20250514: May 14, 2025: 10am - 11am

"Reading is Funktamental" is a monthly one-hour show/podcast about great books written about music and music-makers. In each episode, host Sal Cataldi speaks to the authors of some of the best reads a...

20250409: Apr 09, 2025: 10am - 11am

"Reading is Funktamental" is a monthly one-hour show/podcast about great books written about music and music-makers. In each episode, host Sal Cataldi speaks to the authors of some of the best reads a...

20250312: Mar 12, 2025: 10am - 11am

"Reading is Funktamental" is a monthly one-hour show/podcast about great books written about music and music-makers. In each episode, host Sal Cataldi speaks to the authors of some of the best reads a...

20250212: Feb 12, 2025: 10am - 11am

"Reading is Funktamental" is a monthly one-hour show/podcast about great books written about music and music-makers. In each episode, host Sal Cataldi speaks to the authors of some of the best reads a...

20250108: Jan 08, 2025: 10am - 11am

"Reading is Funktamental" is a monthly one-hour show/podcast about great books written about music and music-makers. In each episode, host Sal Cataldi speaks to the authors of some of the best reads a...

Reading Is Funktamental: Sonny Rollins, the Saxophone Colossus, with author Aidan Levy: Dec 11, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Aidan Levy, Author of Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny RollinsIn his new book, Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, author Aidan Levy has created a work nearl...

The Genius of Free Jazz Great Albert Ayler with author Richard Koloda (November 13 - 10 - 11 AM): Nov 13, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Richard Koloda, Author of Holy Ghost: The Life and Death of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert AylerA lawyer by trade and a jazz musicologist by passion, Richard Koloda has spent over two decades creatin...

Moon Zappa, Daughter of Rock Legend Frank Zappa and Author of the Memoir, Earth to Moon: Oct 09, 2024: 10am - 11am

Earth to Moon is the new critically acclaimed memoir of Moon Zappa, the eldest child of legendary rocker Frank Zappa and his wife, Gail. The book presents the often disturbing realities of growing up...

Dave Mason, Co-Founder of Traffic on his new memoir: Sep 11, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Dave Mason, Co-Founder of Traffic on his new memoirOnly You Know and I Know is not only the name of one of his biggest hits, but it is also now the title of rocker Dave Mason’s new autobiograph...

Sid Smith: Aug 14, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Sid Smith, author of In the Court of King Crimson: An Observation over 50 Years Sid Smith is a British journalist best known for his book In the Court of King Crimson: An Observation over Fift...

Robyn Hitchcock: Jul 10, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock is one of the true eccentrics of British music, a songwriter who has revealed the beauty in the absurdity of life for five decades. He first rose to fame with...

Phil Manzanera: Jun 16, 2024: 6pm - 7pm

Guest: Phil Manzanera Phil Manzanera is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his long-running association with Roxy Music, one of the leading pioneers of art-rock. Manzanera has conc...

Phil Manzanera: Jun 12, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Phil Manzanera Phil Manzanera is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his long-running association with Roxy Music, one of the leading pioneers of art-rock. Manzanera has conc...

Frank Mastropolo, Joshua White: May 08, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guests: Frank Mastropolo and Joshua White This month, "Reading is Funktamental" host Sal Cataldi speaks to two people who know the illustrious history of the legendary Fillmore East best. Frank Mastr...

Joel Selvin: Apr 10, 2024: 10am - 11am

Guest: Joel Selvin From 1972 – 2009, Selvin was the very influential rock music columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He is also the author of more than a dozen of the best books on rock music a...