TONIGHT 11/2/21 7PM CST  If you enjoyed our tribute to Clyde Stubblefield do we have a show for you! An equally funky drum legend is still with us and we want to pay tribute to him while we can.  Join us November 2nd at 7pm CST as we honor Tower of Power's original drummer, and another founding father of funk drumming David Garibaldi.  Also joining us will be:  Dennis Chambers Lil John Roberts Brian Frasier-Moore Robert "Sput" Searight (Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note) Jack Stratton (Vulfpeck) Greg Errico (Sly & The Family Stone) Michael Shrieve (Santana) Adam Deitch (Lettuce) Lenny White (Return To Forever) Mike Clark (Headhunters) Tower Of Power members: Roger Smith Marc "VW" van Wageningen and of course MUSiPOLiTiX cohost Michael Bland (Prince, Soul Asylum)  There may be a few other surprise guests and Trevor may stop by to update us on the Clyde documentary.  You wont want to miss this! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

THE TRIBUTE IS 11/2/21 7PM CST   If you enjoyed our tribute to Clyde Stubblefield do we have a show for you! An equally funky drum legend is still with us and we want to pay tribute to him while we can.  Join us November 2nd at 7pm CST as we honor Tower of Power's original drummer, and another founding father of funk drumming David Garibaldi.  Also joining us will be: Dennis Chambers Lil John Roberts Brian Frasier-Moore Robert "Sput" Searight (Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note) Jack Stratton (Vulfpeck) Greg Errico (Sly & The Family Stone) Michael Shrieve (Santana) Adam Deitch (Lettuce) Lenny White (Return To Forever) Mike Clark (Headhunters) Tower Of Power members: Roger Smith Marc "VW" van Wageningen and of course MUSiPOLiTiX cohost Michael Bland (Prince, Soul Asylum) There may be a few other surprise guests and Trevor may stop by to update us on the Clyde documentary.  You wont want to miss this! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

Christone "KINGFISH" Ingram is one of the brightest stars of old school music today. You may have seen videos of him gone viral as a barely teenage guitar prodigy. You may have seen him on the cover of Rolling Stone dubbed as the future of the blues. You may have seen him in the Marvel series Luke Cage. And on July 27th 2021 you'll see him on MUSiPOLiTiX!    Dan & Michael are fans of Kingfish and Kingfish is a fan of Michael and Sonny, so we'll have a lot of music to talk about, as well as the experiences of being a young musician charged with and inspired to carry on one of the oldest Black American art forms. Expect to hear a lot of great stories!    MERCH IS AVAILABLE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/musipolitix    FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MUSiPOLiTiX    LIKE AND FOLLOW: https://www.facebook.com/MUSiPOLiTiX/    Co-host Dan Spiffy Neuman is a guitarist, organist, minister, and musical director from Madison WI. Dan was raised and mentored by activists and civil rights leaders, and does not know how to shut up about the issues he cares about.    Co-host Michael Bland was Prince's drummer from 1989 on (perhaps best known for the iconic Diamonds and Pearls drum solo) and has been a member of Soul Asylum for 15 years. He toured or did session work with Chaka Khan, Maxwell, the Jonas Brothers/Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Demi Lovato, George Benson, and many many others. He is also a loud voice for social and political issues in Minneapolis.    #Minneapolis #BlackLivesMatter #Covid19 #Prince #SoulAsylum --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

#MUSiPOLiTiX EPiSODE #29 hosts Dan Spiffy Neuman & Michael Bland, guest John Altman   Emmy, Golden Globe, ASCAP and BAFTA award-winning musician, composer, arranger, and conductor John Altman has worked with the following musicians, artists, and entertainers:  Judy Garland, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Little Richard, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Nick Drake, Jimmy Page, Rick Astley, The Comets, Spencer Davis, Rod Stewart, George Michael, Tina Turner,Barry White, Diana Ross, Björk, Goldie, Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Donovan, Chet Baker, Plas Johnson, Ernie Watts, Red Holloway, Conte Candoli, Slim Gaillard, Barbara Morrison, Herb Geller, Wild Bill Davison, Bud Freeman, Les McCann, Percy Heath, Bela Fleck, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pharrell Williams, Lionel Richie, Macy Gray, Will Smith, Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Najee, Wyclef Jean, Shaquille O'Neill, Jah Rule, the Roots, The Neptunes, Mario, Roy Ayers, Omar, Chaka Khan, Chris Tucker, the Backstreet Boys, John Legend, Katie Melua, Gabriella Cilmi, Amy Winehouse, Quincy Jones, and Prince.   He has composed, arranged, rearranged, produced, and/or conducted film and television scores and soundtracks including Monty Python, Titanic, The Italian Job, The Sheltering Sky, Miss Marple, The Reagans, Shall We Dance, as well as over 4,000 television commercials including promotional film for Prada.   Soooooooooooooooooooooo . . . that's why we want to talk to him. Can you blame us? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

A MUSiPOLiTiX JUNETEETH: On June 15th, 2021, we will be talking with, or more accurately listening to, Joe McClain.  You're probably not familiar with his name.  Here's a very very abbreviated version of why he should be in history books. Joe McClain was born in Mississippi in the 1920s and grew up picking cotton and attending a 2 room schoolhouse.  He lived a colorful life on both sides of the law, including a career as a professional boxer, eventually landing in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It was there, during the 1960s, he joined a black paramilitary organization known as the Black Commandos (similar to the Black Panthers) and, under the guidance of Father James Groppi, ultimately became the leader.  It was that leadership that brought him to the attention of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Dr. King co-oped him as his organizer for the midwest. After the original civil rights movement, Joe went on to work for the state of Wisconsin, creating the state's first affirmative action program.  In the 1990s, he created a community organization called "Arts Are Prevention" teaching kids music, drama, dance, etc.  In the 2000s, Joe was instrumental in bringing the "First Tee" program to Wisconsin, teaching young and particularly non white kids to play golf. Joe has 95 years of stories to tell, 60 of them about civil rights and mentoring youth, all of them interesting.  Our goal is to document as many of them as possible on #MUSiPOLiTiX while he is here to tell them.  Special guest cohost Fred Wells --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

MERCH IS AVAILABLE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/musipolitix FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MUSiPOLiTiX LIKE AND FOLLOW: https://www.facebook.com/MUSiPOLiTiX/ #MUSiPOLiTiX 5/4/21 7PM CST Clyde Stubblefield is probably one of the most heard musicians in the world, but hardly anyone knows his name. Clyde's innovative style of drumming transcended the genre he and James Brown helped pioneer, and became a cornerstone of what's now the most popular genre in the world—hip-hop. However, Clyde's contributions to the world went unrecognized, and resulted in him missing out on substantial earnings, leading to a life of perpetual exploitation, missed opportunities and health issues. Give The Drummer Some is an enlightening story of an unsung pioneer in American music history.  This documentary's mission is to provide the long over-due recognition to an unsung musical pioneer, who as an African-American man during the civil rights era, played a significant role in the evolution of popular music on a global scale. Trevor Banks, the filmmaker, will be our guest for this special tribute episode.  Dan & Michael both knew Clyde personally and will be sharing stories, as well as Clyde's influence on them and those they worked with.  Several other well known drummers will be joining us to also talk about Clyde's influence and share their stories. Guest drummers include (but not limited to) Dennis Chambers David Garibaldi Brian Frasier-Moore Robert Sput Searight Calvin Rodgers Adam Deitch Lil John Roberts Nate Smith Jack Stratton To donate to the documentary fundraiser:  https://seedandspark.com/fund/givethedrummersome #MUSIPOLITIX #MadisonWI  #JamesBrown  #Drums  #Drummers  #Minneapolis #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #Covid19 #Prince #SoulAsylum #DennisChambers #DaveGaribaldi #BrianFrasierMoore #RobertSputSearight #CalvinRodgers #AdamDeitch #LilJohnRoberts #NateSmith #JackStratton --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

MERCH IS AVAILABLE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/musipolitix FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MUSiPOLiTiX LIKE AND FOLLOW: https://www.facebook.com/MUSiPOLiTiX/ #MUSiPOLiTiX 5/4/21 7PM CST Clyde Stubblefield is probably one of the most heard musicians in the world, but hardly anyone knows his name. Clyde's innovative style of drumming transcended the genre he and James Brown helped pioneer, and became a cornerstone of what's now the most popular genre in the world—hip-hop. However, Clyde's contributions to the world went unrecognized, and resulted in him missing out on substantial earnings, leading to a life of perpetual exploitation, missed opportunities and health issues. Give The Drummer Some is an enlightening story of an unsung pioneer in American music history.  This documentary's mission is to provide the long over-due recognition to an unsung musical pioneer, who as an African-American man during the civil rights era, played a significant role in the evolution of popular music on a global scale. Trevor Banks, the filmmaker, will be our guest for this special tribute episode.  Dan & Michael both knew Clyde personally and will be sharing stories, as well as Clyde's influence on them and those they worked with.  Several other well known drummers will be joining us to also talk about Clyde's influence and share their stories. Guest drummers include (but not limited to) Dennis Chambers David Garibaldi Brian Frasier-Moore Robert Sput Searight Calvin Rodgers Adam Deitch Lil John Roberts Nate Smith Jack Stratton To donate to the documentary fundraiser:  https://seedandspark.com/fund/givethedrummersome #MUSIPOLITIX #MadisonWI  #JamesBrown  #Drums  #Drummers  #Minneapolis #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #Covid19 #Prince #SoulAsylum #DennisChambers #DaveGaribaldi #BrianFrasierMoore #RobertSputSearight #CalvinRodgers #AdamDeitch #LilJohnRoberts #NateSmith #JackStratton --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

A MUSiPOLiTiX SPECiAL EVENT  Dan's father was a career environmentalist who worked on global warming/climate change long before those were household terms.  He was also extremely passionate about racial justice.  He passed unexpectedly last summer, and because of the pandemic there were no held any services for him.   To honor him we will have a brief series of shows showcasing BIPOC environmentalists, the second for the week of Earth Day (4/20)  Guests:   The Reverend Michael Malcom is the Founder and Executive Director of The People's Justice Council and Alabama Interfaith Power and Light and a licensed and ordained United Church of Christ Minister. Rev Malcom is the former Senior Pastor of Rush Memorial Congregational UCC in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Environmental Justice Representative for the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ on the United Church of Christ's Council on Climate Justice. He is currently the co-chair of the Building Power from the Grassroots Task Force with Climate Action Network International, and the co-chair of the Environmental Justice working group for the Southeast Climate and Energy Network. He served as the International Liaison for the US Climate Action Network and co-chair of the Faith Working Group for the Climate Strike Coalition. Rev Malcom sits on the steering committee of the Kitchen Cabinet. He is also a participant of the 5 Tables Convening.  Marnese Kris Jackson  is an Environmental and Climate Justice activist, advocate, trainer and educator from Pontiac, Michigan where she is a mother of two children London and Dawson. Marnese was recently appointed to The Governor Gretchen Whitmer Council on Climate Solutions. Marnese was previously with the Mothers Out Front in December 2018 as the Frontline Organizing Program Manager where she focused on building the base of Mothers in Frontline communities. During this time, Marnese was the staff liaison to US Climate Action Network, staff Equity Team and BIPOC Affinity Team member. Marnese also managed the Youth Global Climate Strike (2019) and Earth Day Live (2020). She is the former Midwest and Great Plain States Regional Organizer for the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program. She was the Weatherization Coordinator for Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency and Energy Outreach Specialist for the Southeast Michigan Regional Energy Office.  Lindsay Harper, Arm in Arm National Coordinator, believes that in seeking economic development, utilizing a community-lead approach to business education can facilitate strong #InKind economies, create multi-generational wealth, and build leadership and capacity. Applying these principles will directly address the systemic racial and economic issues perpetuating the climate crisis.  Jeannine Kayembe / Oro Five is a sonic environmentalist . Her  artistic practice is based in mixed media consisting of using music ,design,and sculpture. Her work is a commitment to the liberation of nature and oppressed peoples suffering from climate change . .For over a decade she organized  alongside peers and fellow artists to create artistic and agricultural platforms for marginalized communities to thrive.   The inquiry of Oro Five’s career has been to question access, equity and environment in relation to BIPOC.  Oro Five’s debut Ep entitled “EP.A” is a green bridge between hip hop listeners and the stewards of environmental justice. Streaming will be available on April 22nd Earthday 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

A MUSiPOLiTiX SPECiAL EVENT  Dan's father was a career environmentalist who worked on global warming/climate change long before those were household terms.  He was also extremely passionate about racial justice.  He passed unexpectedly last summer, and because of the pandemic there were no held any services for him.    To honor him we will have a brief series of shows showcasing BIPOC environmentalists, the first on his birthday (3/16)   Guests:    The Reverend Michael Malcom is the Founder and Executive Director of The People's Justice Council and Alabama Interfaith Power and Light and a licensed and ordained United Church of Christ Minister. Rev Malcom is the former Senior Pastor of Rush Memorial Congregational UCC in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Environmental Justice Representative for the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ on the United Church of Christ's Council on Climate Justice. He is currently the co-chair of the Building Power from the Grassroots Task Force with Climate Action Network International, and the co-chair of the Environmental Justice working group for the Southeast Climate and Energy Network. He served as the International Liaison for the US Climate Action Network and co-chair of the Faith Working Group for the Climate Strike Coalition. Rev Malcom sits on the steering committee of the Kitchen Cabinet. He is also a participant of the 5 Tables Convening.   Marnese Kris Jackson  is an Environmental and Climate Justice activist, advocate, trainer and educator from Pontiac, Michigan where she is a mother of two children London and Dawson. Marnese was recently appointed to The Governor Gretchen Whitmer Council on Climate Solutions. Marnese was previously with the Mothers Out Front in December 2018 as the Frontline Organizing Program Manager where she focused on building the base of Mothers in Frontline communities. During this time, Marnese was the staff liaison to US Climate Action Network, staff Equity Team and BIPOC Affinity Team member. Marnese also managed the Youth Global Climate Strike (2019) and Earth Day Live (2020). She is the former Midwest and Great Plain States Regional Organizer for the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program. She was the Weatherization Coordinator for Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency and Energy Outreach Specialist for the Southeast Michigan Regional Energy Office. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support

MERCH IS AVAILABLE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/musipolitix FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MUSiPOLiTiX LIKE AND FOLLOW: https://www.facebook.com/MUSiPOLiTiX/ #MUSiPOLiTiX EPiSODE #23 11/3/20 7PM CST SEASON FINALE OF MUSiPOLiTiX!!! ELECTION NIGHT WITH Soul Asylum ALL FOUR CURRENT MEMBERS OF SOUL ASYLUM WILL BE HANGING OUT ELECTION NIGHT! For those unfamiliar with Soul Asylum, they have been one of the great indie touring rock bands of the last four decades. Founder and lead singer Dave Pirner is considered to be one of the last great songwriters and true rock stars. To this day they still create protest music, and, as Michael puts it, "music to fight to!" If you dont know any of their music offhand, you probably recognize several of their songs from movie soundtracks (including several films by Kevin Smith) or Bill Clinton's inauguration. SA has also been MUSiPOLiTiX cohost Michael Bland's musical family for the last two decades. Co-host Dan Spiffy Neuman is a guitarist, organist, minister, and musical director from Madison WI. Dan was raised and mentored by activists and civil rights leaders, and does not know how to shut up about the issues he cares about. Co-host Michael Bland was Prince's drummer from 1989 on (perhaps best known for the iconic Diamonds and Pearls drum solo) and has been a member of Soul Asylum for 15 years. He toured or did session work with Chaka Khan, Maxwell, the Jonas Brothers/Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Demi Lovato, George Benson, and many many others. He is also a loud voice for social and political issues in Minneapolis. Dan Spiffy Neuman Dan Spiffy Neuman Dan Spiffy Neuman Michael Bland Michael Bland Dave Pirner #DavePirner Jeremy Tappero #RyanSmith #Minneapolis #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #Covid19 #Prince #soulasylum --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dspiffy/support