funk music

We live in a an exciting/creepy new era in which whenever a major artist dies, they merely begin the next phase of their output. That’s especially true of Prince, who…

It has been an unbelievable 38 years since Parliament, also known as the “P” in P-Funk, have come out with a proper studio release. But the funk drought is now…

The world would probably continue to turn without kitschy funk covers of popular rock favorites. But really, what would be the point? Chicago funk outfit The North 41 has provided…

Prince has one of the densest discographies of any recent artist, and truth be told most people only know the core biggies: Dirty Mind through Sign o’ the Times, with maybe the Batman soundtrack album thrown…

I feel confident in saying that Prince is probably the only person to have ever lived that could really pull off titling his own memoirs The Beautiful One. So it’s a…

Almost a week ago, robot funk queen Janelle Monáe announced a new upcoming album in a short teaser on social media. At that time, all we knew was the title…

Dr. Funkenstein aka George Clinton has always been around in one of his myriad forms, but by my count it has been nearly 40 years (!!) since the last new…

Even though a later re-released version has been available on TIDAL for a while now, Prince‘s The Black Album remains one of the most legendary “lost albums” of all time…

Funk legend Bootsy Collins has returned to the scene with his first album in six years, and it’s an overstuffed affair packed with guest stars and cameo appearances in the…

If you’re one of those unfortunate people who only know Isaac Hayes as Chef from South Park, or, maybe, the guy who recorded the “Theme from Shaft,” a new box…