All Blog Posts Tagged 'Funkadelic' (7)

Black History Month: George Clinton, The King Of Funk (Re-Issue)

What makes an artist part of the Afro-punk community should be pretty self-explanatory; it's right there in the portmanteau. But the complicated truth is that there as many different ways to define racial identity as there are ways to define genres of music. The roots of Afro-punk predate the first slave to sing in defiance and continue through modern artists who may not have ever heard a note of Bad Brains. That is to say; what makes an artist Afro-punk exists in how they look…

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Added by Sound Check on February 3, 2012 at 8:02am — 4 Comments

George Clinton Tribute Show Feat. Bootsy Collins, Questlove, Nona Hendryx & More 10/25 in NY!

Whoa! Bootsy Collins, Nona Hendryx, Questlove, Bernie Worrell, Doug E. Fresh, Full Force, Sheila E., Paul Shaffer, Tye Tribbett, Ray Chew will be paying homage to the "Godfather of Funk," George Clinton in New York October 25th at the Apollo Theater. Other guests include Fab 5 Freddy, Dallas Austin, Vernon Reid, Kim Burrell, Doug E. Fresh, original members of P-Funk, and more artists are coming...

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Added by Afro-Punk on October 24, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

George Clinton: The King of Funk

George Clinton's name is synonymous with funk. The mastermind behind the supergroup Parliament-Funkadelic (now known as the P-Funk All Stars), Clinton released 19 albums from 1970 and 1981 that defined funk and kickstarted the Afrofuturist movement. In a career that's spanned over 50 years, he's influenced everything from NWA to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, from Fishbone to the Big Boys, and been sampled by nearly every hip hop artist in the history of the… Continue

Added by Sound Check on June 24, 2011 at 8:00pm — 7 Comments

Black Music History Month: Top 10 Black Guitarists?

Not sure if you're aware of this, but US President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2011 'Black Music History Month', and even mentioned rock in the official proclamation: "The artistic depth of soul, rock and roll, and hip-hop not only bring together people across our Nation, but also energize and shape the creativity of artists around the world", it reads. In honor of this, popular/mainstream Black news website… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on June 8, 2011 at 1:04pm — 24 Comments

Punk Funk Mob set to releasing new music video 11.01.10

"Andie painted pictures & they had lots of flowers..."

SF Bay Area music phenom Punk Funk Mob, debuts new video "Hello Andie" on 11.01.01

Hello Andie is the latest single from their debut album "REVOLUTION".

"Leila, Chapter 1" is the first episode from the "Andie's Flowers" where people from Andie's past tell their stories of how they met, loved and lost the attention and affection of this enigmatic woman. "Andie… Continue

Added by Punk Funk Mob on October 27, 2010 at 6:40pm — No Comments