Audio of the Week: Noise The Show #25 and #52 with Tim Sommer, WNYU (1981-82)

Courtesy of Everybody Wants What the Next Guy's Got, here are more digitized rare tapes of the infamous WNYU show, Noise The Show, hosted by Tim Sommer, in the early 80's. For links to previous posts click here. 

Grab these two shows here.

Audio of the Week: Noise The Show #18, #19, #21, #24 with Tim Sommer, WNYU (1981)

Courtesy of Everybody Wants What the Next Guy's Got, we'll now be able to enjoy digitized rare tapes of the infamous WNYU show, Noise The Show, hosted by Tim Sommer, in the early 80's. And he did a real nice job in annotating each episode.

In the summer of 2014, I went googling to see if any episodes of Noise The Show were on youtube (there are) or on blogs similar to this one (there are.) I even stumbled across a facebook group dedicated to the show. Earlier this year, a group member mentioned having a box of tapes of a bunch of episodes, and lacked the gear necessary to digitize them. I spoke up and offered to get these tapes into a format that’s sharable on the internets. Which brings us to this post. Continued at the following link:

Read & download the show.

Citywide: James Chance, James Brown, Punk, Funk and the Free Jazz Connection

James Chance at CBGB by Eugene Merinov

As a sort of sister piece to James Chance's recent guest DJ spot on WNYU's Shake 'Em On Down,  he also sat down with the station's Micah Loewinger, and discussed some of his musical influences - specifically James Brown, and the point where punk met funk via free jazz - on the show Citywide. James' interview is the first half of the show.

James Brown

Listen to James Chance's DJ set on WNYU now!

In case you missed James Chance's recent appearance on WNYU's Shake 'Em On Down, the show is now archived & streamable. He played a hell of a set. Listen to the entire thing here.

1. James Brown "Super Bad Parts 1, 2, and 3" Super Bad (King) LP 1971
2. Dizzy Jones "I Don't Care" The Godfather's R& B - James Brown Productions 1962-67 (BGP Records) CD 2008
3. Marva Whitney "I Made a Mistake" Live and Lowdown at the Apollo (King) LP 1969
4. The Rhythm Machine "The Kick" The Funky 16 Corners (Stones Throw) CD 2001
5. Dyke And The Blazers "Stuff" So Sharp! (Kent) CD 1991
6. Dynamic Corvettes "Keep Off The Grass" Funky Sex Machines (Soul Patrol) LP 2009
7. James Chance And Les Contortions "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" Incorrigible! (Le Son Du Maquis) CD 2011 {Gil Scott-Heron cover.}
8. Bobby & Deborreh Williams "The Pusher’s Thang" Ancestors of Rap (Tramp) CD 2012
9. Lightnin' Rod "Sport" Hustlers Convention (United Artists) LP 1973
10. Ann Alford "Gotta Get Me a Job" SuperFunk (Ace) CD 2000 {Originally released in 1971.}
11. Harvey Scales "Broadway Freeze" Stax Of Funk. The Funky Truth (BGP Records) CD 2000
12. Aalon Butler & the New Breed Band "Gettin' Soul Part 1" (Tramp) 7" 2013
13. Junior & The Classics "Kill the Pain" (Magic Touch) 7"
14. The Young Rascals "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" Collection (Atlantic) LP 1967
15. The Rationals "Little Girls Cry" Be Rational! (Ace) CD 2009
16. Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels "I Had it Made" Breakout…!!! (New Voice Records) LP 1966
17. Earl Bostic "Time on My Hands" C'mon And Dance With Earl Bostic (King) LP 1956
18. LaVern Baker "Trying" The Uncollected LaVern Baker (Royale) CD {Originally released in 1962}
19. Dinah Washington "I Wanna Be Loved" Queen of the Jukebox "Live" 1948-1955 (Baldwin Street Music) CD 2000 {Recorded at Birdland, July 21, 1951.}
20. Little Jimmy Scott "If You Only Knew" The Savoy Years & More... (Savoy Jazz) CD 1999 {Originally released in 1956.}
21. Big Maybelle "I Could Make You Care" Ladies Sing The Blues - Volume 2 (Savoy) CD 1981
22. James Chance And Les Contortions "Yesterdays" Incorrigible! (Le Son Du Maquis) CD 2011
23. Billie Holiday "Yesterdays" Strange Fruit (Atlantic) CD 1972

James Chance to guest host WNYU's Shake 'Em On Down next Thursday, 10.23.14

James Chance will be appearing on, and making musical selections, on the long running show, Shake 'Em On Down, on WNYU next Thursday, Oct. 23. You'll have to tune in at 7:30PM to hear what James picks, and I'm sure it'll be interesting! 

You can live-stream the broadcast directly from the WNYU website.