Funk

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik

With a title like Blood Sugar Sex Magik, you might expect the music to be graphic, loud and a little weird - and you wouldn't be wrong. The Chili Peppers 1991 effort with producer Rick Rubin is stuffed with lots of big ideas, sounds and personalities. Join for a...

Stevie Wonder – Innervisions

Stevie Wonder – Innervisions

Stevie Wonder had a pretty amazing stretch of albums during the early 1970s. One of our favorites from the period is 1973's Innervisions. We talked about it a bit a few years ago, but the Summer of Don has given us a chance to talk about it a bit more. Stevie Wonder -...

Solid Gold (Rick James, Madonna, Twisted Sister)

Solid Gold (Rick James, Madonna, Twisted Sister)

Besides the fabulously be-dazzled Solid Gold Dancers, the TV show of the same name featured a wide variety of popular artists of the early to mid 1980s. Even though the performances were lip-synced, the program exposed audiences to all sorts of new music. On today's...

Prince – Purple Rain

Prince – Purple Rain

Prince's classic album Purple Rain is often lauded not only as a high point in his career, but also in popular music. The album acts as a soundtrack of sorts for the film of the same name, but ultimately its an intimate record about Prince himself. Join us as we dive...

Funk Fusion (Jaco Pastorius, Chic, Living Colour)

Funk Fusion (Jaco Pastorius, Chic, Living Colour)

Funk largely grew out of 60s rock and RnB, but its influence can be heard in many of the surrounding genres. On today's show we explore funk-infused records. Here's our album picks: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (Andy)Chic - Risqué (Don)Living Colour - Vivid (Dude)...

Quiet Storm (Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, D’Angelo)

Quiet Storm (Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, D’Angelo)

This one goes out to all the late night FM radio dial explorers. The Quiet Storm radio format originated back in the 1970s and gave rise to a new RnB sub-genre. On today's show we discuss albums from the genres creation through modern day. Smokey Robinson - A Quiet...