The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU

12/09/2025

REMINDER! My first of what I hope will be many fill-ins during WFMU’s Fall-Winter-Spring schedule is coming up this Tuesday, Sept 16, at 3pm (EDT)! The show will mostly (maybe entirely, haven’t timed it out yet) consist of an interview with Bill Janovitz about his imminent book about The Cars, interrupted by plenty of the band’s music. Don’t miss it!

31/08/2025

SOME NEWS: You may have heard me mention this on Wednesday, or seen posts about the new WFMU schedule, but if not I’m sorry to let you know that my show is not on the upcoming Fall / Winter / Spring schedule. I’ve got one more weekly show this Wednesday Sept 5 (which will feature a conversation with Lene Lovich!), then after that I’ll just be doing intermittent fill-ins for the foreseeable future.

It’s long been WFMU policy to have longtime DJs sit out a schedule to allow new DJs the opportunity to do a weekly show. And the silver lining here is that there will be some great new DJs on the air during the next nine months.

I’ll be posting about upcoming fill-ins here and on my other social media accounts, so stay tuned!

13/07/2025

My WFMU radio show this past week featured a conversation with Chris Stamey about his new album (just released on Friday!) and some upcoming live shows that he's doing. Of course I played several tracks from Chris's new album, as well as some other great new (and not so new) music. You can see the playlist below; follow the link to listen to the show anytime via WFMU's website. Thank you!
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July 9, 2025: CHRIS STAMEY chats with us about his new album and upcoming shows!

Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

iggy pop - "the endless sea" - new values (arista) (1979)
the chambers brothers - "time has come today" - time has come today (columbia) (1967)
donna rhodes - "extra terrestrial" - 12" (unidisc) (1982)
the spunks - "super high revolution" - demo cdr (the spunks) (2002)
nantucket - "heartbreaker" - s/t (epic) (1978) [Nantucket drummer Kenny Soule is playing in Chris Stamey's band tomorrow night at City Winery in NYC! I have a feeling I'm the only one excited to find out this connection.]
chris stamey - "the summer sun" - 7" (ork) (1977) [an appetizer for the interview coming up at the top of the hour!]
Ribeye Brothers - "cup of coffee and a piece of pie" - new ways to fail (this is you) (2010) [RIP times a million, Tim Cronin]

Chris Church - "sit down" - obsolete path (Big Stir Records) * [bandcamp]
The Airport 77s - "girl on fire" - don't let go *(Jem) * [bandcamp]
living dream - "lift a feather" - absolute devotion (inscrutable) * [bandcamp]
glass - "moulding the dough" - s/t (glass) * [bandcamp]

Set: CHRIS STAMEY talks about his new album and upcoming shows
New album Anything Is Possible out Friday on Label 51!
Playing tomorrow night at City Winery in NYC with Dave Schramm (guitar), Jeremy Chatzky (bass), Andy Burton (keys), andf Kenny Soule (drums).

OTHER UPCOMING DATES:
Sunday July 13 - Scribble, Los Angeles (Record Release Chamber Pop concert with the Wild Honey Chamber Orchestra & guests)
Weds July 16 - Crosstown Arts Green Room, Memphis (Record Release Chamber Pop concert)
Mon July 21 - The Basement, Nashville (trio)
Weds July 23 - First Avenue, Minneapolis (solo, opening for Big Star Quintet)
Fri Aug 8 - The Arts Center, Carrboro NC (full band)

chris stamey - "anything is possible" - anything is possible (label 51) *
chris stamey - "chats with efd, part 1"
chris stamey - "don't talk (put your head on my shoulder)" - anything is possible (label 51) * [Beach Boys cover, originally on Pet Sounds]
chris stamey - "i'd be lost without you" - anything is possible (label 51) *
chris stamey - "chats with efd part 2"
archie bleyer - "hernando's hideaway" - the pajama game
petula clark - "downtown" - the pye anthology
chris stamey - "meet me in midtown" - anything's possible (label 51) *
chris stamey - "chats with efd, part 3"
chris stamey - "in a lonely place" - anything is possible (label 51) *
End of set

Freedy Johnston - "in the new sunshine" - can you fly deluxe edition (sunset blvd.) * [playing in Sinatra Park next Thursday July 17, with Karyn Kuhl & the Gang! and emcee Hoboken Jack!]
super tuesday - "through the static" - through the static (super tuesday) * [still not on their bandcamp, come on guys. playing at Freddy's in Brooklyn on July 19]
The Slugs - "think about you all the time" - a song for every feeling (related) * [bandcamp]
Plastic Palms - "please and thank you (demo)" - single (we were never being boring) * [bandcamp]
the salt collective - "clever (feat. chris stamey)" - last day that we're young ep (Propeller Sound Recordings) * [bandcamp]

Trolley - "a carnival of grey and white" - a carnival of grey and white (easter) * [bandcamp]
little america - "walk on fire" - s/t (geffen) (1987)
la femme - "what to do" - single (laneway) *
buzzcocks - "you say you don't love me" - different kind of tension (irs) (1980)
Sloan - "live forever" - based on the best seller (Yep Roc Records) * [bandcamp]

Kim Gordon - "bye bye 25!" - single (Matador Records) * [bandcamp]
xordox - "planet xordox" - terraform (ectopic ents) * [latest from J. G. Thirlwell, who was a recent guest on Mona's show; bandcamp]
trick tips - "every heart a fist" - for self-soothing lullabies (Dreamers Lane) * [bandcamp]
mr. pescado - "dead brother" - the gift shop behind the ex*****on shed (Fuzzy Warbles Cassettes) * [bandcamp]
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Listen to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU every Wednesday at noon Eastern / 9am Pacific / 5pm UK!

Audio & playlist from July 9, 2025

13/04/2025

I never got around to posting my playlist from the week before last, so here it is! Great chat with Bruce McCulloch of The Kids In The Hall, and a whole lot of great new / recently released music that you'll want to check out. Click through the link below to listen to the archive anytime on WFMU's website. Thank you!
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Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

rod stewart - "every picture tells a story" - every picture tells a story (mercury) (1971)
television - "ain't that nothin'" - adventure (elektra) (1978)
pumpkin and the profile all-stars - "here comes that beat" - 12" (profile) (1984)
units - "the right man" - 12" (up roar) (1982)
the philisteens - "turn up the music" - turn up the music 12" ep (radio free america) (1982)
magazine - "the light pours out of me" - 7" (virgin) (1980)

o-d-ex - "my pleasure" - 7" (Dirtnap Records) * [bandcamp]
frvits - "pentatonic tacos" - the great internet 7" ep (Slovenly Recordings) * [bandcamp]
Taxi Girls - "rainy" - 7" (Dirt Cult Records / Wild Honey Records) * [bandcamp]
illuminated sidewalks - "i've heard that one before" - 7" (deep dive) [our own Matt Clarke on bass! bandcamp]
true green - "consider the priesthood" - 7" (Spacecase Records) [bandcamp]
paint fumes - "crime of love" - 7" (slovenly) * [bandcamp]
Night Finger - "fuzzy and wild" - single (night finger) * [bandcamp]

bruce mcculloch - "chats with efd" - live on wfmu [Go see Tales Of Bravery And Stupidity on Friday April 11 at The Armory in Somverville MA, and Saturday April 12 at The Bell House in Brooklyn! More info and ticket links on Bruce's website!]

cameron winter - "love takes miles" - heavy metal (partisan) (2024) [bandcamp]
bc camplight - "the last rotation of earth" - the last rotation of earth (bella union) (2023) [bandcamp
Fun fact: "B.C." isn't related to British Columbia at all, it's the singer's initials: Brian Christinzio]
the trans-canada highwaymen - "tonight is a wonderful time to fall in love" - explosive hits, vol. 1 (pheromone) (2023) [April Wine song, sung by Craig Northey]

the Fondaleros - "odd(s)" - single (the fondaleros) * [bandcamp]
Matt Tecu & Fernando Perdomo - "low hanging fruit" - getting warmer (Think Like A Key Music) * [bandcamp]
leopardo - "final landslide" - side a / side b (dot dash sounds) * [bandcamp]
Johnny Irion & us elevator - "let me take your foto" - single (blackwing) * [Yes, it's a Speedies cover! Patrick Sansone on guitar!]
ultra lights - "people on the planet" - single (Chunklet Industries) * [bandcamp]

Wet Leg - "catch these fists (radio edit)" - moisturizer (Domino Recording Company) * [album out in July! bandcamp]
Güner Künier - "ne var" - yaramaz (Flirt 99 Music) * [bandcamp]
DIMORPHODONS - "grimpen mire" - waui (hand of glory) * [bandcamp]
talking heads - "air" - fear of music (sire) (1979)
Lael Neale - "down on the freeway" - altogether stranger (Sub Pop) * [Playing April 25 at Public Records in Brooklyn; album out on May 2! bandcamp]

The Perfect Garden - "end of the perfect sunshine" - a place not far from here (mpls ltd) * [1990 recordings newly released; bandcamp]
Renee Maskin - "cat's out of the bag" - is it real (renee maskin) * [bandcamp]
Silver Synthetic - "right time" - rosalie (Curation Records) * [bandcamp]
leigh arthur - "oh i forgot" - single (leigh arthur) * [bandcamp]
Daniel Takes A Train - "hit parade" - single (rosaville) * [bandcamp]
yachts - "i know" - missing in action: the lost tapes 1980-81 (4be) (2024)
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Listen to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU every Wednesday at noon Eastern / 9am Pacific / 5pm UK!

Audio & playlist from April 2, 2025

13/04/2025

My WFMU radio show this week was a tribute to the great Clem Burke, best known of course for his decades with Blondie but — as you'll hear — he lent his skills behind the drum kit, his energy, and his drive to numerous other bands as well. You can see the full playlist below, and I hope you'll make the time to listen back to the archive (link in comments) and appreciate the musical legacy Clem left behind. You'll also hear my 2022 conversation with Clem about the amazing 'Against The Odds' Blondie box set.

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Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) [Comments]

"With drumming, you kind of have to keep doing it. You don't really want to lose your chops, so you want to be prepared to play when you have to play. It works both ways: I help people out by playing with them, and they help me keep my abilities together."
— Clem Burke, quoted in The Guardian's obituary

blondie - "the attack of the giant ants" - s/t (chrysalis) (1976)
blondie - "fan mail" - plastic letters (chrysalis) (1977)
blondie - "will anything happen?" - parallel lines (chrysalis) (1978)
blondie - "accidents never happen" - eat to the beat (chrysalis) (1979)
blondie - "angels on the balcony" - autoamerican (chrysalis) (1980)
blondie - "the beast" - the hunter (chrysalis) (1982)
blondie - "maria" - no exit (beyond / bmg) (1998)
blondie - "long time" - pollinator (bmg) (2017)

blondie - "detroit 442" - plastic letters (chrysalis) (1977)
blondie - "the hardest part" - eat to the beat (chrysalis) (1979)
blondie - "rifle range" - s/t (chrysalis) (1976)
blondie - "i know but i don't know" - parallel lines (chrysalis) (1978)
blondie - "walk like me" - autoamerican (chrysalis) (1980)
josh kantor - "dreaming" - live at Fenway Park, 4/7/25
blondie - "dreaming" - eat to the beat (chrysalis) (1979)

Set: Non-Blondie Clem performances

The Split Squad - "now hear this" - now hear this... (red chuck) (2013)
the split squad - "what's next to the moon" - live on wfmu (2014) [The Split Squad live on my show, engineered by Mike Sin]
The Empty Hearts - "coat-tailer" - the second album (wicked cool) (2020)
the empty hearts - "(i see) no way out" - s/t (429 records) (2014)
The Tearaways - "charlie, keith, and ringo" - and for our next trick (dirty water) (2020)
tony fox sales - "success" - single (maniac squat) (2022)
(the) Melvins - "attitude" - everybody loves sausages (ipecac) (2013)

Set: More non-Blondie Clem performances and productions

speedies - "urban mania" - speedy delivery [mislabeled CD track list! Clem didn't work on this song!]
the colors - "have you seen her" [Clem produced and played drums]
speedies - "something on my mind" - speedy delivery [From 1981, Clem produced]
Eurythmics - "caveman head" - in the garden (rca) (1981)
Iggy Pop - "the horse song" - zombie birdhouse (animal) (1982)
the adult net - "where were you when i needed you" - the honey tangle (fontana) (1989)
Dramarama - "don't feel like doing drugs" - hi-fi sci-fi (chameleon) (1993)

clem burke - "chats with efd" - live on wfmu (2022) [Interview originally aired in August 2022]
blondie - "the thin line" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022) [1975 recording]
blondie - "in the flesh (extended intro" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022)
blondie - "i'm on e (take 2)" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022)
blondie - "i'll never break away from this heart of mine (pretty baby)" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022)
blondie - "union city blue (instrumental version)" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022)
blondie - "out in the streets" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022)
blondie - "poets problem" - against the odds (numero/capitol) (2022)
blondie - "heart of glass (disco long)" - 12" (numero) [2018 reissue]
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Listen to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU every Wednesday at noon Eastern / 9am Pacific / 5pm UK!

30/03/2025

Here's the playlist and link to stream the archive for this past Wednesday's show on WFMU, featuring the annual Opening Day opening set and a whole lot of new and recently released music. Scan the playlist below, and click through to listen to the show anytime via WFMU's web site. Thank you!
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Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

babe ruth - "the mexican" - first base (harvest) (1973)
first base - "i don't wanna be your dog" - s/t (hozac) (2013)
curt gowdy - "side 2 (excerpt)" - ya gotta believe (fleetwood) (1973)
"love bug" starski - "you've gotta believe" - 7" (fever) (1983)
jon spencer & the hitmakers - "strike 3" - spencer gets it lit (in the red) (2022)
diamondsnake - "switch hitter" - live on WFMU (2010)
ed nottle - "welcome to my world" - to baseball with love (nott's landing) (1983) ["This one is for Billy Martin," per the liner notes]
del crandall / jim lonborg - "introduction / pitching mechanics" - inside baseball with the milwaukee brewers (american tape service) (1972)
Ribeye Brothers - "wally pipp" - call of the scrapheap (main man) (2013)
pork - "grandslam baby" - 7" (no. 6 records) (1993)

johnny bench with the cincinnati pops - "casey at the bat" - casey at the bat (mmg) (1980)

The Airport 77s - "it it's on i'm in" - don't let go (jem) * [new album coming in May!]
The Modbeats - "fairweather friends" - 4 song ep (mayleen) * [this song available individually on bandcamp]
Private Lives - "dealer's choice" - salt of the earth ( Feel It Records * [bandcamp; CanCon: ✅]
Miranda and The Beat - "can't take it" - can't take it ( Ernest Jenning Record Co. / Wild Honey Records / khanibalism) * [bandcamp]
Roseblood - "become the night" - s/t (roseblood) * [Kathy Foster from The Thermals, Hurry Up, etc. bandcamp]

Tuff Sunshine - "elevator eyes" - vanity matrix (Declared Goods) * [playing live on the show on Weds. May 7! bandcamp]
The Laureates - "house of wives" - and then not even then (funambulist) (2017) [bandcamp]
meat whiplash - "here it comes" - collected/contextualized (Silver Girl Records) * [One CD of Meat Whiplash songs from the '80s, one CD of bands covering Meat Whiplash; bandcamp]
dan melchior und das menace - "manatee and crow" - natural anxiety (Radical Documents) * [bandcamp]
Brian Bilston & The Catenary Wires - "alexa, what is there to know about love" - sounds made by humans (Skep Wax Records) [album out in May! bandcamp]

Sparks - "do things my own way" - mad! (Transgressive) * [bandcamp; album out in May!]
VNV Nation - "silence speaks" - silence speaks (anachron sounds) *
SNAPPED ANKLES - "pay the rent" - hard times furious dancing (The Leaf Label) * [bandcamp]
the electronic circus - "direct lines" - va-bob stanley & pete wiggs present the tears of technology (ace) (2020) [this song orig 1981]
Rob Zabrecky - "our magic" - single (In The Red Recordings) *

bliss - "rock and roll queen" - pure bliss (Reminder Records ) * [previously unreleased mid/late '70s recordings]
Creem Circus - "switched on" - get.switched.on (creem circus) * [bandcamp]
Psych-O-Positive - "electric fratboy" - single (psych-o-positive) [bandcamp]
ultra lights - "it's your funeral" - 7" (Chunklet Industries) * [bandcamp]
Sea Fever Band - "loose cut" - single (cosmic glue) * [Tom Chapman and Phil Cunningham from New Order, Beth Cassidy of Section 25]

brian d'addario - "nothing on my mind" - till the morning (headstack) * [live tomorrow on Pseu's Thing With A Hook! (noon - 3pm EDT); bandcamp]
31Ø8 - "rebecca" - grn (31Ø8) * [bandcamp]
Mean Magic - "broken eyes" - ii (mean magic) * [bandcamp]
Horsegirl - "frontrunner" - phonetics on and on (Matador Records) * [bandcamp]
consumables - "keys to the cell" - infinite games (we are time ) * [bandcamp; Playing live on my show April 16th!]
The Baseball Project - "the yips" - grand salami time! (omnivore) (2023)
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Listen to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU every Wednesday at noon Eastern / 9am Pacific / 5pm UK!

Audio & playlist from March 26, 2025

04/02/2025

I'm not doing my WFMU show tomorrow, but here's the playlist and streaming archive link from last week's show in case you missed it and want to check it out. I'll be back on the air next Wednesday the 12th.
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January 29, 2025: Cleveland and Los Angeles record store finds, part 2! Also a lot of new music!

Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

tommy hoehn - "hey polarity!" - losing you to sleep (london) (1978) [purchased at Blue Arrow Records, Cleveland]
frankie smith - "the auction" - 7" (wmot) (1981) [purchased at Amoeba Hollywood]
the tubes - "sports fans" - 7" (capitol) (1982) [purchased at Amoeba Records, Hollywood]
louisiana's leroux - "when i get home" - keep the fire burnin' (capitol) (1979) [purchased at Amoeba Records, Hollywood]
alter boys - "piles" - 7" (one eye) (1986) [purchased at Blue Arrow Records, Cleveland]
boys brigade - "into the flow" - s/t (capitol) (1983) [purchased at Blue Arrow Records, Cleveland]
space - "on the air" - deeper zone (pye) (1979) [purchased at Amoeba Records, Hollywood]
the spiders - "you're the only one (tonite)" - 7" (broken records) (1981) [purchased at Amoeba Records, Hollywood]

ross johnson with cloudland canyon - "women, money, children" - 7" (Spacecase Records) *
vangas - "slow strum" - 7" (Chunklet Industries) * [bandcamp]
wake in fright - "wake in fright" - around every corner 7" ep (police records) * [bandcamp]
citric dummies - "sit at home and die" - 7" ep (Feel It Records) * [bandcamp]
negatives - "whole lotta shakin'" - whole lotta shakin' 7" ep (iron lung) * [reissue of late '70s (?) release]

weiss & crosbie - "birds" - single (weiss & crosbie) * [skip ahead to the next set, there was a signal malfunction!]
qlowski - "mastering the motions" - the wound (feel it) * [skip ahead to the next set, there was a signal malfunction!]
MOVIE MOVIE - "you never learn" - in 4-d! (topsy-turvy) [this sounds fine because it's a CD] *

weiss & Crosbie - "birds" - single (weiss & crosbie) * [this is more like it!]
Qlowski - "mastering the motions" - the wound (feel it) * [this is also more like it, as well; bandcamp]
The Lovely Eggs - "cannonball" - va-in the bath (cosmetic warriors / proper music) *
KEELEY - "scratches on your face" - beautiful mysterious (Tiny Global Productions) * [bandcamp]
laundromat chicks - "secrets" - sometimes possessed (Siluh Records) * [bandcamp]

Andy Bell, dot allison, Michael Rother - "i'm in love..." - single (Sonic Cathedral) * [bandcamp; Ride's Andy Bell, not the Erasure Andy Bell]
Ora the Molecule- "intergalactic dance" - dance therapy (Mute Records) * [bandcamp]
Bryan's magic tears - "crab kiss" - smoke & mirrors (BORN BAD RECORDS) * [bandcamp]
Ursula 1000 - "quoi de neuf (feat. françois club)" - single (ursula 1000) * [bandcamp]
stan clear & the closing doors - "façade violator" - pulse width mods ep (fuzzy warbles) * [bandcamp]

hazy cosmic jive (richard barone & glenn mercer) - "needles in the camel's eye" - single (hazy cosmic jive) [playing live Friday night at the Loft at City Winery]
Tuff Sunshine - "i need a hook" - vanity matrix (Declared Goods) * [bandcamp]
Matthew Hoopengardner - "flaming river" - reserved space (matthew hoopengardner) [from The Golden Boys ; bandcamp]
fun facts - "sad at the gym" - apartment rock (fun facts) * [bandcamp]
The Everlasting Yeah - "hurricane nation" - staying cool staying free with the everlasting yeah (Occultation Recordings) * [bandcamp]

high. - "catcher" - come back down (Kanine Records) * [playing live tonight on Secret Canine Agents; bandcamp]
Horsegirl - "switch over" - phonetics on and on (Matador Records) * [bandcamp]
Manager - "shasta" - hot-line ep (texacobra) * [bandcamp]
The Laughing Chimes- "he never finished the thought" - whispers in the speech machine (Slumberland Records) * [bandcamp]
The Heart Attack-Acks - "moldy" - single (the heart attack-acks) [bandcamp]
The Routes - "love will tear us apart" - surfin' pleasures (topsy-turvy) * [bandcamp]
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Listen to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU every Wednesday at noon Eastern / 9am Pacific / 5pm UK!

Audio & playlist from January 29, 2025

26/01/2025

Last week's WFMU radio show took place about 12 hours after I'd touched down in Newark, so it was a little more shambling than usual. I played some Cleveland record store finds from a couple of weeks prior to the show, and Los Angeles record store finds from a couple of days prior to the show. Then I spent the rest of the show playing new and recent releases, mostly, as listed below.

Click through the link to listen to the show anytime via WFMU's voluminous archives. Thank you!
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January 22, 2025: Cleveland record store finds! Los Angeles record store fnds! Let's see, what else..?

Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

Set: CLEVELAND RECORD STORE FINDS! All items purchased at Blue Arrow Records

white chocolate - "getting ready to rock & roll" - s/t (rca) (1973) [Members of Dirty Angels pre-Dirty Angels!]
the other half - "rock 'n roll star" - s**t (moseka) (1979)
trax - "breathless" - watch out! (polydor) (1977)
vision on - "judgement day" - va-four ways out (defensive records) (1980)
charlie sexton - "beat's so lonely" - pictures for pleasure (mca) (1985)
harlequin - "innocence" - love crimes (columbia) (1980) [CanCon! Winnipeg in the house!]
aviary - "anthem for the usa" - s/t (epic) (1979)

End of set

Set: LOS ANGELES RECORD STORE FINDS! All items purchased at Amoeba Hollywood.

theatre - "a boy like me" - diamonds (spirit) (1981) [with our own Clay Pigeon on guitar!]
elvin bishop - "calling all cows" - 7" (capricorn) (1975)
after hours - "school fool" - 7" (buk) (1975)
y pants - "off the hook" - s/t 12" ep (water wing) [2017 reissue/collection]
china crisis - "african and white" - va-small hits & near misses: the inevitable collection (inevetable) (1984)
johnny's dance band - "crazy eddie" - love wounds, flesh wounds (windsong) (1978)
michael fennelly - "turn to me" - 7" (mercury) (1975)
the suburbs - "roll over city" - dream hog ep (mercury) (1982) [RIP Beej Chaney]

End of set

The Gentle Spring- "looking back at the world" - looking back at the world (Skep Wax Records) * [bandcamp]
Blind Pilot - "brave" - in the shadow of the holy mountain (ATO Records) * [bandcamp]
Rose City Band - "radio song" - sol y sombra (Thrill Jockey Records) * [bandcamp]
a girl called eddy - "under the warm sun" - s/t (20th anniversary reissue) (Past Night From Glasgow) * [reissue of debut album from 2004]
Surf Party, USA - "surf party, usa / brand new cooler" - surf party, usa 2 (surf party, usa) * [bandcamp]

The Duke Of Surl- "the bells" - borneo (the duke of surl) * [bandcamp]
Wand - "help desk" - help desk ep (Drag City Records) * [bandcamp]
english beat - "too nice to talk to" - special beat service (RHINO) * [new reissue]
lelee - "životinje" - single (lelee) * [bandcamp]
Chimers - "gossip" - through today (12XU) * [bandcamp]
Drop Nineteens - "daymom" - 1991 (Wharf Cat Records) * [bandcamp; Demo sessions from, yes, 1991, not previously released]

f**k you, tammy! - "falling" - sycamore trees (f**k you, tammy!) * [bandcamp; RIP David Lynch]
Barry Adamson- "something wicked this way comes (edit)" - va-lost highway soundtrack (interscope) (1997)
pearie sol - "work" - synthetic life (pearie sol) * [bandcamp]
Kim Deal - "crystal breath" - nobody loves you more (4AD) [bandcamp]
the green child - "year of the books" - look familiar (Upset The Rhythm) * [bandcamp]

shale - "it's not right" - it's not right ep (sound recordings) *
the subway ghosts - "green skies" - single (the subway ghosts) * [bandcamp]
the penrose web - "i dreamt i woke up dead" - it's.... the penrose web ep (Gare du Nord) [bandcamp]
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Listen to The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on WFMU every Wednesday at noon Eastern / 9am Pacific / 5pm UK!

Audio & playlist from January 22, 2025

09/01/2025

Presenting my BEST OF 2024! And of course when I say "best" I mean "favorite," and honestly this is just a subset of all the great music released last year, some of which I didn't even get a chance to play on my show!
Sure, this cover art sure is nice to look at, but don't you want to HEAR some of my most favorite releases of last year? Got you covered — use the link in the comments to stream the archive any old time.

13/12/2024

Use your eyes to view the playlist below, use your fingers to click through the link, and use your ears to stream the archive of this week's WFMU show anytime! Thank you!
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December 11, 2024: no theme, no live set, no guests, no goddamn death dedications

Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

whiz kids - "start all over again" - s/t (kasaba) (1974) [two-man band with no guitars and no bass]
elvis costello - "this year's girl" - this year's model (columbia) (1978)
the leather nun - "jesus came driving along" - force of habit (irs) (1987)
product of reason - "five" - va-household shocks (dark entries) (2016) [2016 reissue of 1980 comp]
bette bright - "shoorah shoorah" - rhythm breaks the ice (korova) (1981)
blue öyster cult - "morning final" - agents of fortune (columbia) (1976)
red devils - "little miss linda" - 7" ep (casting couch) (1991)
brian james - "ain't that a shame" - 7" (b records) (1979)
game theory - "throwing the election" - two steps from the middle ages (enigma) (1988)

SC**ZO FUN ADDICT - "elevation versus sabotage" - 7" (Hypnotic Bridge Records) *
dew claw - "mouse trap" - 7" (Dromedary Records) * [bandcamp]
Frankie and the Witch Fingers - "bonehead" - 7" (the The Reverberation Appreciation Society/ ) * [bandcamp]
wake in fright - "good cop bad cop" - around every corner 7" ep (police records) * [from Portland! (the East Coast one!); bandcamp]
negatives - "mind scan" - whole lotta shakin' 7" ep (iron lung) * [reissue of 1979/1980 rarity; bandcamp]

yachts - "evidence destroyed" - missing in action: the lost tapes 1980-81 (4be) * [available here]
afterimage - "afterimage" - faces to hide (Independent Project Records ) * [new reissue, orig early '80s; bandcamp]
Eljin Marbles - "art is love is god" - cool fires: songs of l.a. art at midcentury (intellectual house of pancakes) * [WFMU's own Dave Mandl on bass!; bandcamp]
bloodwork - "sad girl problems" - beaucoup dinero (bloodwork) * [ Jenn Champion; bandcamp]
Tuff Sunshine - "legwork" - vanity matrix (tuff sunshine) * [bandcamp]

Manager - "lady pizza" - hot-line ep (texacobra) * [Next week's live guests! bandcamp]
echo & the bunnymen - "bombers bay" - s/t (sire) (1987)
DB Edmunds- "blind faith" - everybody knows by now (db edmunds) * [previously in The Gladhands; bandcamp]
Nada Surf - "new propeller" - moon mirror (New West Records) * [bandcamp]
St. Jimi Sebastian Cricket Club - "until we meet again" - into your heartbeat (Beluga Records) *

Caribou - "come find me" - honey (merge) * [bandcamp]
programme 4 - "excerpt" - easy am 66 promotional album vol. 3 (rachel lichtman) * [bandcamp; From the brilliant mind of past guest of the show Rachel Lichtman, with help from the likes of Tammy Faye Starlight, Michael McKean and many others!]
Ora the Molecule - "løveskatt" - dance therapy (Mute Records) * [bandcamp]
Qlowski - "thirteen/the wound" - the wound (Maple Death Records / feel it) * [bandcamp]
patrick cowley - "shakin' all over" - from behind (Dark Entries Records) * [bandcamp]

kassie krut - "blood" - s/t (Fire Talk) * [bandcamp]
The Lovely Eggs - "people tv" - eggsistentialism (the lovely eggs) * [bandcamp]
david bowie - "v-2 schneider" - heroes (rca) (1977)
cell\borg - "waking working sleeping" - s/t (dot dash) *
The Duke Of Surl - "the walk / the storm" - borneo (the duke of surl) * [bandcamp]
(+39)375-649-94-64 my telephone number - "ordinary way" - album #01 (La Tempesta) * [bandcamp]
faulty cognitions - "roller skating and the end of the world" - somehow here we are (Dead Broke Rekerds / cercle social) * [bandcamp]
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Audio & playlist from December 11, 2024

08/12/2024

This past Wednesday's WFMU radio show featured a blistering live set from Freaky Wilderness, a few songs in memory of Andy Paley, one song in memory of Shel Talmy, and a bunch of great new / recently released music. Behold the playlist below, but for best results follow the link to listen anytime via WFMU's website. Thank you!
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December 4, 2024: FREAKY WILDERNESS live set!

Artist - "Song" - Album (Label) (Year) *=New [Comments]
("[bandcamp]" indicates Bandcamp link on the full playlist linked below)

attitudes - "sweet summer music" - 7" (dark horse) (1976)
celia & the mutations - "mony mony" - 7" (ua) (1977)
klark kent - "don't care" - 7" (a&m uk) (1978) [on green vinyl!]
steeplechase - "wrought iron man" - lady bright (polydor) (1973)
gang of four - "what we all want" - 12" (emi) (1981)
the steppes - "master james" - enquire within (voxx) (1989)
ted leo & the pharmacists - "the high party" - hearts of oak (lookout) (2003)
ramones - "my brain is hanging upside down (bonzo goes to bitburg)" - animal boy (sire) (1986) [Expertly covered solo acoustically by Ted Leo at White Eagle Hall a few weeks ago]

Set: RIP Andy Paley

the paley brothers & ramones - "come on let's go" - 7" (sire) (1978)
the paley brothers - "you're the best" - the complete recordings (real gone music) (2013)
the paley brothers - "tell me tonight" - 7" (sire) (1978)
the sidewinders - "streetwalker" - va-the boston in**st album (sounds interesting)
the paley brothers - "ecstasy" - the complete recordings (real gone music)

End of set

Set: RIP Shel Talmy

rumplestiltskin - "mr. joe (witness for the defence)" - s/t (bell) (1970) [produced by Shel Talmy]

End of set

Set: FREAKY WILDERNESS live on WFMU
Engineered by Superstar Mario Santana, assisted by Daniel Korzen

Mike Guggino - guitar / vocals
Aileen Brophy - bass
Christian Rutledge - drums

Debut full-length album Immeasurable Heaven comes out next Friday, Dec. 13. I bet it will be on their bandcamp page.
Catch their record release show next Thursday, Dec. 12, at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn! They're also playing a secret basement location in West Philadelphia on Saturday the 14th -- DM them on Instagram for the address!

freaky wilderness - "spirit spouse" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "call it love" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "see you on the other side" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "i ain't tortured" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "smudge the sky" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "immeasurable heaven" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "wind swept world" - live on wfmu
freaky wilderness - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu

End of set

taste testors - "what she don't know will hurt her" - s/t (moodkiller) * [with Steve E. Nix from Cute Lepers and the Briefs! Album out next month! You can't buy it yet, but keep an eye on their bandcamp!]
Taxi Girls - "rainy" - single (Dirt Cult Records/ Wild Honey Records) * [bandcamp]
The Routes - "isolation" - surfin' pleasures (the routes) * [bandcamp]
Mike Badger - "keep 'em busy (so they don't look up)" - devils, ghosts and fi****ms (mike badger) [from The La's]
The Embrooks - "terry and julie" - single (Rogue Records) * [bandcamp]

KEELEY - "forever froze" - beautiful mysterious (Tiny Global Productions) * [bandcamp]
The Heart Attack-Acks - "black heart song" - single (the heart attack-acks) [bandcamp]
Huge Molasses Tank Explodes - "rise / bow of gold" - iii (tidal wave) * [bandcamp]
ultravox - "quiet men" - three into one (antilles) (1979)
mouth congress - "magnanimous" - valley of song (Comedy Records) * [New album from Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini from The Kids In The Hall! More info on their website]

peter holsapple - "larger than life" - single (Label 51 Recordings *
Redd Kross - "way too happy" - s/t (In The Red Recordings) * [bandcamp; Reminder #1: Andrew Reich, director of Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story will be on Michael Shelley's show this Saturday
Reminder #2. We're screening that documentary here at Monty Hall on Sunday Dec. 22! I'll be hosting, and we'll have a Q+A with Dan Epstein, co-authonr (with the McDonald brothers) of Now You're One Of Us: The Incredible Story Of Redd Kross!]
congratulations - "1 2 save me" - slap (Bella Union) * [bandcamp]
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Audio & playlist from December 4, 2024