FRIDAY 19 DECEMBER

MIDDAY MIX 12PM
Ok, so Disco has come back in to fashion. No, not that Bee Gees junk - good, cosmic, danceable disco. Now, the man who's been at the forefront of the new breed is coming to Sydney for the first time. Pilooski's ultra-limited no-repress edits have become cult collector pieces and enjoy currency amongst the world's most discriminating music heads. As a DJ, he moves deftly between Krautrock, northern acid soul and south italo-disco (with a bit of French touch for good measure). Catch him playing Saturday December 20 at Slide, 41 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. He's french, he plays disco and he's doing an exclusive mix for FBi. Swooooon!

SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER

DISCOTEK 10PM
This Saturday on discotek get ready for an explosion of Boston bounce, with a combination of b-more club, one drop reggae and German shuffle techno Saturday night’s gonna be crazy!

SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER

WEEKEND LUNCH 12PM
Emma Swift will be joined by Sean Hocking from underground record label, Metal Postcard. He's got a stack of great music recommendations to keep you in the know this summer, and will also have details for free MP3s you can download for the festive season! Later in the afternoon, Steve Kilbey will be in the studio to play some fresh tunes and spruik the upcoming gig of his new band, Painkiller.

LOOSE JOINTS 3PM
This Sunday's Loose Joints has a particularly festive flavour with not one, but two special guests on the show. One of them being resident Health Club DJ Mikie Inglis who'll be popping in to play a few specially picked yuletide jams that won't make you shriek "bah humbug" in disgust!
Also, Captain Franco of the legendary Dynamite parties will be in to spin some faves from the 50s in preparation for Two Shoes - a rockin' swing party going down at Spectrum in Darlinghurst on Christmas Eve.
There’ll be plenty of sounds to savor in your stocking this Sunday on Loose Joints with Tyson Koh.

MONDAY 22 DECEMBER

SUNSET 6PM
Tune in for Simon Caldwell’s Christmas special - A selection of some favourites from the year almost gone, plus a special little Chicago Booty House mix by Simon. Get on that candy cane!

TUESDAY DECEMBER 23

TUNE UP 12PM
Each Tuesday just before midday Stuart Coupe scurries into the studio with a pile of cover versions, remixes, reworkings and mash-ups that he's unearthed in the previous week - plus a smattering of classics. OK, it's the Tuesday before Christmas but he's not going to bombard you with a whole hour of cover versions of Christmas songs - let's face it, how many great ones are there? But there will be a smattering of the Stuart endorsed best . . . plus a studio guest. Tune Up - Tuesdays at midday.

FAT PLANET END OF YEAR SPECIAL 9PM
Fat Planet returns to FBi for 'two nights only' this month - a two-part wrap of 2008, featuring some of the best Fat Planet sounds and artists from over the last twelve months. Expect music from El Guincho, Ghislain Poirier, The Bug, 2562, Maga Bo, Dusk & Blackdown, El Remelon, Esau Myamwaya & Radioclit and much more. 'Fat Planet 2008' with Stu Buchanan airs Tuesday 23rd and Tuesday 30th December at 9pm.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24

LOW MOTION 11PM
Tune in to Low motion with Max Gosford on Christmas Eve for a show packed with festive spirit. Expect Christmas Anthems from the Yin Yang twins, Bone Crusher, Busy Signal and Killer Mike as well as new stuff from Jammer, Skream and Reso.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 25

LIQUID ELECTRIC 11PM
Liquid Electric is celebrating Christmas with free tunes! Tune in to hear a swathe of electronic music that is available for free online, from the likes of Faux Pas, Telafonica and Funeral Fireworks. Also, make sure you're locked in to hear Andrew have a chat with Mr Scruff, asking some pretty daft questions about music, tea and Simon Pegg.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 28

THE WEEKEND OVERHANG 7AM
Blake Thompson (and hopefully most of Sydney) is in holiday mode so expect some Sunday morning tropicalia, calypso, a handful of lo-fi ditties and summery upbeat jams to start your Sunday right and prepare you for the week of festivities ahead.

LOOSE JOINTS 3PM
It's that weird week between Chrissy and New Year's where you keep looking for something to do, when you forget that all you're meant to do is relax, get outdoors and have a good time. Well - why not take your radio to the beach and enjoy the grooves on Loose Joints this Sunday with Tyson Koh.
It's an eclectic look at the music of the last few decades and this Sunday he's gonna keep it particularly light and funky so as not to disturb your snooze on the grass.
Weather permitting, of course.

UTILITY FOG 10PM
On Sunday the 28th of December and Sunday the 4th of January, Peter Hollo's Utility Fog will be embarking upon its usual ‘best of the year’ specials. The Utility Fog best-of-2008 post is already up at the utility fog blog (www.frogworth.com/utilityfog) and each show will feature 3 hours of wondrous, scary and uplifting music selected from the best of the best.

MONDAY DECEMBER 29

SUNSET 6PM
Tune in for a special guest mix by Bad Dogger and general Sydney institution in quality house music, Ben Drayton. He has been playing music around Sydney for longer than you have probably been alive, and he'll be sharing some of his amazing collection with us on Sunset with Simon Caldwell.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 30

FAT PLANET END OF YEAR SPECIAL 9PM
Fat Planet returns to FBi for 'two nights only' this month - a two-part wrap of 2008, featuring some of the best Fat Planet sounds and artists from over the last twelve months. Expect music from El Guincho, Ghislain Poirier, The Bug, 2562, Maga Bo, Dusk & Blackdown, El Remelon, Esau Myamwaya & Radioclit and much more. 'Fat Planet 2008' with Stu Buchanan airs Tuesday 23rd and Tuesday 30th December at 9pm.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 30

SUNSET 6PM
Andrew from Liquid Electric and Lexy from the Weekend Overhang are putting on their DJ hats and taking over Sunsets on New Years Eve! With some minimal tech, euro-disco, dubstep, dnb and straight up techno, be prepared as these two bring the weird and wonderful to your early evening dancefloor!

THURSDAY JANUARY 1

LIQUID ELECTRIC 11PM
Happy New Year! Celebrate, and rest your weary head with Liquid Electric, playing some of the most ambient stuff you are likely to hear on FBi. Taking a week to put the breakcore and noise on hold, Andrew will be playing fresh releases from minimal tech maestro Lawrence and some gentle dubstep from Peverelist to keep your head nodding without making it hurt.

SUNDAY JANUARY 4

UTILITY FOG 10PM
On Sunday the 28th of December and Sunday the 4th of January, Peter Hollo's Utility Fog will be embarking upon its usual ‘best of the year’ specials. The Utility Fog best-of-2008 post is already up at the utility fog blog (www.frogworth.com/utilityfog) and each show will feature 3 hours of wondrous, scary and uplifting music selected from the best of the best.

SUNDAY JANUARY 11

UTILITY FOG 10PM
This week on Utility Fog, expect an interview with Richard Adams of The Declining Winter and Hood, purveyor of fine indie/postrock/electronic stylings and a true gentleman.

FRIDAY JANUARY 23

MIDDAY MIX 12PM
Ben Rymer used to be part of UK band Fat Truckers. They received quite a bit of attention with their debut album released on Gigolo Records back in 2003 and The Rapture even wrote a song about him called No Sex For Ben. More recently he's teamed up with the massively talented producer Riton for a project called Gucci Soundsystem. The pair run a regular London club night called "Druzzis Baltimore Rave club" and have remixed Soulwax and Tiefschwarz as well as releasing tracks and remixes on New York's DFA label. Catch Gucci Soundsystem in Sydney for the first time on FBi's Midday Mix.