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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

MY FUNKALICIOUS PICKS FOR BEST NEW ARTIST

I don’t believe the The Recording Academy will deny selecting Halsey or Lukas Graham for Best New Artist at next year’s Grammy Awards.

October 13, 2016 No Comments

TWO FUNKY DIVAS: DREEZY & ADELE

Although Adele is primarily noted for her voice, it’s all about the lyrics and music, that make a song. As popular as she is today,

October 13, 2016 No Comments

DIDN’T BLINK-182 WIN A GRAMMY? A MUSICAL YORN

They actually haven’t. A band that’s been around since 1995, they’ve performed at the ceremony, presented there, even announced Tom DeLonge returning to the band

October 3, 2016 No Comments

GRAMMY WORTHY MUSIC – A SWEET SIX FROM DREEZY TO ADELE

I find I have to search for new music every year. Apart from those that are promoted heavily, generally consumers are left in the dark,

October 1, 2016 No Comments

FOR THE FUNKIN’ LOVE OF LIZZ

Lizz Wright’s fifth album “Freedom & Surrender” drops on October 16th. A revelation in music since her first release “Salt,” I’m looking forward to the

September 17, 2015 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

THE FUNKALICIOUS 25 FOR 2014

There was a lot of FUNKY Music this year! Not limited to the genre of FUNK, several icons and legends in music released new albums,

December 1, 2014 No Comments

NEW FUNK FROM LEGENDS ARETHA, BARBRA AND SMOKEY!!!

Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand and Smokey Robinson all have new music out. Streisand and Robinson’s CDs are duet projects, and Franklin’s release is an album

October 3, 2014 No Comments

Music Favorites (so far) for 2014

The year is half-way over as summer is upon us. The first five months flew by to me, but since 2012, my thinking has been

May 24, 2014 No Comments

XSCAPE – THE FUNKIN’ POSTHUMOUS MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM

Earlier this year, I had to put a friend up on the meaning of posthumous — I forget what I was referencing. According to Webster’s

May 24, 2014 No Comments

Kelis New Album Food

Food is life. It’s the connective tissue between families, communities and cultures. At base, it’s sustenance, and at its most complex, like when it appears

April 16, 2014 No Comments