Funkalicious

A GRAMMY MUSICAL BAKER’S DOZEN for 2017

2017 was a good year for music. Although I’m sure there’s more to hear, what I got in, was all good! What I’m really happy

December 19, 2017 No Comments

The FUNKALICIOUS “Dirty 30” – Music We Loved in 2016

So I have either heard these albums in their entirety and listened to them incessantly; heard one or a few tracks; heard of or know

November 20, 2016 No Comments

FUNK AD(D)S UP TO $$$ – PART X: SLY STRIKES AGAIN!

Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People” is the new song for selling Farxiga. Farxiga is a drug to aid people suffering from Type 2

April 15, 2016 No Comments

Kendrick Lamar is the FUNKIN’ Truth

This is not a review, just an announcement, the new Kendrick Lamar is here. Lamar gave hip-hop a long awaited FUNK injection with his debut

March 16, 2015 No Comments

Oh How We Love the FUNK of Shonda Rhimes

On the day after Eric Holder announces the results of the Federal Investigation on Ferguson… Shonda Rhimes incorporates the essence of current events on “Scandal,”

March 6, 2015 No Comments

FUNKY TV – FISHBURNE COMES FULL CIRCLE @ 41

Not too long ago, Laurence Fishburne played “Dr. Raymond Langston” in CBS’ CSI series, but first he was Dr. Joshua “Josh” Hall (#1) on “One

October 20, 2014 No Comments

The FUNK of Willie Hutch: Special Guest Pam Grier

At the peak of his career, Willie Hutch, was a songwriter and producer for Motown Records. It’s his version of the Jackson 5 hit

September 18, 2009 1 Comment

The Funk Of Gates And Crowley

Just watched a press conference post the “Beer Summit.” “The Beer Bash,” featuring the brews of Bud Light for Barack; Blue Moon for James;

July 30, 2009 No Comments

Paying Tribute To The King Of Pop

Ever since his death, music artists, bands, friends and fans have been paying tribute to Michael Jackson. The same week of his passing, BET changed

July 26, 2009 4 Comments

Thoughts On Michael Jackson

My friend Kweli reminded me that Michael Jackson sang background vocals on Stevie Wonder’s “All I Do” the other day. It wasn’t that I’d forgotten, I

July 3, 2009 No Comments

The Miriam Makeba Interview

What an honor it was to speak to Miriam Makeba. When we got together, she spoke of her relationship with Stevie Wonder, how she enjoys the

July 1, 2009 No Comments

The Roger Troutman And Zapp Interview

I spoke to the late Roger Troutman and the group Zapp one summer just before the turn of the century.

June 24, 2009 No Comments

The Isaac Hayes Interview – A Man For The People

When Isaac Hayes made a comeback as a radio disc-jockey, before he took on the role of “Chef” on “South Park,” I spoke to him

June 23, 2009 No Comments

David Carradine – Funk On TV

Kung Fu was FUNK on TV. From David Carradine to Bruce Lee to the Wu-Tang to Jet-Li to Ang Lee to QT aka Quentin Tarantino,

June 5, 2009 No Comments

The George Clinton Interview

I remember meeting George Clinton at his hotel room when we spoke for this interview. It was 1998, awhile after he had dropped his albums “Dope

June 4, 2009 No Comments

George Clinton: A Funkin’ Legend

George Clinton is a living legend. A pioneer of FUNK, his contributions to music parallel James Brown, Rick James, Sly Stone and Prince. The bands Parliament; Funkadelic

June 4, 2009 No Comments

No More Record Stores? Too Funky!!!

WTF – This is TOO FUNKY!!! Although I’ve known this was coming for about a year now, I was immediately thrown into an unsavory FUNK

June 3, 2009 No Comments

Funk Ad(d)s Up 2 $ – Part Three

So I’m chillin’ at the crib, corresponding via e-mail, the TV’s on in the background, and I hear “Hot fun in the summertime,” but it’s

June 3, 2009 2 Comments

The Funk Of Black Eyed Peas

I’ve been so immersed in FUNK since I began writing this blog that I’ve FUNKED up a lot of stuff. Lately, anything that is good

May 23, 2009 No Comments

The Awesome FUNK of Geoffrey Holder

Recently, totally impromptu, I had the fortune of attending a Gordon Parks exhibit at Hermes on Madison Avenue with illustrious friends Kellyn, Charlotte and Michael