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Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland sit down with soul icon Sandra St. Victor to talk about her illustrious career starting with The Family Stand and then an incredible solo career that allowed her to work with legends like Curtis Mayfield, Prince, Chaka Khan, Lalah Hathaway, and so many more, It's an incredible interview packed with over 2-1/2 hour of unheard stories, memories, and celebration.

Another evening focusing on Funkatopia cohost and NPG drumming legend Michael Bland as we ask questions from the audience and beyond. More Prince stories! 80's! Album covers! Madness!

Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland reunite after a 2 week hiatus to discuss Michael's post about the Prince Estate that caused some waves, more AI chat, new music, and more. Note: Some video components included that won't translate well to audio, but they're not long. Just hang tight.

The dastardly duo of Mr. Christopher and NPG legend Michael Bland chat about some iconic album and TV show anniversaries, musical memories, traveling with Prince, and much more.

Mr. Christopher does a last minute show (literally) to discuss the tough week for Prince fans including a Jon Bream review of the state fair, a scathing Rolling Stone review of Timeless, and an admission from the Estate that horn tracks were added to the song Calabama on Prince's new album. Should we be upset? Was it warranted? What started out as a quick show ended up taking on a life all its own.

Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland discuss the passing of Dolly Parton, Prince's new album Timeless, the struggles of artists and live music festivals, and so much more.

Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland sit down for another iconic Free 4 All to discuss Michael Jackson, Prince in AI, Prince's new Timeless album global party, TickBang, and more.

Mr. Christopher welcomes Minneapolis legend André Cymone to discuss his new album The Resurrection of Funk, AI, Spotify vs. Bandcamp, Prince stories, and much more.

Mr. Christopher welcomes special guests Morris Hayes, Shelby J, and Elisa Fiorillo to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Prince’s posthumous album Welcome 2 America. We walk through the album track by track and share the stories and details behind the music.

Mr. Christopher and NPG legend Michael Bland welcome Prince photographer Steve Parke to discuss the overwhelming influx of AI images of Prince and the effects on actual photographers. Plus we peek into Steve Parke's brand new book Prince: Black White Color. VERY HEAVY VISUAL SHOW.

Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland dive into brand new music from artists around the globe reviving the celebrated Soundstage segment. Plus we discuss the latest music news, and other rabbit holes.

Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland welcome drummer Les Cleveland (Prince, Larry Graham, Patti LaBelle, Lil Kim, Anita Baker) to discuss his journey and new album Emerald City. They also being another iconic Free 4 All to discuss the 250th birthday of the U.S., the World Cup, and when musicians and artists should hang it up.

Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland sit down with the Minneapolis Funk All stars featuring appearances by St. Paul Peterson, Elisa Fiorillo, Dr. Matt Fink, Oliver Leiber, and Jerome Benton. We discuss their latest new single Gotta Keep the Funk Alive and dig a little into each legendary player on stage to give them their flowers and learn a little about the historic contributions to the Minneapolis sound. Plus we chat about new music topicality, rumors, and conjecture.

Mr. Christopher recaps the full week of the Prince Celebration 2026 and beyond with NPG Legend, Michael Bland. Join the crew as we talk about the new upcoming Prince album Timeless, new box sets arriving, a dozen unreleased tracks, panels featuring Bootsy Collins, Morris Day, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Lisa Coleman, and more. Plus the review of a full purple star studded concert with NPG and Revolution members, with special guests like Bilal, Miguel, Sounds of Blackness, and more! It's 3-1/2 hours of event coverage. Get your groove on.

Mr. Christopher takes one last glance at the Prince Celebration welcoming special guests Ma and Nandy McClean (aka The Twinz) to discuss their participation at the NPG/Revolution performance at the Armory, and Maya's Awakening event at Paisley Park. Plus, at the top of the show, special guest Dr. Fink stops by to share info about his event with the Minneapolis All Stars in Los Angeles.