Funky New Music
Now I don’t typically write about music at the museum, but there are some artists that I just love and I get really excited when they release new music. So I had to put this info out to the people! There seems to be a lot going on in what I would call the “real” music category right now…
The FUNKIN’ DON of SOUL TV – Don Cornelius, Dead at 75
My mouth literally gaped open just now when I read the headline that television icon Don Cornelius was dead. It then opened wider when I read that he had shot himself!!! “Soul Train” hit the air in 1970 in Chicago, going national in 1971, I was eight. It was uplifting programming, seeing people of color dancing and enjoying themselves while some of the greatest talent in music performed.
THE POLOTRICKS OF BLACK FILM AND THE BITTERSWEET COVETED OSCARS
The nominees are in… this past Tuesday the annual Oscar nominations were announced. A lover of movies, I was always impressed by a show that honored the best of the best in film as a youth.
FUNKIN’ D’Angelo and Van Hunt – Are They Back?
D’Angelo is doing a European tour! According to various websites, he rocked the stage of Filadelfiakyrkan Church in Stockholm last night.
NICKI SAYS YOU’RE A “STUPID HOE”
It’s been almost a year since my blog entry on the rivalry between Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim. Just when you thought it was over, Nicki’s back with a new track called “Stupid Hoe.”
RED TAILS BRINGS THE FUNK
The new movie “Red Tails” garnered the number-two spot among top box office grossing films in its first week of release. It’s the story about the Tuskegee Airman of World War II.
Florence Ballard Biopic. Maybe!
It has been a while since we last checked in on the maybe/maybe not biopic about the life of fallen Supreme Florence Ballard, but film blog Shadow and Act spotted something curious on the flick’s IMDB profile.
I Got Six – Schoolhouse Rock
I got six.
That’s all there is.
Six time one is six, one times six
He got six.
I put mine with his and we got twelve
Six time two is twelve, two times six
I got six, you got six,
She got six.
We got eighteen altogether.
If we can get ‘em all together.
Six time three is eighteen, three times six
Mary J Channels Nina
Mary J. Blige spent the summer researching the life of late jazz and blues legend Nina Simone for an upcoming biopic.
The TIME is Back! – The Original 7ven
The TIME has released some new music! One of the best bands of the past 30 years, their re-entry to music is a welcome presence. People always want to FUNK! They say the third TIME’s a charm.
FUNK AD(D)s UP 2 $ (Dollars) – Part IV
It’s been almost three years now, that I posted three blogs about how FUNK has been and is still used in advertising and pop culture. It’s practically 2012 and ain’t a damn thing changed.
