Josh Friedman radio show on WMUC and interview with Tiny Desk Unit, May 24, 1981

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Date
1981-05-24
Main contributors
Tiny Desk Unit (Musical group); Boilen, Bob; Friedman, Joshua Michael
Summary
A portion of Josh Friedman's "Oblique Strategies" radio program on WMUC-FM, the University of Maryland's campus radio station. This episode, broadcast on May 24, 1981, includes commercial music from new wave, post-punk, and other types of musicians, as well as an interview with the Washington, D.C. new wave band, Tiny Desk Unit.
Contributors
Talking Heads (Musical group); Human League (Musical group); Suicide (Musical group); Heaven 17 (Musical group); Simple Minds (Musical group); Pere Ubu (Musical group)
Publisher
University of Maryland, College Park
Genres
Interview; Music
Subject
New wave music
Time period
1981
Location
College Park, Maryland
Collection
Performing Arts
Unit
Special Collections in Performing Arts
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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Physical Description
Audio cassette
Notes
Creation/Production Credits
Cassette side 1 track listing:

"Take Me to the River" - Talking Heads
"Breathing" - Tiny Desk Unit
"Zero as a Limit" - Human League
"Born Under Punches" - Talking Heads
"Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne" - Suicide

Josh Friedman talking break

"Stalin Wasn't Stallin'" - Robert Wyatt
"(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" - Heaven 17
"Are Everything" - Heaven 17
"Twist/Run/Repulsion" - Simple Minds
"White Cell" - Clock DVA

Interview with Susan Mumford and Michael Barron of Tiny Desk Unit

Cassette side 2:

"O Superman" - Laurie Anderson
Unidentified instrumental track
"Navvy" - Pere Ubu
"Baby Wants Music" - Half Japanese
"Hymie's Him" - Public Image Ltd.
"Banging the Door" - Public Image Ltd.
"Sentimental Journey" - Pere Ubu

Part two of an interview with members of Tiny Desk Unit

"Take Me to Paris" - Tiny Desk Unit

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