Funk

How George Clinton Is Using Indiegogo To #SaveFunk Online

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Twitter, Indiegogo, Copyright, George Clinton, Funk, Snoop Dogg, Music, Labels, Performance, George Clinton Funk, Video, Technology News
Shira Lazar

George Clinton goes by many monikers: the Funkmaster, The Granddaddy of Funk, and my personal favorite, Dr. Funkenstein.

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Chatting with Batman: Arkham City's Sefton Hill & Dax Ginn, Plus Katy B, and Introducing StevieMix

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Mr. Freeze, Dax Ginn, Sefton Hill, The Penguin, Batman Arkham City, Steviemix, Red Robin, Kruu-Fm, Katy B, Batman, Robin, Bane, Rinse FM, House, Magnetic Men, Hip Hop, DJ NG, Tim Drake, The Joker, Funk, Dj, The Riddler, Dance, Batman Arkham Asylum, Two Face, Catwoman, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Fitz & The Tantrums Shake, Rattle & Roll at Bowery Ballroom

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ny News, Funk, Jon Faverou, Vince Vaughn, Swingers, Live Review, Matt Pinfield, Jazz, Fitz and the Tantrums, Bowery Ballroom, Pickin' Up the Pieces, Soul, New York News
Salvatore Bono

Remember that scene in the 1997 Vince Vaughn comedy Swingers, where he, Jon Faverou and their group of friends go to the legendary Brown Derby club in...

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Before you can Taste the Love, you first have to Make the Love

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Halloween, Los Angeles-California, Rudy, Booty, Funk, Finland, Entertainment News, Music, Rock, Miami, Los Angeles, Sexy, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Robbie Gennet

Monday, November 22. I'm drinking black tea with sugar, flying east with the sun across the vast Atlantic towards the continent where I reside. It is ...

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Love and Death, the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor

Modiba | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jazz, Ebo-Taylor, Africa, Music Reviews, Funk, Ghana, Afrobeat, African Music, Music, London, Fela Kuti, World News
Modiba

Recorded with Berlin-based collective Afrobeat Academy, Love and Death is a conscious effort on the part of Taylor to advance the afrobeat movement.

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Pretty Inane Things: Interview with Solid Gold's Matt Locher

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheetah, Solid Gold Dancers, Spaceland, Bible Thumper, Psych, Sxsw, Mcdonalds, Golden Girls, Top 40, Marilyn Mccoo, Across the Universe, Matt Locher, The Beatles, Funk, Kenny Loggins, Keyboards, Solid Gold, Sade, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

With sincere apologies to Marilyn McCoo, Solid Gold is not just synonymous with an afro-infused flashy top 40 countdown dance show anymore.

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Sharon Jones Made It The Hard Way

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Soul, Dap-Kings, Funk, Sharon Jones, Gospel, Daptone, Apollo Theatre, I Learned the Hard Way, Amy Winehouse, James Brown, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Soul singer extraordinaire Sharon Jones is on top of the world. A recent duet on Saturday Night Live with Michael Buble was so anticipated that her Da...

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The Best CDs of The 2000s

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Music, Jazz, Soul, Albums, Cds, Funk, Gospel, Rock, Blues, Pop, Best Albums of the 2000s, Best Albums of the Decade, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

After much agonizing and soul searching and countless soundchecks, I've finally produced my list of the Best CDs of the Decade.

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Interview: Visionary Entertainer Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton, Healing Time, Professor Longhair, R&b, Preservation Resource Center, Music, Josh Charles, Twitter, Jazz, Lil Wayne, Dr. John, Facebook, Gregg Rubin, Neville Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Healing Time Foundation, Zydeco, Katrina, Blues, Funk, Rock & Roll, Grammy Award, Gospel, Wynton Marsalis, Motown, Dixieland, Entertainment News
2morrowknight

"When you write a song, you never know how it will evolve," Charles said. "I've been approached by people who are recovering from cancer and they have shared stories with me of how 'Healing Time' has helped them."

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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