Get the Fuck Up Radio (GTFU) was an internet and

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located in

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. The program was broadcast every Monday night from 2000 to 2010 by Aaron Farley and Jeremy Weiss so the two photographers could hang out weekly. The format included band interviews, live musical performances, and prank calls. A few years later,

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was added to the team. Other regulars to the show include Luis the Humble Mexican, Chrississippi, Curtis Mead, Kevin Kusatsu, Devin Foley, Jentern and Travis Keller. One notable guest on the show was

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, who they referred to as "High School Sean" because of his young age. In 2000, Weiss met

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and Travis Kelley of Buddyhead in San Francisco. North and Kelly encouraged Weiss to move to Los Angeles, and join Buddyhead, which included the Buddyhead radioshow. After the

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, financial support for Buddyhead plummeted, and Weiss and fellow photographer Aaron Farley developed GTFU as an spin-off radioshow. The concept for their version of the show was based on the television show

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. The show originally aired on internet station Kill Radio. Then the show aired from 8:00-11:00pm PST every Monday night on Little Radio. The last couple of years of the show were broadcast out of a secret location in Silver Lake on Monday nights at 7-10PM on GTFURadio.com. GTFU Radio has been featured in ''LA Weekly'', ''LA Record'' and '' Swindle Magazine''. Some past guests of GTFU include

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, Saves the Day,

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, Piebald,

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and former

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guitarist

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. GTFU also hosted the first live performances of Los Angeles' Warpaint.

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External links

GTFU Radio official websiteMatt Costa live on GTFU
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