Janelle Monae

THE FUNKALICIOUS TOP-10 in B&W and Cover Works of Art

This year for the best of FUNKALICIOUS list, I decided to go with the best CDs I’ve heard, with black and white covers. Pinterest has

January 2, 2019 No Comments

JITNEY: A FUNKY CELEBRATION OF AUGUST WILSON’S LEGACY!

“Jitney” is a triumph for the great playwright August Wilson, director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the cast and Broadway! It opened this past Thursday and features a

January 23, 2017 No Comments

Moonlight(ing) with Morgan & Murphy and Monae & Misty

Morgan Freeman stars in a remake of “Ben-Hur.” It hit theaters last week and delivers the story in half the time of the original that

August 25, 2016 No Comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCE – A FUNKY CELEBRATION FOR A KING

Living 57 years is great, but if he were still here, he’d be 58. The ‘Controversy’ concerning his estate is a disgrace. People with a

June 7, 2016 No Comments

Stevie Wonder’s Grammy Honor – ‘Songs’ Back on the Road

According to CBS’s website: 25-time Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder will be honored in a star-studded musical primetime special “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key

February 9, 2015 No Comments

NEW FUNK FROM PRINCE

Prince is releasing not one, but 2 new albums this fall. Expected for release on September 30th, “Art Official Age,” is a solo project and

August 26, 2014 No Comments

Barack, Michelle And The Women Of Soul

During the tenure of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama I can definitely say there has been a whole lot more SOUL up

March 7, 2014 No Comments

The FUNKALICIOUS Top-20 (Two) FUNKY CDs for 2013

2013 was a good year for music! There were a plethora of releases amidst a mass of diversity. Here are the favorites for the FUNKALICIOUS

January 2, 2014 No Comments

FUNKY FEMALES IN R&B & not so R&B — TAMAR ON TOP/ DISCOVER LAURA!

I Funkin’ LOVE Tamar Braxton’s new CD! If you haven’t heard it, GET IT, it’s unquestionably one of the best in R&B this year. Titled

September 15, 2013 No Comments

PHILIP’S FUNKY CONSPIRACIES

Movies adapted from the writings of Philip Kindred Dick are always depicted through fantasy, steeped in conspiracy. It’s the art of film encompassing what we

April 14, 2013 No Comments