The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk

10:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays

Two hours of the strongest, stankiest, uncut funk anywhere on the airwaves, hosted by Rickey Vincent.

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The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – June 21, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Mark Hosler, Don. (Almost Negativland) Mark Hosler, founder of Negativland, joins me for an electronics-heavy mix of past and present. Together, we delve into the hip side of the early 60’s with “How To Speak Hip,” and beat poets and ranters like Kerouac, William Borroughs, and Lord Buckley. Jean Shepherd returns on location, covering the … Continued

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The History Of Funk – June 14, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Jean Shepherd, a notable radio presence in 60s N.Y. radio, tells about his youthful trials and tribulations trying to become a class A ham radio operator, accompanied by our real ham radio jammers recorded from the amateur air. In ’63, a real disc jockey actually locks himself in his studio, refuses to leave or open … Continued

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The History Of Funk – May 31, 2013 at 10:00pm

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We spread out for 5 hours as we bring early 60’s comedy and sex together, including some extensive ramblings by Lenny Bruce, Helen Gurley Brown (“Sex And The Single Girl”) addressing a live audience in ’64, all but the forbidden words from “The Sensual Woman,” and a lot of “Sex Dirt” from The Weatherman. Though … Continued

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The History of Funk – May 17, 2013

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Showcase of some of the hardest funk in the world – EuroP-ing Funk! P-Funk oriented music from all across europe, Italy to Scotland, Croatia to France, from the 70s to today, some of the funkiest music in the world!      

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The History Of Funk – May 10, 2013 at 10:00pm

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We begin a sub-series on space in the 60’s which also focuses heavily on the music of the decade. This one is all about the early 60’s, including NASA’s Mercury Program launches from Cape Canaveral which put America’s first men in space while music became folk-inspired and psychedelic drugs began to appear. 3 Hours

The History Of Funk

Over the Edge – “Freddy’s Back”

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Ann McGuire, Wobbly, Don. Crosley Bendix hosts songstress (with an emphasis on stress) Ann Mcguire, appearing with Wobbly as Freddy McGuire, for a night of her poems set to improvised music. Will this be the show that finally puts her over the top of fame and fortune? Crosley is convinced but all of entertainment is … Continued