Great old track from Kool Moe Dee, old school edutainment.
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Gonna Make It Funky For You
Heartbeat, a great jam from WAR in 1975:
I got most of the WAR collection on my Pono and wow, oh yeah, one of my favorite bands of all time.
Water Works
Witness the awesome power of music. Tissue please.
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Great song, great talent.
We Will See What The Digital Age Has In Store For Us
Records, record stores, record sales … it’s all gone.
It’s up to the young musicians to try an’ figure it out.
There’s no money in it. There’s no record companies.
It’s free! You can download it. Nobody gets paid, so … Read the rest
Another Good Funk Doc
This one is from the BBC, circa 2014. It’s hard to summarize something as huge and outstanding as funk in 1 hour, but they give it a shot. Lots of good footage and interviews here:
Living In The Fastlane
Cool combo of Joe Walsh and Billy Gibbons doing one of Joe’s classics, getting ready for the weekend.
Have fun, go fast when appropriate, but not too fast.
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Power Ballad Power Battle
In the red corner: “Without You” as performed by Harry Nilsson, 1971. A HUGE hook, a HUGE hit.
Originally composed by Pete Ham & Tom Evans (of the band Badfinger) Nilsson heard their version at a party, hummed … Read the rest
Wherever We Go
Outstanding Nilsson song to help you along your way:
One of the original Hollywood Vampires, Harry Nilsson.
Start All Over Again
The music of the late great Peter Tosh helped get me through a tough 2015. Great writing, and such a strong voice for change. Beloved as a great man. Murdered in his own home by a guy he was putting … Read the rest
We Don’t Have Time To Fool Around
Killer song from Junie Morrison featuring OP colleague Sugarfoot Bonner, from the often overlooked (and long out of print) 5 album released in 1981.
This song has been burning up my PonoPlayer… ok Junie is on heavy rotation my whole … Read the rest
Use Me Up
Great version by Ike & Tina.
The Grande Finale
A great closing track to a great record — School’s Out by The Alice Cooper Band, 1971.
These guys were one of the finest garage rock bands ever: Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce and of course … Read the rest
Nothing But Garbage
The Funk Professor – Bootsy Get Live
Believe it or not Bootsy is touring the states and you gotta see the man to be the man. Check your local listings and don’t miss this show if it comes within 400 miles of you.
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He’s A God In An Alcove
Wanna mess with these guys?
Great song from their first album:
8:00 in, God In An Alcove is awesome.… Read the rest
Life Is Fair But So Uncool
Classic EWF just played on the Pono and it was like the first time I had ever heard it – there were bass notes and percussion I had never noticed on other formats and playbacks.
The Mouse Sleeps
Amazing song by Fela and his gang:
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