February 4, 2018 by c-dub in Funkalicious A Little of My BLACK HISTORY: 28 Contemporaries that Inspire(d) Me In celebration of Black History Month I’m paying tribute to 28 contemporary history makers. These people
February 1, 2018 by c-dub in Funkalicious Black History: REMEMBERING GARY HARRIS – A “RECORD MAN” TRIBUTE Gary Harris was a self-proclaimed “Record Man.” One who worked in radio, at the beginning and
October 25, 2017 by c-dub in Funkalicious 5 MAVERICKS IN MUSIC: The Weeknd, Khaled, Lamar, Montana & Future! The Weeknd, DJ Khaled, Kendrick Lamar, French Montana and Future are among the biggest names in
April 17, 2017 by c-dub in Funkalicious PURPLE MONUMENT TRIBUTES 4 PRINCE! Rest In Power Brother Prince Rogers Nelson… On April 21st last year when Prince passed away,
June 7, 2016 by c-dub in Funkalicious 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’
May 23, 2016 by c-dub in Funkalicious 80 EMPIRE “FALLING” for ANDREA are “SO SMOOTH” w/ BONE CRUSHER 80 Empire a.k.a. The Rezza Brothers and Andrea Godin are all from Canada, but their favorite music,
May 19, 2016 by c-dub in Funkalicious REFLECTING ON PRINCE – A MONTH AFTER It’s been a month yet it’s still very much in the forefront of my mind. Although
April 18, 2016 by c-dub in Funkalicious ROGER ORTEGA HIT “THE LOTTERY” Roger Ortega, a.k.a. RO, has hit “The Lottery”! It wasn’t by way of a “Lottery” ticket
January 18, 2016 by c-dub in Funkalicious 40 YEARS OF CELEBRATING BLACK (AMERICAN) HISTORY MONTH! Forty years ago this February, President Gerald Ford, was the first to recognize “Black History Month.”
June 24, 2015 by c-dub in Funkalicious Taraji P. Henson Talks About Being Diana Ross Taraji’s “trending”… Why? Apart from Ms. Henson’s “Empire” success, she’ll soon grace the cover of W
June 14, 2015 by c-dub in Funkalicious NO MORE FUNKIN’ WAR As long as I’ve been alive there’s been war. Taken from npr.org: “The U.S. is going
May 24, 2015 by c-dub in Funkalicious BROTHERS LOUIS JOHNSON & BB KING – The Art of FUNK & BLUES Louis Johnson, of the Brother’s Johnson discovered by Quincy Jones, passed away on May 21st. Truly
March 6, 2015 by c-dub in Funkalicious 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
December 1, 2014 by c-dub in Funkalicious THE FUNKALICIOUS 25 FOR 2014 There was a lot of FUNKY Music this year! Not limited to the genre of FUNK,
November 7, 2014 by c-dub in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks THE FUNKIEST MUSIC OF THE 70s What’s happening folks, it’s S.D., your favorite OG (older gent) here! Reflecting on some of my
October 9, 2014 by c-dub in Funkalicious Cousin Stevie’s Memories – Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” in Boston Stevie Wonder is taking “Songs in the Key of Life” on the road! He initially announced
August 26, 2014 by c-dub in Funkalicious NEW FUNK FROM PRINCE Prince is releasing not one, but 2 new albums this fall. Expected for release on September
August 1, 2014 by c-dub in Funkalicious FOUR SEASONS OF FUNK – JAMES, RICK, GEORGE & BOOTSY James Brown’s biopic “Get On Up” hits theaters today. In the spirit of FUNK, I wanted
July 16, 2014 by c-dub in Funkalicious FUNK Ad(d)s Up 2 $ – Part 5 / Exploiting “The King of Pop” Five years ago at the inception of this Funkalicious blog, I talked about the value and
May 30, 2014 by c-dub in Funkalicious An Open Letter to D’Angelo – insideplaya Recently my friend Gary Harris, who happens to be a former EMI A&R exec, has been criticized and