The NeedlExchange w/ Sam "The Man" Burns

There's two things every DC resident should know... (1) The airport is called "National" (2) The name of "The Man"...aka The King of DC...aka that cat who's been controlling the District's most successful dance floors for almost 40 years... Sam "The Man" Burns. Sam is our Larry, our Frankie, our Bus Station John. His Underground Soul Solution parties have been motivating DC's dance floor for almost 20 years, where everything from funk, disco, house and jungle erupted from the speakers. He regularly spun alongside the legendary DJ Genesis and he welcomed guests like Colonel Abrams, Bryan Gee (V Recordings) and Ultra Nate . When asked about his inspiration being the legendary house party that has become the seminal Underground Soul Solution, Sam said, "I started "The Underground Soul Solution" in (March) 1991 because I was disgusted with the club scene in Washington DC. I felt that most nightclubs were very superficial.....dress code, ladies nights, commercial radio music, fights and bogus promoters! I felt that these nightspots lacked vision and responsibility to making their parties different and special from the other parties...... No Love, No Respect in a nightclub? I find that disgusting! Instead of complaining, I became independent. I threw my own parties. I invited and challenged people from all walks of life......Young, Old, Gay, Straight, Black, White, Hispanic, Asian etc. to dance their troubles away through music. I been spinning records in Nightclubs since November 20th 1978, so to me "House Music" is "Disco's Revenge". Sam "The Man" Burns (Underground Soul Solution, DC) https://soundcloud.com/sam-the-man-burns The NeedlExchange (TNX) https://soundcloud.com/the-needlexchange http://tnxdc.tumblr.com/ 10P - 3:30A Free before 11P 21+ / $5