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George Clinton: America’s Funk Maestro at 80

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Atomic Dog, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Happy Birthday, Parliament, Parliament-Funkadelic

The P-Funk founder is standing on the verge of getting it on once again with the announcement of new concert dates as well

Blues Festivals Funk Gospel jazz Soul World

“Are You Ready, Black People?”: Summer Of Soul Takes Us Higher

July 6, 2021July 15, 2021 James Porter 2 Comments Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harlem Cultural Festival, Questlove, Sly & the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Chambers Brothers, The Fifth Dimension, The Roots

In his directorial debut, Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson celebrates the great lost music festival of 1969

Funk jazz Pop Soul

Aaron Neville: Warming Hearts In Crescent City

June 30, 2021July 14, 2021 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, A&M Records, Aaron Neville, Bo Diddley, Bobby Blue BLand, Everybody Plays The Fool, Fats Domino, Linda Ronstadt, New Orleans, Roy Orbison, Tipitina’s, Warm Your Heart

Looking back at the New Orleans icon’s epic 1991

Funk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Ska Soul

Why 24-7 Spyz Matter

June 27, 2021June 29, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2019, 24-7 Spyz, Bad Brains, Fishbone, Jimi Hazel, Living Colour, Philip "Fish" Fisher, Rick Skatore, Ronny Drayton, The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy, Tony "T-Money" Lewis

These South Bronx skate metal legends didn’t need to prove that Black folks can rock, but went ahead and schooled the fools anyway

adblock Dance Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Post-Punk

Drive It In Between: Nightclubbing at 40

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Sadkin, Barry Reynolds, Chris Blackwell, David Bowie, Demolition Man, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nightclubbing, Pull Up To The Bumper

Grace Jones’ fifth album is “The Empire Strikes Back” of her Compass Point Trilogy

Blues Funk jazz Soul

The City Champs: Roots Music Trio from Memphis Lays Down a Heavy Groove

May 5, 2021May 11, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Al Gamble, Big Legal Mess Records, George Sluppick, Joe Restivo, Luna '68, The City Champs, Tony! Toni! Tone!

“We all learned our craft playing in the clubs of Memphis, a great training ground for R&B, blues, soul and jazz,” says guitarist Joe Restivo about the band’s new LP Luna ’68

Funk Hip Hop Rap Remembrance

Rest in Peace Shock G, You Piano Playing, Biscuit Grabbing Genius

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2Pac, C-Rayz Walz, Def Jux, George Clinton, Humpty Hump, Murs, RIP, Shock G, The Digital Underground

Remembering the life of rapper, producer, musician and character kingpin Greg Jacobs of The Digital Underground

Alternative Rock Funk Ska

Fight The Youth: 30 Years of a Fishbone Masterpiece

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 Jason Webber 2 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Angelo Moore, Fishbone, Nevermind, Nirvana, Norwood Fisher, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Reality of My Surroundings

The Reality of My Surroundings once got me in trouble; it was worth it

Disco Funk Pop Soul

Pop Top 40: Hot Soul Singles For The Week Ending February 28, 1981

April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments A Taste of Honey, Disco, George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., Jermaine Jackson, Kool and the Gang, Pop, Pop Top 40, Smokey Robinson, Soul, The Gap Band, The Isley Brothers, The Jacksons, The Manhattans, The Sugar Hill Gang, Yarbrough & Peoples

40 years ago, post-disco R&B was on fire

Funk Hip Hop Rap Soul

Youth Full of Fire Ain’t Got Nowhere to Go: OutKast’s Stankonia Turns 20

November 2, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Aquemini, Big Boi, Billy Ocean, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, OutKast, Sir Lucius Leftfoot, Stankonia

The Atlanta duo’s career-definining fourth LP was the sweet sound of gasoline poured on the American Dream

Funk Remembrance

LISTEN: Remembering Rocco Prestia

October 2, 2020October 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments bassist, Emilio Castillo, Oakland, RIP, Rocco Prestia, Tower of Power

A salute to the pioneering funk bassist and lifelong Tower of Power member, gone at 69

Funk Reggae Soul

As If You Read My Mind: Hotter Than July at 40

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1980, Happy Birthday, Hotter Than July, Jammin (Master Blaster), Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, Lately, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

The 19th studio album from Stevie Wonder kicked off the most successful decade of his career

Alternative Rock Funk Hard Rock Metal!

A Funked-Up Fairy Tale: Extreme’s ‘Pornograffiti’ at 30

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Bryan Rolli 0 Comments 1990, Extreme, Extreme II: Pornograffitti, Faith No More, Gary Cherone, More Than Words, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, Paul Geary, Poison, Pornograffiti, Queen, The Beatles, Van Halen, Warrant, White Lion

This is the story of a great band caught between hair metal and alternative rock until they hit big with a Beatlesque ballad

Funk

Three Decades Later, Does Graffiti Bridge “Still Would Stand All Time”?

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020 De Angela L. Duff 0 Comments Carmen Electra, Elisa Fiorello, George Clinton, Graffiti Bridge, Jill Jones, Junior Vasquez, Kenny Rogers, Mavis Staples, Prince, Robin Power, Rosie Gaines, Tevin Campbell, The Steeles, The Time

Looking back at a most misunderstood Prince classic for its 30th anniversary

Funk

Are You Ready To Party Up In Here?: Pandemonium At 30

July 27, 2020August 28, 2020 De Angela L. Duff 2 Comments 1990, Jesse Johnson, Jill Jones, Jimmy Jam, Lisa Coleman, Morris Day, Pandemonium, Prince, Purple Rain, Terry Lewis, The Time, Wendy Melvoin

Looking back at The Time’s complicated classic and its history in the Prince multiverse

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