CiTR -- Funk My Life

Housey dancey remixes from Apt One and a throwback all the way to the 60s of the source of Bananarama's Venus.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0800

Back to a house/dance episode chock full of funky remixes from Shapeshifters, Indonesian producer HendraRNRM, a phenomenal Soulmagic remix, with a look into the funky 70s origins of Cassius' I ♥ U So.

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:00:00 -0800

A little bit of Soulmagic remixes, Japanese soul-hop, and three decades that You've Got the Love has spanned.

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:01:00 -0800

Tabledancers' disco house, Whitest Boy Alive gets the funk treatment, and Gangsta's Paradise in the 18th century.

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0800

Folky blues from new artist Cold Specks, Ike and Tina gets remixed, and the French connection to Grace Jones.

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:00:00 -0800

Viceroy's edit of Duck Sauce, Fare Soldi's remix of Stevie Wonder, and a bunch of excellent tracks from Blue Sky Black Death's EPs.

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Dmitry Bass takes on Chilly, StardonE takes on Michael Jackson, and how Led Zeppelin copied blues musicians for their hits.

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:02:00 -0700

A reminiscent listen of Phats & Small's 90s funky house track, the Daniel Bovie & Roy Rox collaboration that's been on loop, and the line that connects Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels to a jazz instrumental track that got transformed into a top 3 hit.

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:59:00 -0700

Dimitri from Paris says a little prayer on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Chew Fu and Steve Clisby takes on rock'n'soul, and Maestro talks about victory and defeat because he sticks to his vision to beat the competition.

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Can't get enough of DJ Twister, reggae from BabyJ, and a former Beatles takes a little known soul song to the top of the charts.

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:59:00 -0700

Chill out funk from Clayton & Fulcrum, incredible new dubstep soul hiphop from The Weeknd, and it turns out Marvin Gaye isn't the original recorder of I Heard It Through the Grapevine.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0700

A nice mix of house and downtempo (now with dubstep!) soul tracks from Alex Metric, Opiuo, Axwell, and Flosstradamus.

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Really chill beach house from Pedalpusher, Marvin Gaye remixes and covers galore, and Nancy's Baby wasn't the first to Shoot Her Down.

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0700

A great introduction to season two of Funk My Life with contemporary DJs and producers like The Captain, Fuzzbox Inc, DJ Twister, and Wicked Lester working with classic vintage hits and modern continuations of the soul vibe.

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:03:00 -0700

Something suave from Ultra Nate, Teddy Pendergrass' appearance on an unlikely compilation, and in my opinion, the best male soul singer ever - it's not Marvin Gaye.

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Jazzy soulful hip hop from Vienna's Urbs & Cutex, more Pretty Lights, and a story of how James Brown saved Boston from a firey riot.

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Some lovely remixed 1960s R&B from Polish DJ Twister, Marlena Shaw gets a sound makeover from A-Skillz, and the amazing rags to riches story of Etta James and the spinoff tracks she has inspired.

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Back on the funky house sound with a Bob Marley mashup, a Curtis Mayfield remix, and talk about the reaction to Amy Winehouse's death through her collaboration with Mark Ronson on the track Valerie, which is actually a cover of another group's single.

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:59:00 -0700

Soulful independent hip hop from Youtube uploader Bob42jh, along with hip hop commentary through the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys ballad, Empire State of Mind.

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Reggae and hip hop exploration with Fettes Brot, the magnificent RJD2, and The Supremes' promise of Someday We'll Be Together.

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Filling in for Aural Tentacles Oker freemix!

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0700

Early Massive Attack, saucey Latina La Lupe, and the wonderfully unexpected trail from Mary J. Blige through Kraftwerk to changing American/European music experiments to its influence on modern producers.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Britain-focused show with The Voodoo Trombone Quartet, Engineerz of Soul, and 1960s British invasion with Wild Thing.

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Another Adele remix from Keljet, Vancouver's soul men The Funk Hunters, and Blondie and the rocksteady track that went to number one in the US and UK charts and fifteenth in West Germany.

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:00:00 -0700

The Captain's new remix of Tom Jones, the Temper Trap remix found on Soundcloud, and a throwback to disco classic Don't Leave Me This Way.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Rebroadcast of electroswing part two. Swedish sensation Movitz, Tim Tim's tropical reggae swing, and the swing classic hit Sing Sing Sing in three of its forms.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:00:00 -0700

funkmylife.com #027 - May 26 2011

Thu, 26 May 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Back to the best of what we do with an Adele remix, a Tower of Power remix, and a look back at an underrepresented soul family group, Gladys Knight and the Pips.

Remixed swing music of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and 14 year old Michael Jackson covers the biggest hit of 1951.

Thu, 05 May 2011 23:01:00 -0700

Little bit of Diana Ross in her disco days, trippy hip hop sampling from Wax Tailor, and short-lived soul star Tammi Terrell with an official "Messenger of Peace."

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:00 -0700

funkmylife.com #023 - Apr 7 2011

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:00:00 -0700

A return to downtempo with Pretty Lights, heartfelt 50s soul with the Originals, and chill dance music with Faze Action.

funkmylife.com #022 - Mar 31 2011

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 -0700

The new favouritest remix of Heard It Through the Grapevine, Coldplay meets the Temptations, and Lady Gaga's Poker Face single and its relationship to a Tunisian folk song that inspired one of hip hop's most notorious terms.

funkmylife.com #021 - Mar 24 2011

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:00:00 -0700

Stairway to hip-hop heaven, German DJ Mr. Konfuzed's latin and motown remixes, and a sensational tribute to the late Loleatta Holloway.

funkmylife.com #020 - Mar 17 2011

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:05:00 -0700

Yella Finesse demonstrates how French house is an entire genre, an introduction to indie and white label gem Cleptomaniacs, and Little Richard sings the backing vocals for Fergie.

funkmylife.com #019 - Mar 10 2011

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:00:00 -0800

Aretha Franklin's little rivalry with Dusty Springfield, beautiful downtempo soul tracks, and a look at the almost-never-happened medley of Tainted Love.

funkmylife.com #018 - Mar 03 2011

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:00:00 -0800

We're back to older era sounds with remixed The Mamas and the Papas, Nina Simone meets gentle jazz-house, and Shakira's Waka Waka's origins as a Cameroon military anthem (more like Waka What the... eh eh?).

funkmylife.com #017 - Feb 17 2011

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:01:00 -0800

We look at drum and bass remixes of James Brown, Shirley Ellis, and Ray Charles, a remixed Frank Sinatra track by a Toronto artist, and the soul origins of Outkast's single So Clean, So Fresh.

funkmylife.com #016 - Feb 10 2011

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:00:00 -0800

French Canadian disco from a Montreal diva, a little bit of disco house for healthier arteries, and Whitney Houston's country music muse.

funkmylife.com #015 - Feb 03 2011

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:05:00 -0800

We listen to a Dub Side of the Moon, a reggae cover of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon from New York's Easy Star All Stars.

funkmylife.com #014 - Jan 27 2011

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:01:00 -0800

Some excellent dance tunes from Canadian funky DJs, the nightclub reggae of See-I, and another look at a Duck Sauce remix sampled from disco freaks Final Edition.

funkmylife.com #013 - Jan 20 2011

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:00:00 -0800

A relatively new artist called Deekline who's on a production roll, some more Parov Stelar (who now has millions of Youtube views), and an oldie but goodie: The Clapping Song and its origins in advertising for a wheat product.

funkmylife.com #012 - Jan 13 2011

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:01:00 -0800

We puff up our chest for a remix of Mr Big Stuff, find out why electro-swing is fantastic, and a drum and break look at James Brown!

funkmylife.com #011 - Jan 06 2011

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:02:00 -0800

Without doubt the best track to come out of Pincher Creek, Alberta (west of Lethridge), we help ourselves to A Taste of Honey, and what tune is Duck Sauce's Barbara Streisand a shameless copy of? And what tune did that one also copy?

funkmylife.com #010 - Dec 30 2010

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:00:00 -0800

A look into Bette Davis' Eyes, Stevie Wonder vs wobbly bass, and it's almost 2011 and I'm so excited that I just can't hide it - I'm about to lose my mind and I think I like it.

funkmylife.com #009 - Dec 23 2010

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:00:00 -0800

Baaaybeh, we love pubescent Stevie Wonder. Tons of reggae remixes and a special tie between Lily Allen's main single and the music of 1960s Jamaica.

funkmylife.com #008 - Dec 16 2010

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:59:00 -0800

Great instrumental funk, our first heavy electro song, and the original 1968 version of Ready or Not that the Fugees covered.

funkmylife.com #007 - Dec 09 2010

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:00:00 -0800