INDEPENDENT LENS PREMIERES A SOULFUL AND MOVING PORTRAIT OF FUNK MUSIC “WE WANT THE FUNK!” APRIL 8 at 9:00 PM ON PBS ...

We Want The Funk serves as a fantastic entry point to funk for casual listeners and curious ears. But it also speaks to something that other ...

Almost as legendary is the iron-fisted manner in which James Brown ran his band. Tales of fines for missed cues and unshined ...

Front Range Community College’s sociology program is hosting a public screening of the new documentary film “ We Want the ...

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a ...

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster ...

Other memorable landmarks include the life-size bronze statue of Brown wearing a cape and holding a microphone in downtown ...

Norfolk Festevents, Ltd. has announced the music lineup for the 49th Annual Norfolk Harborfest: Music, Food & Maritime Festival on Friday-Sunday, June 6-8, 2025, at Town Point ...

Chronicling the history and influence of funk music, PBS Distribution's We Want The Funk! features legendary artists and rare ...

Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie Murphy's career. The actor-comedian appears in upcoming Apple ...

Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins has made sturdy, buoyant bass lines, which stretch out all over the place before returning to the one, the bedrock of funk. The ...

Editor's note: LeBron James could miss as many as two weeks with a sprained left groin. The Los Angeles Lakers lost Saturday night to the longtime rival Boston Celtics, but that's suddenly the ...