It’s like this: tonight, Thursday, I will read at the Best Music Writing 2011 event @ Housingworks in Manhattan. Free. Hosted by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross and Daphne Carr, who included my Frieze essay on slowness in music for the book’s 2011 edition. Flyer below. On Friday and Saturday I’ll be shaking things up … Continue reading BEST MUSIC WRITING & WEST COAST DJING
WFMU’s Winter 2012 schedule kicks into effect this week, so tune in tonight to catch my WFMU radio show, Mudd Up!, in its new Wednesday night timeslot. Same hour: 8pm. The audio from Monday’s live broadcast @ Spectacle Theater was lost to a database glitch, so that show will live on in our hearts and … Continue reading RADIO FREE WEDNESDAYS + SECRET GOOGLE CHEAT CODES
A reminder: you are invited to Spectacle Theater tonight, Monday December 5th, for an evening of live radio and a screening of Nass El Ghiwane film TRANSES, one of the best musical documentaries ever… and I’m not just saying that because I’ve been obsessed with Moroccan music since forever and did some touring with Nass … Continue reading NASS EL GHIWANE FILM TRANSES @ SPECTACLE TONIGHT
Last night’s Samuel Delany Times Sq Red, Times Sq Blue Book Clubb meeting was very nice. In attendance were two filmmakers who have spent significant time shooting in Times Square itself! There was Julia Loktev: her netflixable Day Night Day Night (2006) follows “a 19-year-old girl who prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times … Continue reading TIMES SQUARE READ
[Brian Degraw, Untitled John Lee Malvo, 2005, pencil on paper, 36 x 28cm] As part of our ongoing efforts to keep radio exciting… Tune in to Mudd Up! on WFMU next Monday, November 14th, for a show with special guest Brian Degraw, visual artist and musician from Gang Gang Dance! It’s gonna be a good … Continue reading BRIAN DEGRAW (GANG GANG DANCE) & SPECTACLE SOUND
Tonight, Monday November 7th, I’ll be hosting a live radio broadcast of my WFMU show at South Williamsburg’s Spectacle Theater, followed by a screening of excellent musical comedy 100% Arabica, starring Khaled and Cheb Mami. Music/youtubery begins at 7:30, film at 9pm, showing up early is a good idea, especially if you want the homemade … Continue reading LIVE RADIO & MOVIE TONITE, BRIAN FROM GGD NEXT WEEK
Last night’s radio show is now streaming. You can listen to it on your computer or cellphone! WFMU – independent, listener-supported, FM radio with incredible live internet streams and endless archives – is nearing the end of our first silent fundraiser. If you like Mudd Up! radio and feel like sharing the love, please consider … Continue reading GATHER ROUND YE OLDE LAPTOP
This trill cannot be duplicated says Venus X — and Drake retweets! — but it can be streamed. Last Monday’s radio show with special guest Venus X had the future turned up real high, just the way we like it. She did two fantastic, imaginative, busy-on-the-decks sets that put y’all lazy/conservative/chase-the-genre-of-the-minute DJs to shame. During … Continue reading VENUS RISING
Fantastic, ear- and mind-opening radio show this Monday, thanks to special guest Chris Kirkley of SahelSounds and the Music for Saharan Cellphones comp (among other projects). Got some great feedback from this show, like this email: “your interview with Chris Kirkley was inspiring …great job ..its amazing because each time he played something i wanted … Continue reading MUSIC FROM SAHARAN CELLPHONES: INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS KIRKLEY
Radio last night! Back broadcasting live from WFMU HQ after a long time on the roam. Like a lion coming off novacaine… It starts off with stillness and ramps up & up: Be sure to tune in next week for special guest Chris Kirkley tracklist from Mudd Up!, Sept 19th