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We sit down with the legendary guitarist Jesse Johnsons to discuss his time with Prince, Morris Day and The Time, D'Angelo, and new music. Tons of stories and guitar riffs.By Funkatopia
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Special announcements and music news (purple and otherwise)By Funkatopia
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Interview: Paul Peterson and Jerry Hubbard (40 Years Of Ice Cream Castle)
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We sit down with St. Paul Peterson and Jerry Hubbard to discuss the 40th anniversary of The Time's Ice Cream Castle and share TONS of stories. We discuss how they were brought in to replace Monte Moir, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who had just been fired from The Time by Prince. We reflect on the insanity of it all as Paul Peterson, Jerry Hubbard …
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We sit down with 15 year old guitar phenom Taj Farrant to discuss his journey from his viral worldwide appearance on Australia's Got Talent performing rock melodies and Prince's Purple Rain to sharing the stage with Kingfish, Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Orianthe, Kiss, and so many more. Here's his travels so far and what we can expect in the future …
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Interview: Mark Cardenas (The Time, Jesse Johnson)
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Mr. Christopher sits down with Mark Cardenas from the Ice Cream Castle era of Morris Day and The Time. Mark was brought in with Paul Peterson, and Rocky Harris (who would be replaced by Jerry Hubbard) to take the place of Monte Moir, and also Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who got trapped in an Atlanta snow storm and missed a show. The new members found…
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Prince Celebration 2024 - The Recap
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Mr. Christopher and Jeff Paige discuss the 2024 Prince Celebration at Paisley Park in Minnesota. A coverage of each day, the events, the music, the challenges, and more.By Funkatopia
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Interview: Andrea Swensson And Duane Tudahl
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We celebrate 40 years of Purple Rain on the day it was officially released. We're joined by Andrea Swensson (Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years) and Duane Tudahl (Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions, 1983-1984) to discuss all things Purple Rain including talking about each track on Prince's masterpiece.…
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Purple Rain Panel - Jerome Benton, Hucky Austin, Craig Rice, Gilbert Davison, Damon D & Alan Leeds
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We welcome a TREASURE TROVE of purple professionals for the ultimate Purple Rain Round Table with Jerome Benton, Craig Rice, Gilbert Davison, Hucky Austin, Damon Dickson, and surprise guest Alan Leeds. It's a wealth of purple stories on Purple Rain including deleted rape scenes, insanity at the Purple Rain premiere, money splurging, and tons of lau…
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06-04-2024 - Prince Birthday Events w/ DuJuan Elliott, Craig Alexander, Damon D, Gilbert Davison,
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We discuss Prince birthday events in Texas and Minnesota welcoming guests Gilbert Davison, Damon Dickson, Craig Alexander, and a video from BrownMark. PLUS, we welcome DuJuan Elliott of the Blackshires to share his brand new single No Grease and reminisce a bit with Mr. Christopher.By Funkatopia
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We discuss more purple news including new Celebration details, and a visit from Mayte. PLUS we unbox Andrea Swensson's new book (which doesn't make for great audio, but we did it!).By Funkatopia
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05-22-2024 - Free 4 All - Purple PLUS
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Your latest dose of purple news. Construction near Paisley Park, the demolition of Chanhassen Cinema, Prince's birthday weekend, bowling with Mayte, and more!By Funkatopia
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We sit down with a beautiful vocalist and muse, Marva King. Her voice has supported renowned artists including Prince, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, George Howard, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Prince, Whitney Houston, Yolanda Adams, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Michael McDonald, Gap Band, Anita Baker, Ron…
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Celebration 2024 Special - w/ Special Guests Mayte Garcia and Michael Bland
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We discuss all of the details we have for the Prince Celebration in June 20-24, 2024 including events, hotels, flights, and more. PLUS we welcome Mayte Garcia (1:20:25) to chat about the Live4Love Charities Bowling event on June 6, and also Michael Bland (1:52:30) with a post 2gether concert review and feedback on their historic concert where he jo…
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We interview the legendary Jill Jones to not only discuss her times with Prince, but also visit stories of Teena Marie, being a member of the Gordy family, her new album The London Sessions, the memories it stirred up, and so much more. We've waited forever for this special guest. Enjoy.By Funkatopia
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We sit down with sound engineer Scottie Baldwin that has run sound for Prince, Lady Gaga, Madonna, and so many more. Listen to the stories and challenges of working with some of the greatest artists of our timeBy Funkatopia
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Interviews Lawrence L*A*W Worrell & Martin Kember
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We sit down with Lawrence L*A*W Worrell (Amy Winehouse, Rick James, Chaka Khan) and Martin Kember (AZ-1, Color Me Badd) to talk about their Prince-centric performances and their undeniable music resumes.By Funkatopia
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Celebration 2024 Discussion (Early Bird Special)
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The early bird sale was released for Celebration 2024 at Prince's Paisley Park and the date and talent was also announced which include The Revolution, New Power Generation, and Morris Day with special guests. We talk about the pricing, the acts playing, and all that we know so far.By Funkatopia
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319 Special w/ Michael Bland, Sonny T & Brown Mark - Part 2
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On the iconic date of 3/19, we get the blessing of a 2nd visit from Michael Bland and Sonny T to answer more deep probing questions. And we also welcome special guest BrownMark as he checks in to let us know about his special Houston event with Prince Day Houston and Craig Alexander.By Funkatopia
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Interview: Rick James' Stone City Band
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We sit down with Rick James' Stone City Band including Levi Ruffin, Tom McDermott, Nathaniel Hughes, and Lanise Hughes. We debunk the rumors about Prince and Rick James working together including stolen keyboards, forced drinking, and so much more. It's a funk filled fiesta.Note: There were some audio issues with Levi's connection that caused echoe…
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We sit down with two music legends Sonny Thompson and Michael Bland. Both of them have shared the stage with Prince's New Power Generation, but they have plenty of stories of their own becoming legends in their own right. We talk about musical history in Minneapolis before Prince became a household name, Michael's work with Soul Asylum, dispelling …
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We dish about great funk events happening around the world and entertainment news covering Sinead O'Connor's Estate vs. Trump, P Diddy vs. Everyone, Rihanna's $6 million show, purple news, and so much more.By Funkatopia
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Interview: Marcus Thompson - Timex Social Club
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We interview Timex Social Club's Marcus Thompson as we discuss the rise and fall of their success, the Club Noveau controversy, the identities of the characters named in Rumors, touring with Run DMC, and much more.By Funkatopia
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We interview artist, photographer Steve Parke as we dive into his incredible work with Prince from album covers, photo shoots, wall murals, t-shirts and the stories behind them. Note: This was a very visual show, but there were dozens of stories to warrant the audio. Watch the video on youtube.com/funkatopia.…
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Purple Rain on Broadway & Prince Estate Court Cases
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Mr. Christopher discusses public feedback (and Jill Jones) about the Purple Rain Broadway and how it's being altered to be more "woke". Then he goes into deep detail about the court case filed by Londell McMillan and Charles Spicer against Prince's heirs as they hire attorneys in an attempt to oust the duo and take control of the Prince Estate.…
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Interview: Danny A Thomas of Con Funk Shun
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We interview Danny A Thomas of Con Funk Shun to discuss the beginnings of legendary funk band Con Funk Shun, its roots as Project Soul, playing to 100,000 people at Wattstax with Rufus Thomas and so much more. We also welcome special guest Mark Anthony of the Upscale Band who is playing the backing band for Danny's Con Funk Shun Revue.…
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Interview: The Wooten Brothers (Victor, Regi, Roy, Joseph)
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We sit down with The Wooten Brothers (Victor, Roy, Joseph, and Regi) to discuss their work with Steve Miller Band, Dave Matthews Band, Prince, Chick Corea, and many others. While Rgi was not there for the majority of the interview, stay tuned at the end when Regi drops in to answer questions about his career, share more Prince stories, and how it w…
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Diamonds and Pearls Celebration w/ Tony M, Robia Scott, Scott McCullough and Damon D
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We celebrate the upcoming release of Prince's Diamonds & Pearls Super Deluxe with Tony M (NPG), Robia Scott (Pearl), Scott McCullough Director of many Diamonds and Pearl videos), and Damon D (New Power Generation). It's nothing but wall to wall stories of the days of the creation of this epic album.By Funkatopia
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Interview: Mayte Garcia (with Kirk Johnson and Gilbert Davison)
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We sit down with Mayte Garcia to discuss the new movie, more Prince questions, and the Live 4 Love charity where we also welcome Gilbert Davison (Prince and Paisley Park Management), and Kirk Johnson (Prince and NPG drummer, producer, choreographer, and dancer) into the mix.By Funkatopia
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Mr. Christopher sits down for a short interview with the legendary Macy Gray to discuss her past work, her brand new album The Reset and tour, and the best advice she ever received from Prince.By Funkatopia
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We sit down with rapper, actor, producer David "TC" Ellis to discuss his time with Prince, his family (including sister Sue Ann Carwell), and how he found his calling with the High School for Recording Arts (HSRA).By Funkatopia
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We welcome Scott McCullough who worked on dozens of videos with Prince in the era of Diamonds and Pearls and beyond including Violet the Organ Grinder, Sexy MF, Gangsta Glam, Call the Law, Daddy Pop. My Name is Prince and many others including the upcoming Glam Slam concert that will be included in the Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe. We talk abou…
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We interview bassist phenom Nik West who shares stories about working with everyone from Prince to John Mayer. Stories of her tour, her journey and much more.By Funkatopia
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We talk about lots of purple news including more details on the release of Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe, Prince auctions, the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain and what we should expect or wish for, scenes deleted from Purple Rain, and much more purple amazingness.By Funkatopia
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Back 2 School Free 4 All - August 01, 2023
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Mr, Christopher and Jeff Paige discuss many topics including Cardi B, Sinead O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman), Travis Scott, and much more including crazy commercials and conflicting events in the purple world.By Funkatopia
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We talk with Mark Webster that has known Prince since 1978 and was instrumental in getting the Symbol in front of Paisley Park and also for getting a 7-mile stretch of the highway running in front of Paisley Park to be renamed Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. We discuss the challenges, the wins, and the journey with Prince.…
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Interview with Liv Warfield to discuss everything from working with Prince to her brand new album Edge and we listen to an exclusive world premiere of her new song Maybe They'll Take Ya Picture. Plus we are also joined by her guitarist Ryan Waters who has also performed and even toured with many acts including CeeLo Green, India Arie, Sade, and Fis…
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Mr Christophers sits down with The Fixx guitarist Jamie West-Oram to discuss four decades of his tenure with the pop rock band and his brand new first-ever solo album.By Funkatopia
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Steven Berkoff Funkatopia Bumper for FUNKEDUP
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I was able to get the legendary actor Steven Berkoff to agree to redo the answering machine scene for the FUNKEDUP app. I then edited it into the original scene audio for fun. Steven is now 85 years old, so his voice has changed, but it was an honor that he agreed to do this for me.By Funkatopia
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Prince wrote this song for the band Three O'Clock for their album Vermillion. An interesting twist to the story is that Prince also gave the band the songs Girl O’ My Dreams, We Can Funk, Teacher, Teacher, and Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got, but the band rejected all of the tracks except for Neon Telephone. Had they accepted all of the proposed song…
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She has been the voice behind massive artists like Sly and the Family Stone, Sheila E, Parliament Funkadelic, Brides of Funkenstein, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, Mick Jagger, George Michael, and tons more. Hear the stories from the woman with a career that is a story of legends.By Funkatopia
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A look back at the muses and lovers that inspired Prince's music, and his life, and changed his direction in various ways. A Funkatopia Live Valentine's Day special.By Funkatopia
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Actress, model, dancer Robin Power Royal sits with Funkatopia Live to discuss her intimate relationship with Prince, her adult past, audio erotica, sex, threesomes, strip pool, and a whole lot of shocking revelations.By Funkatopia
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Funkatopia's Mr. Christopher sits down with Prince's In-House engineer Hans-Martin Buff to discuss his work on Crystal ball, Emancipation, Rave Un2 the Joy fantastic, and more including work with The Scorpions, Peter Gabriel, and others. Let the stories begin!By Funkatopia
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She was at the helm of Prince's biggest albums including Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day, Parade, and Sign O' The Times. Susan Rogers sits down with Funkatopia Live to answer questions she probably hasn't answered before. It's a show for the ages as we discuss production techniques, her new book, the neuroscience of music, and much more LIVE…
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A rare, exclusive interview with Gilbert Davison. He was Prince's bodyguard, head of security, tour manager, director of Paisley Park, founder of Glam Slam and so much more. Guaranteed, you will hear Prince stories that you've never heard before. Learn what job Prince had before he was a music superstar. What really happened on that fateful night a…
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Mychael Gabriel Genesis Album Release Party
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Guitarist Mychael Gabriel (Sheila E, George Clinton, Snoop Dogg, & more) releases his brand new solo album Genesis EXCLUSIVELY on Funkatopia Live 2 days before it's Aug. 26th release. It's a full on album release listening party track by track. Hear the stories and inspiration behind every song and the creation of this INCREDIBLE album.…
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38th Purple Rain Movie Premiere Anniversary - Funkatopia Live
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Funkatopia Live celebrates the 38th anniversary of the premiere of Purple Rain at Mann's Chinese Theater. We welcome Tony Blass, videographer that filmed the premiere back in 1984, Duane Tudahl, author of Prince & the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions, and Wally Safford, singer, performer and body guard for Prince from 1979 to 1987. A full look back …
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Funkatopia interviews Mychael Gabriel to discuss his new album Genesis, his work with Sheila E, touring the world, life in the purple family, and also faces a ridiculous "Line of Questioning.".By Funkatopia
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Funkatopia Live interviews St. Paul Peterson to talk about Peterson family, Prince, fDeluxe, The Family, his new album, and also answers a bunch of ridiculous questions in our new segment called "Line of Questioning". All this plus news and views.By Funkatopia
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Funk the Funk: Perserverance & Motivation
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Funkatopia re-releases the 2nd episode of Funk the Funk broadcast discussing perseverance and motivation. How to break through when you're caught in a rut and can't find the energy to be motivated.By Funkatopia
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