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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

Location:

East Orange, NJ

Networks:

WFMU

Description:

Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

Twitter:

@efd

Language:

English

Contact:

WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368


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fill-in for Feelings. with live sets from THE HOBKNOBS and SWANSEA SOUND, plus a chat with RACHEL LICHTMAN! from May 12, 2026

5/12/2026
Set: Los Angeles record store finds and souvenirs tarney & spencer - "i'm your man rock 'n roll" - va-sales presentation [purchased at Atomic Records, Burbank CA] [0:02:10] ross - "so slow" - va-rso prime cuts 10" [purchased at Amoeba Records, Los Angeles CA] [0:03:32] lady flash - "street singin'" - beauties in the night [purchased at Amoeba produced by Barry Manilow and Ron Dante, co-written by Manilow] [0:06:58] the things that creeped-n-crawled right out of the ground - "we're the things that creeped-n-crawled right out of the ground" - va-you're soaking in it [purchased at Atomic Records] [0:10:08] jay thomas - "99x" - va-ultimate radio bootleg vol 2 [purchased at Atomic Records] [0:13:02] the dodgers - "little darlin'" - love on the rebound [purchased at Amoeba] [0:16:59] ben steele and his bare hands - "lies" - 12" [purchased at Amoeba] [0:19:57] the go - "meet me at the movies" - ferdinand attic demos [purchased at Amoeba (in the clearance section, of all places!) 1999 demos, with Jack White on guitar] [0:22:46] wreckless eric - "standing water" - leisureland [saw a great Wreckless Eric show in LA Sunday afternoon!] [0:26:28] End of set Set: THE HOBKNOBS live on WFMU engineered by Tom Unish assisted by Todd Mazierski special thanks to K-J Braams Yaël Dekker - vocals / tapes Arie van Vliet - vocals / guitar Katja Kahana - bass, guitar new album Helmets Off coming out June 26 on 12XU! the hobknobs - "the mind" - live on wfmu [0:38:25] the hobknobs - "easier listening" - live on wfmu [0:40:46] the hobknobs - "around the bend" - live on wfmu [0:43:31] the hobknobs - "used to it" - live on wfmu [0:46:03] the hobknobs - "jennette mccurdy" - live on wfmu [0:50:09] the hobknobs - "are you looking for something?" - live on wfmu [0:52:29] the hobknobs - "my conditions" - live on wfmu [0:55:11] the hobknobs - "enarmored" - live on wfmu [0:57:59] the hobknobs - "dictionary" - live on wfmu [1:01:18] the hobknobs - "green pastures" - live on wfmu [1:05:17] the hobknobs - "chat with efd" [1:06:23] End of set grim globs - "vampire retired" - untitled [1:15:03] dead star boys - "summer has gone" - rats [bandcamp] [1:18:52] dinky diamonds - "foreverdays" - s/t ep [bandcamp] [1:22:36] programme 4 - "excerpt" - easy am 66 promotional album vol. 3 [bandcamp] [1:27:18] Set: RACHEL LICHTMAN live on the telephone! Don't miss Programme 4: Make the Scene this Thursday night May 14 downstairs at Monty Hall, 43 Montgomery St in Jersey City! A surreal, retro-inspired television experience blending film, live performance, and talk show elements into an immersive, analog-style broadcast event. Get tickets here! rahcel lichtman - "chats with efd" [1:34:27] End of set cinnamon teals - "one more job" - cut 'n paste [bandcamp] [1:49:36] hypnolovewheel - "bridget because" - parallel universe [new collection curated by James McNew of Yo La Tengo bandcamp] [1:52:54] white fence - "i came close, orange for luck" - orange [bandcamp] [1:55:42] Set: SWANSEA SOUND live on WFMU! engineered by Mario Santana Hue Williams - vocals Amelia Fletcher - vocals / guitar Rob Pursey - bass Bob Collins - guitar Ian Button - drums, backing vocals find all their releases on Bandcamp swansea sound - "oasis v blur" - live on wfmu [2:04:08] swansea sound - "music lover" - live on wfmu [2:06:42] swansea sound - "on our own" - live on wfmu [2:09:30] swansea sound - "mean 2 be mean" - live on wfmu [2:13:11] swansea sound - "20 mph" - live on wfmu [2:16:36] swansea sound - "double declutch" - live on wfmu [2:20:36] swansea sound - "toxic energy" - live on wfmu [2:24:47] swansea sound - "twentieth century" - live on wfmu [2:27:23] swansea sound - "chat with efd" [2:31:47] End of set shale - "get ready to dance" - single [2:44:52] the modern airline - "make with the action" - lullaby robot [record release show at Mama Tried Saturday afternoon May 30, 4-7pm! Look for it on their bandcamp page when it's...

Duration:03:08:26

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fill-in for Suzy Hotrod, with a live set from PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY recorded for Rock and Roller Derby! from May 3, 2026

5/3/2026
william truckaway & magic - "roller derby star" - va-appetizers [feel better and heal up fast, Suzy!] [0:00:00] the kind - "bad dream" - pain and pleasure [0:03:26] john paul young - "yesterday's hero" - va-the good times: 25 years of australian music [thanks to Eddy in Australia!] [0:06:53] nantucket - "it's a long way to the top" - long way to the top [from North Carolina, somewhat confusingly. With Kenny Soule on drums!] [0:10:33] band of susans - "sometimes" - blessing and curse 12" ep [bought last night at Randy Now's Man Cave] [0:14:56] Set: RIP Tony Wilson, Hot Chocolate bass player and songwriter hot chocolate - "call the police" - s/t [Written by Tony Wilson] [0:18:50] hot chocolate - "you could've been a lady" - cicero park (2 cd reissue) [co-written by Tony Wilson] [0:22:25] tony wilson - "hangin' out in space" - va-ritual chants [orig 1982] [0:25:59] End of set Set: PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY live on WFMU for Suzy Hotrod's Rock and Roller Derby! Engineered by Scott Williams with Jeff Ottenbacher Vanessa Briscoe-Hay - vocals Kay Stanton - bass, backing vocals Jason NeSmith - guitar Patrick Ferguson - drums Get their most recent album, Magnet Factory, out now on Strolling Bones See them next month at DexFest in North Carolina! pylon reenactment society live on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod - "volume" - live on wfmu [0:39:37] pylon reenactment society live on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod - "educate me" - live on wfmu [0:42:56] pylon reenactment society live on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod - "3x3" - live on wfmu [0:47:31] pylon reenactment society live on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod - "flowers everywhere" - live on wfmu [0:50:07] pylon reenactment society live on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod - "beep" - live on wfmu [0:53:26] pylon reenactment society live on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod - "chat with Suzy Hotrod" [0:56:57] End of set the hobknobs - "easier listening" - helmets off [playing live at Hart Bar Tuesday night with Van Goth and CS Cleaners, and live on WFMU next Tues May 12 when I fill in for Feelings bandcamp] [1:13:19] van goth - "one night performance" - is it? [on the bill with The Hobknobs this Tuesday night, featuring our own Sydney! bandcamp] [1:15:53] answering machines - "fake i.d." - the disturbing side of music [Anemic Boyfriends cover! bandcamp] [1:18:55] positronix - "miss universe" - miss universe ep [bandcamp] [1:20:29] the mooney suzuki - "yeah you can" - people get ready [orig 2000, new remastered RSD edition! bandcamp] [1:23:31] Set: RIP Andrew Anderson (The Hipshakes, Proto Idiot, Freak Genes, et al.) proto idiot - "you're wrong" - 7" [1:33:43] freak genes - "pushing back" - iii [1:35:15] End of set mirrors - "need me all night" - high all the time [early 2010s recordings from the seminal Cleveland proto-punk band bandcamp] [1:38:58] the sleeveens - "town of horseheads" - national anthem [bandcamp] [1:41:44] hannah lew - "move in silence" - s/t [from Grass Widow and Cold Beat bandcamp] [1:45:42] cinnamon teals - "retiring clock repairman" - cut 'n paste [bandcamp] [1:52:10] the chop - "deserter 1940" - third window [bandcamp] [1:55:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163873

Duration:02:08:43