The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – September 20, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Beginning with all four of our CD players filled with lots of 60s jazz played all at once, and a reprise of The Last Poets relating the history of jazz, we continue with Nico and The Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Country Joe McDonald vs. LBJ, an ode to Richard Nixon, and lots of other mid … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – September 13, 2013 at 10:00pm

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This one is all about The Last Poets, who introduced everyone to rapping in the mid 60’s, accompanied by civil rights radicals like Malcolm X, and the whole aura of black radical revolutionary lyrics and speeches that scared us all in that short but intense era of black political emergence. Vietnam underlies much of this … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – September 6, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Subbing for Barb and the Crack-O-Dawn usually here on the first Thurs of every month, this extra OTE continues with yet more songs and radio from the mid 60’s, most of which are from Great Briton, including a BBC parody retrospective, “1966 And All That.”  Suddenly it’s 1966. At 3:00 AM, I continue subbing another … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – August 23, 2013 at 10:00pm

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After a call for website help and Casey Kasim consigns us to hopelessness in song, we move through a whole array of songs, DJ’s, and dialog from the mid 60’s era, including a great little mix of West Side Story’s “Somewhere,” Ronee Spector speaks, the space program is remembered, and flying saucers become the subject … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – August 16, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Not quite Receptacle-free this time, it’s all Dylan, all from the 60’s again. The songs are all different, most are boots or unreleased tracks, more from many interviews, authentic jingles from our sponsers, Coke & Pepsi, and Izzy is still on that billy-horn. 3 Hours.  


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – August 9, 2013 at 10:00pm

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All Dylan in the 60’s, including songs you may have heard but versions you probably haven’t. Hounder of the hero, A.J. Weberman talks article wording with Bob on the phone, The Birch society keeps him off The Ed Sullivan Show, lots of interviewing, and all the songs are bootleg versions or unreleased. Also, a rare … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – July 19, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Peter Conheim, Wobbly, Jason Brown, Don. Turning self-help into nonsense, we say and play live with all the chops we can think of. From hypnosis to hypnotic, the electronics and their sounds, and extensively curious discourses on what The Chopping Channel can do for you. 3 Hours.