Archive for the 'funk' Category
Friday Videos: Mix Tape Edition
Posted by Brendan on March 23rd, 2007 filed in Rock-n-roll, funk, hardcore, heavy metal, punk rock, youtube
My sister and I grew up listening to hardcore, metal, and OMFUG. I’ve drifted more into country music, and lost track of quite a few of my old tapes and records (yes, records, those shiny black slabs of grooved vinyl: how I love them and miss them).
My sister on the other hand [...]
Get on the Good Foot: James Brown, 1933-2006
Posted by Brendan on December 25th, 2006 filed in Rock-n-roll, funk, old school, pop culture, r&b, soul, super rock, youtube
Godfather of Soul, Hardest Working Man in Show Business, is Dead.
No PCP jokes, please. I only saw James once, and the man was a force of nature. Watching him perform on the steps of the Art Museum about two years ago, I was stunned to realize he was 70. The [...]
