Springtime has arrived, which means festival season is in full swing in Tallahassee. The Capital City is also the hometown of George Clinton, widely regarded as the Godfather of Funk and a force in ...

As summer began in 2024, former Olympic gold-medal sprinter Michael Johnson stood in a downtown Los Angeles restaurant that had been rented out for a big announcement. Johnson said he had secured $30 ...

Emerging between Philadelphia and Nashville, indie-pop trio Besphrenz comprises three childhood confidants finding the thrill in lo-fi, nostalgic, and playful song craft. Adding two new gems to their ...

Throughout his long career, Hulk Hogan had several stints performing in Japan, including a prominent run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling through the first half of the 1980s. During this period, Hogan ...

Mark Farner, Don Brewer, and Mel Schacher formed Grand Funk Railroad in 4969. Later that year, they released their debut album, On Time. Over the years, the band has released six Platinum albums and ...

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 ...

Funk allowed Black musicians and their audiences to shapeshift and speak truth to power—even while speaking in tongues. But as Stanley Nelson and Nicole London’s documentary WE WANT THE FUNK! reveals, ...

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the Brazilian sound and why it's important to recognise its impact as a tool of ...

Detroit madman and doo-wop veteran George Clinton spent the 1970s running two of the wildest bands in the galaxy: Funkadelic for guitar-crazed rock, Parliament for dance-floor boogie. Only a genius ...

Whatever the reason, there are many things you can do to get out of a funk. Vectorium/ Shutterstock Are you feeling worn out? Struggling with lingering sadness, anxiety or feelings of indifference? If ...

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When it was released in spring 2023, The Rumble’s album “Live at the Maple Leaf” was a chance for the Black Masking Indian-fronted funk band to build a bridge between its past and future. Recorded ...