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Today’s Artist

Bootsy Collins 1951-

Funk bassist known for his star-shaped bass and spacey persona**FIXXXXX**

Bootsy Collins was 19 when James Brown hired him as his bassist. He brought star-shaped glasses, a bass so low it shook floors, and a stage presence that made funk look like the most fun a human could have standing up. Then he joined Parliament and helped build a whole cosmology. He did not just play the one. He was the one. More on Bootsy Collins →

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Who Did It Better

Human Nature

If this is human nature
Why do I feel this way?

1983

Michael Jackson

2004

Boyz II Men

Human Nature 0:30 asks a question with no comfortable answer. If this feeling is natural, why does it burn like a secret? He is caught between what he feels and what he was taught. He searches for permission from a world that keeps changing its mind.

The only honest answer is that he does not know. He only knows what he feels and that the feeling will not be denied. Some questions have no answer except the feeling itself.

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Today’s Record

I Gotcha

I gotcha, uh-huh, huh
You thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh-huh, huh

Joe Tex

Playful accusation catches someone red-handed. Hidden intentions get exposed. The mock gotcha carries knowing delight. Not anger but laughter at transparency. Someone thought they moved in secret. Exposing every hidden motive brings joy. A game of cat and mouse unfolds with swagger.

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Yesterday’s Track

Chuck Berry

Johnny B. Goode

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

Young Johnny plays guitar like a ringing bell in his country home. His mother says he will be a star someday. The guitar riff is instantly recognizable around the world. Chuck Berry wrote about achieving dreams through natural talent and hard work.

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Today’s Theme

You’re Kidding, Right

The Blind Boys of Alabama formed at a school for the blind in 1939. Most members were visually impaired. They've won five Grammys, performed for presidents, and are still going. Over 80 years.

Soul in the Movies

Diner 1982

Barry Levinson set Diner in 1959 Baltimore -- five young men on the edge of adulthood, stalling. The Dells' 'Oh, What a Night' plays in a booth while they talk about nothing and everything. The song is about a night that changed everything. The film is about the last year before life gets serious. Oh, what a night. The diner was open all night.

Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

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We are a music discovery project.

Today’s Artist

Bootsy Collins1951 –

Funk bassist known for his star-shaped bass and spacey persona**FIXXXXX**

More on Bootsy Collins →

0:30

Who Did It Better

Human Nature 1983

If this is human nature
Why do I feel this way?

The only honest answer is that he does not know. He only knows what he feels and that the feeling will not be denied. Some questions have no answer except the feeling itself.

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Today’s Record

I Gotcha 1972

I gotcha, uh-huh, huh
You thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh-huh, huh

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Today’s Theme

Lust or Love

Lust or Love -- quiet storm music's permanent identity crisis, laid out across ten tracks that refus......

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Soul in the Movies

Diner 1982

You’re Kidding, Right

The Blind Boys of Alabama formed at a school for the blind in 1939. Most members were visually impaired. They've won five Grammys, performed for presidents, and are still going. Over 80 years.

Why We're Here

Most of us grew up with free radio. Then corporations took over the playlist. Then we found Spotify and YouTube -- until the algorithm quietly decided what we liked, and suddenly we were stuck on repeat again. There's so much music out there, and only so much time to hear it.

At HotSupper, we just want to open things up a little. Maybe you'll stumble on an artist you've never heard of. Maybe you'll rediscover a song you'd completely forgotten. Maybe you'll just tap your toes. Either way, it's yours to explore. And if you have ideas to make this place better, we're all ears.

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Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →