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Mayhem Guide

An entire Month of Mayhem. Thirty one (plus 1) days of special programming all written, produced and broadcast only on KFJC

Kollapsing Webs: Einsturzende Neubaten Special

Saturday Mayhem 1 11:AM to 3:PM
KOLLAPSING WEBS - Einsturzende Neubauten Special
Hosted by M.C.Christ and Mr. E
4 hour investigation into one of the most essential destroyers of main stream music EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN. New interviews plus new and rare historical recordings, and an interesting dialog with singer BLIXA BARGELD on launching his independent website Neubauten.org with dreams of kollapsing the music industry.

KMPX/?KSAN Revisited: A New Look at the Dawn of Freeform Radio

Saturday Mayhem 1 3:PM to 6:PM
KMPX/ KSAN Revisited: A New Look at the Dawn of Freeform Radio
Hosted by Skokiaan Guy and Ann Arbor
KMPX and KSAN were a 1960's radio phenomenon . It was a sound, a community and a vital part of life in San Francisco at that time. Thanks to Tom Donahue and his staff, who were unafraid to step outside the box of radio as it had been, a new way of doing radio was born. We'll visit with some of the people who were a part of Donahue's KSAN staff, play the music that made them famous, and offer some new perspectives on what it all meant at the time, and what it still means today.

Candy from the Mayhem Bin

Tuesday Mayhem 4 6:PM to 7:PM
Candy from the Mayhem Bin
Highlights and Reviews of new material added to the vast and substantial KFJC music library

London is the Place for Me: A Couple of Trips to Honest Jon's

Wednesday Mayhem 5 9:AM to 10:AM
LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME: A Couple of Trips to Honest Jon's Records
Hosted by Ann Arbor
Honest Jon's is not only a record label featuring international funk and grooves, it's also a very favorite record shop in Portobello Road - a destination in it's own right.Join Ann Arbor for a couple of trips to Honest Jon's and get the flavor of the label as well as the store.

The Grails

Wednesday Mayhem 5 around 4:PM
Portland's Grails celebrate Cinco de Mayhem with a live set in the Pit

The Cult of the Sousaphone

Thursday Mayhem 6 10:AM to 2:PM
The Cult of the Sousaphone
Hosted by David Richoux
In Celebration of International Tuba Day, join David Richoux in his annual celebration of all things Tuba. Enjoy Brassy and Low Sounds from Serpents to Sousaphones (and all sorts of other members of the Tuba Family) with all kinds of music from Classical to Extreme Jazz. Possibly we will be presenting a recording or live studio performance of the Ohlone Tuba Ensemble.

Spring Reverb 2004

Thursday Mayhem 6th 5:PM to 2:AM
Spring Reverb 2004 (Remote Broadcast)
Hosted by Mitch LeMay, Grawer, Akeem, Morris Minor, +
Interviews and live performances of the following: Jon Butcher, Takeshi Kojima, Lesli Dalaba, Carla Kihlstedt, Gino Robair, Vinny Golia, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Rent Romus, DJ Ejival, Nina Eidsheim, Cosmologic, Skeleton Key Orchestra, Titicacaman, plus members of the Trummerflora Collective, including Marcos Fernandez, Nathan Hubbard, Jason Robinson, Hans Fjellestad, Ellen Weller, Robert Montoya, Damon Holzborn, Joscha Oetz, Al Scholl, Marcelo Radulovich
------before and during a one-of-a kind evening of creative music and sound at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego

Can the World be Sadder than it Seemed? TG23 v2

Saturday Mayhem 8th 11:AM to 3:PM
Can the World be Even Sadder Than It Seemed? TG23 v2
Hosted by M.C.Christ and Mr. E
4 hour follow-up on the 2003 Day of Gristle. Updated interviews and new recordings by thee inventors of "industrial" music, in preparation for their one time May reunion in the UK.

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KMPX/?KSAN Revisited: A New Look at the Dawn of Freeform Radio

Saturday Mayhem 8th 3:PM to 6:PM
KMPX/ KSAN Revisited: A New Look at the Dawn of Freeform Radio
Hosted by Skokiaan Guy and Ann Arbor
KMPX and KSAN were a 1960's radio phenomenon . It was a sound, a community and a vital part of life in San Francisco at that time. Thanks to Tom Donahue and his staff, who were unafraid to step outside the box of radio as it had been, a new way of doing radio was born. We'll visit with some of the people who were a part of Donahue's KSAN staff, play the music that made them famous, and offer some new perspectives on what it all meant at the time, and what it still means today.

Day of Dub

Sunday Mayhem 9th
Day of Dub
12:AM to 2:AM
26 hours of dub in different styles and from different lands including a live set from dub legend Scientist

From the Pit: Continental

Monday Mayhem 10th around 8:PM
From the Pit: Continental
Hosted by Pete Dixon
A live performance: Instrumental textures and beats from San Francisco

Camper Van Beethoven Live Mic

Tuesday Mayhem 11th around 8:PM
From the Pit: Camper Van Beethoven
California's iconic Camper Van Beethoven will be playing live from the pit

WordSound Melt Down

Friday Mayhem 14th 7:PM to 11:PM
WordSound Melt Down
Hosted by Maybelline
Crooked wisdom from the WordSound label

Marshall Crenshaw's Fantastic Planet of Love

Saturday Mayhem 15th 9:PM to 12:AM
Marshall Crenshaw's Fantastic Planet of Love
Hosted by Art Crimes, John Goldfarb and Zero Gravity
An overview of the recorded works and live performances of Marshall Crenshaw. Well into his third decade as a songwriter, musician, and author, Crenshaw remains criminally undersung outside of his devoted core audience. We aim to correct that! We'll do some investigation of his musical influences, demo recordings, and songwriting for others artists.

A Couple of Trips to Honest Jon's Records

Wednesday Mayhem 19th 9:AM to 10:AM
LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME: A Couple of Trips to Honest Jon's Records
Hosted by Ann Arbor
Honest Jon's is not only a record label featuring international funk and grooves, it's also a very favorite record shop in Portobello Road - a destination in it's own right.Join Ann Arbor for a couple of trips to Honest Jon's and get the flavor of the label as well as the store.

Lost in the Ozone Again: Commander Cody's Lost Planet Airmen

Wednesday Mayhem 19th 7:PM to 10:PM
Lost in the Ozone Again: Commander Cody?s Lost Planet Airmen
Hosted by Art Crimes
Everyone knows about Detroit legends like the MC5 and Iggy Pop, kicking out the jams and making rock a contact sport. But around the same time in Ann Arbor, artist George Frayne christened himself Commander Cody and created his own twisted world of western swing, rockabilly, truckdriver songs, and salutes to substance abuse. After relocating to San Francisco in 1969, Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen became a fixture in the ballrooms and nightclubs. They were defiantly un-psychedelic in the Summer of Love. Although best known for their two actual hits, "Hot Rod Lincoln" and "Don't Let Go", the band never got the rewards they may have anticipated as hard-workin' rock stars. Eventually they reached the end of their road after a European tour. Most of the original members have moved on, some still playing clubs for a small-but-devoted following, but for awhile Cody's Airmen were among San Francisco's hidden treasures for those lucky enough to have seen them in the 70s. We'll hear a sampling of live and studio material, starting from 1970 and up to their last Warner Brothers release.

The Musical Mayhem of Billy May

Thursday Mayhem 20th 10:AM to 2:PM
The Musical Mayhem of Billy May
Hosted by Dave Richoux
From "This Is the Wrong Idea" (a.k.a. "Swing and Sweat With Charlie Barnett") in the 1940s through his own big band in the 1950s and beyond, Billy May has composed and arranged many hundreds of outstanding works of music in many different forms. With Humor, Skill, and Adventurous Excitement, the late Billy May was both a sung and unsung hero of American Popular Music. This will be a roughly chronological presentation featuring hits and obscurities from this prolific composer.

Inter-Action: The John Bischoff Special

Saturday Mayhem 22nd 2:PM to 6:PM
INTER-ACTION: The John Bischoff Special (and live set)
Hosted by Max Level
Featuring the work of John Bischoff, composer / performer of computer sound and music since the 1970s. John will join us in the KFJC studio, discussing and playing examples of his solo work and collaborations. We also look forward to a live set by John during the program. Listen, learn, and enjoy!

Blackmetal Underground Report Part 4

Saturday Mayhem 22nd 6:PM to 6:AM
Blackmetal Underground Report Part 4
Hosted by Number Six and He Who Gnashes Teeth
Christ-raping blackmetal hatred with live mic guest Bone Awl. This is where He kills.

A Day and Night of the Sun

Sunday Mayhem 23 6:AM to Monday Mayhem 24th 6:AM
A Day And Night Of The Sun
Hosted by Spliff Skankin', Nancy Reagan and others
We honor the great and powerful Ra -God of all Jazzes with our (now) traditional day of tribute. This year our offering to the legendary bandleader Sun Ra And His Arkestra Falls on the day after his earthly debut.

The Joy of Doom

Monday Mayhem 24th 7:PM to 2:AM
The Joy of Doom
Hosted by Number Six
Dark earth waves. Frozen casket mud. Glacial sludge. Tar-gagging mist. Slow-motion death. Break under the pressure of LA's Southern Lord Recordings, caught inside the throb of heavy metal doom. Interview with founder Greg Anderson. Nothing TBA. Drugs not included.

Robert Wyatt: Machines, Moles, and Mao

Tuesday Mayhem 25th 7:PM to midnight
Robert Wyatt: Machines, Moles, and Mao
Hosted by Max Level and Art Crimes
Robert Wyatt has outlasted many of his companions from those psychedelic days in London, when Soft Machine was constantly gigging at UFO with the likes of the Syd-era Pink Floyd. But a drunken tumble out of a window ended his drumming career, leading to his reinvention as a singer, songwriter and creative magnet for the luminaries that have happily worked with him in the last 20 years, folks like Elvis Costello, Nick Mason, Brian Eno and Paul Weller. Wyatt has graced the charts once or twice with other people's songs, but his own compositions, written with his wife Alfie, are unmatched for their sensitivity and originality. With music and interviews, Max Level and Art Crimes will take you back to Swinging London with Soft Machine, play politics with Matching Mole, hang out with jazz heavyweights like Carla Bley, and bring you up to speed on Wyatt's solo career, including his latest release, Cuckooland.

Hot Lex on a Platter

Wednesday Mayhem 26th 10:PM to 2:AM
Hot Lex on a Platter
Hosted by Trinity
Interviews and music with artists on the Lex Records label. Lex is a sub label of Warp Records. Artists include Boom Bip, Non-Prophets (Sage Francis & Joe Beats), Danger Mouse & Jemini, DJ Signify, Hymie's Basement (Fog & Why?), Tes, and more...

No Title

Thursday Mayhem 27th 7:PM to 2:AM
"The Absolute Supper" A tribute to Cold Meat Industry
Hosted by Belladonna, Austin Space and Solomon Grundy
Your favorite spooky DJ's gather the forces of shadows & obscurity to serve the "Absolute Supper"! A tribute to the predominantly Scandinavian groups of Cold Meat Industry. Dine with the Karmanik Family and your hosts Belladonna, Austin Space and Solomon Grundy as we explore the darkest tonalities that have been gestated since the labels inception in 1987. This exciting anthological retrospective will take you on a 7 hour feast of discovery into the slaughtering house of blood and agony with rare and forgotten moments as well as some of the newest material being served up by CMI.

Spring Reverb Rebroadcast

Thursday Mayhem 27th from 7:PM to 2:AM
Spring Reverb 2004 (pre-recorded remote broadcast)
Hosted by Mitch LeMay and Morris Minor
Interviews and live performances of the following: Jon Butcher, Takeshi Kojima, Lesli Dalaba, Carla Kihlstedt, Gino Robair, Vinny Golia, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Rent Romus, DJ Ejival, Nina Eidsheim, Cosmologic, Skeleton Key Orchestra, Titicacaman, plus members of the Trummerflora Collective, including Marcos Fernandez, Nathan Hubbard, Jason Robinson, Hans Fjellestad, Ellen Weller, Robert Montoya, Damon Holzborn, Joscha Oetz, Al Scholl, Marcelo Radulovich
------before and during a one-of-a kind evening of creative music and sound at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego

From the Pit: Simon Wickham-Smith

Monday Mayhem 31th around 8:PM
From the Pit: Simon Wickham-Smith
Hosted by Pete Dixon
A live performance: Electronic music, mainly making use of computer software (either other people's or, more recently, his own SuperCollider programs) to manipulate samples into new forms. Much of his output is concerned with stillness and stretched material - the length and the static nature of the work is his main musical interest.

Too Cool For School: Special Ed Pullout Session

Tuesday June 1st 7:PM to 10:PM
Too Cool For School: Special Ed Pullout Session
Hosted by Cynthia Lombard and Scott Moore
Spend three hours listening to the oddly entrancing, wonderfully humorous and inescapably human results of musicians with physical and cognitive disabilities. The focus is on projects that offer people with severe disabilities the opportunity to write, play and experiment with music. Far from trying to cover up their disabilities, groups such as The Kids of Widney High and Special Music by Special People embrace and incorporate their life with disabilities in their lyrics and performances. We'll include fresh tracks by the How's Your News Band plus cuts from Dancing Tree's, Children of Ala Costa. Plus demos, live cuts and interviews if the Title I funding comes through.

San Francisco's Asian Underground: A Gathering

Saturday June 5th 3:PM to 6:PM
San Francisco's Asian Underground: A Gathering
Hosted by Austin Space and Ann Arbor
London is where the Asian Underground started in the '90s but some of the vital new forces in the Asian Underground are in San Francisco. We'll meet and profile the players in the San Francisco Asian Underground as well as feature live music combining traditional Asian instruments with DJs and turntables.

Jim Dandy To the Rescue

Wednesday June 9th 7:PM to 10:PM
Jim Dandy To the Rescue
Hosted by Oscar Hox
The Rockin Hay day of Black Oak Arkansas. One of the first Southern Rock Bands. Music and interview.