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DJ Mike V

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Common ft PJ - Set It Free

I picked up a copy of this 2021 Common record on Sunday at a local record store. So good! This R&B meets Hip Hop jam is super smooth. PJ is the female vocalist on the track.

#Common #MusicSky #HipHopSky #R&B #PJ #SetItFree #VinylSky #RecordSky

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Common - Set It Free ft. PJ (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Common

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February 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM

DJ Mike V

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Billy Strings' Psychedelic Circus - Right Place Wrong Time / That's What Love Will Make You Do (live '19)

#MusicChallenge
#ElectricGuitarForAll
#BillyStrings
#LindsayLou

Featuring Lindsay Lou on vocals! Three electric guitars on stage.

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Billy Strings Psychedelic Circus "Right Place Wrong Time/That's What Love Will Make You Do"

YouTube video by T Shaw's Progressive Bluegrass

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February 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM

DJ Mike V

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Accidents Will Happen

#CatchThePhrase | 187
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#ElvisCostello
#Accidents

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February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM

DJ Mike V

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Dwight Yoakam - Blame the Vain

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#DwightYoakam
#Blame
#Vain

Day 3: A song outside your usual taste

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Blame the Vain

YouTube video by Dwight Yoakam - Topic

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February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM

DJ Mike V

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Bobby & The Midnites - Easy to Slip (live '83)

Today is jazz fusion bassist Alphonso Johnson's birthday! He played with Bobby in this band, along with fellow jazz fusion legend Billy Cobham on drums.

RIP Bob Weir

#AlphonsoJohnson #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #BobWeir

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Bobby & The Midnites ~ 1-26-83 ~ Easy To Slip

YouTube video by w3Ar3L3gion

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February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM

DJ Mike V

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Graham Nash - I Used to Be King (live)

Graham Nash is celebrating a birthday today! This song is fantastic, live around 2015.

#GrahamNash #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #King #ConcertSky

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I Used To Be A King / Graham Nash

YouTube video by 52807jeff

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February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM

DJ Mike V

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Sonny Stitt Quartet - I Got Rhythm

Sax player Sonny Stitt was born today in 1924! Over a century ago! Setting this Gershwin tune aflight.

#SonnyStitt #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #GeorgeGershwin #MusicCover #Rhythm #Saxophone #Jazz #JazzSky

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I Got Rhythm

YouTube video by Sonny Stitt - Topic

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February 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM

DJ Mike V

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Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks

Sad news! Billy "Bass" Nelson - Funkadelic bass player - has died. He co-wrote this one. Great bass work. This album was my introduction to the P-Funk universe.

#Billy"Bass"Nelson #MusicSky #Funkadelic #FunkSky #Bass

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February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM

DJ Mike V

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Sad news! A funk innovator. RIP.

February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

RIP Joe. One of my favorite singer/songwriters of all time. Encountered his music when I was in Austin for grad school back in the day. Got to see him there, in NYC, and in A2. Miss him! Didn't know about this tribute, will have to look for it on the Tubes.

February 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM

DJ Mike V

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Symphonic PFunk ft George Clinton - (Not Just) Knee Deep (live '26)

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Parliament
#Funkadelic
#Symphonic
#Detroit
#FunkSky

Day 2: A song that makes you dance.

"I got ants in my pants and I need to dance"

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February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM

DJ Mike V

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Johnny Cash - The Beast in Me (live '94)

Cash makes this Nick Lowe song his own, and this solo performance is fragile and stellar. Live on Jools Holland in 1994.

"The beast in me / Is caged by frail and fragile bars"

#JohnnyCash #MusicSky #MusicCover #TheBeast #NickLowe

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Johnny Cash - The Beast in Me

YouTube video by kigonjiro

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February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM

DJ Mike V

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James Brown - Funky Drummer

#LookAndSee 319
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#JamesBrown
#FunkSky
#Funky
#Drummer

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February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM

DJ Mike V

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Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend

"I was a fiend, before I became a teen
I melted microphone instead of cones of ice cream
Music orientated, so when hip-hop was originated
Fitted like pieces of puzzles - complicated"

#Rakim #MusicSky #HipHopSky #MusicVideo #EricB

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Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend

YouTube video by EricBAndRakimVEVO

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February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM

DJ Mike V

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This song is tremendous. It's completely inspired.

Don't give up.

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[Sometimes I Feel So] Uninspired

YouTube video by Traffic - Topic

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February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Just talking about Groundhog Day with a friend. Still a favorite comedy.

February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

January and February are the worst things about A2!

February 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Getting ready to head down to the station... I've got a heady show for you! Breakfast Jams on WCBN.org at 7 AM ET. You don't want to miss it! It will go great with your coffee or other beverage of your choice.

#WCBN #BreakfastJams #MusicSky #WarrenZevon #SeunKuti #BernieWorrell

A photo of some records and CDs sitting on a chair.

February 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Hall & Oates - Kiss On My List

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#HallAndOates

Day 1: A song from your early childhood.

Hall and Oates was everywhere in my early childhood. I have very specific memory of this song acting as a mood lifter on the radio.

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February 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Sleepin' On My Couch

#LookAndSee 318
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#Del
#HipHopSky

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February 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Dinosaur Jr. ft Jason Isbell - Cortez the Killer (live '23)

Jason Isbell is celebrating a birthday today! Celebrate with him by watching this Neil cover!

#JasonIsbell #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Cortez #NeilYoung #MusicCover #JMascis #DinosaurJr #Rawk

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Dinosaur Jr. with guest Jason Isbell - Cortez the Killer - Brooklyn, NY - 12/6/23

YouTube video by mt252525

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February 1, 2026 at 6:08 PM

DJ Mike V

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❤️ Thank you, Stacey! I appreciate that! Such a great cover and video, right? Love finding a good musical performance on the Tubes!

February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM

DJ Mike V

@djmikev.bsky.social

Big Boi - Tiny Desk Concert (live in '18)

Big Boi is celebrating a birthday today! This is one of my favorite hip hop Tiny Desk Concerts. It's really outstanding, great band, plus Sleepy Brown!

#BigBoi #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #HipHopSky #TinyDesk

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Big Boi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

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February 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM

DJ Mike V

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Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square (live in '13)

Today is slide player Sonny Landreth's birthday! Watch him rip it up here with Derek Trucks.

#SonnyLandreth #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #DerekTrucks #SlideGuitar

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