The Idjut Boys, Pt. 1

The Idjut Boys (Dan Tyler and Conrad McDonnell, U-Star, Cottage, Tirk, London) take disco, dub, soul, funk, and jazz and fuse them into a heady cocktail of nightclub magic. Ever since the creation of their own label, U-Star Records, in 1994, they have performed remixes for the likes of Dimitri From Paris, (the late) Erot, and Muzique Tropique. Recorded live at P.S.1 Warm Up on July 8, 2006.

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Night Nurse: A Radio Mix by Barb Stanek

A product of the high period of FM underground radio of the 60s and 70s, Barb Stanek produced an irreverent must-hear free form show on Chicago’s WJPC. This set, from her personal stash and rescued from an old audio cassette, would never have passed FCC mustard. It is explicit, politically incorrect, and full of nastiness and it displays her acid humor and brilliant editorial touch. A real show. With Marianne Faithful, Nichols & May, Paul Simon, Mose Allison, and others.

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Lorraine O'Grady

Artist Lorraine O’Grady in conversation with WACK! curator Connie Butler in January 2008.

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O Zhang at Ch'i Contemporary Fine Art

New York-based Chinese artist and photographer O Zhang discusses her early life in China and her subsequent travels and artistic journey. From formal state-sponsored art training in the PROC to academies in Europe and galleries in the USA this is an extraordinary story and remarkable body of work. The talk took place at Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art in Brooklyn on March 23, 2008, as part of the exhibition Out of the Spotlight: Contemporary Chinese Art (March 13 – April 7, 2008) which includes artists Ma Leonn, Liang Quan, Yu Xing Ze, Liu Liyun, Zhang Ping, and Yang Yan and is curated by Liu Jian. This Art Radio coverage is part of our partnership with Asian Contemporary Art Week 2008 and we thank Leeza Ahmady and Eunyoung Ju for their assistance.

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