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DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (live in '00)

What a song, what a performance. RIP D'Angelo.

#D'Angelo #Untitled #MusicSky #ConcertSky #JazzSky #

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D'Angelo - 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)' [HD] | North Sea Jazz 2000

YouTube video by North Sea Jazz Archive

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February 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Herbie Hancock - Space Captain ft Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks & Vinnie Colaiuta

Yesterday was Vinnie Colaiuta's birthday! Keeping it in the pocket here.

#VInnieColaiuta #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Drums #HerbieHancock #JazzSky #Gospel #Rock #SusanTedeschi

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Herbie Hancock's Space Captain, Featuring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks

YouTube video by Herbie Hancock

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February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Scarface - I Seen a Man Die

#MusicChallenge
#Daily90s
#HipHopSaturday
#Scarface
#Facemob
#MusicSky

"Imagine peace on this Earth when there's no grief
Imagine grief on this Earth when there's no peace"

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I Seen a Man Die

YouTube video by Scarface - Topic

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February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Edwin Starr - War (live in '74)

#readandplay (607)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#War
#EdwinStarr

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February 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Thanks @funkydaggers.bsky.social ! Means a lot to me! Folks, listen to Funky D and check out some funky jazzy jams on my turn at Jazz Till Whenever! 😊 You can stream both hours for two more weeks right here on WCBN's show archive:

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#WCBN #MusicSky #JazzSky

February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM

Reposted by DJ Mike V

Funky D

@funkydaggers.bsky.social

Great show @djmikev.bsky.social ! Glad I eventually found time. Really enjoyed the mix of old favorites and new-to-me tunes. Hope the good Reverend rotates you in again soon! 👊

DJ Mike V @djmikev.bsky.social · 2d

I am hosting Jazz Till Whenever today - Wednesday - from 3 to 5 PM EST! Stream it at WCBN.org and enjoy some soul jazz, funk jazz, and maybe a couple of other subgenres. Les will be represented!

#JazzTIllWhenever #WCBN #JazzSky #SoulJazz #FunkJazz #MusicSky #LesMcCann

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Talk to the People

YouTube video by Les McCann - Topic

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February 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Alpha Blondy - I Wish You Were Here

#BlueZicos
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#AlphaBlondy
#MusicCover
#PinkFloyd
#Côted'Ivoire

Looks like a nice place to visit!

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February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Walter "Wolfman" Washington - Wolf Funk

#CatchThePhrase | 191
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#FunkSky
#Walter"Wolfman"Washington

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February 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Fugees - Family Business

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
#MusicSky
#HipHopSky
#Fugees
#Family

Day 7: A song about family.

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February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Material ft William S Burroughs - Words of Advice

#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicSky
#WilliamSBurroughs
#WordsOfAdvice

Day 7 - A Song With A Unique Voice

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Words of Advice for Young People

YouTube video by Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Karsh Kale - Topic

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February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (live in '77)

Drummer Richie Hayward was born today in 1946! RIP. Listen to him just killing it on this track! Always in the pocket.

#RichieHayward #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #LittleFeat #ConcertSky

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Time Loves a Hero (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977)

YouTube video by Little Feat - Topic

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February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Folks! 25 years and counting over at Gloriousnoise.com! Quite an achievement! Check it out.

Rock and Roll Can Change Your Life!

#MusicSky #GloriousNoise #Music #RockAndRoll #Life

Glorious Noise @gloriousnoise.com · 14h

Twenty-Five Years: How’d That Happen?

Twenty-five years. What the fuck? Time flies. It’s a cliche but it’s true. The older you get, the faster it goes. You blink and you’re old. I was still in my twenties when we star…

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February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (live '77)

Bob Marley would be 81 today! RIP. Gone too soon. We could use his voice now. He gave songwriting credit for this to Vincent Ford, who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown.

#BobMarley #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #ReggaeSky

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Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Rainbow 4th June 1977)

YouTube video by BobMarleyVEVO

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February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Bun B ft Devin the Dude and Mattie B - Feel Good

Sometimes, when the snow is coming down and the skies are grey and the trees are barren, you need some feel good summer time music. This song qualifies.

#BunB #DevinTheDude #MattieB #CoryMo #MusicSky #HipHopSky #Summer

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Bun B & Cory Mo - Feel Good ft. Devin The Dude, Mattie B

YouTube video by BunBVevo

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February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil (live '78)

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
#MusicSky
#GratefulDead

Day 6: A song about friends.

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February 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Outkast - Crumblin' Erb

#CatchThePhrase | 190
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Outkast
#HipHopSky

"There's only so much time left in this crazy world"
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February 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Thunder Road (live '78)

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Bruce
#BruceSpringsteen
#ThunderRoad

Day 6: a song with no clear chorus

"It's a town full of losers / I'm pulling out of here to win"

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Thunder Road (Live in Houston, 1978)

YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

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February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Bruce Springsteen - The Streets of Minneapolis (live '26)

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
#MusicSky
#Bruce
#BruceSpringsteen
#Minneapolis

Day 5: A song that makes you angry.

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February 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Pink Floyd - Pigs On The Wing (Part 1)

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#PinkFloyd
#Animals
#Pigs
#Wing

Day 5: A song you wish was longer

Good thing there's a part 2!

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Pink Floyd - Pigs On The Wing (Part 1) [2018 Remix]

YouTube video by Pink Floyd

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February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Common Ft Black Thought and Seun Kuti - When We Move

This one represents that point on the horizon where hip hop and afrobeat meet. I bought this album on vinyl just for this song. Turns out it's all great!

#Common #HipHopSky #MusicSky #BlackThought #SeunKuti #Afrobeat

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Common - When We Move ft. Black Thought, Seun Kuti

YouTube video by CommonVEVO

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February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Threefer Thursday: Symphonic PFunk at the Detroit Opera House

My 5th Threefer Thursday post, if you're counting. Over at @gloriousnoise.com. It was a spectacular event! Long live the funk!

#PFunk #Parliament #Funkadelic #GeorgeClinton #MusicSky #FunkSky #Detroit

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Threefer Thursday: Symphonic PFunk at the Detroit Opera House

Funk is a style of music that can move you to the core of your being if you let it. It’s got groove, it’s musically sophisticated, it feels good, and it embodies a certain kind of musical hope for …

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February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next (live '73)

Alex Harvey was born today in 1935! RIP. Gone too soon! This is the song he's probably most known for - at least for me!

#AlexHarvey #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #ConcertSky #Next

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Alex Harvey - Next (BBC OGWT) 1982 rebroadcast

YouTube video by Blocks Videos

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February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Quite a show, folks! I'm told people were opening their windows and proclaiming with glee "I didn't know jazz could be so sweet!". Is it true? I don't know. It's what people are saying, tho!

#WCBN #JazzSky #MusicSky #Radio #MiltJackson #KamasiWashington #GeorgeDuke

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February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Playing some Lonnie Liston Smith right now! Sampled by Digable Planets.

#MusicSky #JazzSky

DJ Mike V @djmikev.bsky.social · 2d

I am hosting Jazz Till Whenever today - Wednesday - from 3 to 5 PM EST! Stream it at WCBN.org and enjoy some soul jazz, funk jazz, and maybe a couple of other subgenres. Les will be represented!

#JazzTIllWhenever #WCBN #JazzSky #SoulJazz #FunkJazz #MusicSky #LesMcCann

youtu.be/zlRJHtVvrAI?...

Talk to the People

YouTube video by Les McCann - Topic

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February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM