40 Minutes of Funk
40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music.
Episodes
Ed Durocher and I chat about Canadian manners, prog rock, sci-fi tats, Victor Wooten's "The Music Lesson," three-stringed guitars, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Rusty Belicek, Frank Cueto, and I dig deep into the history of dance music and dance genres, opening for James Brown, and word processor skills, plus we check out some of their recent solo projects!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Nick Etwell and I discuss art deco wallpaper, crate digging, phonographs, TV and film music, the '60s aesthetic, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Happy holidays from 40 Minutes of Funk! Thanks so much for listening each week. Tune in here for a quick holiday announcement, and we'll catch you in early 2022 for more episodes.
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)The guys and I talk about doing splits, playing the rests, characters in the soultiverse, pop-up jams, and video shoots, plus, the fellas turn the tables and interview me for a spell!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Shawn Lee and I talk about creative chaos, the Midwest Funk bed, recording exercise music, making MySpace connections, hunting the elusive Clutchy Hopkins, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Alan Evans (Soulive, the Alan Evans Trio) and I discuss soundtracks for movies that don't exist, brotherly competition, songwriting as a multi-instrumentalist, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Funk/soul veteran DJ Larry Grogan and I discuss funk evangelism, radio station allegiance, and sunshine pop, plus, he schools us on geographical funk and soul!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Grammy Award-winning musician Shaun Martin and I discuss Funk in the church, Snarky Puppy prep, and emoting on the voice box, plus, I throw a keyboardist lightning round at him for good measure!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)JD, Mike, and I discuss fedoras, roller coasters, wrestling for stage time, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Tom O'Grady and I fanboy over Herbie Hancock, collecting vinyl, and collecting keyboards, plus we discuss picking "go home" songs for live gigs, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Greg Gonzalez, Beto “Bigtoe” Martinez, and I discuss how to "reset" the Funk, playing pool with the Wu-Tang Clan, and covering Ozzy, of course!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Dan West, Ivan Khatchoyan, and Jake Mason and I tell tales of how the Funk survived playing on the dance floor, laying on the dance floor, and smoking on the dance floor, plus the "funk face," covering Metallica, and more!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Stefan Redtenbacher and I discuss funky folk music, setting copy machines on fire, teaching at Hogwarts, and selling technology to the Chinese government.
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Adam Volsen, Roy Spencer, and I discuss the cut and paste aesthetic, the "no snitching" policy among DJs, and Roy gives us a 72-second history of the evolution of funk.
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Jake Mason and I talk about the "sh*tty is pretty" approach to recording, the Melbourne funk and soul scenes, the “funk web,” plus, we play Cookin' on 3 Burners' brand new single, which dropped Sept. 2021!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Leigh Gracie and I discuss British Deep Funk, the 90's funk gulf, and the antics of backing up funk and soul legends like Martha High and Eddie Bo.
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk)Funk veteran Gilbert Rivera and I talk about talent shows, flying saucers, getting robbed in Oklahoma City, upstaging James Brown, and the beginnings of funk.
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Seven sweaty men cram into a small room to discuss corn dogs, Eddie Murphy, Dragon Ball Z, and the simplicities of democratic band leadership. Bonus content for Patreon members!
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Tomer George Cohen and I talk about composing for cartoons, teaching saxophone online, and the intersections of multicultural funk.
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