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For Episode 58 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, NYC DJ HUGGY BEAR gives us a nice masterful mix of disco, edits and classics, featuring tracks from Talk Talk, Simply Red, Coke Escovedo, Durand Jones & The Indications, Billy Ocean, Shannon, The Jackson 5 and much more.

Stephen Barr aka DJ Huggy Bear is a native NYer who grew up in South Ozone Park, when NYC was a slightly different place then it is today. Along with being one of the nicest dudes in the biz, he is also one of the finest and busiest working DJs in the city.

To check out more of Huggy Bear's dynamite mixes, check out his Soundcloud Page and follow him @djhuggybear on Instagram

To hear Host James Dier aka $mall Change's in-depth Stark Reality interview with DJ Huggy Bear, go to Episode 57 of Stark Reality wherever you get your podcasts or live & direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page

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For Episode 57 of STARK REALITY, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange rolls the red carpet out to Queens and rapps with Stephen Barr aka DJ HUGGY BEAR. Stephen is a native NYer who grew up in South Ozone Park, when NYC was a slightly different place then it is today. Besides music of course we talk about his collection of vintage toys from cartoons he grew up on in the '80s, working as a bouncer for a decade before DJing at hot spots like Marquee, the organization aspect of being a DJ, handling requests, playing to your audience in pro gigs, dealing with very fickle / short attention span crowds, going to see other DJs, clubs and parties like APT and Mobile Mondaze, how the current rents in NYC are changing the crowds and the vibe, throwing your own parties, and how to keep from getting burnt out on DJing. Stephen is top ppls, one of the nicest dudes in the biz.

To hear DJ Huggy Bear's exclusive Stark Reality masterfully mixed playlist of disco, edits and classics to accompany the interview, go to Episode 58 of Stark Reality.

To check out more of Huggy Bear's dynamite mixes, check out his Soundcloud page and follow him @djhuggybear on Instagram

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For Episode 56 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, reporter, editor and author JESSICA LIPSKY (aka DJ Terry Dactyl) gives us a nice All 45's mix of her current faves, featuring tracks by Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Eddie Floyd, Yvonne Fair, Willie Hutch, Ramones, and much more.

JESSICA LIPSKY covers culture, politics and music, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Salon, Billboard, Wax Poetics, LA Weekly, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Chronicle etc etc etc. Currently she is the senior editor of the Recording Academy’s GRAMMY.com.  She has done radio at KUSF, KPOO, and a number of seedy establishments on both coasts.  Jessica is the author of the award-winning book It Ain’t Retro: Daptone Records & The 21st-Century Soul Revolution, available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Her Harvey Averne interview/overview is coming out in the NY Times soon!

For more information about Jessica go to www.jlipsky.com and follow her @interview_boogaloo on Instagram

To hear Jessica's in-depth Stark Reality interview with Host James Dier aka DJ $mall Change, go to Episode 55 of STARK REALITY wherever you get your podcasts or live & direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page

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For Episode 55 of STARK REALITY Host James Dier rolls out the red carpet out to Brooklyn (via the Bay Area) for reporter, editor and author JESSICA LIPSKY.  She covers culture, politics and music, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Salon, Billboard, Wax Poetics, LA Weekly, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Chronicle etc etc etc. Currently she is the senior editor of the Recording Academy’s GRAMMY.com. Jessica is the author of the award-winning book It Ain’t Retro: Daptone Records & The 21st-Century Soul Revolution, which is mostly the focus of this in-depth interview. Talking about badass folks like Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, The Frightnrs, the Daptones, Anti-balas, Gabe Roth, Neal Sugarman, and the general evolution of 90s/00s revival funk and soul music, and slowdies (ballads). Reading her book was a real pleasure, she captured a lot of that scene and the personalities involved.

She has a Harvey Averne interview/overview coming out in the NY Times soon. Jessica also DJs under the name Terry Dactyl and has done radio at KUSF, KPOO, and a number of seedy establishments on both coasts.

To hear Jessica's exclusive Stark Reality playlist, go to EPISODE 56 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS for her very funky and soulful All 45's mix of current faves, featuring tracks by Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Eddie Floyd, Yvonne Fair, Willie Hutch, Ramones, and much more. Enjoy!

For more information about Jessica go to www.jlipsky.com and follow her @interview_boogaloo on Instagram

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For Episode 53 of STARK REALITY Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange rolls out the tattered red carpet to Hells Kitchen / Dublin and catches up with his old friend Desmond O'Byrne aka Des aka DJ Repoman. Jim met Des in the mid 90s running around underground parties in NYC, both resident DJs at the afterhours spot Rubulad. Throughout this in-depth conversation, they talk digging in various flea markets in the area, Des's background as guitarist in the Irish garage rock band The Golden Horde, opening up for the Cramps and playing with bands like The Prisoners and Billy Childish, growing up in Dublin in the 70s, seeing the Clash and Ramones and Specials in '78, making posters for DIY shows he put on, moving to NYC, getting sober, adjusting to playing music sober, becoming a dad, getting into carpentry, cleaning records with wood glue, and why he gravitated towards instrumentals when he first started DJing. and their night in the early 2000s they did together at Plant Bar in the East Village. Des is top ppls can't say that enough. great dude with excellent taste in music. Recorded Nov 2022.

For more info about Desmond O'Byrne aka DJ Repoman, check out his Discogs page

For Des's exclusive playlist of sounds from around the world, cumbia, kompa, brazilian, rocksteady, and a few guitar licks, go to Episode 54 of Stark Reality Playlists on Apple Podcasts or on Mixcloud or live & direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Chanel's STARK REALITY Series Page

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JAMMING BY A THREAD Episode 6 with BEN and guest co-selector JASON aka DJ SAINT CHARLES (sittin’ in for STU) features another sizzling tag-team DJ session, this time ping-ponging some fine seventies slo-funk and simmering heavy vibes, with a touch of early afrobeat and some recent neosoul, featuring exceptional tracks from Marijata, Labelle, Norman Whitfield, Creative Source, Natalie Cole, Clarence Wheeler, JJ Cale, Kendra Morris, Durand Jones and more!

Special guest co-selector DJ SAINT CHARLES is the alter-ego of jasoncharles.net Podcast Network founder and Executive Content Director JASON CHARLES.  Follow the network @jasoncharlesnyc and @jasoncharlesdotnet on Instagram.

BEN aka “The Loop Professor," is one of the rotating hosts of the long-running and award-winning SOUL MATES show on WMPG 90.9 Portland, ME and online at wmpg.org, offering up a cross section of Soul, Blues & R&B flavors – from stone cold classics to the very latest releases, playing the kind of soul-inspired sounds you just don’t get to hear anywhere else.  Yes mate! Continuing a rich multi-generational tradition at WMPG…Listen LIVE Saturdays from 7pm Eastern/11pm GMT and anytime after on www.wmpg.org  As The Loop Professor, Ben and super-producer/UK hip-hop royalty Jonny Cuba were the creative team behind the fantastic ‘90s Ninja Tune hip-hop duo DYNAMIC SYNCOPATION.  Their two releases on the legendary label still represent some of the finest UK hip-hop production to ever come out of London.  Vinyl junkie supreme Stuart “Stu” Rogers is a Sydney native and international festival booker and longtime broadcasting vet.  Lifelong professional cratediggers and partners in DJ crime, Ben and Stu will be back together soon and finer than ever...ping-ponging tracks and JAMMING BY A THREAD!

SUBSCRIBE NOW to JAMMING BY A THREAD wherever you get your podcasts, on Mixcloud or live & direct on the series page on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network

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After an extended break fulfilling other obligations throughout the NYC dance music universe, DJ legend and the hardest working man in house JOE GOMEZ is back with Episode 9 of RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY, a set of summer house sizzlers, featuring all new vinyl releases from Javonntte, Atjazz and Mark DeClive-Lowe, Dave & Omar, Larry Heard aka Mr. Fingers and much more!

Range Music has been distributing vinyl and exclusive tracks to the biggest names in the NYC and International House Music scene…“music for the dancer in YOU”

If you’re in NYC, don’t miss the “Range Music NYC Selects Series,” Wednesday evenings at the Haven Lounge, 683 Grand Street in Brooklyn, 7pm til late, where Joe welcomes the best DJs in the business for a casual record-playing experience for house heads and those who love them.  Check out @rangemusicnyc on instagram for upcoming guests and more and of course, go to www.rangemusicnyc.com to check out any of the tracks on this mix.

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Episode 33 of STARK REALITY, recorded 7/6/21, features Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange's exclusive Stark Reality interview with LEIGH BUTLER.

Leigh Butler is good ppls. Met him few years back at Movement through mutual friends, he is an old school techno head, music head really, been clubbing for many many years, UK, Germany, Detroit, Chicago, NYC, etc etc. He occasionally spins out but mostly wheels and deals records and has a deep knowledge of dance music.  Jim's in-depth conversation with Leigh covers Detroit DJs like Gary Chandler and Al Ester, Todd Edwards playing at a club in his neighborhood at the beginning of 2 Step, parties at the old Tresor in Berlin.  And Leigh wraps it up with a review of a recent car boot sale he hit. Really breaking news I know haha. Anyways enjoy.

To hear LEIGH BUTLER's exclusive Stark Reality "Detroit Techno 2019" playlist, listen/subscribe to STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS Episode 34, wherever you get your podcasts and live & direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network, MUSIC Channel

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On Episode 3 of FUTURISTICA RADIO, host and DJ Simon S serves up the latest alt-jazz and soul joints "fresh out the box" at Futuristica HQ...featuring hot new releases from LaNote, Madlib, El Michels Affair, Alfa Mist and J Dilla, among others...

Each month, host and DJ Simon S journeys through his extensive vinyl selection to create a blend of jazz, soul, hip-hop & electronica from across the generations…from madlib to coltrane, gang starr to alfa mist and everything in between.  Check out www.futuristicamusic.co.uk for more information about Futuristica Music and DJ Simon S.

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On the latest installment of STARK REALITY, host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange interviews Geoffrey Wilson aka DJ Reverend Robert Sinewave If you know Geoffrey; you’d know that he’s a good friend, a good ally, and a staunch believer in equality, visibility, and diversity in the hospitality industry. He’s also a talented and creative bartender. Having spent close to a decade working in the International House Hotel in New Orleans, Ocotillo in Phoenix, and Multnomah Whiskey Library in Portland, OR, Geoffrey has honed his skill and earned the honor of Best Bartender in Chicago in 2008 and Phoenix in 2014. In addition to this, he is currently making ice for the best ice company in Portland, PDX Ice. 
In addition to enjoying the company of his carefully curated group of friends, he also enjoys hanging around dogs, cats, and sometimes rabbits. 
Geoffrey has a favorite color, it’s black. He also has an extensive record collection and has been known to host Love American Style nights at The Record Store in Portland, OR. If you find yourself in the area, be sure to follow his Instagram @rev.robertsinewave and join in the fun. Ask him about his purple Chucks.

To hear Reverend Robert's exclusive Stark Reality all weed-flavored mix go to STARK REALITY Episode 12 on Mixcloud or live and direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Shows

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Ken and Lina back in action. Tune in, drop in, WAX ON!

Listen to Greg Belson talk about his early influences and his quest for finding the rarest gospel music as well as how Divine Disco 2 came together. Also take a virtual visit to In Your Ear to learn about record digging in Boston, MA.

Track List: 1. Calvin B. Rhone - "I Believe" 2. Third Guitar - "Baby Don't Cry" 3. Universal Jubileers - "Childhood Days" 4. Harrison Jones & The Voices Of Harmony - "On That Other Shore" 5. Prophets - "Take It To the Streets" 6. Wisdom - "Let The Lord Come In Your Life" 7. Evans Pyramid - "No I Won't" 8. The Sinclayr's - "One And One Are Two " 9. Royale - "I Want Your Body"

You can find more info Greg Belson's Divine Disco - Obscure Gospel Disco - 1979 to 1987 here - https://culturesofsoul.com/blogs/news/record-store-day-exclusive-greg-belsons-divine-disco-vol-2

We'll be selling records for Record Store Day at the Brighton Music Hall as part of the Do617 Pop-Up Record Shop.

Here is a special Spotify playlist created from the music featured in this podcast - spotify:user:culturesofsoulrecords:playlist:6qLalLwIMc39Y4T8BMk67T

Credits: Producer - Deano Sounds. Guest interviews with Greg Belson and Reed Lappen.

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Interviews and narration with stories behind the four releases in our special LP subscription series.

Track List: 1. Space Cats - "Mother Earth" 2.Septimus - "You're A Mind Blower" 3. Septimus - We Want A Piece of the Pie - Reprise" 4. Septimus - "Take Love Where You Find It" 5. Thing - "Road Through the Wall" 6. Yoruba Singers - "Abiola" 7. Yoruba Singers - "Fighting For Survival" 8. Yoruba Singers - "Drums Make the Round Go Round" 9. Space Cats - "Dead of the Night" 10. Space Cats - "Forever and Always"

You can subscribe to our LP Subscription Series here - https://culturesofsoul.com/products/lp-subsciption-series

Credits: Narrators - Deano Sounds and Uchenna Ikoonne. Producer - Deano Sounds. Guest interviews with Anthony Brown, Eze Rockcliffe, and Themba 'T-Rex' Mzwakali.

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Ken & Miss Lina are at it again combing through their record collection to unearth the deepest gems of music. Anything goes on the turntable this episode, all eras and genres are on the table.