Positive (!) and Our Bodies Themselves bandcamp] [2:54:27] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153470

Duration:03:09:39

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back from vacation with NO new record store finds?! from Jun 18, 2025

6/18/2025
sunrise - "just want you around" - s/t [co-produced by Bruce Johnston?!] [0:00:00] melony - "my corona" - satisfiction [the Melony-aissance continues!] [0:03:23] 999 - "homicide" - 7" [0:06:09] la cage - "i am what i am" - 12" [partial CanCon!] [0:10:20] the doll - "desire me" - 7" [0:16:38] the waterboys - "where the action is" - where the action is [0:20:01] miss eaves - "3 jobs" - how it is [still available on bandcamp] [0:23:20] sly & the family stone - "i want to take you higher" - stand! [RIP Sly] [0:26:53] the beach boys - "you're so good to me" - endless summer [RIP Brian] [0:32:04] chris stamey - "don't talk (put your head on my shoulder)" - anything is possible [I'll be talking with Chris about this and more on my show on July 9! Chris & band are playing at City Winery on Thursday July 10.] [0:46:20] now - "this glimmer is" - now does the trick [Now playing live on Radio Ravioli tonight, with Linda Smith and Cindy! bandcamp] [0:49:46] the royal arctic institute - "immer alles" - s/t [Playing live on Scott Williams' show in the next few weeks! bandcamp] [0:53:02] sunflower bean - "nothing romantic" - mortal primetime [bandcamp] [0:58:54] jose james - "miss you" - 1978: revenge of the dragon [bandcamp] [1:02:17] james mastro - "right words, wrong song" - dawn of a new error [James Mastro & the Gold Stars live on my show one week from today! bandcamp] [1:14:03] grim globs - "jackie glacier" - single [bandcamp] [1:16:36] st. divine - "swallow" - you can't go forward and you can't go back [bandcamp] [1:20:54] the whimbrels - "scream for me" - s/t [bandcamp] [1:24:35] lightheaded - "the garden" - thinking, dreaming, scheming! [bandcamp London-area friends can catch them at the Skepwax Weekender at the end of July!] [1:30:42] savak - "moon over marine park" - squawk! [bandcamp Playing live on the show on Wednesday July 30!] [1:41:11] diane electro - "ich sauf allein" - definitiv jein [bandcamp] [1:45:38] düül suns - "lying eyes" - single [bandcamp] [1:48:06] j.g.g. - "bombolla 6" - bombolla [bandcamp] [1:54:15] darling black - "deep down in the ground" - single [look for it on bandcamp on Friday!] [1:56:16] sloan - "live forever" - based on the best seller [bandcamp Album (their 14th!) out on Sept 26, the day before my birthday!] [2:12:09] pulp - "grown ups" - more [bandcamp] [2:15:32] roseblood - "doublespeak" - s/t [Kathy Foster from the Thermals, Hurry Up, All Girl Summer Fun Band, etc. bandcamp] [2:21:50] the prof. fuzz 63 - "narcoleptic driver's ed teacher" - my <3's still beatin' but i'm dead2u [They'll be around our area in August, touring with Secret Monkey Weekend! bandcamp] [2:24:47] creem circus - "riff down" - get.switched.on! [Playing live on the show in two weeks (July 2)! bandcamp] [2:28:45] swansea sound - "oasis v blur" - single [bandcamp] [2:38:08] heavenly - "portland town" - single [bandcamp] [2:40:24] ellyd - "were you ever loved" - single [bandcamp] [2:43:48] the penrose web - "never too soon" - the least of our concerns [Ian Button and Alan Crockford bandcamp] [2:47:08] b. hamilton - "i've been outside, it's alright / on a different day" - b. hamilton (2025) [bandcamp] [2:50:23] kid gulliver - "24 hours" - single [bandcamp] [2:56:19] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153229

Duration:03:08:46

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it is time from Jun 4, 2025

6/4/2025
the flys - "living in the sticks" - 7" [0:00:00] basczax - "karleearn photography" - va-earcom 2 [0:03:03] yo la tengo - "ohm" - fade [0:09:14] kirsty maccoll - "walking down madison" - electric landlady [0:15:52] alan fox - "please don't go (dance remix)" - 12" [0:22:22] starbreaker - "the sound of summer" - 7" [0:27:57] hotwax - "she's got a problem" - hot shock [bandcamp] [0:39:56] pearl harbor & the explosions - "you got it (release it)" - s/t [reissue of 1980 LP with bonus tracks, of which this is not one] [0:42:14] bart and the brats - "rat" - missed hits [bandcamp] [0:44:38] pypy - "you make no sense (live)" - va-dot dash mixtape vol. iii [bandcamp] [0:46:59] chime oblivion - "kiss her or be her" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:49:55] the penrose web - "the other man inside my head" - the least of our concerns [bandcamp] [1:00:28] pip blom - "ring" - grip ep [bandcamp] [1:03:28] doc burner - "one last dance" - unobedient [bandcamp check out his Drop In appearance from last May] [1:08:03] melony - "wearing shades on rainy days" - satisfiction [1:11:35] hunx and his punx - "alone in hollywood on acid" - walk out on this world [bandcamp] [1:14:21] dew claw - "escape velocity" - e.l.f. [bandcamp] [1:25:21] the electric light orchestra - "four little diamonds" - strange messages [1:28:46] dummy - "soonish (wishy's deep ecstasy mix)" - bubbelibrium dlc [a "a full album re-imagining" of Dummy's Free Energy album bandcamp] [1:32:36] modern nature - "pharoah" - the heat warps [bandcamp New album out in August!] [1:36:42] luke haines & peter buck - "the pink floyd research group" - going down to the river ...to blow my mind [bandcamp new album out in July!] [1:41:35] deradoorian - "digital gravestone" - ready for heaven [bandcamp] [1:53:44] ladymonix - "move my body" - va-klubnacht 01 [bandcamp] [1:57:59] clive from accounts - "save me" - the very best of clive from accounts [Just the best artist name. bandcamp] [2:03:38] jesus jones - "move mountains" - liquidizer [2:07:42] marnik - "under teika" - single [2:10:59] the whimbrels - "she is the leader" - s/t [bandcamp Record Release show at The Broadway on June 26, album out the next day] [2:23:20] psychedelic furs - "mr. jones" - talk talk talk [2:29:58] 31Ø8 - "gravity" - grn [bandcamp] [2:33:46] florry - "first it was a movie, then it was a book" - sounds like... [bandcamp] [2:39:22] füriöüsbäll - "starfield" - i'll be your arsonist [bandcamp] [2:46:21] the laureates - "youthy, natural" - and not even then [bandcamp] [2:49:29] some sunny day - "edinburgh" - single [2:53:42] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152755

Duration:03:08:40