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  • Music will include funky techno, a cappella singers, dance floor jazz, and chilled house.
  • What's a little funky about this ice house is that it isn't meant for fishing.
  • Music will include funky techno, a cappella singers, dance floor jazz, and chilled house.
  • I do not want to see or smell your funky feet, crusty heels or unpedicured toes.
  • The two-piece brass section added a full and funky sound that helped detract from the sameness and blandness of many of Mayer's songs.
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  • He had arrived at the funky mall via a side entrance slightly after 5 pm.
  • And this groove isn't merely about the young and the funky. Times, Sunday Times
  • For library/funk fans, this one is a cool, funky disco groover featuring tracks which have been used in classic 70s Brit shows such as The Sweeney and The Benny Hill Show besides countless others. Archive 2010-01-01
  • The opening tune "Music in the Glen" features a funky clavinet riff on the third parts that evokes Stevie Wonder more than anything Irish. The Bothy Band
  • Any broken/latin stuff? looopz: What time are you on, might well make it down to this …. provided I can persuade someone else cassien: u.k. funky is house music for ol junglist like myself I'd like to break it here in the states but ... Grievous Angel
  • It's really funky and cool. The Sun
  • I don't want the game to become too funky but it could be said there is a need to limit bat sizes or edges at some point. Times, Sunday Times
  • This is a fast, funky, punky, indie disco tune.
  • I'd like to say I bought them specially for the party, being far too hip and funky to ever have such items of clothing in my wardrobe, but I can't.
  • In a funky setting, explore artfully presented skewered meats, seafood and rice, perfumed with tamarind, coconut milk, anise, chillies, garlic and ginger.
  • Their sound was noisy and funky and grungy and to many fans this album was seen as their high point.
  • Rifling through a funky set that included bass-heavy grooves like "It's Ice," "NICU" and "The Moma Dance," Phish kicked off its fall tour in improv-laden style. Colin St. John: Phish Maintains Its Colorado Connection
  • It is fresh, funky and stylish in one very smart package. The Sun
  • Always an Irish favourite, Justin is equally at home playing pumping house as funky techno and always rocks the party.
  • Coffee sounded great; a quiet, warm shop filled with funky music and the aroma of coffee.
  • I live on the unfashionable west side of Santa Fe, where the neighborhood is small and funky, adobe houses sitting in well-tended yards of flax and hollyhocks or the neglected ones of dirt and panic grass with a few old car parts thrown in.
  • In a range of funky colours, including lime green, hot pink and light blue. Times, Sunday Times
  • This refreshed model already sports funky LED rear lights, sharper bumpers and stylish chrome additions to the interior. The Sun
  • Just because he's diminutive doesn't mean he can't pitch, and he's proven that while his windup is a bit funky, his mechanics are so good that it isn't a risk at this point (and the two Cy Youngs in a row should have put that to rest). Yahoo! Sports - Top News
  • And I often wonder about the Nick and Nora who formerly owned my funky old cocktail set - a shaker and ice dish festooned with dancing pink elephants.
  • It looks more adventurous, too, what with its curvy rump, flowing lines and funky lights fore and aft.
  • The bedrooms are just fantastic, particularly the split-level apartments featuring all mod cons and funky decor, while the food and the service are as excellent as we've come to expect from this upmarket chain.
  • Jane Bond's Martinis are one of its features and, though pricey at $6.85, are just as stylish, funky and classy as the rest of the restaurant.
  • The Funky Stew on Oct 3, 2008 the only reason ill agree with brad is because of ant man mostly, thor can be done REALLY well, CA im not too fond of anyway, but i digress, i feel like ant man ruins the idea, CA brings it down that much more, and thor will honestly make or break the team completely Did Jon Favreau Just Reveal The Avengers Line-Up? « FirstShowing.net
  • The funky basslines and swingy guitars make this song a bit special.
  • The interior is dominated by iconic MINI design characteristics such as grippy and comfortable sports seats, the trademark central speedometer and neat, funky switch packs. Automotive Headlines
  • The service was attentive and friendly without being cloying, the branded toothpicks in their 'matchbook' holders a funky touch, and the bill a pretty reasonable £95 including service - which, surprisingly for London, wasn't included as standard! Archive 2008-05-01
  • Expect instrumentals, funky numbers and some soulful jazz vocals from one Marie Harper.
  • The show gets off to a strong start with the title tune and the goofy "Funky Fried Piece Of Man Meat," but slows down later as the drama takes over. Michael Giltz: Theater: New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) #1 Kissless, Crazy, Cartoonish!
  • And let's face it, Janis does sound different fronting a big, frothy semi-funky lite soul orchestra than a messy rock band.
  • It had a certain funky charm, I guess, but it wasn't much of a place to raise a kid.
  • Dope high-octane Detroit-meets-UK-funky workout from the label affiliated to Berlin's legendary Hard Wax record store. Harangue the DJ: James Priestley
  • The fêted Worcester quartet's latest is a triumph of loose-limbed chutzpah: breezy, funky rock'n'roll to brighten the shortening days. Times, Sunday Times
  • Have you heard their new record? It's really funky.
  • A wide variety was on show with items such as long colourful floaty dresses and tops, tailored coats, funky knitwear and distressed jackets - all of which I have no doubt will be best sellers.
  • Over that, she threw on an orange and black jacket and pair of funky suspenders.
  • He makes a compellingly funky case for joining them.
  • Personal fave tracks on here would probably have to be the sublimely funky "Cool Steel" by The Firebirds, Wolf Baki's dreamlike "With You Alone" and the light and fluffy flutey "Street Waltz" from The Sante Palumbo Group. Archive 2010-01-01
  • A special cabaret night is in store as The Bridies give us a taste of some electrifying traditional music with funky reels from their debt album on Thursday, June 30.
  • The version of ‘Sombrero Sam’, however, really allows Emerson's funky keyboard chops to come to the fore.
  • Dye your hair a funky color (blue, purple or green will do), wear a pair of shorts with tights underneath, a hipster hoody and a pair of goggles on your head. Friday List: 10 excellent celebrity and pop culture Halloween costumes
  • These new arrivals value funky urban style over practicality. Times, Sunday Times
  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal The Sarong Skirt: Pair a pareu with a chunky knit top The Sarong Skirt Layer an acid-color pareu under a chunky knit top with opaque tights and a funky sandal. Endless Summer
  • It is a beautiful, wonderful, incredibly modern and funky and community-aware, history-cognisant thing for a man to do. Times, Sunday Times
  • Take this funky kaftan dress. The Sun
  • Their whammo 30-minute set helped leave a nice funky fresh new wave taste in my mouth.
  • The rooms are stylish and funky - all have a view of the emerald lagoon - and there is a spa with a dizzying number of treatments. The Sun
  • MAX FRAAD WOLFF: Well, I think that it†™ s a little bit like the Bear Stearns “bailout, †quote-unquote, which is, it†™ s a little bit more funky and a little bit more complicated than it probably needs to be and than it†™ s generally represented in the media. Democracy Now!
  • It is funky and odd; play a board game or just soak up its charm. Times, Sunday Times
  • Sitting at a computer all day is ideal for comfortable, funky, cottons and sweats. Never Worn | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • My sense of humor, which I'm going to need to pull off an outfit made from a funky new green crushed velour shirt with a pink cowboy hat with a built-in tiara, now also sporting a feathery Mardi Gras mask and orange feathered boa. Archive 2008-01-01
  • Add a touch of style with these functional yet funky wall lights.
  • You're passionate and fiery and need a short, funky textured look.
  • Although past their commercial peak, The Charlatans almost always put on a good show with a great mix of classic singalong songs and funky beats.
  • From wearing trendy running shoes and funky loafers, to achieving the no-sock look, all your fashion needs are right here.
  • Led by dubstep demi-god Kode9, producers and fans are looking to the funky scene for inspiration.
  • She fronted an enormously talented bunch of individuals who generated a seamless blend of urban soul and funky grooves.
  • I love the pink detail here which makes it a perfect young and funky choice! The Sun
  • These stylishly funky e-mail invites have great graphics, most with sound clips and animations.
  • If teenagers want to dye their hair, paint their fingernails black, or wear funky clothes, it may be worth thinking twice before you object.
  • People naturally respond to the diminutive sax man's keening sound, funky rhythms and bluesy riffs.
  • Expect to find affordable alternatives to the silk-screened T-shirts, candy-colored handbags and funky housewares we kick ourselves for buying at inflated prices at certain trendy chains.
  • Funky, colorful T-shirts celebrate heroic women and the march towards socialism, handbags show soldiers stealing kisses and track suits put a rock-and-roll spin on the model worker ideal.
  • The final section of the show featured a miniature artist's office, with file cabinet, worktable, chair and wastebasket all set out on a funky full-sized work table.
  • I don't want the game to become too funky but it could be said there is a need to limit bat sizes or edges at some point. Times, Sunday Times
  • West African guitar phenom Lionel Loueke sits in on a few tracks and adds a funky, polyrhythmic feel to "A New World," proving that Blanchard can stretch into cousinly genres without sounding like he's speaking down to his audience. Terence Blanchard: Free Will And 'Choices'
  • Their music was tried-and-true funky soul and bar-band balladry, and not a lick of it was ever going to see the top 40 if Brown could help it.
  • A tornado of energy, she pushes a vision that varies from minimalist, quasi-architectural purity to funky playfulness.
  • After opening the funky present from his housemate Meg, he potters off to the shower.
  • Funky, deconstructed ABC decor is combined with some seriously good food, courtesy of Jean Georges. Fact And Comment
  • I saw tables where there used to be desks, funky sweatshirts instead of grey pullovers, and a class full of smiling schoolchildren learning about Mondrian on laptops.
  • THERE are loads of cool colours to choose from if you are after a young and funky look. The Sun
  • The latest trend to jolt the watch industry is see-through straps, asymmetrical dials, and funky colours.
  • It's very tempting to hack off your black, down-your-back hair for a platinum blonde buzz cut when you're hungry for a funky new look.
  • Once again, you have outdone yourself with a perfectly programmed mix, ... pravda23: very cool, foill. funky breaks, predictably kiff. Blentwell.com - the peoples dj mixset link collective
  • It's one of the most funky and listenable albums ever.
  • The drums scatter while a trembling, funky bass-riff lays the ground work for the string section to lead.
  • Starting in 1969, Formell radically modernized Cuban charanga with electric instruments and funky grooves, and over the decades the band has managed to adapt to changing tastes. Chicago Reader
  • The ninth house I lived in was a funky modern architectural travesty.
  • Love the funky silver leather jacket and the slouchy casual dress.
  • Thus, The Birth Rate Decline Bra , festooned with cartoon grandmothers admonishing lazy Japanese to get down, get funky and get themselves some families.
  • The parks and pavements of Jo'burg will soon reverberate to the drum beating and foot stamping vibrations of traditional music, the funky sounds of jazz and the melodies of choral singers.
  • Clocks made from computer parts, pulp novels and funky record sleeves tick away the slightly dusty afternoon to the somnolent beat of ‘Stand by Me.’
  • We are talking about the loss of biodiversity: and biodiversity is not just something nice and weird and funky. Times, Sunday Times
  • But once he swats a quick-release serve, slices a two-handed backhand or chops a sidespin forehand, he reveals himself to be a proud member of a small, colorful, warmly regarded and now nearly extinct species: The funky tennis player. The Lost Art of Playing Weirdly
  • It is an indescribably fast and furious combination of the slide, slop, funky chicken, mashed potato, camel walk, shimmy, applejack and quiver.
  • They were really strange, funky clothes and I kept wondering if they managed to get the right size and why they would do this.
  • The theme for Michael Caine's gangster film Get Carter, written at the age of 23, lays ricocheting trains, chilling harpsichord and funky tablas over a swaggering bass line.
  • The funky looking Micra receives a mild midlife facelift and range simplification for the 2008 model year. Times, Sunday Times
  • It was what we called a funky place," says pianist and songwriter Dave Frishberg. NPR Topics: News
  • Kahakalau's multicultural, multilingual background is reflected in her music, which ranges from soft Hawaiian rhythms to funky reggae beats.
  • The exotic funky music played really added to the night coupled with the mixed friendly crowd.
  • This is the perfect place to try something funky. The Sun
  • This is great stuff, I agree, I can't find anything as good as this mix. looopz: What time are you on, might well make it down to this …. provided I can persuade someone else cassien: u.k. funky is house music for ol junglist like myself I'd like to break it here in the states but ... Grievous Angel
  • It's funky, she says, and not a theme park or a burger joint, and the food is good.
  • The result builds on the success of his earlier efforts by delivering a smooth, intoxicating mixture of beats and funky rhythms that provide the perfect soundtrack to any chilled out mood.
  • And with a funky new city car due this year, sales are set to rise higher. The Sun
  • After 10 years of steady touring and recording, the fiercely independent, Austin, Texas-based band has won a following among discerning Latin music fans for their funky take on older music styles such as cumbia, salsa and norteno. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • Yet, it points to a tendency - I'll put it as weakly as that - toward re-marketing tired conservative shibboleths as funky new contrarian understandings.
  • The payphone was the type that only took dollars for every call, and frequently did funky things like drop calls or simply not work or return any change. On Reliance on Technology
  • The funky little straps come in prints or bright, sheer colors in stretch vinyl, glitter and other fabrics and attach to an underwire, bandeau or camisole bra.
  • This makes it possible for some models to be used in funky interiors and other models in elegant rooms, ensuring a large array of usage. Wallpapers from Ferm Living
  • How funky would sir like the wheels? Times, Sunday Times
  • Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal The interior finishes of the lobby, or "Living Room", Mr. Edelstein picked out himself, from the tufted leather ottomans to funky armchairs covered in white pony upholstery, Mongolian alpaca chairs, slate velvet armchairs and a 19-foot-long beaded curtain. Edelstein's Beach Hangout
  • The show is a pure play on energy, filled with funky beats and strong singing and dancing.
  • Most of the students wanted to use ‘funky’ colors so that each hand would be more individualized.
  • Toronto band Die Mannequin performed live for the show as male models with pompadours and funky glasses strutted down the runway in Bustle's poorly tailored suit separates. Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Springs Into Fashion Week
  • Being respected and trusted are undervalued qualities in a captain, arguably more important than the ability to conjure up funky field placings. Times, Sunday Times
  • Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
  • The music was funky, but didn't inspire impromptu dancing the last night I was there which was a shame.
  • It's a whole new world of chic chefs and funky food producers. The Sun
  • Once considered the poster child for the renaissance in acoustic jazz, Redman has definitely moved on, incorporating funky rhythms, electric instrumentation and more jazz improvisation into his music.
  • It is an indescribably fast and furious combination of the slide, slop, funky chicken, mashed potato, camel walk, shimmy, applejack and quiver.
  • Any winged aircraft, from the smallest Cessna prop puppy to the biggest Boeing behemoth, was a romantic artifact, a swoozy sculpture, a sailing thing of irresistible appeal; but a helicopter ... a helicopter was like a funky old shoetree that a witch had caused to levitate. Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
  • If you feel really frisky you can stick a funky fin on the back. Times, Sunday Times
  • The funky taste in the belching is gone, and I don't have the urge to run to the bathroom so my ass can do it's award-winning impression of the "Mentos in the Diet Coke" videos ... January 7th, 2009
  • During the second half of the evening casual and funky clothes were modelled as the girls gave everyone ideas for a Saturday night out with a difference.
  • I’m getting my groove together and takin’ it on the road with these two mildly funky instrumentals from the U.K. Gruesome Twosome: Avocado Funk Edition : Scrubbles.net
  • The juxtaposition of the fussily constructed trees and their funky, expressionistic bases brings home the schizoid quality of our cultivation of nature.
  • People naturally respond to the diminutive sax man's keening sound, funky rhythms and bluesy riffs.
  • Being the type of gadget that people can wear wrapped around their wrists (let's call them … "wristy", shall we?), the cell phone is aimed at fashion-conscious human beings who'd rather have a funky "accessory" than a rich-featured one. Camera Phones Plaza
  • We fared much better at Vox Populi, a funky old house on the corner of a tree-lined street.
  • The soursop is good too; it's made from a sweet, tart fruit and tastes like lemonade, but a little more funky and tropical.
  • It has this cool, funky control room that is extremely modern and has lots of screens. Times, Sunday Times
  • Cue bedlam in the stands and a funky chicken celebration from Nolan. The Sun
  • Add a touch of style with these functional yet funky wall lights.
  • And I'm hunkering down on a book proposal about funky crafts to wow my favorite book publisher - Chronicle Books.
  • we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style
  • We think the jackets look best when irrelevantly worn with cuffed jeans, a funky t-shirt, to-die-for sandals, and undone hair.
  • The result is a lively blend of jazz, restrained hip-hop and funky feel-good rhythm.
  • Then next Saturday Feb. 18, the 6th Annual Nolafunk.com Mardi Gras Ball arrives with the combination of the irrepressible funster Kermit Ruffins and his BBQ Swingers, the uber-funky Bonerama brass band, and jam-band favorite Marco Benevento. A Young Lion, All Grown Up
  • I bought a packet at the weekend, and it now comes in a new funky, hip packaging.
  • It now houses a roaring fire, plenty of candles, fine silver and funky glassware.
  • Her style is kind of steampunk, funky vintage and that's how she likes to roll.
  • In New Orleans there is a funky Italian deli called the Cental Grocery Co. that serves up my favorite sandwich on the planet...The Muffuletta.
  • The band hail from Slade in County Wexford and their sound is noted for its warmth of production, the harmony of acoustic guitar and the quietly funky, perfectly timed slipstreams of electronica.
  • she likes funky clothes
  • His own music, as most recently heard on the new double studio album, mixes freewheeling improvisation with playful swing and the occasional funky backbeat.
  • My wages have to go towards rent and other essentials, but no, after last week I should have run out and bought some shagpile carpets, funky ashtrays and pants with tigers printed on them.
  • The hotel's beach is a suntrap of golden sands fringed by palms, bars and funky cafés. Times, Sunday Times
  • The extremely practical and funky knee length side zips with popper storm flaps allow ankles to be aired and calves exposed.
  • Ceriso girls just want to have fun in this funky new range of lingerie, sleepwear, hosiery, cosmetics, fragrance and body products.
  • The different vibrant and funky colours and ‘intelligent’ lighting perfectly accent the curtain wall and a high ceiling.
  • It's a funky sort of rhythm.
  • Desserts are also funky, featuring items like Jamaican mousse, a fluffy mixture of chocolate and rum and something called coco quemado, a coconut milk pudding.
  • Your bar is clean, smart, funky and sells wonderful breaded mushrooms and decent draught beer.
  • I love the concept of an app store, I HATE the way Apple is running, or should I say ruining, it!!! manualfunky September 4, 2008 3: 24 PM PDT kataluo September 4, 2008 3: 30 PM PDT jscott418 September 4, 2008 3: 46 PM PDT baisa September 4, 2008 3: 55 PM PDT Undefined
  • She's got a sexy voice that sounds effortless on nearly every note and some of the tracks have a funky retro - 70s feel that is enticingly easy to like.
  • You're a young funky chick and it aged you a bit. The Sun
  • The best look award goes to the second guitarist, who had funky, glam-rock, bedhead and a nice shirt.
  • The telephones are clunky, the colors are brown, the cars are funky jalopies.
  • the kitchen smelled really funky
  • Or like the funky forms of common houseplants that found themselves tragically dumped on the clearance table at the garden center for some reason or another, like this twisty sansevieria: Garden Voices
  • People naturally respond to the diminutive sax man's keening sound, funky rhythms and bluesy riffs.
  • The clothes are wonderful, a mix of funky, stylish and classic pieces.
  • Now lovingly relocated, cobwebby bookshelves and all, to a former auto showroom made of anciently huge Northwest timbers, on funky Capital Hill in Seattle. Bookstore Appreciation Time!
  • Her reception décor should be clean, loungy, and a bit funky. My Fair Wedding
  • This summer I used a funky embroidered and beaded denim covered notebook with violet and lilac gel pens
  • Their music was tried-and-true funky soul and bar-band balladry, and not a lick of it was ever going to see the top 40 if Brown could help it.
  • A lot of people are drinking bottles of funky-smelling and foul-tasting wine.
  • Also they say cooler SSTs would “steepen the slope of the moist adiabat…,” but that, too, is a little funky. LIA and MWP in Venezuela « Climate Audit
  • Whether it is funky or elegantly dreamy, avant-garde designs and expressive concepts in eyewear continue to attract modern men and women.
  • He's famous for mixing together things that seem humanly impossible while keeping it sounding fluid, cool, funky and fun.
  • I wanted to know where we were going wrong with our funky style of music. The Sun
  • The Colombian DJ, rising girl-core star and essayer of the famed "Pelá O" returns with this fizzy, funky cumbian crossover track. Singles file: Crystal Castles, Josh Ritter, Uffie, Rolling Stones
  • Scuzzily-dressed blokes will up a gear and start attiring themselves competitively with funky shirts, sharp trousers and bobby dazzlers.
  • The big lights, butch bulges and metallic paint are designed to be brash, flash and funky.
  • Its not listed first its about three down after jane eyre kinda funky-bad karma shaman guy has cursed us! Regretsy – Lost in Space
  • I'm trying to make this a modern and funky place to live.
  • The shops are often funky and modern and there are lively bars and restaurants. Times, Sunday Times
  • But now, as Landry hints, this forced exodus, this sudden diaspora, may sprinkle a little funky seasoning on music from St. Louis to Austin, and the world might be better for it.
  • He has the funky sidearm delivery to make it happen.
  • The backspace is a little funky but every thing else is great. Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • The Marines don't have all the funky badges and patches that the Army has, so they don't have the same issue.
  • The fashion parade will feature a beautiful collection of clothes, from flowing evening gowns to funky techno gear showcased by local models.
  • Funky, fun music plays in one of the psyches, which is very catchy and sets the right mood. AdventureGamers.com
  • May 18, 2006 kittenpie said ... funkybaby - your bday is in September! It's Official
  • I'm not exactly sure what Visuals by diatom is all about, but yet I like all the different colours and the funky graphic work they perform there. Archive 2007-10-01
  • One was installed on top of the mansard roof of my 1852 house in Charleston, South Carolina, and the other was installed in my funky homebuilt airplane.
  • The business community is funky and its members like to indulge their interests in the city.
  • Should you wish to discover the joys of this funky fivesome then you can do a lot worse than check out their recent singles and covers compilation.
  • ‘My original intention, and it still is, was to have very positive, funky, party dance music,’ he says.
  • I do have this funky little crick in my neck, though, but it's nothing a nice microbrew won't cure.
  • Today, Maceo leads his own soldiers across the world playing the same old funky music he's been playing over the course of the last few decades.
  • With cultivated "automatist" spontaneity, he worked on raw canvas, copper, and the recently invented Masonite; employed gross materials, including sand and tar; made thoroughly abstract pictures; and hatched funky varieties of collage and assemblage, whose influence would extend to Robert Rauschenberg. 3quarksdaily
  • Meanwhile, he recorded extensively in bebop and modal jazz settings, ranging from funky rhythms to ethereal modal harmonies; as a sideman on Blue Note albums and a leader of combos, he played original themes including “Maiden Voyage,” “Cantaloupe Island,” and “Watermelon Man,” which became a popular hit in Mongo Santamaria’s recording. Five People Born on April 12 | myFiveBest
  • It looks a little funky and gives the appearance of an oversized breadbox.
  • You funky urban hipster, you. Times, Sunday Times
  • There's a large, lively pool area with funky wicker loungers, a pizza oven and canopied salas. Times, Sunday Times
  • Have you heard their new record? It's really funky.
  • All right, Funky Snickers ™ A Derailleur de Jour+, just what the frack is a lawter supposed to be? Think Progress » Pence ‘Considering’ Challenging Evan Bayh As Bayh Attacks The ‘Left’
  • But, still, one wonders if Kidjo, who is really as much a historian as a funky herald of hope, has come close, academically speaking, to the ultimate source of this societal heartbeat.
  • And the second is the funky new 'sunburst' design: Summer Lanterns.
  • My sister sent me a birthday present - a gorgeous silky yukata (summer kimono), and some funky kimono fabric cuts she bought at the Asakusa markets.
  • In acid bright livery, these compact vans are the latest word in funky design.

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