Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter J Woods

On this episode, Marc talks to two authors, Peter J. Woods and John Melillo. Peter is an assistant professor in learning sciences at the University of Nottingham in England, and John is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Arizona. They've both written academic books about noise: Woods' "Learning Through Noise" was published in early 2025, and Melillo's "The Poetics of Noise from Dada to Punk" was published in 2020.In the former, Woods examines noise as a potential vehicle for education, because "noise music as a distinctive musical genre relies on the production of unique learning ecologies and vice versa." And Melilo's book looks at 20th century poetry through the lens of noise, "constructing a literary history of noise through poetic sound and performance...and tracing how poets figure noise in the disfiguration of poetic voice."In our chat, Peter and John talk about how they approach something as abstract as noise through academic analysis, and how writing academic books is unique and challenging. Peter and John are both musicians themselves as well as show organizers, so they both bring more than just academic experience to the subject of noise.We hope you enjoy Marc's conversation with Peter J. Woods and John Melillo!

Final Heaven, Dreamcastle™, VODE, G. Lucas Crane, Conspiracy, Tallulah Bankheist, Surrender, Lars McCoy, Master Boot Record, Indek, and Dr. Peter J Woods

Final Heaven, Dreamcastle™, VODE, G. Lucas Crane, Conspiracy, Tallulah Bankheist, Surrender, Lars McCoy, Master Boot Record, Indek, and Dr. Peter J Woods

Peter J Woods (FTAM Productions) stops by to help identify mystery tapes and play Garfield soundclips

Peter J Woods (FTAM Productions) stops by to help identify mystery tapes and play Garfield soundclips

I sat down w noise artist Peter J. Woods, who runs the experimental promotion organization FTAM. He also plays bass in noise rock band Credentials, curates Milwaukee Noise Fest, and regularly books shows at the Jazz Gallery. His latest solo effort "Shorter Flagpoles" may be found on Bandcamp. We discussed Peter's origins playing music, the defiance of cultural context that comes w noise music, how FTAM started, Milwaukee's noise/experimental scene then and now, and the spaghettini at Fuel Cafe. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-slowey/support

Peter J. Woods is a Milwaukee-based musician, performance artist, and educator. He runs the record label and concert promotion organization FTAM Productions. Peter is currently a doctoral student in the Curriculum & Instruction department at UW-Madison. For music: https://ftamproductions.bandcamp.com/ For twitter: https://twitter.com/experimentalmke

CREDENTIALS IS A MATHY/NOISY ROCK BAND FROM MILWAUKEE WHO ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY FIRST WAVE POST-ROCK. THEY WORSHIP CHICAGO AND LOUISVILLE BANDS FROM THE MID-90S AND FEATURE MEMBERS OF MURDER IN THE RED BARN, GUNS BLAZING, NO/NO, GALACTIC CANNIBAL, AND OTHERS. THE QUARTET IS COMPRISED OF JOSHUA BACKES ON GUITAR, JAMES DAVID ON DRUMS, CAT RIES ON VOCALS AND PETER J. WOODS ON BASS AND VOCALS, CREDENTIALS’ DEBUT COLLECTION OF DEMOS WAS RELEASED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH FOR MUSIC FROM CREDENTIALS BEFORE THE BAND’S SHOW LATER THAT WEEK WITH ICONIC WISCONSIN-BASED PERCUSSIONIST, JON MUELLER. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES, OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

Brett Naucke, Moth Cock, Phanm Slug, Imbue, Spore Spawn, Cereal Banter, Eaton Flowers, M. Walter, Burn Cycle, Dee Grinski, Hasufel, var Self, Andrew Weathers and Peter J. Woods, and Jadapod.

Brett Naucke, Moth Cock, Phanm Slug, Imbue, Spore Spawn, Cereal Banter, Eaton Flowers, M. Walter, Burn Cycle, Dee Grinski, Hasufel, var Self, Andrew Weathers and Peter J. Woods, and Jadapod.

Brett Naucke, Moth Cock, Phanm Slug, Imbue, Spore Spawn, Cereal Banter, Eaton Flowers, M. Walter, Burn Cycle, Dee Grinski, Hasufel, var Self, Andrew Weathers and Peter J. Woods, and Jadapod.

Everyone's favorite stuffed dog/human slave noise duo, Kingston Family Singers, once again let loose their proprietary blend of improvisational audio-visual brainwave control at Lemp for the last stop of their summer tour with Peter J. Woods.  Dingus was on hand to document the occasion and harness your brain by proxy on their behalf.  If you just can't get enough of this schtuff, head on over to https://maxcorpindustries.bandcamp.com/ and download away, or come on out to the Schlafly Tap Room next Thursday (9/25) and witness KFS in person, as they lay down their slab of sound at the next installment of Undercurrent.