Newark Mayor Cory Booker let his geek flag fly when he called in to New Jersey radio station WFMU to compete with comedian John Hodgman in a round of “Star Trek” trivia.
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The SUPER GENEROUS peeps at Third Man Records have donated INSANELY RARE records to WFMU for our Marathon Fundraiser. They’re on eBay for 24Hours ONLY ending Friday evening!
There’s 2 Lots of Third Man records: One contains the Jack White I’m Shakin FLEXI only avail to RADIO stations and the 2nd one has the JACK WHITE Freedom At 21 HELIUM BALLOON Flexi-ONLY AVAILABLE if u were one of the people who found the flexi after it was released by hot air balloon! CRAZY RARE! PLUS each lot contains TWO COLOR vinyl School Band 7” which were in press runs of 50 ?! PLEASE SHARE THIS far and wide- we have less than 24hrs to get these in a über Third Man collectors hands! Check it out on Ebay!
—via Terre T
AP Mike with a Couple of Jon Hodgman’s Signature Beers. Support WFMU by Pledging Here Now!
A. C. Newman waits in the wings before going on the The Best Show on WFMU. Support WFMU by Pledging Here Now!
John Hodgman and AC Newman confirmed guests for The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling Tuesday, March 12th from 9pm-Midnight!
We did it!
At the sounding of last night’s ceremonial gong, WFMU was just shy of our 2012 Marathon goal. A mere 16 hours later, WE HAVE MADE THE GOAL!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our most successful marathon total ever by pledging, volunteering, and helping to spread the word about freeform! As a listener-supported radio station, you make WFMU what it is, and we love you.
Even though the gong has rung, you can still pledge to help us keep doing what we do year round, and to get in on the last call for 2012 swag before it ships out in April.
Tom Scharpling, “Back In The Saddle / Nervous Breakdown” (Live at the 2011 WFMU Marathon Finale)
WFMU’s 2012 Marathon explodes with a big ol’ finale party TONIGHT, broadcast live in both audio and video from Maxwell’s in Hoboken. Come on down, or listen and watch at wfmu.org.
Expect all-out insanity as WFMU’s Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia take the stage with live band karaoke, featuring your favorite DJs belting out (our version of) the hits! We hope to reach our marathon goal of raising $1.2 million, and we’re within reach—help us get there! At midnight, we’ll draw a lucky winner for a trip for two to Barcelona (pledge $1000 or more to be eligible)!
Yo La Tengo during the outro of “Born to Run” last night on WFMU:
James: “Did you bring your sax?”
Ira: “Not til Sunday”
It’s true! This Sunday night, Ira the K joins a slew of fellow WFMU DJs for our live band karaoke marathon finale, the Hoof ‘n Mouth Sinfonia!
Thirty WFMU DJs will sing a song of their choosing, backed by a band of fellow woof-moo’ers. You can take a peak at the rehearsal videos on Vimeo, and check out select audio/video footage from previous years: 2005 | 2006 | 2008
Tune in Sunday, 7p-1a ET, and watch the live webcam at wfmu.org as we close in on our 2012 WFMU Marathon goal! If you want, you can join the Facebook Event.
John Hodgman taking your pledges during last night’s record-breaking Best Show on WFMU, with Tom Scharpling’s co-host Hatch in the background.
Photo by Jeff Moore
Don’t miss out on the Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling tonight, 9pm-midnight EST.
Special guests include Gary the Squirrel, comedian John Hodgman, and musicians Ted Leo and Patrick Stickles (of Titus Andronicus)! Amazing giveaways and more surprises are in store!
We’ll be hosting a live video stream at wfmu.org so you won’t miss out on any of tonight’s mirth or mayhem. Behind-the-scenes footage from last week’s show is up on our Vimeo page (pt 1 / pt 2). Screenshot of Gary bustin’ Mike’s beans during last week’s live video stream via lookswhosetalkin.
Playlists & Archives for the Best Show on WFMU | Pledge to WFMU in the name of the Best Show!
Of course I made a Gary The Squirrel gif! It’s the #TomThon! Pledge now at wfmu.org
Big thanks to @GaryThaSquirrel for lending his star power to tonight’s historic #tomthon, and to all who have pledged their support to freeform radio so far this marathon!
Let’s be clear on Tom’s motive’s here. And help out!
via Catie Tumbls the Best Show, a Tumblr of drawings done in real time while listening to the Best Show on WFMU.
