TIR 345: 2024 Year in Review Holidays Special

Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott “DR GX” Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm.

Featured in TIR Episode 345: It’s the annual TRUTH IN RHYTHM Year in Review (TIR YIR) Holidays Special featuring a cavalcade of funk and soul stars! Host Scott “DR GX” Goldfine recounts what took place with the show during 2024 and music overall, as well as a look ahead to 2025. Content includes revealing the Top 10 most viewed and commented upon episodes of 2024 and all-time most popular lists; honoring musicians lost during the year; the year’s Top 25 best funk and rock albums; a look at scheduled shows for early 2025; and holiday wishes from dozens of beloved musicians and singers.

CONTEST GIVEAWAY! Pay close attention to that stars holiday wishes segment because TIR is giving away some special holiday prizes! The first viewer to email in the total number of featured stars in that segment will win their choice of one of the following: Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk book; Neftali Santiago’s lost 1970s solo album, “22 Somerset Dr. (1976-1978),” or P T F I family CD choice of 2024 releases, P T F I – “Put Your Foot on the Rock” OR “The AI Remixes,” The Funkinator – “The Return of the Funkinator” or a signed copy of Maurice “The Guitarian” Jackson – “Fade N2da Funk.”

Hint: Three of the clips include two people (two musicians from the same band, one of them includes a studio tech) – so be sure to include everyone in your total count of people featured in the segment. That’s not all! Besides that winner, there’s the chance to be a grand prize winner by naming all the music stars that appear in the segment (everyone except that studio tech). Should a viewer correctly name all of them, they will win ALL three prizes: the book, the album and the CDs!

Enter: Email your answer with TIR Holiday Contest in the subject line and in the email show the number of people appearing in the holiday wishes segment (also all of their names for the grand prize), to scottg@funknstuff.net. The first entry with a correct answer wins! If no one gets them all, the closest will win. Entries are only accepted through email and the deadline is January 1, 2025.

Special thanks to Neftali Santiago, Phil Jones (P T F I) and FUNKNSTUFF for supplying the prizes.

Happy holidays and New Year from TRUTH IN RHYTHM!

RECORDED DECEMBER 2024

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Scott Goldfine

As a fervid lifelong music & film enthusiast / student, I grew up in and around the Los Angeles entertainment industry. I have worked and held many positions in various media realms, since 1998 serving as Editor-in-Chief and now Associate Publisher for Security Sales & Integration, a trade publication serving the electronic security industry. I love several genres of music & film. The former includes funk (Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince, Ohio Players, etc.); blues (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, etc.); rock (Jack White, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, etc.); hard rock (AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, etc.); jazz (Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Crusaders, etc.); R&B (Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Gil Scott-Heron, etc.); and more. I was a club disc jockey and ran a mobile DJ company (Musical Moods) for more than 15 years, which is where the name Dr. GX originates (Doctor Good Times). Fave film genres include horror (Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.); science fiction (Aliens, Terminator, 2001, etc.); action (Warriors, Road Warrior, Die Hard); westerns (Outlaw Josey Wales, Showdown at OK Corral; Wild Bunch, etc.); suspense (Jaws, Inception, Silence of the Lambs, etc.); drama (Apocalypse Now, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, etc.); and comedies (Life of Brian, Superbad, Ruthless People, etc.). I have attended many hundreds of concerts and movies (in theaters or screenings). I may as well also throw in a few favorite TV shows to give an even broader taste of my sensibilities. A handful would be Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Lost, Justified, Fargo, Seinfeld, Sopranos, South Park, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Key & Peele, Monty Python, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Last Man on Earth, Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family and The Office. Fave authors are Stephen King, Clive Barker and Michael Crichton. I am also a big sports fan and lifelong supporter of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB). Also enjoy my family of course, electronics/computers/AV gear, and animals, nature and outdoor activities. Graduate of Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica College and California State University Northridge (Radio-TV-Film, Psychology minor). Also studied at UCLA for kinesiology/psychology and earned post-grad Certificate in Accounting from Santa Monica College. Present main occupation is as Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Security Sales & Integration (SSI), which I joined in 1998. I am responsible for overseeing all editorial content in print. online, electronic, in-person and any other media or products for the electronic security industry's leading business-to-business trade publication. SSI is part of Framingham, Mass.-based Emerald Expositions.