We’ll be on the air with Billy Jam today. His show goes from 3pm to 6pm (EST).

WFMU is probably the coolest radio station anywhere near New York City; it’s one of the reasons why radio will never die.

You can stream the show HERE

Or if you happen to live in the NYC area you can listen at 91.1, or in the Hudson Valley at 90.1

Not much has changed since Baje One and DJ Snafu were teenagers.

From the day that the two bonded over hip hop while students at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights — back when they were known primarily as Michael Tumbarello and James Christensen — they’ve been making music together, with Baje on the mic, Snafu on the beats.

“We caught the bug, just being in New York during the indie hip hop scene in the mid- to late-’90s,” said Baje. “That was the thing to do, what we all wanted to do. We went to shows on school nights, stayed up late Thursday nights listening to Columbia University radio. It was super inspiring. It still continues to be inspiring when I think about it.” Read the rest of this entry »

True story.

Our first full release, JUNK SCIENCE’s ‘A Miraculous Kind Of Machine’ will have worldwide distribution through Fat Beats’ network of quality retail establishments. Worldwide yo.

Support your local record store… fuck a big box retailer.

Also… last call for JUNK SCIENCE pre-orders direct from Modern Shark! Pre-orders will ship in a few short days so get yours before it’s just a regular order and not a tantalizing, sexy pre-order.

This might be the most incredible thing ever. According to the youtube post, “Tha Grimm Teachaz is PMDF, KDz, and DJ Koufie. This track is off of their unreleased album from 1993 – dropping this Summer on Breakfast.”

Peep Serengeti in the second verse waving guns at the camera!

“In the wake of Definitive Jux folding, a lot of talented New York rappers and groups were left out in the cold. El-p took the reigns to lead his generation of rappers out of the dark Rawkus times. Baje One of Junk Science could be this generation’s El-p with his start-up label Modern Shark Read the rest of this entry »

“My problem with a lot of so-called “avant-hop” music, even some of that released on our beloved Anticon label, is that it’s just not funky enough. To quote that great skit from De La Soul Is Dead: “Maybe if you flipped it on 45, so I could dance to it…”

The Brooklyn duo known as Junk Science has been typecast as avant-hop thanks to intricate (and sometimes arrhythmic) production and autobiographical (and sometimes heavy) lyrics. What they should be known for is their ability to move a crowd, in both senses of the word. DJ Snafu is a sample connoisseur — dusting off everything from AM Gold to deep jazz to informercials — and puts a little “whazzat?” into every drum pattern he lays down. Baje One has an easy flow with lyrics that are at once approachable and hard to touch. And they know it, too. Read the rest of this entry »

Shout out to Broke MC for the love!

“The indie hip hop scene, much like the indie-rock scene, is characterized by a remarkable diversity. Brooklyn rap group Junk Science has put a lot of time and work into distinguishing themselves from the pack. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to Modern Shark… a new independent record label owned and operated by Mike Tumbarello AKA Baje One of Junk Science. Here in Sharkville, we’re always in a giving mood. So lets get this party started.

CLICK HERE for a free download of our first release:

MODERN SHARK SAMPLER TAPE NUMBER ONE!

with new music from: JUNK SCIENCE, COOL CALM PETE, SERENGETI, TONE TANK & SCOTT THOROUGH, & J. HOWELLS WERTHMAN! Cover art by none other than TONE TANK!

DOWNLOAD HERE