I know.... radio is dead... whatever.
whilst stuck in some unexpected and abnormal traffic last week... I just wasn't in the mood for any more NPR that morning... I mashed through all the presets and finding nothing but adverts, I hit the "seek" button a few times, and stopped when I heard this:
which was followed by this:
leading to the final track of the commute:
The level of funk was exactly what I needed that morning. I programmed the station.
This week, I've been listening to them almost exclusively, and they have NOT disappointed. As it turns out, the funk I heard is part of their "Funk Friday" program. On the way home today, I was treated to the following:
then:
followed by:
then:
rounded out by this as I pulled into the driveway:
I really don't remember the last time I was so musically happy. It has been a REALLY enjoyable commuting week. tagging cgod because for some reason... when I hear funk, I think of you (don't read to much into that)
http://player.listenlive.co/51321 105.5 "The Colorado Sound" (which sounds awfully.... snobby... but whatever)
Incidentally, Cissy Strut was the tune that got me into funk in the first place. Piano teacher played it for me in 6th grade and blew my fucking mind. Especially the drum part. 6 months later I was taking drum lessons with a teacher who specialized in funk & zydeco.
Athens, Georgia had a bizarre station when I was in college that had no DJs and I swore was an iPod on shuffle. I heard "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie followed by some Beatles if I remember correctly. It was maybe a little too random most of the time but it was a preset.