Midweek Mixdown: Retro Obscuro with DJ Angela Wheeler

Crazy cool rock 'n' roll classics by Janis Martin & Esquerita top the usual wacko mishmash on Retro Obscuro today! See link below.

Tune into Retro Obscuro with DJ Angela Wheeler on WFMU-FM today at 2 pm Eastern right here. 

Midweek Mixdown: Gary Sullivan's Bodega Pop salute to Farid El Atrache

Check out the three-hour tribute to the music of Farid El Atrache put together by Gary Sullivan for WFMU's Bodega Pop below. 

Listen to the Farid El Atrache tribute show – including tracks from 1972's Awal Hamsa album – right here. 

Listen to Big Planet Noise w/ Bob Irwin & Gina Bacon

Cheers to Bob Irwin in advance of his birthday on Wednesday. Check out Big Planet Noise on WFMU by following the link below. 

Click to listen to three hours of intriguing recordings on Big Planet Noise's January 8th broadcast starting at 9 pm right here. 

Midweek Mixdown: Mr. Fine Wine's Downtown Soulville

Check out Mr. Fine Wine's stellar selection of vintage R&B singles for WFMU's Downtown Soulville by following the link below. 

Check out the Downtown Soulville show from December 15th which WFMU-FM has archived right here. 

Remembering New Orleans legend Huey "Piano" Smith

Sadly, Huey "Piano" Smith passed away on February 13. We're remembering Huey with Mr. Fine Wine's selection of 45s right here.

Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine salutes Huey "Piano" Smith

Listen to Huey "Piano" Smith biographer John Wirt on WFMU's Fools Paradise from 2014 right here. 

Happy Birthday Robert Crumb!

Cheers to the legendary Robert Crumb on his birthday. Here's an excerpt of chat about records (below). More here  and there there.  

LINKS

NOW Magazine Robert Crumb: Cult Comix King Driven By Demons (1992) by Deirdre Hanna 

One For The Weekend: Julea Thomerson

Listen to WFMU DJ Julea Thomerson perform her new song "The Lovin' Light" with pedal steel great Lloyd Green.