On a basic level, WFMU is record heads playing music for other record heads. On My Castle Of Quiet, William Berger played Krautrock by Can, Amon Duul and Kraftwerk. Stan followed, saying Bill's set led him to play Golem from the set Krautrock Archive Volume One. DJs with freedom are like music...

Since many watched to see if America went into default this week, this post features songs about money. I found three songs in the archives with the title "Easy Money." James O'Gwynn's track was selected by Michael Shelly, and could be played to a Martian to define early rock and roll. King Cr...

One reason free-form radio is so marvelous is that it is so immediate. DJs can play music that addresses what is happening right now. It has been hot!!!! Let's see how WFMU addressed this heat. Let's start in that ultimate tropical paradise, Hell. That's Solid Gold Hell with Sue P. She playe...

One reason free-form radio is so marvelous is that it is so immediate. DJs can play music that addresses what is happening right now. It has been hot!!!! Let's see how WFMU addressed this heat. Let's start in that ultimate tropical paradise, Hell. That's Solid Gold Hell with Sue P. She playe...

Each WFMU DJ's show has a very specific sound. I often wonder how each DJ creates this. Example: this week, Duane did a set composed mostly of soul. He used the band Odyssey from the compilation Motown's Mowest Story 1971-1973, and included Ruth Brown and Willie Hutch. Soul sounds fresher tha...

This week, no themes, but plenty of great music to discuss. John Allen set "All And Everyone" from P.J. Harvey's new Let England Shake album next to 1992 Moles and a Bevis Fond track, "Termination Station Grey," from 1988. Ken played three songs about New Jersey: I knew the first two: Dave Van R...