Miami's best eats and beats
I travel to Miami for many reasons: Typically it's for a DJ gig, a gig with The Roots or a mini-vacation. This time, I was there for the Miami Book Fair to chat with the legendary George Clinton - and...
View ArticleLocal artists pick their favourite shows at the St James
In honour of the St James re-opening for a celebratory festival called Weird Night Out this weekend, we asked some of the participating musicians for their favourite memories of the iconic venue. 1987...
View Article5 of the best funk and soul nights in Manchester
It's not hard to see why, it's a fail-safe option for any night out - if you can't dance to James Brown, you can't dance to anything. Simple as.
View ArticleAlabama Shakes feasting on Southern soul food
Brittany Howard is screaming on a Paris hotel balcony. I mean, really belting it out, loud and shrill, howling like a female James Brown.
View ArticleAlmanac for Sunday, May 3, 2015
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli in 1469; British explorer John Speke, who discovered the source of the Nile, in...
View ArticleMay 3, 1933: James Brown, Godfather of Soul, is Born
Reviewing a collection of new books by and about James Brown, as well as a multi-disc compilation of his music, in 1991, Gene Santoro - The Nation 's longtime music critic, wrote : In many ways, his...
View ArticleHappy 2015 RIP Birthday to the Godfather of Soul, the Magnificent James Brown
May 3 is the birthday of this gigantic figure in music history, the Godfather of Soul. We have some funky soul music for your listening and dancing pleasure! Mister James Brown was the premier funk...
View ArticleHappy 2015 Video Birthday to Jersey Boy Frankie Valli of the 4 Seasons
Today is the birthday of two of the greatest performers of all time! Frankie Valli was the frontman for the Four Seasons, and James Brown, besides being known as "the Godfather of Soul," was also known...
View ArticleiStockphotoFake Marine Busted for Boot Camp GymThe FBI is...
The FBI is investigating a Cali gym instructor who allegedly faked his military record in order to draw clients to his fitness classes. For more than a decade, "Lieutenant" Gregory Allen pumped up...
View ArticleJames Brown, Allmans, Who & Dylan: Top Live Albums
Rolling Stone magazine has once again compiled a list of the "50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time" and topping it this time out is James Brown 's Live at the Apollo from 1963. The rest of the Top 10...
View ArticleJ.PERIOD & Black Thought - The Live Mixtape
For the latest installment in their amazing "Live Mixtape" series, J.PERIOD & Black Thought pay tribute to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown , with an incredible feat: an entire mixtape, recorded...
View ArticleDaylight Video
Here he is performing "Cold Sweat" on Soul Train in 1973. There really was no one like him anywhere.
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather's Dad -- Falls Hard ... At Pre-Fight Dance Party
At least ONE Mayweather went down this weekend ... Floyd's father ... who ate it HARD during a pre-fight concert ... and TMZ Sports has the video. Floyd Mayweather Sr. got up and stage and did his best...
View ArticleMatt Towery: The GOP model for success
The late soul singer James Brown used to call himself the hardest-working man in showbiz. Now another Georgian, a U.S. senator, is proving to be the hardest-working man in his line of work.
View ArticleMore confusion surfaces in James Brown estate
At a Nov. 24, 2014, hearing on the marital status of James Brown, attorneys for Tommie Rae Hynie Brown argued that the "Godfather of Soul" went to his grave, thinking he was married to her. The notes,...
View ArticleLee Brice, Cole Swindell and Others Join the Peach Pickers for a Night of...
On Tuesday, May 12, Cole Swindell , Lee Brice , Thomas Rhett, Craig Campbell , Tyler Farr , Maggie Rose , Lauren Alaina , Four Wheel Drive , JAMP and other surprise guests will join the songwriters...
View ArticleDouble Act: young talent Jess Gillam with sax legend Snake Davis
SAXOPHONE legend Snake Davis returns to Ulverston for the fifth time on Friday, May 15 with his eight piece soul band, the Suspicions. Snake has performed and recorded with artists such as Amy...
View ArticleBlack Thought Made You A James Brown Mixtape
Black Thought never met James Brown, but he did play Brown's saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis in the movie Get On Up last year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption Black Thought never met James Brown, but he...
View Article'How To Be Drawn': Terrance Hayes produces some hip poetics
From time to time someone comes along to challenge our preconceived notions of what any particular art form is and can be. Just when we think we have a handle on what music is a John Cage or Ornette...
View ArticleJust call it hip hop
Josh Dolgin was sitting in an airport with his pal Fred Wesley - that would be the Fred Wesley, legendary trombonist for funk pioneers James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic. The two have been friends...
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