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For Episode 59 of STARK REALITY, Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange welcomes veteran New York City DJ, radio producer and party promoter REGGIE JOHNSON.

Reggie Johnson is an audio engineer, radio show host, party promoter and all around good ppls. He's been working as an engineer behind the boards at WBAI Pacifica for a few decades, and co-hosting Jeanie Hopper's Liquid Sound Lounge since '98. His own radio show From the Soundboard has been running since 2007, a 'program that usually focuses on concerts regardless of genre. This is where the artist and (or) group perfects the art of the "call and response" with its audience.' He does great deep dives on all kinds of artists and groups like Gal Costa, Link Wray, Yusef Lateef, Paul Robeson, Ramsey Lewis and many others. He's also helped promote parties since 1998 and has a longtime summer thing called Beats & BBQ. In his own words, he's 'just an average individual who believes in Socialist principles through music, arts and action. Everything is connected to everything.'

Reggie is a humble and real dude which isn't always the case in these music and party scenes haha. We start out talking about classic parties and DJs like the Loft, David Mancuso, Paradise Garage, Nicky Siano, Turntables on the Hudson, and Liquid Sound Lounge, where Reggie got his start promoting and getting involved with WBAI and doing his own show. We also get into a lot about politics, Palestine, Ukraine, our disappointment with Bernie, critical thinking, and his own journey coming out of his shell as an introvert into promoting and throwing parties. We ended up rapping for over two hours so a longer convo. Enjoy!

Reggie also gives us a tasty mix of vintage African funk to accompany. To hear this exclusive 90-plus minute Stark Reality Playlist, go to Episode 60 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS.

For the latest news and updates on Reggie's radio show and events, follow him @deepdancenyc on Instagram.

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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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The first new RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY of 2023, Episode 11 is a Double Dose of Downtempo & Deep House! A special double episode recorded and masterfully mixed by Host & NYC DJ legend and Range boss JOE GOMEZ, featuring nearly two hours of the finest recent vinyl releases from the world’s finest dance and soul music labels BBE, Gondwanna, Nervous, Shapes of Rhythm, LaSape, Keinemusik, Omena Records, NuNorthernSoul, and more, and packed with top artists in the game, including Vick Lavender, uk contemporary jazz master Chip Wickham, jazz-funk legend Brian Jackson, Hamish Balfour, David Versace, German club superstar Rampa, Chuala, the great Louie Vega, and much more...

If you’re in NYC, don’t miss the “Range Music NYC Pop-Up & Listening Sessions” Wednesday evenings at Femme Fontaine, 245 S. 1st Street in Williamsburg, 7pm til late, where Joe welcomes the best DJs and vinyl lovers in the business for a casual record-playing experience for music heads and those who love them.  Follow @rangemusicnyc on Instagram for upcoming guests and more.

RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY features a selection of the latest vinyl joints from Range Music NYC's network of independent dance labels from around the globe, expertly mixed by #nyc veteran record store owner and DJ’s DJ, JOE GOMEZ. Each episode features all types of house music 12's, reissued dance classics, rare 7's and more "music for the dancer in you.”  The premiere purveyor of vinyl for the busiest names in the nyc dj business, RANGE MUSIC NYC owner and DJ Joe Gomez finds the hottest independent dance tracks from all over Europe, South America and every corner of the world.

Check out rangemusicnyc.com for any of the tracks on this episode, plus sound clips, reissues, top sellers, events and more - go where your favorite top DJs and selectors go for the dopest sounds for the dancefloor.

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Bonzai Bonner is a DJ, nightlife promoter and activist based in Glasgow.

We discuss “Always On My Mind [Extended Dance Remix]” by the Pet Shop Boys, Hits! The Very Best of by Erasure, and well, Erasure!

Bonner’s queer charity shout-out is the Small Trans Library in Glasgow, and you can find them on Instagram at @bonzaibonner.

Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. Thank you to Anthony Garvin, Nick Stillone and Dan Stanley Freeman.

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RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY Episode 10 is a holiday gift for house heads…Recorded live at Range Music HQ back in September, NYC DJ legend JOE GOMEZ serves up a sixty minute masterfully-mixed set of the year’s most gorgeous deep, jazzy and soulful house joints, featuring tasty new and reissued dancefloor releases from the world’s finest dance music labels, including GAMM, BBE, SoSoSure, Compost and Mother Tongue Records, with tracks and remixes from Tedd Patterson, AtJazz, Pepe Braddock, Nicholas Ryan Gant, Roy Ayers, George Duke Vs. Opolopo, Desney Bailey and Danism featuring Heidi Vogel, and more.

If you’re in NYC, don’t miss the “Range Music NYC Pop-Up & Listening Session,” Wednesday evenings at Femme Fontaine, 245 S. 1st Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,, 7pm til late, where Joe welcomes the best DJs and vinyl lovers in the business for a casual record-playing experience for music 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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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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For Episode 9, BASS HEAVY welcomes NYC-based radio pro and dope selector KELLY WEBB aka DJ BABY K, co-host of the long-running weekly deep grooves showcase “THE SWEET SPOT,” on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City and streaming live and archived on WBAI.ORG, Tuesdays from 10pm to Midnight.

Kelly's BASS HEAVY set includes a dope sixty-minute selection of disco, boogie and funk classics, featuring tracks from The Brothers Johnson, Ray Parker Jr., The Jacksons, Change, Roy Ayers, Instant Funk and much much more

Baby K aka Kelly Webb has been involved in music, art and culture since her humble beginnings in Ohio.  Through her love and passion for music, she became the First Lady of respected DJ and Music Production School Dubspot where for many years she helped to organize and facilitate music education for thousands of students worldwide and was honored to work and learn from some of the best in the business. Currently she is working for the Lower East Side Girls Club, perhaps the best job in the world where she is Director of the Sound Studio Program, a free program for young girls 8-18 where DJing, Music Production and Radio Journalism (WGRL) is taught to the next generation in an empowering environment. She wishes to live each day like a joyous episode of Soul Train, one of her greatest influences growing up.

For more information about DJ BABY K, follow her @sweetspotnyc on Instagram and check out The Sweet Spot page on WBAI

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For Episode 7 of RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY, Host and NYC DJ legend Joe Gomez is back with an all new set of the latest vinyl house jams for Fall 2021, recorded live on the Range Music Sound System at 53 broadway in Brooklyn, featuring fire tracks and remixes by Ron Trent, Dave Lee, Soul Dynamic, Javonntte, Ame, Laroye, Lex & Locke and much more…95 minutes of masterfully mixed “music for the dancer in YOU”

If you're in NYC, don't miss the “Range Music NYC Selects Series," Friday nights from 10 'til late at 53 Broadway in Williamsburg 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, to check out any of the tracks on this mix.

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Die Millennials sind zurück aus ihren ausgiebigen und diversen Sommerurlauben und starten mit euch gut erholt in den Herbst. Und in ihrer neuesten Folge erinnern sich Laura Zacharias und Dörthe Hanssen daran zurück, was sie damals in den 00ern eigentlich so "drunter" getragen haben. Von peinlichen BH-Käufen mit der Mutter bis zu String Tangas auf dem Kopf (why?!). Und mit schulterfreiem Top und durchsichtigen BH-Trägern ging es dann in Lauras und Dörthes jungen Jahren auch gerne auf den Disco-Dancefloor - aber zu welchen Hits ließen sich die Bootys denn damals eigentlich am besten shaken? 

For Episode 6 of RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY, NYC DJ legend JOE GOMEZ serves up 90+ nonstop minutes of midsummer house magic, recorded live at Platter BK on the Range Music sound system...featuring brand new 12's from Joe Clausell, Theo Parrish, LaRoye, Close Counters, Karl Hector, THP, Arthur Verocai and more!

RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY features a dope selection of the latest vinyl joints from Range Music NYC's network of independent dance labels from around the globe, expertly mixed by NYC veteran record store owner and DJ’s DJ, JOE GOMEZ. Each episode features all types of house music 12's, reissued dance classics, rare 7's and more "music for the dancer in you.”

If you're in NYC, don't miss Joe spinning banging global new house releases and Paradise Garage/Loft classics, all night at the Range Music spot at 53 Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Thursday through Saturday nights...10pm till late! For details go to @rangemusicnyc on Instagram

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For Episode 5 of RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY, NYC DJ legend JOE GOMEZ holds it down with another masterfully mixed session of all the hottest all new global house joints for Spring/Summer ‘21…90 nonstop minutes of dancefloor jams, reissue classics and deep grooves featuring 12's from the finest labels in the house music universe...with tracks from Bosq, Gene Tellem, Javonnte Garrett, Abase Music, Joaquin "Joe" Clausell, Mark de Clive-Lowe, and more.

RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY features a dope selection of the latest vinyl joints from Range Music NYC's network of independent dance labels from around the globe, expertly mixed by NYC veteran record store owner and DJ’s DJ, JOE GOMEZ. Each monthly episode features all types of house music 12's, reissued dance classics, rare 7's and more "music for the dancer in you.” 

If you're in NYC, don't miss Joe spinning banging global new house releases and Paradise Garage/Loft classics, all night at the Range Music shop spot at 53 Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Thursday through Saturday nights...10pm till late!

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Range Music NYC is the premiere purveyor of vinyl for the busiest names in the nyc dj business...Owner, industry vet and DJ's DJ Joe Gomez finds the hottest independent dance tracks from all over Europe, South America and every corner of the world. Check out rangemusicnyc.com for any of the tracks on this episode, plus sound clips, reissues, top sellers, events and more - go where your favorite top DJs and selectors go for the dopest sounds for the dancefloor.  Follow them at @rangemusicnyc on Instagram

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