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San Juan’s Gone Funky, San Juan’s Gone Soul

August 12, 2008 – 10:38 am
Okay, so it’s been a while since I featured some crunchy Funk vinyl in my Records at Random Fridays. And with the way I’ve been feeling towards my records lately it might be a while until I do again. But that doesn’t mean I’ve been neglecting my need to get funky. It’s […]
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Just Say “I Gotsta Get Me Some” (Then Go Get You Some… At the Recca-Sto’)

July 30, 2008 – 10:51 am
Yesterday I bigged up Blueprint for sampling classic Soul. Today I’ve gotta give it up to some folks who are recreating that vintage Soul sound the old fashioned way. Yeah, I know, the whole retro-Soul thing is like the biggest fad of the last two years and everything. But being the ubiquitous […]
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“Uncle El” Knows the “Future of the Funk” When He Sees It!

April 15, 2008 – 10:49 am
While all of that James Todd Smith “future of the funk,” “let’s push things forward” like Mike Skinner, visionary artist stuff I was popping in yesterday’s post is fine & dandy that doesn’t mean we should forget “old school” music or neglect to pay it homage. I mean, how else can we expect artists to […]
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