It’s time for some funk again. It came to mind when I wrote recently about rock artists many Millennials won’t know. That mentioned a funk band and had me looking out for some more great sounds from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) George Clinton is a mastermind of funk, an architect of psychedelic grooves, and an innovator whose influence stretches far beyond his Parliament-Funkadelic legacy. Since the late ...
Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Playlist where members of the Times-Tribune staff submit their music picks based on a theme. Some one suggested we do Disco or Funk…. So we went with Funk.
National Get Funky Day will be observed for the very first time on Thursday, Oct. 5, according to the National Day Calendar. Funk music as we know it today first emerged in the 1960s with acts such as ...
Before 1976, Wild Cherry was trying to make a career out of hard rock music at a time when disco was about the only thing happening. The Ohio-formed band got their start performing rock covers. Their ...
“Superstition” by Wonder is one of the greatest funk songs ever. Released in 1972, it has an unforgettable groove, catchy rhythm, and energetic vibe. The funky clavinet riff is instantly recognizable.
It’s not the entire album, but, hey, it is cause for celebration: OutKast’s Big Boi has debuted the first single from his chronically delayed solo debut, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty ...
If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...
Bootsy Collins plays scalding funk on new single “Hot Saucer,” featuring singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild and rapper Big Daddy Kane. The iconic Funkadelic bassist anchors the track with a dirty, ...
A new ancient amphibian just dropped, and this one is named for an exceptionally bizarre 1970s funk song. Named Funcusvermis gilmorei — or "funky worm" — by paleontologists at Virginia Tech, this ...