Friend of the Show: The Jazz Session
Continuing on with the Jazz talk from Episode 23, take a listen to The Jazz Session, the informative and well-produced podcast from FNGTAC listener Jason Crane. It’s a wonder that he even finds the time check in with us since he’s obviously a busy man: Jazz Session just passed it’s 300th Episode. Wow. For those of … Read more
Vernon’s Birthday Jam: Today is the Question
If Episode 23 wasn’t enough, drop by Ted Panken’s blog, Today is the Question where he sits down for a blindfold test with Vernon that facilitates some more talk of his favorite records and memories. From the blog: “To mark guitar giant Vernon Reid’s 53rd birthday, I’m posting the uncut proceedings of a DownBeat Blindfold Test … Read more
Episode 23 – Happy Vern Day Chick Corea vs. Anonymous
In the episode, we celebrate Vernon’s birthday the Field Negro way—turning on the mics and talking about whatever comes to mind. After wandering off from a conversation about ‘Mad Men’ ripoffs, Vern takes us through a primer on modern Jazz Fusion and tell war stories about his recent battle with several raccoons. Yes, raccoons. Download … Read more
The Spider-Man Rap
While we couldn’t get ahold of Tyler the Creator to whip up a Spider-Man theme in time, Another Bad Creation already did the job for us about 20 years ago with this oft-forgotten gem, “Spider-Man.” For those who don’t remember, ABC was a rap group made up of several pre-adolescent children brought to us by Michael … Read more
Episode 22 – Anarchy in the U.K.
It should come as little surprise that our most recent episode starts off discussing the recent unrest in England and the subsequent riots. Vernon reveals a personal connection to the events that you may not have known and the duo discuss the parallels between the riots and similar events that have occurred in the US. … Read more
Friend of the Show: Zahra Noorbakhsh
As you’ll hear in the soon-to-be-released Episode 22, Kamau recently directed Zahra Noorbakhsh‘s one-woman show, All Atheists are Muslim and it’s playing in New York right now. You can stop by her site for details or go straight to the Fringe NYC site to purchase tickets for the various shows that are going on this week. There … Read more
Episode 21 – Good Needs to Get Better
The big news keeps rolling in faster than we can talk about it all, so we’re back again this week with a super-sized episode. Vernon and Kamau start out discussing the recent tragic events in Norway and the loss of two of our favorite artists, but luckily there have been some positive developments as well, … Read more
John Cena Meets Living Colour
As mentioned in Episode 21—hitting iTunes sometime today—WWE Champion CM Punk has recently adopted a new theme song that you might find familiar:
Yes, (An Alternate Reality) Spider-Man is (Half) Black: Deal With It
If you’re a fan of this podcast or even know someone who is, chances are you’ve already heard the news that, after having recently been killed in the line of duty, Peter Parker has been replaced as Spider-Man by Miles Morales, a half-black, half-Hispanic teen. If you live on the planet Earth, it probably comes … Read more
Listener Thoughts: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West and The Poverty Tour
Posted by FNGTAC on August 20, 2011 · 6 Comments
After Vernon and Kamau discussed Steve Harvey’s recent criticism of Cornel West and Tavis Smiley’s recent tour, listener Jon left his thoughts on the subject in the comments section: “Listened to #22, as usual, I love your discourse around social issues. I think you both have excellent points to make around key issues. This is … Read more
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