The Evan "Funk" Davies Show | WFMU
WFMU
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
Genres:
Music Podcasts
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
Website:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/ED
Episodes
Texas record store finds! Plus a belated tribute to Chris Cross of Ultravox! from Apr 17, 2024
4/17/2024
charlie kulis - "when i see her" - 7" [purchased at Vinal Edge, Houston TX] [0:00:00]
pam windo & the shades - "waiting for you is boring" - it [purchased at Josey Records, Dallas TX] [0:02:42]
thumbs - "is it asking too much?" - s/t [purchased at Waterloo Records, Austin TX] [0:06:58]
blanket of secrecy - "something i don't need" - ears have walls [famed producer Roger Bechirian in disguise!
purchased at Josey Records, Dallas TX] [0:11:32]
jacqui brookes - "i'm not ashamed" - sob stories [purchased at Josey Records, Dallas TX] [0:14:28]
don bruce - "excerpt" - you be a disc jockey! [purchased at Vinal Edge, Houston TX] [0:18:56]
kevin dunn and the regiment of women - "oktyabrina" - 7" [purchased at Vinal Edge, Houston TX] [0:22:18]
bachman-turner overdrive - "she's a devil" - four wheel drive [going out to Scott Williams
purchased at Josey Records, Dallas TX] [0:26:00]
evan "funk" davies - "d.j. voice to be inserted" - you be a disc jockey! [0:30:23]
on being an angel - "hard luck woman" - 7" [0:48:02]
the dracu-las - "fall asleep when i'm dead" - 7" [0:51:00]
paperniks - "oxygen tank flipper" - 7" [bandcamp] [0:54:47]
shawnis & the shimmers - "munchies" - whip it out! 7" ep [0:57:15]
grazia - "cheap" - in poor taste 7" ep [bandcamp] [0:59:14]
Set: RIP Chris Cross of Ultravox
tiger lily - "monkey jive" - 7" [1:09:36]
ultravox! - "my sex" - s/t [John Foxx / Chris Cross co-write] [1:12:53]
ultravox! - "the man who dies every day" - ha! ha! ha! [1:16:05]
ultravox - "someone else's clothes" - systems of romance [1:20:05]
ultravox - "slow motion" - 12" [1:26:27]
ultravox - "sleepwalk" - vienna [1:28:05]
ultravox - "a friend i call desire" - lament [1:30:49]
pylon reenactment society - "spiral" - magnet factory [bandcamp] [1:45:26]
pylon reenactment society - "educate me" - magnet factory [Upcoming shows: Apr 19, Eulogy, Asheville, NC; Apr 21, Comet Ping Pong, Washington, DC; Apr 22, Khyber Pass, Philadelphia, PA; Apr 23, Knitting Factory - Baker Falls, NYC; Apr 24 Ottobar, Baltimore, MD; Apr 25 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC; Apr 27, Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC] [1:46:56]
comateens - "danger zone" - 7" [new reissue, orig late 1979
bandcamp] [1:51:02]
31Ø8 - "automaton" - digital ep [bandcamp] [1:53:23]
smoltz - "keep it dull" - digital single [bandcamp] [1:55:51]
the midnight callers - "the eraser" - single [1:59:26]
crumbs - "you're just jealous" - you're just jealous [album coming next month!
bandcamp] [2:12:17]
climax landers - "play it cool" - zenith no effects [bandcamp] [2:14:29]
autogramm - "diana" - single [bandcamp] [2:17:08]
sheer mag - "eat it and beat it" - playing favorites [bandcamp] [2:20:42]
torrey - "pop song" - s/t [bandcamp] [2:25:02]
valley lodge - "daylights" - shadows in paradise [playing this Friday at Berlin!
The single is on bandcamp] [2:34:40]
overlord - "the boy who cried goodbye" - single [bandcamp] [2:37:42]
motorists - "call control" - touched by the stuff [bandcamp] [2:41:04]
mary timony - "no thirds" - untame the tiger [bandcamp] [2:45:16]
belle and sebastian - "what happened to you, son?" - single [bandcamp] [2:51:14]
ichi ni san shi - "fleeting thing" - soary [bandcamp] [2:54:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139017
Duration:03:07:57
JOUDY live set! from Apr 3, 2024
4/3/2024
tanz der youth - "i'm sorry i'm sorry" - 7" [0:00:00]
elliot easton - "change" - change no change [just (or soon to be) reissued on CD, but this is the OG LP!] [0:02:40]
procol harum - "shine on brightly" - shine on brightly [0:06:08]
the db's - "happenstance" - repercussion [0:09:12]
spoons - "nova heart" - 12" [0:13:12]
orchestral manoeuvres in the dark - "georgia" - architecture & morality [0:17:27]
mozarts people - "jennifer lee" - this is mozarts people [never heard of this band before picking up this record on a whim a few weeks ago] [0:20:51]
klaus nomi - "total eclipse" - s/t [0:24:26]
wake in fright - "black smoke" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:39:36]
savak - "will get fooled again" - flavors of paradise [bandcamp] [0:44:24]
still animals - "downtown path" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:47:53]
pearl harbour - "do your homework" - don't follow me, i'm lost too [new collection of early '80s tunes
bandcamp] [0:51:39]
lupo città - "onde" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:54:26]
Set: JOUDY live!
engineered by Richard James
Diego - guitar/vocals
Carlos - bass/backing vocals
Concho aka Javier - drums
See them live at The Broadway on April 26!
latest album Destroy All Monsters (Trash Casual) out now! Get it on bandcamp!
Follow them on Instagram!
joudy - "atlas" - live on wfmu [1:04:16]
joudy - "queen" - live on wfmu [1:07:26]
joudy - "angel" - live on wfmu [Massive Attack cover] [1:11:21]
joudy - "el despertar" - live on wfmu [1:17:00]
joudy - "shovel" - live on wfmu [1:22:30]
joudy - "enetres" - live on wfmu [1:25:27]
joudy - "mastery" - live on wfmu [1:29:16]
joudy - "chats with efd" [1:33:23]
freaky wilderness - "call it love" - single [bandcamp] [1:42:11]
highly effective people - "archway" - single [bandcamp] [1:45:42]
publicist uk - "slow dancing to this bitter eartlh" - 7" [bandcamp] [1:49:49]
psymon spine - "be the worm" - head body connector [bandcamp] [1:52:48]
fontanarosa - "door to door" - take a look at the sea [bandcamp] [1:56:03]
swansea sound - "markin' it down" - single [check the video on bandcamp. Playing live on the show in June, and also at Trans Pecos, Quarry House Tavern in DC, Alchemy in Providence, O'Brien's in Allston, Baker Falls/Knitting Factory in NYC, and Johnny Brenda's in Philly.] [2:08:29]
the reds, pinks and purples - "what's going on with ordinary people?" - unwishing well [bandcamp] [2:12:24]
noonday underground - "mod is a state of mind (feat. mel blank)" - sing it from the mountain [bandcamp] [2:15:40]
the undertones - "get over you" - s/t [bonus track on CD reissue of s/t LP] [2:18:33]
the umbrellas - "goodbye" - fairweather friend [bandcamp] [2:20:58]
the foreign correspondents - "lovin' you ain't easy" - 7" [bandcamp] [2:33:17]
pointed sticks - "infected" - beautiful future [bandcamp] [2:35:52]
paul kelly & the messengers - "dumb things" - under the sun [2:39:15]
moon mannequin - "when the way is wide" - when the way is wide [bandcamp] [2:41:30]
the lovely eggs - "memory man" - single [bandcamp] [2:45:26]
motorists - "phone booth in the desert" - touched by the stuff [bandcamp] [2:49:30]
kanak - "not right now" - on the outside ep [2:52:22]
neil leyton - "singerman" - single [bandcamp] [2:55:11] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138556
Duration:03:08:31
it's time for baseball! from Mar 27, 2024
3/27/2024
claire hamill - "baseball blues" - 7" [0:00:00]
chuck d as mistachuk - "ferguson jenkins" - we wreck stadiums [bandcamp] [0:02:58]
the koosmans - "device (get off it now)" - ennui [bandcamp] [0:04:28]
the nightmares - "baseball altamont" - 7" [Philip Shelley of Student Teachers, et al., and Ned Hayden of Action Swingers et al.] [0:06:58]
the baseball project - "fantasy baseball widow" - grand salami time [0:10:27]
jerry coleman - "san diego padres 1984 highlights (excerpt)" - a dedicated season [0:12:53]
dwight gooden featuring the mcl rap machine - "dr. k (short version)" - 12" [0:17:43]
von hayes - "i had no idea it was today" - wa la! [0:21:39]
warren zevon - "bill lee" - bad luck streak in dancing school [pretty sure you can read this appreciation by Dan Epstein without subscribing to his newsletter, but you should subscribe - at least to the free version.] [0:23:44]
the hoodoo gurus - "where's that hit?" - 12" [0:25:55]
tug mcgraw with peter nero and the philly pops - "casey at the bat" - tug mcgraw narrates casey at the bat [0:41:16]
the foreign correspondents - "lovin' you ain't easy" - 7" [Ted Leo, Michael Hampton, Brendan Canty and Sohrab Habibion!
bandcamp] [0:57:28]
en attendant ana - "magical lies" - single [bandcamp] [1:00:02]
klaus johann grobe - "getting down to adria" - io tu il loro [bandcamp] [1:04:27]
somerset meadows - "just another lifetime" - recycle your dreams [bandcamp] [1:09:02]
the hasbros - "be a bee" - god hates the hasbros [bandcamp] [1:13:10]
mint mile - "sunbreaking" - roughrider [bandcamp] [1:20:59]
the special pillow - "a certain level of uncertainty" - the special pillow meets the space monster [bandcamp] [1:25:25]
figures on a beach - "you ain't seen nothing yet" - s/t [1:29:26]
autogramm - "diana" - single [bandcamp] [1:33:28]
furiousball - "lonely as a cloud" - fixt [bandcamp] [1:37:04]
joey g ii & klein zage - "the commute" - from new cross to ridgewood [bandcamp] [1:52:16]
møtrik - "hazel hall" - single [bandcamp] [1:55:22]
iggy pop - "knocking 'em down (in the city)" - soldier [2:00:05]
o-d-ex - "ley line" - breaker [bandcamp] [2:02:59]
memo pst - "way too late (for me)" - single [Orville Neeley + buds] [2:05:55]
joudy - "mastery" - destroy all monsters [Playing live on the show next week!!
bandcamp] [2:17:46]
horslips - "sure the boy was green" - 7" [on green vinyl, suckas!] [2:21:51]
late cambrian - "late bloomer" - single [bandcamp] [2:25:34]
r.e. seraphin - "clock without hands" - fool's mate [bandcamp] [2:29:51]
system exclusive - "click" - click [out in May
bandcamp] [2:33:02]
the paranoid style - "the formal" - the interrogator [bandcamp] [2:45:09]
the spires - "index" - single [bandcamp] [2:48:07]
parsnip - "the light" - behold [bandcamp] [2:51:17]
leaf mosaic - "the branch line" - va-under the bridge 2 [out next month!
bandcamp] [2:53:09] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138325
Duration:03:07:58