Roots and Grooves (Heads Up International)
Everybody is a star, but not quite like Sly Stone, Curtis and the Funky President. Get up offa that thang and check out some…
Plenty of people conduct a lifelong search for their missing father. In this country, sometimes it seems like about half of us are wondering…
When crate-diggers unearthed the long-forgotten Bay Area '70s soul hit “Didn't I” by Darondo Pulliam in the early years of this decade, they stumbled…
With the passing of James Brown late last year, Berlin's superstar DJ Paul Van Dyk might now assume the title of hardest-working man in…
RIP James Brown
There's no shortage of modern outfits delivering approximations of the sweat-drenched grooves perfected by the Meters and James Brown's ferocious backing group the JBs….
For almost four years, L.A.'s Afrobeat Down has dedicated itself to celebrating the life of Fela Kuti, the notorious “James Brown of Nigeria” who…
James Brown is the Godfather of Soul. Also: hot pants.
The P-Funk gang celebrates its golden anniversary — with its many, many, many white fans