It’s mid winter, an early morning and pretty grey outside. Times like this, I’ll turn to groovy jazz funk to get my head noddin’ first thing in the morning. Here’s one to get your day going, Forty Days by Billy Brooks. Sampled to fame by A Tribe Called Quest about...
Hawk’s Friday ...
posted by Michael
This is a little feature I’ve been doing on my Facebook account for a few weeks and thought it would be great to base it here instead. I got into funk about the same time I got into food back in the early 90s and the two passions are part of my every day. Back in my early 20s I’d...
One funky fundraiser...
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The third installment of Artsts on Vinyl is on now at Bean Books at 122 Germain Street in Saint John. Stop in and view the many pieces created by local artists using old vinyl records as their primary medium. Some really incredible works in this year’s show, an annual (and important)...
We want the funk, th...
posted by Michael
What a great time at Pepper’s Pub last night. This was taken as I finally started to wind down after a four-hour marathon of hard groove in front of a packed house. Now, I’m going to get back to cooking. Share...
A Hot Time Friday at...
posted by Michael
I’ll be rocking some old school funk, rock, hip hop and all kinds of tasty grooves this Friday night at Pepper’s Pub, 42 Princess Street in Saint John. It’s the new pub’s first annual Halloween Bash and features loads of prizes and give-aways. Come and say hi to...
The Meltdown on CFMH...
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Check out my radio show, The Meltdown, on CFMH 107.3 FM every Friday night at 10:30 pm Share...