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Mayhem 2006
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April 28
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Mayhem 1
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Mayhem 2
6PM
Mayhem Candy |
Mayhem 3
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Mayhem 4
10PM
Harry Partch Special |
Mayhem 5
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Mayhem 6
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Mayhem 8
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Mayhem 9
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Mayhem 10
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Mayhem 11
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Mayhem 12
10PM
The Smell of Cologne |
Mayhem 13
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Mayhem 14
12AM
Day of Dub |
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Mayhem 15
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Mayhem 16
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Mayhem 17
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Mayhem 18
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Mayhem 19
7PM
Mellotron |
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Mayhem 24
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Mayhem 25
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Mayhem 26
10PM
GPR Special |
Mayhem 27
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Mayhem 29
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Kuntmaster |
Mayhem 30
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Mayhem 31
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Junehem 1
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Short descriptions of Mayhem Specials
Aliens Ate My Sampler
Sunday, April 30 12:00am — 3:00am · Full details...
Sunday April 30 from midnite to 3:AM
Aliens Ate My Sampler
Presented by Mr. Goodwrench
Three hours of techno tunes having to do with UFOs, alien visitation, and the like (a three hour tour, a three hour tour?). Expect both classics
and a
liberal amount of tomfoolery.
Mayhem Candy
Tuesday, Mayhem 2 6:00pm — 7:00pm · Full details...
Tuesday Mayhem 2 from 6:PM to 7:PM
Candy From the Current Bin returns with a MAYHEM twist...
? ? ? It's a lovely audio bouquet with a selection of KFJC staff favorites and MAYHEM special previews. Contributions from Ann Arbor,
Rocky Rococo,
Mr Lucky and many more.
Mayhem Unbedtime Story #1
Wednesday, Mayhem 3 7:15am — 9:00am · Full details...
Wednesday Mayhem 3 at 7:20:AM
Ann Arbor and co-conspirator Alison Chaiken bring you the Unbedtime Story for the month of Mayhem featuring WHAT THE
DORMOUSE SAID: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry written by NY Times technology writer John Markoff.
International Tuba Day Part 5
Thursday, Mayhem 4 10:00am — 2:00pm · Full details...
Thursday Mayhem 4 from 10:AM to 2:PM
International Tuba Day Part 5
Presented by Dave Richoux
By popular demand, the celebration of International Tuba Day on KFJC returns with all kinds of music featuring the Tuba and other related
instruments. The special will feature solo artists and ensembles playing in traditional and classical styles, jazz, pop and avaunt "alt.tuba" explorations.
Harry Partch Special
Thursday, Mayhem 4 10:00pm — Friday, Mayhem 5 2:00am · Full details...
Thursday Mayhem 4 from 10:PM to 2:AM
Harry Partch Special
Presented by Justin Outlier
Chats with ex-members and other influenced musicians from Los Angeles (Hubbard, etc.)
The Shape of Beats to Come: a 3-hour tour of the Tru Thoughts r
Saturday, Mayhem 6 6:00pm — 9:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 6 from 6:PM to 9:PM
The Shape of Beats to Come: a 3-hour tour of the Tru Thoughts record label
Presented by Ann Arbor/Rocky Rococo
The Tru Thoughts label describes their sound as
"jazzbreakshiphopsoulfunkbeatsounds." A three-hour tour of the artists and sounds of Tru thoughts
and their sublabels; Unfold and Zebra Traffic.
Riddims of Jamaica Pt 3
Tuesday, Mayhem 9 2:00pm — 6:00pm · Full details...
Tuesday Mayhem 9 from 2:PM to 6:PM
Riddims of Jamaica Pt 3
Presented by Mr. Lucky
A continuation of last year's "Riddims" specials, exploring the practice of "versioning" in Jamaica. Riddims Pt 3 focuses on Bob Marley's versions.
Mayhem Unbedtime Story #2
Wednesday, Mayhem 10 7:15am — 9:00am · Full details...
Wednesday Mayhem 10 at 7:20:AM
Ann Arbor and co-conspirator Alison Chaiken bring you the Unbedtime Story for the month of Mayhem featuring WHAT THE
DORMOUSE SAID: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry written by NY Times technology writer John Markoff.
The Smell of Cologne
Friday, Mayhem 12 10:00pm — Saturday, Mayhem 13 2:00am · Full details...
Friday Mayhem 12 from 10:PM to 2:AM
The Smell of Cologne
Hosted by Mr Goodwrench
Cologne, Germany, in addition to being a city rich in history, is a hotbed for world-class techno of all sorts. This special will provide a brief overview
of some of the major labels and producers from Cologne.
Roots of Ambient Music
Saturday, Mayhem 13 6:00am — 9:00am · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 13 from 6:AM to 9:AM
Roots of Ambient Music
Presented by nic Electro
Using the material provided in Mark Prendergast's book "The Ambient Century" the special will explore the roots of many of the artists and music
that shows up in the KFJC library.
Robert Rich rebroadcast
Saturday, Mayhem 13 3:00pm — 6:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 13 from 3:PM to 6:PM
A special rebroadcat of the Robert Rich performance live at the Anthony Soto Theatre in
San Jose, recorded by KFJC on March 13, 2006. Hosted by Nozmo King.
Starving for Attention: The Hungry Eye Records Special
Saturday, Mayhem 13 7:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 13 from 7:PM to 10:PM
Starving for Attention: The Hungry Eye Records Special
Presented by Guy Montag
New York's Hungry Eye record label is at the forefront of releasing and supporting
progressive currents in music culture, exposing the music of
different movements, scenes and regions worldwide. We'll hear from the Scabs, the
Phantom Limbs, the Weegs, Missing Foundation, Urban Waste plus a live mic with Sixteens at 9:PM.
Day of Dub
Sunday, Mayhem 14 12:00am — Monday, Mayhem 15 2:00am · Full details...
Sunday Mayhem 14 from midnite to midnite
Day of Dub
Presented by the KFJC Staff
The 7th Annual Day of Dub celebrates the exotic specie Reggeaus Instrumentalus from its roots to its psychedelic fruit. Special features
include
the exclusive broadcast of U-Roy's recent California tour mixed by the Scientist, an interview with reggae bass veteran Fully Fullwood and a special
focus on legendary Dub drummer Santa Davis.
12:AM to 3:AM - Goodwrench
3:AM to 6:AM - Morris Minor
6:AM to 9:AM - Shawn Dupree
9:AM to noon - Gallium Arsenide
noon to 3:PM - Mr. Lucky
3:PM to 7:PM - Spliff Skankin'
7:PM to 10:PM - Philip Morris
10:PM to 2:AM - FunkMinsta Fulla alongside Fitz Ludlow
The Music of Greg Cohen
Monday, Mayhem 15 6:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Monday Mayhem 15 from 6:PM to 10:PM
The Music of Greg Cohen
Presented by Andy Cadaver
Despite being among the most accomplished jazz bassists on the scene
today, Greg Cohen has remained in relative obscurity. Supplying the
swinging low end for musicians from Tom Waits, Ornette Coleman, John
Zorn's Masada to Woody Allen's jazz band, Cohen's musical diversity is a
result of rare talent combined with a tremendous knowledge of the history
of music.
Witchseason: Joe Boyd's Folk-Rock Stable
Tuesday, Mayhem 16 7:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Tuesday Mayhem 16 from 7:PM to 10:PM
Witchseason: Joe Boyd's Folk-Rock Stable
Presented by Art Crimes
Strange that it took an American, Elektra Records Joe Boyd, to nurture some of the highest-regarded British Folk Rock releases. In the late 60s
and early 70s, Boyd worked with Nick Drake, the Incredible String Band, and Fairport Convention (and their various alumni), as well as more
psychedelic acts like the early Pink Floyd and Soft Machine.
Mayhem Unbedtime #3
Wednesday, Mayhem 17 7:15am — 9:00am · Full details...
Wednesday Mayhem 17 at 7:20:AM
Ann Arbor and co-conspirator Alison Chaiken bring you the Unbedtime Story for the month of Mayhem featuring WHAT THE
DORMOUSE SAID: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry written by NY Times technology writer John Markoff.
Return to Brass Insanity
Thursday, Mayhem 18 10:00am — 2:00pm · Full details...
Thursday Mayhem 18 from 10:AM to 2:PM
Return to Brass Insanity
Presented by Dave Richoux
Brass is the New Punk! Groups of BrassWind musicians have formed all over the world to bring a new (yet ancient) sound to popular music. This
special will feature the latest recordings in many different styles of horn powered music.
Wall of Sound: 60s Girl Groups & Their Influence
Thursday, Mayhem 18 8:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Thursday Mayhem 18 from 8:PM to 10:PM
Wall of Sound: 60s Girl Groups & Their Influence
Presented by 50K Bonus
Created mostly by producers, writers and arrangers, 60s Girl Groups combined female vocalists and studio production techniques. This special
will explore the genre and in turn show how it influenced many more recent bands like L7, Xray Specks, the Ramones, Jesus & the Mary Chain and
early female punk bands.
Mellotron
Friday, Mayhem 19 7:00pm — 11:00pm · Full details...
Friday Mayhem 19 from 7:PM to midnite
Tales of the 8-second Orchestra: The Continuing Story of the Mellotron
Presented by Pete Dixon, Earl Grey and Joe Shlabotnik
Play "spot the Mellotron" with your hosts who continue to unearth music, both old and new, featuring this versatile keyboard instrument. Its
unique character and sound was the mainstay of many progressive bands in the early seventies but also turns up in the unlikeliest of places from the
mid-60's right through to the present day.
The Evolution of Hip-Hop
Saturday, Mayhem 20 12:00pm — 4:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 20 from noon to 4:PM
The Evolution of Hip-Hop
Presented by Trinity and special co-hosts Dallas Jackson and Qwel
Trinity explores the depths of the Galapagos4 label. Hip hop from
Chicago and beyond...interviews and music from Typical Cats, Denizen
Kane, Mestizo, Offwhyte, Maker, Meaty Ogre, Robust and more!
The High Priest of Exotica: The Martin Denny Special
Saturday, Mayhem 20 7:00pm — 11:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 20 from 7:PM to 11:PM
The High Priest of Exotica: The Martin Denny Special
Presented by Mitch Lemay and Gallium Arsenide
A timeline retrospective on the music of Martin Denny - the man who created
a hypnotic international sound that blended exotic elements - bird
calls, croaking frogs, jazz rhythms, chimes and gongs. He once described it as a fusion of Asian, South Pacific, American jazz, Latin American and
classical styles.
A Gentle Introduction to Plaid
Saturday, Mayhem 20 11:00pm — Sunday, Mayhem 21 3:00am · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 20 from 11:PM to 3:AM
A Gentle Introduction to Plaid
Presented by Mr. Goodwrench
Plaid was formed in 1990 by Ed Handley and Andy Turner. This special will be a Whitman Sampler
of their catalog with some remixes and live moments for dessert (the Tura filling or the Balil? Decisions, decisions).
Irritably Erratic: The Kranky Special
Sunday, Mayhem 21 3:00pm — 9:00pm · Full details...
Sunday Mayhem 21 from 3:PM to 9:PM
Irritably Erratic: The Kranky Special
Presented by Guy Montag
Kranky have released numerous recordings by artists including the likes of Labradford, Growing,
Windy & Carl, The Stars of the Lid and many
more. Bizarre folk, indie rock,
ambient, post-rock, and everything inspired.Live sets at 5:PM and 7:PM from Gregg Kowalsky and Charalambides? Tom Carter
A Night and Day of the Sun
Monday, Mayhem 22 12:00am — 11:00pm · Full details...
Monday Mayhem 22 from midnite to midnite
A Night and Day of the Sun
Presented by Spliff Skankin, Nancy Reagan and Hawkeye
Annual Celebration of all things Sun Ra. 24 hour special of the music and poetry of Sun Ra and his Arkestra. Interviews, live and rare recordings,
philosophy, art, fashion, etc.
Riddims of Jamaica Pt. 4
Tuesday, Mayhem 23 2:00pm — 6:00pm · Full details...
Tuesday Mayhem 23 from 2:PM to 6:PM
Riddims of Jamaica Pt. 4
Presented by Mr. Lucky
Covers of American songs Jamaica style!
Mayhem Unbedtime Story #4
Wednesday, Mayhem 24 7:15am — 9:00am · Full details...
Wednesday Mayhem 24 at 7:20:AM
Ann Arbor and co-conspirator Alison Chaiken bring you the Unbedtime Story for the month of Mayhem featuring WHAT THE
DORMOUSE SAID: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry written by NY Times technology writer John Markoff.
Skiffle: Gateway to British Pop
Wednesday, Mayhem 24 7:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Wednesday Mayhem 24 from 7 to 10:PM
Skiffle: Gateway to British Pop
Presented by Art Crimes/John Goldfarb
Get your tea chest bass ready...If you check the biographies of various British Invasion bands from the 60s, you?ll see that they may have been a
?skiffle? band in their infancy. Why was skiffle such a craze in the UK? And where did skiffle come from?
What They Don't Know: The Life & Music of Kirsty MacColl
Thursday, Mayhem 25 6:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Thursday May 25 from 6:PM to 10:PM
What They Don't Know: The Life & Music of Kirsty MacColl
Presented by Zero Gravity
Most people only know her as Shane MacGowan's foul-mouthed foil on the
Pogues' "Fairytale of New York," but Kirsty MacColl gained a reputation
among peers, critics and ardent fans as Great Britain's finest female
songwriter and singer, from her first single in 1979 up to her last
album and untimely and tragic death in 2000.
GPR Special
Friday, Mayhem 26 10:00pm — Saturday, Mayhem 27 2:00am · Full details...
Friday Mayhem 26 from 10:PM to 2:AM
GPR Special
Presented by Mr. Goodwrench
GPR records kicked off the label by signing artists like the then-unknown Black Dog, Luke Slater, and Beaumont Hannant, and never looked
back. This special will be sampling nearly 10 years of releases from a ground breaking (and sorely missed) electronic music label.
Super Soul Showdown
Saturday, Mayhem 27 1:00pm — 3:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 27 from 1:PM to 3:PM
Super Soul Showdown
Presented by Trinity and Art Crimes
It?s a Battle Royale to the Funky Finish ! Hear the shouts, screams, squeals, and moans as the Kings and Queens of Soul testify. Trinity coaches
the Ladies team, while Art Crimes drapes those capes over the guys? shoulders. HAVE MERCY!
All Roads Lead To Wisconsin - The Utech Records Special
Saturday, Mayhem 27 6:00pm — 11:00pm · Full details...
Saturday Mayhem 27 from 6:PM to midnite
All Roads Lead To Wisconsin - The Utech Records Special
Presented by Max Level
Utech Records, based in Milwaukee, WI, is a small
label specializing in artful, limited-edition CD
releases by musicians from around the globe, in a wide
variety of styles that the adventurous listener will
appreciate. Jazz groups, electronics, acoustic guitar,
noise, and more...
Kuntmaster
Monday, Mayhem 29 7:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Monday Mayhem 29 from 7:PM to 10:PM
Virgin Ghost: The Magic is Kuntmaster Special
Presented by Guy Montag
Camilla Ha, a stunning visual & music performance artist, is the masterful enchanter behind Magic is Kuntmaster. She is a most wickedly alluring
sorceress, conjuring the creepy whispers of inarticulate voices and pulsing static discharges of experimental evil.
Musical Chairs at Wally Heider's in San Francisco
Tuesday, Mayhem 30 7:00pm — 10:00pm · Full details...
Tuesday Mayhem 30 from 7:PM to 10:PM
Musical Chairs at Wally Heider's in San Francisco
Presented by Art Crimes
Wally Heider's San Francisco Studios was the all-hours place to hang for San Francisco-based acts like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane,
Quicksilver, and Santana, as well most members of CSNY.
Mayhem Unbedtime Story #5
Wednesday, Mayhem 31 7:15am — 9:00am · Full details...
Wednesday Mayhem 31 at 7:20:AM
Ann Arbor and co-conspirator Alison Chaiken bring you the Unbedtime Story for the month of Mayhem featuring WHAT THE
DORMOUSE SAID: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry written by NY Times technology writer John Markoff.
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