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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


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ULTRA LIGHTS and SILVER SYNTHETIC live sets! Plus more Indianapolis record store finds! from Aug 20, 2025

8/20/2025
Set: Indianapolis record store finds, part 2 arrogance - "open window" - rumors [early Don Dixon band, also with Robert Kirkland purchased at Karma, Indianapolis.] cotton, lloyd & christian - "good things don't last forever" - number two [purchased at Karma, Indianapolis.] [0:03:39] little angels - "ninety in the shade" - who the devil is this 12" ep [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:07:00] taxi - "hard to resist" - s/t [100% solid MAPL CanCon! purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:10:30] the pirates - "lady (put the light on me)" - hard ride [I was *SO* excited to find another version of this amazing song!! purchased at Karma, Indianapolis.] [0:14:24] the romantics - "can't get over you" - strictly personal [a non-Indy interloper! purchased at Rhode Island Antiques Mall in Providence (?) last month] [0:18:06] baby grand - "bring me your broken heart" - s/t [purchased at Karma, Indianapolis. Eric Bazilian and Rick Chertoff pre-Hooters, Cindy Lauper, etc.] [0:21:26] victims of the pestilence - "flowers" - born to leave 12" ep [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:25:03] End of set florry - "big something" - sounds like... [bandcamp] [0:40:35] girls on grass - "this trip" - stages ep [bandcamp] [0:44:19] the new eves - "cow song" - the new eve is rising [bandcamp] [0:47:35] dion lunadon - "gold standard love" - single [bandcamp] [0:53:20] countermoon - "memories" - single [they played a great live set on Three Chord Monte this past Monday! bandcamp] [0:56:36] Set: ULTRA LIGHTS live on WFMU engineered by dAve Hollinghurst John Robinson - guitar & vocals Leela Hoehn - guitar, vocals Alex Wharton - bass, vocals Gus Fernandez - drums ~with special silent guest:~ Henry Owings - enthusiasm Find all their releases on Bandcamp, released by the good people at Chunklet Industries Visit their website and follow them on Instagram for all the Ultra Lights haps! ultra lights - "just like you want" - live on wfmu [1:03:46] ultra lights - "wild on the outside" - live on wfmu [1:06:54] ultra lights - "clocking out" - live on wfmu [1:10:50] ultra lights - "nostalgia" - live on wfmu [1:14:01] ultra lights - "bad feelings" - live on wfmu [1:17:55] ultra lights - "it's your funeral" - live on wfmu [1:20:45] ultra lights - "easy does it" - live on wfmu [1:25:51] ultra lights - "pleasure's all yours" - live on wfmu [1:29:17] ultra lights - "what's wrong" - live on wfmu [1:33:05] ultra lights - "scene of the crime" - live on wfmu [1:37:10] ultra lights - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu [1:40:35] unknown artist - "mystery song" - no album [it's another internet mystery song, sent in by listener Jamie B. Any idea what it is??] [1:50:20] luke haines & peter buck - "nuclear war" - going down to the river ...to blow my mind [with Scott McCaughey and Linda Pitmon! bandcamp] [1:52:13] modern nature - "alpenglow" - the heat warps [bandcamp Hopefully returning to the show in January!] [1:55:07] Set: SILVER SYNTHETIC live on WFMU engineered by Tom Unish Chris - guitar/vocals Ben - bass/vocals Kunal - guitar Conor - pedal steel Alex - keys Lucas - drums Latest album Rosalie out now on Curation Records! Get it on Bandcamp! Check them out online at silversynthetic.com and on Instagram at @silver.synthetic silver synthetic - "unchain your heart" - live on wfmu [2:03:32] silver synthetic - "cool blue night" - live on wfmu [2:07:44] silver synthetic - "rosalie" - live on wfmu [2:11:39] silver synthetic - "back home" - live on wfmu [2:17:09] silver synthetic - "right time" - live on wfmu [2:21:55] silver synthetic - "only time" - live on wfmu [2:25:50] silver synthetic - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu [2:29:57] jz barrell - "don't give away your magic" - don't give away your magic [bandcamp] [2:38:01] chris stamey - "meet me in midtown" - anything's possible [bandcamp] [2:42:30] grim globs - "all the good people are turning to evil" - s/t [bandcamp]...

Duration:03:08:54

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THE PROF.FUZZ 63 and SECRET MONKEY WEEKEND live sets! Plus Indianapolis record store finds! from Aug 13, 2025

8/13/2025
oxendale & shephard - "strangers in the night (together)" - put your money where your mouth is [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:00:00] dr. buzzard's original savannah band - "didn't i love you girl?" - goes to washington [purchased at Karma, Indianapolis] [0:04:10] vic vergat - "down to the bone" - down to the bone [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:08:25] the future - "car car" - whose movie is this anyway [purchased at Karma, Indianapolis] [0:12:45] t. roth and another pretty face - "power play/surrender" - face facts [non-Indy interloper! Purchased at Rough Trade Below, NYC with a pre-Bon Jovi Tico Torres] [0:15:30] hammersmith - "good-bye, good-bye" - it's for you! [CanCon! purchased at Karma, Indianapolis] [0:20:31] sevi - "fun isn't fun anymore" - ready yet? [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:24:27] skin trade - "this is the way" - wax tense [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis] [0:27:58] moulin rouge - "lonely days" - s/t [an album of all pre-disco Bee Gees covers purchased at Karma, Indianapolis] [0:32:12] life line - "monday shutdown" - never stop 12" [purchased at Indy CD & Vinyl, Indianapolis I think it's a Motels cover?] [0:37:32] End of set Set: PROF.FUZZ 63 live on the air! engineered by Superstar Mario Santana Professor Fuzz (guitar/vocals/telephone) Sleepy Redhead (organ/other keyboards/vocals) Mr. B (drums) New album my the prof. fuzz 63 - "my <3's still beatin' but i'm dead2u" - live on wfmu [0:50:07] the prof. fuzz 63 - "ohio as seen on tv" - live on wfmu [0:52:31] the prof. fuzz 63 - "the amazing adventures of steak knife and biscuit" - live on wfmu [0:57:03] the prof. fuzz 63 - "narcoleptic driver's ed teacher" - live on wfmu [1:01:48] the prof. fuzz 63 - "sleepy redhead's 63rd dream" - live on wfmu [1:06:48] the prof. fuzz 63 - "edge of the world" - live on wfmu [1:09:29] the prof. fuzz 63 - "bs anime cop" - live on wfmu [1:14:04] the prof. fuzz 63 - "hand grenade princess" - live on wfmu [1:17:09] the prof. fuzz 63 - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu [1:21:22] edward rogers - "romeo" - astor place [bandcamp] [1:26:54] sam shepherd - "smirk" - smirk ep [bandcamp] [1:29:40] the wind-ups - "a fine pink mist" - confection [bandcamp] [1:31:45] ultra lights - "wasted again" - s/t [playing live on the show next week! And catch them Saturday late afternoon at Mama Tried with Love, Burns and Fake Nudes (75% of Honey Radar) bandcamp] [1:34:19] silver synthetic - "red light" - rosalie [Also playing live on the show next week! And tomorrow night at Union Pool! Standby for a ticket giveaway! bandcamp] [1:37:47] bird streets - "mistaker" - the escape artist [album out in October, produced by Jason Falkner bandcamp] [1:46:48] frankie cosmos - "vanity" - different talking [bandcamp] [1:50:41] wet leg - "catch these fists (radio edit)" - moisturizer [bandcamp] [1:53:51] massage - "daffy duck" - coaster [album out in October bandcamp] [1:56:13] viennetta - "twist yr arm" - s/t [playing Friday night with Eljin Marbles (incl our own Dave Mandl) and Lahna Deering bandcamp] [2:01:43] Set: SECRET MONKEY WEEKEND live on the air! engineered by Superstar Mario Santana! Ella Brown Hart - bass & vocals Lila Brown Hart - drums & vocals Jefferson Hart - guitar & vocals New album Lemon Drop Hammer out now! Get it on bandcamp See above for tour dates with The Prof. Fuzz 63! secret monkey weekend - "so much joy" - live on wfmu [2:08:05] secret monkey weekend - "grant hart (morning star)" - live on wfmu [2:12:48] secret monkey weekend - "do the secret monkey" - live on wfmu [2:16:58] secret monkey weekend - "merida" - live on wfmu [2:20:33] secret monkey weekend - "things you threw away" - live on wfmu [2:25:05] secret monkey weekend - "nananana" - live on wfmu [Squalls cover] [2:29:42] secret monkey weekend - "psycho killer" - live on wfmu [I don't need to tell you who this is a cover of] [2:32:53] secret monkey weekend -...

Duration:03:09:07

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The 17th annual Evan "Funk" Davies Show Summertime Disco/Dance Party! from Aug 6, 2025

8/6/2025
ritz - "dance until you drop" - puttin' on the ritz [Disco/Dance Party debut!] voggue - "dancin' the night away" - 7" [0:04:41] dana & gene - "dario, can you get me into studio 54?" - 12" [0:08:04] bohannon - "bohannon's disco symphony" - phase ii [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2016!] [0:13:13] george mccrae - "honey i" - 7" [0:19:45] Music behind DJ: silvetti - "spring rain" - 7" [0:23:17] the reflections - "boogie city" - 12" [Disco/Dance Party debut!] [0:26:51] change - "searchin'" - the glow of love [0:32:25] ronnie jones - "soul sister" - 12" [Disco/Dance Party debut!] [0:40:16] denroy morgan - "i'll do anything for you" - i'll do anything for you [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2020!] [0:46:17] south shore commission - "train called freedom (disco version)" - 7" [0:51:10] Music behind DJ: b.b.c.s. & a. - "rock shock (instrumental)" - 12" [0:56:13] gonzalez - "haven't stopped dancing yet" - haven't stopped dancin' [1:01:32] gary toms empire - "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (blow your whistle)" - 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 blow your whistle [1:07:16] gotham flasher - "i'm never going to leave you (new york)" - 12" [Disco/Dance Party debut! A Gino Soccio joint] [1:12:24] midnight rhythm - "workin' & slavin' (i need love)" - 12" ep [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2021, surprisingly (to me)!] [1:19:30] the whispers - "and the beat goes on" - s/t [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in... 2018?! What am I even doing?] [1:28:37] southroad connection - "you like it, we love it" - 12" [1:34:48] andrea true connection - "more more more (part 1)" - 7" [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2014!] [1:41:13] the jacksons - "shake your body (down to the ground)" - 12" [1:44:18] the duncan sisters - "boys will be boys" - 12" [Disco/Dance Party debut!] [1:52:38] c.j. & co. - "devil's gun" - 7' [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2021] [1:58:56] Music behind DJ: colorblind - "kalei-disco" - 12" [2:02:12] dorothy moore - "let the music play" - 12" [2:07:54] siren - "open up for love" - 12" [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2017] [2:12:43] karen silver - "can't stop dancing" - hold on, i'm coming [Disco/Dance Party debut!] [2:18:34] patrice rushen - "forget me nots" - 12" [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2021] [2:22:46] donald byrd & 125th st nyc - "love has come around" - love byrd [2:28:56] lamont dozier - "boogie business" - 7" [2:35:11] viola wills - "if you could read my mind" - 12" [2:38:31] yarbrough & peoples - "don't stop the music" - 7" [2:45:02] d train - "keep on" - you're the one for me [last played on the Disco/Dance Party in 2021] [2:49:15] jimmy "bo" horne - "i wanna go home with you" - dance across the floor [2:54:52] Music behind DJ: eve - "take a little chance" [2:58:18] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154884

Duration:03:09:03

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SAVAK return for their FIFTH live appearance! Plus a double-wide Kompilation Korner™! from Jul 30, 2025

7/30/2025
string driven thing - "are you a rock and roller" - 7" [0:00:00] tv smith's explorers - "the servant" - 7" [0:03:00] the cars - "got a lot on my head" - candy-o [0:06:11] the trans-canada highwaymen - "theme from trans-canada highwaymen" - explosive hits, vol. 1 [Happy anniversary to the Trans-Canada Highway! Opened on this date in 1962!] [0:09:09] tom lehrer - "pollution" - that was the year that was [RIP to this genius, a huge influence on me as a youth.] [0:12:27] franke & the knockouts - "keep on fighting" - below the belt [0:14:51] baby shakes - "sweet 'n' sour (part 2)" - single [0:19:36] vinyl virgins - "mony mony" - 12" [0:22:10] ultravox! - "slip away" - s/t [0:25:43] mark goodman and martha quinn - "excerpt" - sound up podcast [Full podcast is here, the part about me starts around 40 minutes in] [0:29:55] the telephone numbers - "be right down" - scarecrow ii [bandcamp] [0:40:33] b. hamilton - "sunny day" - b. hamilton (2025) [bandcamp] [0:44:13] beauty - "acid baby girl" - single [bandcamp] [0:48:55] discreet charms - "burn, blacken, or smoke" - delivery model stateholder meeting [bandcamp with our own Nate K and Tom Dash!] [0:51:37] seely jurgens band - "why oh why" - single [bandcamp Kyle Seely from Sheer Mag] [0:56:03] Set: SAVAK live on WFMU! Engineered by Superstar Mario Santana, assisted by Kay Flynn-Murray (aka K-dog) Sohrab Habibion - vocals, guitar Mike "Jaws" Jaworski - vocals, guitar Matt Hunter - bass, backing vocals Matt Schultz - drums, no vocals whatsoever Latest album SQUAWK! out now on Peculiar Works and available on Bandcamp savak - "agronomy domine" - live on wfmu [1:06:46] savak - "vis-a-vis" - live on wfmu [1:09:51] savak - "two lamps" - live on wfmu [1:13:10] savak - "child's pose" - live on wfmu [1:16:07] savak - "talk to some people" - live on wfmu [1:18:45] savak - "no man's island" - live on wfmu [1:22:03] savak - "moon over marine park" - live on wfmu [1:25:36] savak - "casual cruelty" - live on wfmu [1:29:49] savak - "tomorrow and the day after" - live on wfmu [1:32:32] savak - "sick of war" - live on wfmu [1:36:00] savak - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu [1:39:33] the whimbrels - "eclipse eye" - s/t [bandcamp Hopefully playing live on the show later this year! With members of Glen Branca Ensemble, Swans, and... Savak!] [1:49:20] barbara - "tolerant nation" - s/t [bandcamp] [1:53:43] ducks ltd. - "lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken (feat. lunar vacation)" - single [bandcamp] [1:57:32] automatic - "mercury" - is it now? [bandcamp] [2:01:25] darling black - "deep down in the ground" - single [Dylan from Lulu Lewis' solo project! Playing this Sunday night at Berlin, with 12090 A.D. and Kay Nova. bandcamp] [2:05:54] Set: KOMPILATION KORNER, extra-large edition! animal logic - "the meaning of life" - va-praise poems 11 [bandcamp] [2:19:27] the woolies - "who do you love" - va-motor city is burning: a michigan anthology 1965-1972 [2:21:42] fragments - "powerstatefailure" - va-generation blitz 4: mutant electro [bandcamp] [2:23:47] billy paul - "let 'em in" - va-here, there and everywhere [2:28:56] fabienne stoko - "poupee" - va-histoire de coeur: lost french synth pop 7"ers and euro-bombs (1980-89) [bandcamp] [2:33:48] john howard - "i tune in to you (1-2ne-in-2-u)" - va-all the young droids [bandcamp] [2:42:47] giani ferrio - "quando vui con chi voi" - va-eli roth's red light disco [2:46:05] the bags - "dancing around our handbags (demo cassette 1982)" - va-promises, promises: borders and mid-wales post punk 1979-83 [not those Bags. Or those Bags either. bandcamp] [2:49:04] tuff - "the new genertion" - va-young and wild: a decade of american glam metal 1982-1992 [2:51:48] bruce moody - "am romance" - va-i wanna be a teen again: american power pop 1980-1989 [2:56:20] End of set Set: https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154651

Duration:03:08:59