Review: Get On Up
The Ents were my favorite in the Lord of the Rings. I wasn't broken-hearted when Boromir was killed, but seeing some of the Ents on fire made me so sad.
View ArticleCan't get down with 'Get on Up'
Unlike other musical biopics, such as "Lady Sings the Blues," "Ray" and "Walk the Line" - which involved the work of singers who either weren't of my generation or of my liking - "Get on Up," Tate...
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Longtime James Brown sideman Maceo Parker says that Brown did him a big favor by always yelling out his name during songs.
View Article'NewsOne Now:' 'Get On Up' Special Edition
Chadwick Boseman talks about playing the role of the "God Father of Soul," James Brown in the biopic "Get On Up."
View ArticleA tribute and revelations from the son of the Godfather of Soul
The world knew singer James Brown as The Godfather of Soul - the singer who essentially invented funk and who from the mid-1950s through the 1990s put more than 100 songs on the R&B charts and...
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He was 93. Stone opened up a record-distribution business and recording studio in South Florida in 1948 and within a few years recorded his first artist, a pianist-singer from the Florida School for...
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Mourners walk by the casket of James Brown during the viewing at the singer's public funeral ceremony in Augusta, Ga., on Dec. 30, 2006.
View ArticleStylistics and Jobonanno & The Godsons of Soul to perform in Bridgewater
The weather-related cancellation of the free concert by The Stylistics has resulted in a Soul Spectacular on Sunday, Aug. 17 beginning at 5 p.m. in the band shell at Duke Island Park on Old York Road.
View ArticleRats invade Kips Bay showing of James Brown 'Get On Up' movie
This pair of rodents must be fans of the legendary Godfather of Soul. But they weren't welcome companions for a moviegoer at the Second Ave. cineplex Saturday night who left the theater halfway through...
View ArticleGet on This, Daryl Brown (son of James Brown) at City Lit Books
On the heels of the new James Brown biopic, Daryl Brown, the son of James Brown, comes to Chicago to promote his new book, My Father, the Godfather , Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:30pm, at City Lit Books ,...
View ArticleThe Albany Herald, Ga., Barry Levine column
One of the founding fathers of funk music, Brown is credited with influencing the development of several music genres.
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This past weekend I finally found a few hours to check out "Get On Up," the James Brown biopic starring the outstanding Chadwick Boseman .
View Article'Tackling such historical figure is daring'
To become James Brown for the film "Get on Up," Boseman needed to rely on an entirely different skill set.
View ArticleJames Brown Amputated After Death
James Brown might have been one of the greatest dancers in the world during his lifetime, but the Godfather of Soul might have a hard time getting on his good foot in the afterlife.
View ArticleGeorge Porter Jr. revisits his funk archives for new-album inspiration
George Porter Jr. is always down for getting busy, as you'd expect from the bassist and founding member of The Funky Meters.
View ArticleMai Kai Dance Party This Saturday: 'Expect a Bloodbath!'
Though Nick Dewey and Jasper Delaini are the fathers of the irregularly thrown but always memorable Mai Kai dance party, Radio-Active Records' Mikey Ramirez has lent his vinyl stylings to the affair...
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Richard Norton Bacon of Lumberton has left the building. His friends will tell you he's in a better place.
View ArticleMust see summer movies
With the summer winding down, here's a compilation of movies you should see on the big screen before they hit video stores: " Begin Again " is a great little gem of a movie .
View ArticleThree to see: Funk, folk and manic pop
San Francisco’s Monophonics have a smoking cover of “Bang Bang ” on their newest record, preceded by a tune simply called “Sure is Funky.” That oughta tell...
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