Listen to a few cuts from the new Charles Bradley and the Menahan Street Band on Dunham! Also play a few rare 45s in this show, including both sides of the Darling Dears on Flower City! Only have 1 hour this semester, so I gotta pack in as much music as I can!
Read MoreBack For 2011!
Back with the first show for 2011! Plenty of new tracks this time around, including some new funk, some new R&B and a bunch of new deep soul cuts. Stay tuned for lots of special guests in 2011, coming soon. Thanks for listening!
Read MoreGalactic Fractures Christmas 2010!
The special Galactic Fractures christmas show for 2010! Plenty of new 45s this year, along with all your favorite classics. Make sure to come out to Soulelujah next Saturday to catch myself and Claude Money djing. We will be giving away cds of this christmas mix for you to enjoy over the holidays!
Read MoreFunk Soul And Zamrock
Check out the new Jenny Dee single on QDee! Also a little preview of next weeks Christmas show. Played about thirty minutes of African psych, mostly from Zambia. Featuring the amazing Rikki Ililonga compilation on Now Again records. Go pick that up!
Read MoreClassics and more...
Quick show with a bunch of classics and much more. Don't miss the amazing Darling Dears 45 (unfortunately I haven't yet found an original...someday!) Toward the end of the show I get into some of my favorite international stuff. Stay tuned for highlights from some amazing new African compilations in future shows!
Read MoreNew Christmas Single From Colemine!
One of my favorite new labels, Colemine, has released a special Christmas 45 for 2010! Due to be released in a couple weeks...check out the tracks in this show, and keep your eyes open for when they become available for order. Also, I'll be doing a special Galactic Fractures christmas show soon, so stay tuned for that as well.
Read MoreFree Delivery
Featuring the fantastic new track from Myron & E with the Soul Investigators on Timmion Records, '(Free Delivery From) The Pot Club'. Go pick it up now! Also, I play plenty of tracks from the new Syl Johnson compilation that recently came out on Numero Group. Don't miss out on that one either.
Read MoreJohn Funke Guest DJs!
Tarik Thornton Guest Mix!
Tarik Thornton stops through Galactic Fractures, and shares some amazing 45s. Willie Cagar, Willie Tee, Bronc Glows, Louis Curry....Don't miss out on this one!
Read MoreClassics and more...
An excellent reggae version of Dusty Springfields 'Son of a Preacher Man', along side several of my favorite classic funk and soul tracks. Many of which you can hear me play at our weekly soul night 'Soulelujah', in Central Square.
Read MoreMore Funk More Soul
No brand new 45s this week, but plenty of classics both rare and common. Stay tuned, I have a few special guests planned for future weeks. Also, don't forget to check out out dj night, Soulelujah, if you are in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Read MoreSaigon To San Francisco
Back after 2 weeks off! A few new funk and soul 45s at the beginning of the show, and a nice set of my favorite international psych music. Make sure to check out the amazing Toussaint McCall instrumental, Saigon to San Francisco. I typically like vocals more, but this instrumental is fantastic.
Read MoreLos Sospechos!
Couple new 45s from Colemine Records, along with the other side of the new Budos Band 45. From the Budos website: "Fans of the Budos will also enjoy the new 45 from Los Sospechos, being released this Tuesday, August 17th on Colemine Records. Produced by Budos members, Mike Deller and John Carbonella (Car-Del) at the Dunham Records studio, and featuring the Budos horn section, this is the first single from the soundtrack to the feature film, Postales."
Read MoreThe Big G On Audio House!
Amazing new funk 45 on Audio House by The Big "G", George Moten. Not much is known about this 45. I am researching it now, hopefully I'll have more information about it soon. I love how during the break he shouts "James Brown is in the club, ladies and gentlemen!" Lots of other great 45s as well, also did a classic deep funk set.
Read MoreLove and Affection
Another show of all new 45s. The Nathaniel Mayer is amazing as is the Chee Chee Scott. Interesting Joyce Williams track, she did the famous sister funk song 'First Thing I Do In The Morning'. Also played a few from Truth and Soul Records, including my favorite off the Michael Leonhart album.
Read MoreNew 45s For Days!
Played a show full of new 45s! Sister funk classics like the Ann Alford and the Helene Smith, and a few more obscure ones like the Little Denice and Jeanette White. Had to play one by Kings Go Forth cause I have been REALLY digging their recently released LP. Don't miss the new Cee Lo Green 45, with the amazing Menahan Street Band playing behind him. Also check out the cool instrumental 45 by the Scone Cash Players, featuring Adam Scone on Organ, Thomas Brenneck on Guitar and Homer Steinweiss on the Drums! Finally, I included a couple tracks from the new R&B compilation, called Teach Me To Monkey that DJ Finewine recently released.
Read MoreStacy Shreffler Guests!
Stacy Shreffler stops by to bring us some of her favorite girl groups and sister funk and soul! You can catch her dj at The Independent every Thursday night in Union Square with John Funke.
Read MoreColemine And More!
In this show I do a special focus on the amazing label from Ohio, Colemine Records. Also be sure and check out the Linnie Walker 45, she is backed by Black Merda!
Read MoreThey Call Me Mr Lonely
No new radio show this week, so I decided to post up a guest mix from DJ O-Dub. It was actually slated to be posted to the website/podcast last year, but due to technical difficulties it never got posted. However, here it is, and its worth the wait!
Read MoreFull Speed!
Picked up a bunch of new 45s this week from a local dealer friend. The amazing Full Speed sister funk 45 is a fantastic double sider, I play both in this show. Also don't miss out on The Impressions doing their interpretation of 'This Old Heart Of Mine' called 'Cant Satisfy'.
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