In 1980, Zapp released "More Bounce to the Ounce," and the tune changed the game for funk music. The hit, ranked the best ...

Instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic and repetitive bass lines.

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Clinton is a mastermind of funk, an architect of psychedelic grooves, and an innovator whose ...

If you've ever doubted the staying power of "Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson's massive hit with Bruno Mars, the track's official sales numbers are here to prove your assessment woefully misguided. The song ...

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Maxine Funke writes songs for the quiet corners of your dreams and fears, where her whispers float upward like warm air. Accompanied by an acoustic guitar and an odd noise here or there, she evokes ...

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. This time around we're joined by ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

Not all funk is created equal. You might think any old funk tune will make you want to get up and dance, but I don’t think that’s true. Now, I’m not here to point out bad funk as I’d rather keep ...