Do Electric Sheep Count Androids In Their Dreams?

•March 23, 2025 • Leave a Comment

So, I’m chilin on my beanbag, listening to the 5th Dimension and playing Mob Control when my phone suddenly freezes in the middle of game play. No biggie. It happens.

I reset my phone, enter my password, restart my game and continue enjoying “The Age of Aquarius” lounging on my beanbag.
My phone freezes again.

I reset. After entering my password, unlocking my phone I notice a green light in the top right corner of my phone I’d not noticed before. I tap Mob Control again, but then my phone reverts to my now frozen screen-saver. I try to swipe, but nothing happens.
Then “Gemini” pops up, instructing me to ask a question.
Aloud I say, “Why you being a bitch?”
“Gemini” captures my comment, displaying it in the search bar. The green light goes out, my phone shuts itself off, then restarts.

I do not trust the robots.

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Groovement – March 19, 2025

•March 22, 2025 • Leave a Comment

As happens on occasion, this episode of Groovement took me by surprise. The first hour, in particularly, kinda blew my mind. I found myself grabbing records blindly, as I realised a particular track was about to end, or feeling at the last minute the track I intended to play was not correct for the flow. What I ended up grabbing proved to be better than what I’d intended to grab. Definitely a situation where the records were in charge, and it played out beautifully, I must say.

Additionally, the timing of the 1 hour mark for each set was ideal, allowing for nice, clean splits between the two hours, rather than the chop job I usually give.
The collage process also supported the clean break. I found that the initial collage was too crowded, leading me to start a second for this episode. Only made sense to start it with the artists from the second break.

We find ourselves with two one-hour sets (each with their own collage), rather than my usual 2-hour set reflected in one collage. Let me know if you have a preference either way.

Jhelisa – Sell Me Away

Massive Attack – Sly

Slick Rick – All Alone

Stereo MC’s – Fever

Isley Bros – Give The Women What They Want

Pages – Clearly Kim

Brothers Johnson – In The Way

Minnie Riperton – Inside My Love

Patrice Rushen – Number One

Stevie Wonder – Too High

Lianne La Havas – Read My Mind

Chaos in the CBD – It’s Up to Me

Ananda Project – Cascades of Colour

Mo’ Horizons – Jack, Pe Na Estrada

Lou Rawls – Lady Love 

Melba Moore – You Stepped Into My Life

S-Express – Superfly Guy (Fluffy Bagel Mix)

Samantha Fox – Love House

Luther Vandross – See Me

Angela Bofill – This Time I’ll Be Sweeter

O’Bryan – Still Water

Blue6 – Sweeter Love

Project4 – Waiting

Owusu & Green – Nevermore

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Becoming GIANTS

•March 22, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Meet at Mia x PF programming kicked off last Thursday with dialog, music, dancing, and community. Ticket price for the exhibition of the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys is $20. Check the MIA website for more info.

Yonci Jameson will moderate the Artist Forum in the exhibit from 7-8pm. Free ticket required for entry.

Jam E.Z. will be set up in the Target Room, as one approaches the main exhibit. No fee/ticket required. Spinning fro 6-9pm.

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Same As It Ever Was! – March 17, 2025

•March 22, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Tom Tom Club – Close to the Bone

The The – Uncertain Smile

Nik Kershaw – Wouldn’t It Be Good

Thompson Twins – We Are Detective

Men Without Hats – No Dancing/Unsatisfaction

Duran Duran – Planet Earth

Gary Numan – Cars

The Cars – Touch & Go

The Lloyds – Attitude Check

The Beatniks – River in the Ocean

Queen – Body Language

Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut

Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone

Tones On Tail – Go!

Dominatrix – The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight

Gene Loves Jezebel – Worth Waiting For

REM – The One I Love

The Waterboys – I Will Not Follow

Ministry – Over The Shoulder

CCCP – American-Soviets

Heaven 17 – Let Me Go

Kraftwerk – Sex Object

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Groovement – March 12, 2025

•March 19, 2025 • Leave a Comment

In Homage to artists who have passed over the past few weeks, months and years.

I intended to spotlight Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers & Angie Stone … but unintentionally ended up playing songs from several others who have crossed the veil. The only exception are the talented men from Enchantment who, according to the wiki, are still with us. Bless them one, and all.

Roberta Flack – Making Love, The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face

Rod Temperton [Heatwave] – The Star of the Story

Enchantment [still living]- Gloria

Maurice White [Earth Wind & Fire] – Burnin’ Bush

Angela Bofill – The Feelin’s Love

Roy Ayers – Let’s Do It, Poo Poo La La

Quincy Jones – The Dude, Love I Never Had It So Good

Aretha Franklin – Don’t Play That Song, I Say A Little Prayer

Frankie Beverly [Maze] – Feel That You’re Feeling

Bill Withers ftg Joe Sample [The Crusaders] – Soul Shadows

Mtume – The After 6 Mix

Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation

Tito & Michael Jackson [The Jacksons] – Everybody

Teena Marie ftg Rick James – I’m A Sucker for Your Love

Richie Havens – Shouldn’t All The World Be Dancing

Angie B [Sequence], aka, Angie Stone – Funk You Up, Wish I Didn’t Miss You

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A Good Man Is Good To Find

•March 16, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Alexander Jules Carriére is such a man.

Alex volunteered to help me empty my storage space, finally getting all of my records & things under one roof.

“Let’s pick a free Sunday and just get it done.” he offered.

Aware of my back issues, Alex insisted on doing the bulk of the heavy lifting. 100s of records in crates, 6 Kallax shelves, two 1200 decks in cases, a DJM 500 in case, plus 3 old school typewriters…

This sucker is HEAVY.

We got my storage unit emptied over 2 separate Sundays. And that, only because Alex rang me up and said, “You feel like moving some records today?” Left to my own devices, those records would still be in storage and at a cost of $160 a month.

I am eternally grateful to you, Alex. With all of my tools around me, I once again feel whole. Thank you for being a True Friend.

In addition to being a nice guy, Alex is quite talented in his own right. Check out the Magnetic Memory Museum for a taste of his brilliance.

Alex also has some DJ ability he’s been keeping under wraps. We’ll see what we can do about spotlighting that in the near future.

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Same As It Ever Was! – March 10, 2025

•March 16, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Dolby’s Cube – Get Out of My Mix

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – White Lines

Propaganda – P:Machinery

New Order – Your Silent Face

Wire – Ahead

Big Audio Dynamite – Medicine Show

The B-52’s – Detour Thru Your Mind

Freez – Pop Goes My Love

Georgio – Bedrock

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•March 10, 2025 • Leave a Comment

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Twin Cities New Wave Day 2025

•March 8, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Not even a gnarly blizzard could stop the rad DJs of Twin Cities New Wave Day!
Grumpy’s NE & Falling Knife Brewery hosted the tubular take-over by 80s Heads. On the radio, Fresh Air 2 (KFAI 90.3 FM-HD2) played 24 hours of New Wave music from a variety of selectors including David Daydodge, Tricky Mikki, Ollie Stench and others (Your Favourite Gay Uncle was featured at noon & 7pm).

You can listen to livestream at your leisure.

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To See Giants

•March 8, 2025 • Leave a Comment

I would loved to have attended the Giants opening party tonight. Alas, I did not learn of it in time to secure a spot. Still, I learned of it in time to secure a gig (thanks to one of my Niblings).

Jam E.Z. will be djing at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on Thursday, March 27 from 6-9 PM in support of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection. I am honoured, delighted, and grateful.

Some who were privileged to get advance notice have informed me that should I wish to see the exhibit at all, I should purchase tickets in advance… while there is yet opportunity to plan a visit that suits my schedule.

I share this to suggest that, should you wish to be there on March 27 from 6-9, you might opt to purchase tickets now.

Mind you, I’m merely reacting to the advise of those outside of my relationship with MIA – so … salt grains, and what not.

I do hope to see you on March 27, just the same.

Kwame Brathwaite. Untitled (Model Who Embraced Natural Hairstyles at AJASS Photoshoot), circa 1970, printed 2018. Pigmented inkjet print. The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Kwame Brathwaite. (Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com)

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