WFMU Recent Airplay + News, September 2025

There are so many terrific October Hellraiser Specials coming up this month that I only have room to list the next week of specials. If you want to see the full list, click here!

Feelings presents the 7th Almost Annual Covers Show
Tuesday, October 7th, Noon - 3pm
on Feelings with Michele with One "L"
In her first October Hellraiser Special Michele celebrates her love of a "great?" cover song. There was a year hiatus so these songs have piled up!

It's 1975 Again
Tuesday, October 7th, Noon - 3pm
on Tony Coulter's show (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Well, somebody's 1975, anyway. Join Tony as he spins some of his favorite tunes from 50 years ago.

The Wiggle Room with Krys O: Presents Music by Cats
Tuesday, October 7th, 8pm - 9pm
on The Wiggle Room (on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
Krys O, in a semi-regular shift on The Wiggle Room, will feature cats playing instruments, plus some cartoon cat music for good measure.

Lea Bertucci performs live on Samantha's show as she fills in for Kendraplex
Tuesday, October 7th, 9pm - Midnight
on Samantha's show
Lea Bertucci will be talking about and performing songs from her new record, The Oracle, a hysterical collection of experimental music that centers around the voice processed through a reel-to-reel tape machine, with flute, organ, electronics and taiko drums thrumming in the backdrop.

"Mid-Valley Mutations... IN HELL. (A Hellraiser Special)"
Tuesday, October 7th, 9pm - Midnight
on Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich (on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
"Broadcasting From Hell Itself in an effort to help raise a few coins for the annual Hellraiser, the Mid-Valley Mutations crew - aided by a team of voice actors, sound effects, and a whole lot of pluck - meet a cast of ghoulish characters, amid hellish musical selections, plenty of Audience Participation, and reports on the daily horrors that no person should have to deal with, even if it is "that time of year." Will our embedded reporters survive a journey into Hell Itself? Tune in... if you dare..."

“21” Lounge Hellraiser ‘Month of Medleys’
Wednesday, October 8th, 7pm - 8pm
on "21" Lounge with Don Fleming
Don continues his “21” Lounge Hellraiser ‘Month of Medleys’ with a full show of lounge bands presenting medleys of musicals, rock operas, big band tunes, and more.

Garden of Love (+ DIY Festival Special)
Wednesday, October 8th, 9pm - Midnight
on Sydney's show
Peace Punk? Love Rock? Whatever you want to call it, Garden of Love represents the best of Montréal DIY. Their frenetic harmony knows just where to place every hook, where to push every button. And that guitar tone, wow! Tune in as they play songs from their new release, Love Is Coming, out on Ever/Never Records. The rest of the show will include other bands from the recent Bread and Roses DIY festival, as well as Philly's U4 Fest.

Los Microwaves
Thursday, October 9th, Noon - 3pm
on Push Button Heaven with Jody Peyote
San Jose new-wavers Los Microwaves round out their East Coast revival tour with a live session on WFMU, playing a selection from their newly-released remix LP, "What's That Got To Do (With Loving You)." Joining original members of the lineup are Greg Langston on drums (No Alternative, Texedomoon), Matt Comeione on synths (Nervous Gender), and vocalist Scarlet Muñoz.

A Case of the Punks
Thursday, October 9th, 6pm - 7pm
on Mistress of A Thousand Moods with Mistress Jessie (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Join Mistress Jessie as she puts away the whip and stilettos for her annual Case Of The Punks special and raises some filthy lucre for WFMU.

All Request Show
Thursday, October 9th, 7pm - 8pm
on Crayons to Perfume with Glynis GirlGroupGirl (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
WFMU listeners have the best taste in music! Listeners chose their 60’s girl group favorites, and I play ‘em!

Demos To Spazz By
Thursday, October 9th, 9pm - Midnight
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Nascent noodlings from a variety of tape recorder fiddlin’ Music To Spazz By superstars.

The Zombies Are Back
Friday, October 10th, 7pm - 9pm
on Musical Dose with medson (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
It’s a two hour Hell Raising Zombie Extravaganza !
Join medson two hours of music honoring our walking dead pals, in order to raise some cold hard cash for WFMU during this October Hellraiser.

Soul girl groups, from Flirtations to Lovations and way beyond.
Friday, October 10th, 8pm - 9pm
on Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine

Can’t Stand the Midwest: A Rust Belt Punk Party
Friday, October 10th, 9pm - Midnight
on Burn It Down! with Nate K.
Nate the K. goes back to his roots for a regional punk extravaganza spanning the dawn of the KBD era to the end of the century and hitting the pits from Pittsburgh to Des Moines. Knuckleheaded boot boys and art school dropouts; cheap beer and cheese curds; Negative Approach and Nine Shocks Terror. See you in the basement. We got a keg.

Frenchmen Street Memories: New Orleans Funk Of The '90s
Saturday, October 11th, 10am - 11am
on The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
The '90s were a golden age of funky music in New Orleans. While the city's R&B hit-making days were over, a new local scene was emerging, with up and coming groups adding fresh ingredients to the city's unique musical gumbo. We'll look back and listen to some of the forgotten bands of NOLA's Frenchmen Street scene.

Tee Vee Repairmann/Mark Arm/Danny Ayala
Saturday, October 11th, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Australia is currently a musical hotbed and Tee Vee Repairmann is one of the main reasons why. Their hook-laden punk'n'roll is winning over fans all over the world. Currently on tour with Superchunk, they will also be rocking Gonerfest and returning to NYC to play Union Pool with Brower and The Wig Outs on Tuesday 10/7. Todd is proud to host them for a second time on 10/11.

Speaking of Australia, Mudhoney's Mark Arm will be fronting "The Saints '73-'78" American tour in November (which will visit Music Hall Of Williamsburg on Friday November 14th). The band will include original Saints members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay, along with Mick Harvey and Peter Oxley. Mark and Todd discuss this exciting tour, Mudhoney and more!

Danny Ayala can often be found playing keyboards with The Lemon Twigs. He is now stepping out with a solo album, "Only Fools Love Again" on Brooklyn's Reminder Records. As part of an East Coast run to support this album, Danny will be playing at Union Pool on Sunday 10/5. Catch him in full live effect on The Todd-O-Phonic Todd Show.

Jeff Magnum Returns
Saturday, October 11th, 6pm - 7pm
on Drop-In (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Dead Boys bassist, Jeff Magnum is back with another jam-packed hour of killer tracks.

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview
Saturday, October 11th, 7pm - 10pm
on Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Melvin Gibbs, one of the most innovative and creative bassists of his generation, has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including Ronald Shannon Jackson, Henry Rollins, Arto Lindsay, Caetano Veloso and Pete Cosey. The wide scope of his music is unmatched; he performs at the highest level in several disparate genres: Jazz, Hard Core Punk, Funk, Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock and many more. For a three-hour special feature host David Mittleman interviewed Gibbs about his remarkable career and his newest album, Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2, released in October by Hausu Mountain Records.

"Live'r Than You'll Ever Be!"
Saturday, October 11th, 7pm - 9pm
on We're Outta Sight!!! with Stu (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
DJ Stu Rutherford brings you two hours of live performances from the sixties and seventies.

Special All-Vinyl, All-Soundtrack Episode
Sunday, October 12th, Midnight - 3am
on Anima Mundi with Chinn
Chinn, host of Anima Mundi, Sundays midnight to 3am, has seen a lot of movies. Like, a LOT of movies. But he has not seen ALL of the movies! Tune in Sunday, October 12th at midnight for a special All-Vinyl, All-Soundtrack Episode of Anima Mundi, in which Chinn will bury in each set a song from the soundtrack of a movie he HASN'T seen, and take calls and comments to guess the blind spot.

Bruno's B'day Bash Live from Monty Hall with Nape Neck
Sunday, October 12th, 3pm - 5pm
on Paul Bruno's show
Help Paul Bruno celebrate another spin 'round the sun with this fundraising live broadcast! Paul will be DJing, of course, but there will also be a live set from Leeds, UK's NAPE NECK. Their debut album, The Shallowest End (due out September 19th on Dot Dash Sounds), is the kind of spiky post-punk that would surely make hometown heroes like The Mekons and Delta 5 proud. You don't want to miss this! And if you have to, you can listen! Monty Hall is located at 43 Montgomery St in Jersey City. Doors are at 2:30 PM. Five bucks gets you in.

Sherri Locker hosts Radio Row Hell-O-ween Horror Hour II
Sunday, October 12th, 5pm - 6pm
on Radio Row
Back from the dead with more spooky scores and soundtracks. It's cheaper than a chainsaw!

Beyond the MJQ: Milt Jackson
Sunday, October 12th, 6pm - 9pm
on The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
The Laughing Clock surveys the music of John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Connie Kay, away from the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Shonen Knife
Sunday, October 12th, 8pm - 10pm
on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod
Japanese, all-female, sugar-fueled punk rock, Shonen Knife will be on Rock & Roller Derby on Sunday, October 12th, while in the States on their "Everyone Happy US Tour"!

HMM! It’s Hammond Madness Month, week two
Monday, October 13th, Noon - 2pm
on Frame Duggy Louder with Jan Turkenburg (on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
From the cream of the thriftstore euro bins in Zwolle, The Netherlands, Jan has selected both the beautiful and the quirky stuff. Besides big European names as Klaus Wunderlich, Big Jim 'H', Harold Smart, Claus Hammer and Ady Zehnpfennig, we’ll hear the likes of Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Spencer Davis Group and Dr. Lonnie Smith. It will swing the pan out, like they say in Holland.

Dew Claw
Monday, October 13th, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Dew Claw has been the music project for which Stephen Hunking (Hypnolovewheel, XL Kings) has released his meditations on life, love, parenting and other abstract musing since 2004. The current incarnation pairs him with producer/musician Chris Xefos (pronounced Zee-fose) (King Missile, MX-80 Sound) and they stop by WFMU for a rare live performance.