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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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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

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did somebody say keep on rockin'? from May 28, 2025

5/28/2025
rick derringer - "time warp" - all american boy [0:00:00] rick derringer - "slide on over slinky" - all american boy [0:02:39] 25th of may - "it's alright" - lenin & mccarthy [couple days late for this, but it's not my fault I'm not on Mondays!] [0:06:54] the clash - "wrong 'em boyo" - london calling [0:11:01] the new inspiration - "happy charly madman" - 7" [0:13:57] willie "loco" alexander & the baboon band - "walk away renee" - va-the boston incest album [hat tip: Ira the K] [0:18:17] tom petty & the heartbreakers - "jammin' me" - let me up (i've had enough) [0:20:53] rick derringer - "rock and roll, hoochie koo" - all american boy [0:24:59] motorbike - "currency" - kick it over [bandcamp] [0:39:14] the godfathers - "i hate the 21st century" - electric deja vu [new collection of tracks from recent Godfathers albums] [0:43:07] postcards - "colorblind" - ripe [bandcamp] [0:47:03] seely jurgens band - "why oh why" - single [bandcamp] [0:50:53] paul arámbula - "after the window" - still's keep [bandcamp] [0:56:55] the airport 77s - "make 'em pay (don't make it easy)" - don't let go [album giveaway happening soon! Stay tuned! You can also get it on bandcamp] [1:10:50] mike delevante - "the rain never came" - september days [bandcamp] [1:14:20] chris stamey - "anything is possible (feat. the lemon twigs)" - anything is possible [new album coming in July!] [1:17:19] the salt collective - "i want to tell you" - last day that we're young ep [bandcamp More from the Lemon Twigs!] [1:20:34] the airport 77s - "1999 (take me back)" - don't let go [Win either a test pressing or regular release copy of this album! Email evan @ wfmu . org and tell me if you want the test pressing or the stock release. I'll choose a winner randomly and will get back to you after the show! The Airport 77s record release show is this Saturday night at Hank Dietle's in Rockville MD!] [1:23:50] vibravoid - "neustart" - single [1:36:45] guerilla toss - "psychosis is just a number" - single [bandcamp] [1:42:30] rb korbet / h e p - "one born every minute" - single [read about it and listen again anytime!] [1:45:55] monoscopes - "the failure" - single [bandcamp] [1:49:47] the pop-up chefs - "24 hours" - s/t ep [Helen McCookerybook and her brother James re-doing Chefs songs! bandcamp] [1:53:38] the ting tings - "good people do bad things" - home [2:10:14] secret monkey weekend - "we can be friends" - single [bandcamp On tour this summer with fellow family band The Prof. Fuzz 63!] [2:15:56] grim globs - "jackie glacier" - single [bandcamp] [2:20:04] the teardrop explodes - "poppies in the field" - kilimanjaro [2:24:13] stereolab - "electrified teenybop!" - instant holograms on metal film [bandcamp] [2:29:13] the feelies - "dancing barefoot" - rewind [bandcamp] [2:39:57] the bongos - "in the congo" - the shroud of touring: live in 1985 [playing Saturday night at Wonder Bar in Asbury Park NJ, with the Grip Weeds and the Cynz!] [2:44:45] b. hamilton - "back in the line" - b. hamilton (2025) [bandcamp] [2:48:21] kilynn lunsford - "nice quiet horror show" - promiscuous genes [bandcamp] [2:50:45] comet gain - "beat of the veins" - letters to ordinary outsiders [album out June 6 bandcamp] [2:54:02] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152531
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CONSUMABLES live set! from May 21, 2025

5/21/2025
mark radice - "it's you my love" - intense [discovered a lengthy interview with Mark Radice on Bubblegum OD from 2022] [0:00:00] ministry - "cold life" - 12" [still a little bit salty about this not being included in Ministry's "synth years" tour set list] [0:04:40] true believers - "hard road" - s/t [Escovedo brothers, produced by Jim Dickinson] [0:10:43] the crackers - "i'm tired of you" - 7" [from New Mexico, not to be confused with any other (the) Crackers] [0:14:44] blue ash - "baby i just want you" - front page news [0:17:48] the fixx - "stand or fall" - shuttered room [0:21:04] tv21 - "ticking away" - a thin red line [0:25:20] daughter of the vine - "object/actor" - mystic valley pkwy [bandcamp] [0:39:22] chime oblivion - "heated horses" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:46:02] sharon van etten & the attachment theory - "afterlife" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:48:36] campus christy - "don't you know" - s/t [Jan Hammer Group cover! As heard yesterday on Michele's show bandcamp] [0:52:59] famous logs in history - "data mind" - mind the bollards [bandcamp] [0:57:22] Set: CONSUMABLES live on WFMU! engineered by dAve Hollinghurst Kyle Crew - guitar / vox Miles Fox - bass / vox Dylan Joyce - guitar / vox Hector Guillen - drums New album Infinite Games out now on We Are Time / Fierce Panda! See them live at The Broadway on June 4, and the Punk Island fest on Randall's Island on June 8! On Instagram they're @consumables.bk consumables - "great design" - live on wfmu [1:05:14] consumables - "dry rot" - live on wfmu [1:08:10] consumables - "erase the ceiling" - live on wfmu [1:09:54] consumables - "desert gambling" - live on wfmu [1:12:34] consumables - "infinite games" - live on wfmu [1:15:06] consumables - "numbers and a barcode" - live on wfmu [1:21:57] consumables - "chat with efd" [1:27:47] knotted wood - "stand still" - middle of tomorrow [bandcamp] [1:37:48] mayflies usa - "kickless kids" - kickless kids [bandcamp] [1:41:48] peter holsapple - "i can help" - va-sweet relief: we can help [1:45:14] the special pillow - "i saw a flying saucer" - single [bandcamp] [1:48:42] savak - "your mother is a mirror" - squawk! [bandcamp Record release show at Union Pool on May 29] [1:53:01] hallelujah the hills - "no one remembers their names" - deck: spades [bandcamp] [2:06:00] 0 conduit - "a" - a [bandcamp] [2:11:08] nation of language - "inept apollo" - single [bandcamp] [2:17:59] us and i - "crushed" - single [bandcamp] [2:21:56] lookers - "midnight tv dinner" - deeper [bandcamp] [2:25:05] the subway ghosts - "this place" - underground mutants [bandcamp] [2:34:45] gay wrongs - "tried 2" - single [bandcamp] [2:37:00] memo pst - "puzzle piece" - single [2:39:30] split system - "chemicals" - split 7" with les lullies [bandcamp] [2:42:57] the lookout honeys - "perro" - aguacatero [bandcamp] [2:46:27] momma - "i want you (fever)" - welcome to my blue sky [bandcamp] [2:50:35] furiousball - "no one cares about your skin care routine" - i'll be your arsonist [bandcamp] [2:53:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152296
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TUFF SUNSHINE + JEAN CAFFEINE + THYROIDS live sets! Who tf am I, Todd-O-Phonic Todd?? from May 14, 2025

5/14/2025
the dictators - "the next big thing" - go girl crazy! [0:00:00] aut'chose - "beau bummage" - le cauchemar americain [leftover in my bag from the Canadian Glam special a couple of weeks ago!] [0:04:39] j.j. fontaine featuring neon russell - "american foxes" - 7" [0:08:21] the screaming blue messiahs - "someone to talk to" - good and gone 12" ep [a Vic Maile production!] [0:11:01] tinted windows - "doncha wanna" - s/t [0:14:56] models - "broxton boy" - 7" [CanCon! Full MAPL in effect!] [0:18:35] roxy music - "still falls the rain" - manifesto [leftover in my record bag from my recent Wake fill-in!] [0:21:41] adrian gurvitz - "untouchable and free" - 7" [0:26:02] Set: TUFF SUNSHINE live! Engineered by Mario Santana Johnny - guitar / vox James - bass / vox Ethan - drums Stephanie - backing vocals New album Vanity Matrix (Declared Goods) officially out tomorrow! Find them on Instagram: @tuff_sunshine tuff sunshine - "thank the pilot" - live on wfmu [0:36:24] tuff sunshine - "my greatest hits" - live on wfmu [0:36:39] tuff sunshine - "the scaffolding" - live on wfmu [0:41:30] tuff sunshine - "elevator eyes" - live on wfmu [0:45:53] tuff sunshine - "sunday means snakes" - live on wfmu [0:49:44] tuff sunshine - "the story ends" - live on wfmu [0:53:36] tuff sunshine - "legwork" - live on wfmu [1:01:28] tuff sunshine - "all my best laps are behind me" - live on wfmu [1:04:47] End of set Set: JEAN CAFFEINE live! Backed by Thyroids The Intergenerational Gland Band Engineered by Mario Santana Jean - guitar, vocals, AND DRUMS Kenny - guitar Connie - bass Mark - drums Check out her music on bandcamp jean caffeine - "another crying christmas" - live on wfmu [idiot me forgot to ask them for a set list, d'oh!] [1:14:53] jean caffeine - "all girl band" - live on wfmu [1:19:38] jean caffeine - "winter of hate" - live on wfmu [1:23:59] jean caffeine - "mammogram" - live on wfmu [1:26:20] jean caffeine - "diamond heights" - live on wfmu [1:31:26] jean caffeine - "i don't want to kill you anymore" - live on wfmu [1:36:29] jean caffeine - "like a mosquito (?)" - live on wfmu [1:39:05] jean caffeine - "wimp" - live on wfmu [Zeroes cover] [1:42:50] End of set the prof. fuzz 63 - "the amazing adventures of steak knife and biscuit" - my <3's still beatin' but i'm dead2u [1:47:36] st. divine - "new kind of kick" - you can't go forward and you can't go back [1:51:05] Set: THYROIDS live! Engineered by Mario Santana Kenny - guitar/vocals Connie - bass/vocals Mark - drums/vocals New album A Word With You out now! thyroids - "abc's of assimilation" - live on wfmu [1:56:41] thyroids - "static/dynamic" - live on wfmu [1:59:39] thyroids - "enterview" - live on wfmu [2:01:51] thyroids - "check engine light" - live on wfmu [2:03:15] thyroids - "born in the usa" - live on wfmu [2:06:31] thyroids - "cop out" - live on wfmu [2:08:00] thyroids - "0106" - live on wfmu [2:10:50] thyroids - "the new poor" - live on wfmu [2:13:15] thyroids - "the loot" - live on wfmu [2:16:04] thyroids - "excessively impressive" - live on wfmu [2:18:44] thyroids - "basura" - live on wfmu [2:19:39] thyroids - "fight for your right (to party!)" - live on wfmu [2:21:38] thryoids - "suited and tied" - live on wfmu [2:23:56] thyroids - "chat with efd" [2:26:23] semihelix - "tin blvd" - single [2:27:59] silver synthetic - "yr gonna be happy" - rosalie [2:32:20] stereolab - "aerial troubles" - instant holograms on metal film [2:35:50] düül suns - "jealousy" - single [2:39:06] dew claw - "rescue dog" - e.l.f. [2:43:44] consumables - "infinite games" - infinite games [playing live on the show next week!] [2:50:31] l.a. witch - "777" - doggod [playing live on Secret Canine Agents Thurs night / Fri morning!] [2:55:03] brian bilston & the catenary wires - "thou shalt not commit adulting" - sounds made by humans [2:57:41] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152068