Podcast: Dystopian Book Club vs. George Clinton’s Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?

Zach and Callie reconvene in (by our standards) record time for another Dystopian Book Club Official Selection: Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? by ParliamentFunkadelic maestro George Clinton. Enjoy as we discuss our love of P-Funk and the book’s disappointing lack of hot deets on the Super Mario Bros. movie.

00:00:00 “What is Soul” by Funkadelic (from Funkadelic, 1970)

00:01:48 Our Last Podcast (on KISS’ End of the Road Tour)

00:02:03 Our Last Book Club Podcast (on Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt)

00:03:00 Our Inaugural Book Club Podcasts on the Memoirs of Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley

00:03:05 Our Book Club Podcast on the Memoirs of Rick James

00:03:47 Our Book Club Podcast on Marc Bolan

00:04:48 Brothas Be‘s Underwhelming Cover Image

00:04:55 The Underwhelming Cover Image for Grace Jones’ Memoir

00:10:59 Zach’s Review of Ben Greenman’s Prince Book, Dig If You Will the Picture (This One’s Better)

00:12:51 “P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)” by Parliament (from Mothership Connection, 1975)

00:14:21 Zach’s Write-Ups on Funkadelic, Osmium, Connections & Disconnections, The Electric Spanking of War Babies, By Way of the Drum, and First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate on Spectrum Culture

00:24:38 Our Book Club Podcast on David Lee Roth’s Memoir

00:26:35 “Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?” (from Funkadelic)

00:34:29 “Can’t Shake It Loose” by Funkadelic (1969 recording, available on Music for Your Mother)

00:39:36 “The Motor-Booty Affair” by Parliament (from Motor Booty Affair, 1978)

00:43:15 Robert Christgau’s Funkadelic Review (See America Eats Its Young)

00:46:29 The Ohio Players’ Cheesecake Aesthetic

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© Mercury Records

00:47:14 Overton Lloyd’s Comic Book Aesthetic

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© Casablanca Records; stolen from Lambiek Comiclopedia.

00:47:22 Pedro Bell’s More Underground Comic Book Aesthetic

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© Westbound Records

00:48:35 “Cosmic Slop” by Funkadelic (from Cosmic Slop, 1973)

00:55:20 Parliament-Funkadelic’s Dire Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards

01:01:13 “Just Say Ding” by George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars (from Dope Dogs, 1994)

01:07:27 “If I Didn’t Love You” by Funkadelic (from First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate, 2013)

01:15:20 “Paradigm” by George Clinton featuring Prince (from How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?, 2005)

01:21:07 George Clinton and the Goombas’ (Yes, Really) Classic Rendition of “Walk the Dinosaur” from Super Mario Bros., 1993)

01:27:24 Zach’s Prince Blog

01:30:20 “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? (We Ain’t Neva Gonna Stop Remix)” by Funkadelic featuring Kendrick Lamar and Ice Cube (from First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate)

01:30:48 Last Year’s Semi-Ill-Fated Halloween Livestream of KISS Meets the Phantom

01:31:37 Our Next Dystopian Book Club Selection: On Time by Morris Day

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