Summer Movie Journal #6
Hollywood will not rest until every inspirational story from World War II becomes a hand-over-heart ode to the Greatest Generation.
View ArticleWatch James Brown Turn 'Sex Machine' Into A Ramen Commercial
Sometimes the Internet just wants to do us all a solid and bring us a wee bit of curious joy.
View Article10 under $10 - Fri, 29 Aug 2014 PST
Reading/Q&A/Book Signing with Daryl Brown 7 p.m. today, Auntie's Bookstore , 402 W. Main Ave. Daryl Brown remembers his legendary father - the late Godfather of Soul, James Brown - in his memoir...
View ArticleWatch: Six Moments from the James Brown: The Hardest Working Man in Show...
When people think of James Brown, they think of his unforgettable charisma behind the mic and on the stage.
View ArticleJames Brown biopic not so boffo at the box office
"The hardest working man in show business" had a challenging Southern back story of abandonment and discrimination that cried out for a Hollywood treatment.
View ArticleFlo Gris showcases folk art from Fenimore Museum, painted chests
Left, "Mother and Child"; oil on canvas, ca. 1825, attributed to Ammi Phillips and, right, Portrait of Laura Hall, ca.
View ArticleGet On Up: James Brown biopic puts locals inside the world of movies
Kayla Gilmore of Starkville and "Get On Up" assistant director Ted Leonard pause for a picture in the Mississippi Coliseum earlier this year during filming of the movie about singer James Brown.
View ArticleJames Brown Biopic 'Get on Up' to Open Zurich Film Fest
The feature from The Help director Tate Taylor looks at Brown's rags-to-riches rise from extreme poverty to topping the music charts as a soul and funk superstar and proponent of black pride.
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Although Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic "Get on Up" suffers from uneven storytelling and a lack of ambition, all is forgiven through Chadwick Boseman.
View ArticleA.J. Ghent was born to play the steel guitar
Sept. 4 9 p.m. $8/adv., $10/door Pour House 1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island 571-4343 charlestonpourhouse.com "Believe it or not, I'm really working on listening to more music.
View ArticleTwilight Concerts Series September 11: Charles Bradley
SEPT 11 CHARLES BRADLEY w/ King James & The Special Men It ain't over yet! Ease your pain with the heart-wrenching soul singing of Charles Bradley . Often compared to Otis Redding and James Brown,...
View ArticlePlayhouse still rattling the roof after 50 yearsPlayhouse still...
Patrick Henry says few places can compare to the Playhouse, a club in his hometown that he's played more than 500 times.
View ArticleSoulful Finale for Santa Monica Pier Concert Series
Legendary funk-soul singer Charles Bradley will headline the final Twilight Concert of the season Thursday at the Santa Monica Pier. Known for his against-all-odds rise from obscurity, Bradley has...
View ArticleNew Swamp Fossil Named After Mick Jagger
Scientists Ellen Miller and Gregg Gunnell have published a study about an extinct swamp creature they found in the Egyptian desert in this month's Journal of Paleontology, revealing they called the...
View ArticleThe unique sounds of rock, blues, funk and soul will be brought to the...
Born in New York, singer and guitarist Alix Anthony draws inspiration from greats of the music world, including James Brown, The Beatles, Eric Clapton and Little Richard. Anthony says: "People can...
View ArticleJade Jagger shows off her trim post-baby body as she joins her...
Jade Jagger shows off her trim post-baby body as she joins her family to support father Mick's new film Get On Up However, on Sunday, jewellery designer Jade Jagger returned to the London social scene...
View ArticleBrian Grazer honoured at Deauville
Brian Grazer was joined on stage by Sir Mick Jagger as he was honoured for his film career in Deauville. The producer collected a career award at Deauville American Film Festival before the European...
View ArticleSoul Track Mind: Unbreakable
Sharon Jones ' new millennial emergence put sweet soul music back into the mainstream.
View ArticleNOLA supergroup fashions infectious sound from disparate parts
The New Orleans Suspects came about when three accomplished young talents joined up with two Big Easy veterans - Reggie Scanlon and "Mean" Willie Green. Scanlon gained notoriety as the bassist for The...
View ArticleJames Brown's Daughter Details Domestic Abuse, Son Alleges Murder in Dueling...
Yamma Brown offers chilling details of how her father beat her mother and Daryl Brown writes he has a "gut feeling" the singer was murdered A pair of new books about James Brown by two of his children...
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