40 Minutes of Funk

David M. Celia, founder of independent funk/soul label F-Spot Records and band The Bombillas, joins me for a fun talk about Afrobeat, composing music for children's TV, lightbulbs, Egyptian princes, …

Shira Elias (Super Sonic Shorties, Cool Cool Cool, Turkuaz) and I talk about faceplants and wardrobe malfunctions, maintaining positivity, staying in the groove, solar photography, and more!

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Marta Román from Barcelona-based The Blaxound and I discuss Black action film music, Flamenco chords, hard-core and punk, the South American mafia, and more!

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Pat Petrillo and I talk about tracking at Power Station and Abbey Road studios, avoiding the hokey-pokey, marshmallow shoes, candy bars, and more!

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Colemine Records founder and funk maestro Terry Cole and I discuss flipping 78s, tiger tales, hammer dulcimers, Whitney Houston, Cincinnati chili, trash can music, plus he spills what's coming soon t…

Belgian funk band Alpacas Collective members Stan and Frederik and I chat about Peruvian flutists, science fiction artwork, Ethiopian scales, night clubs, fighting dances, and more!

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Joe Hertler and I discuss Pokémon Go, feudal Japanese folk tales, anthropomorphic Death incarnations, yeti costumes, Super Smash Bros, and tons more!

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Ghost Funk Orchestra mastermind and front man Seth Applebaum and I talk about open space, family poetry, shapeshifting songs, flower lore, film music, and more!

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On The Spot Trio members and I talk about tablas and sitars, Balinese Gamelan, monkey chanting, magnet poetry, and basically we just fangirl about how great Alan Evans is!

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Italian funk band C'ammafunk's drummer and founder Matteo De Vito and I discuss large Mexican plants, music as vocabulary, American pizza, and more!

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Cloudchord and I discuss bloombap, chill-hop vs. lofi, golden yesses, Marvel themes, musical foreplay, and more!

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Instagram influencer Waxvillain and I dish about classic soul, funk evangelism, sentimental albums, and basically fanboy over collecting vinyl records.

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Anomalie and I talk about EDM circuits, disturbing the neighbors, camping trips, phrase prioritization, synth patches, and more!

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Mark Lettieri and I chat about Van Halen, internships, kerning, duck music, Italian flowers, and more!

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Scone Cash Players organist and front man Adam Scone and I talk about Brazilian neighborhoods, basement recordings, organ personalities, studio spontaneity, and metallurgy, of course!

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St. Paul Peterson (keyboardist for Prince's The Time & The Family) and I discuss orange suits, the Minneapolis sound, Ninja Turtles, running shoes, and more!

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Shirley Davis and Edu Martinez of The Silverbacks talk with me about their teamwork songwriting approach, music as a choice, Egyptian dreams, overcoming health obstacles, and more!

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