Product Description

Named the best radio station in America by Rolling Stone magazine four years running, WFMU is considered the alternative radio station. The New York-area noncommercial, free-form station features programming ranging from pure rock and roll to flat-out uncategorizable strangeness such as cooking instructions, off-kilter kids' music, and spoken-word mash-ups. LCD (Lowest Common Denominator), the station's program guide begun in 1986 as a visual counterpart to WFMU's oddball programming was a wicked cocktail of satire, cultural news, alternative history, and provocative artwork that quickly gained noteriety and earned its own devoted cult following. It ceased publication in 1998 and its back issues have become treasured and valuable collector's items.

The Best of LCD: The Art and Writing of WFMU collects for the first time the magazine's best writing and artwork including work by some of the biggest superstars of the cultural underground, such as Harvey Pekar, Nick Tosches, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Kaz, Ken Freedman, Luc Sante, Johnny Marr, Amy Rigby, Mark Newgarden, Ron English, Daniel Johnston, Richard Sala, Tony Millionaire, Pat Moriarity, Wayno, and many more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #724819 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
...this labor of love from deejay Dave the Spazz and the rest of his quirky cohorts captures that karma in print. The book is like a more subversive MAD with a concentration on primitive rock 'n' roll, kooky pop music and art direction by someone like R. Crumb. -- New York Post, December 2, 2007

For the radioheads on your list, The Best of LCD is a throwback visual treat. -- ReadyMade, December 2007

you'll no doubt agree with what it says on the back cover of this book: "WFMU is the coolest radio station around." And you'll want to read every page. -- Harp, April 2008

About the Author
Dave the Spazz has spent the past twenty years hosting a weekly radio show on WFMU, self-publishing, freelance writing, making artwork, singing in punk-rock bands, and holding down one crummy job after another.

Customer Reviews

One of a Kind!
The Best of LCD: The Art and Writing of WFMU This excellent compilation of the WFMU magazine, provides the reader with well written articles, delightful drawings, an insight into this "last of its breed" radio station and a history lesson going back to the mid 19th century.

THEE BEST THING ABOUT NEW JERSEY
I moved from NJ 6 years ago after spending my entire life 20 miles in the shadow of NYC. I discovered WFMU as a spotty little suburban brat and also discovered the station was along the bus line that ran through my town. They were in East Orange and I used to go down and hang. Pat Duncan had the best show, but I liked it all really. I used to wake up to JM in the AM because nothing got me out of bed faster than that.
I am lucky, I have EVERY issue that is picked a part in the Best of LCD, but I could not resist buying this book. First, it's a book without a glossy cover and I really like the way it feels. It is sort of like a 250 page issue of LCD. I also really like just about everything in it, so no complaints in the department of picking.
I really can't say anything bad about this book because WFMU is like a relative of mine that I have no issues with. It is like an old friend that you always kind of miss not hanging out with. This book really reminds me of that.

I haven't read this, but it sounds good.
I heard people talking about this and it sounds pretty interesting. I would say that if you buy this, you might like it. There's a way to look at this book without reading it too. So, you can do that too.