“The funk party of the year” kicked off by honoring George Clinton, the pioneer of funk and leader of Parliament Funkadelic. The P-Funk Festival was the first of its kind and was held at Phipps Farm ...

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 ...

Genres like “alternative rock” and “grunge” help organize music into neat categories. But the labels also flatten music scenes that are much more diverse than the names reveal. Grunge certainly ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sonic The Funk Face off against familiar foes from the blue blur´s world in FUNKY rap battles. Watch out for unexpected twists and turn, there’s a lot of ...

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Watergate had shaken the nation. Gerald Ford was completing the third year of what would have been Richard Nixon’s second presidential term, had he not resigned in disgrace. The Vietnam War was ...

For 50 years, American photographer Mitchell Funk has been training his lens on one of the most recognizable structures in the world: the Chrysler Building. And while the subject in this body of work ...

It was sometime in the latter part of the 1960s that R&B gave way to soul and, by extension, funk. It wasn't a scene so much at first as it was a grouping of like-minded artists taking their music to ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Beach Funk Fest is coming back to the Oceanfront Aug. 22-23, and the City of Virginia Beach, Beach Events and IMGoing announced the lineup on Wednesday, May 7 ...

At a time when Black contributions to American history and culture face keep getting erased, independent art stands as a vital act of resistance and remembrance. We Want the Funk! is a vibrant ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...

We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his bass ...