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11 hrs ago | The Philadelphia Tribune

Funk legend Collins tells his story of fame, burnout

Once among the most legendary, yet least-known figures in contemporary music, original funkster William "Bootsy" Collins has lived a life full of highs and lows.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown, George Clinton

Yesterday | The Tennessean Nashville News

'Atomic Dog' singer wins claim to phrase

The phrase "bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea" belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal judges ruled this week.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, George Clinton, R-N-B, Public Announcement, US News, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Starpulse News Blog

Beyonce Is A Triple Threat At Soul Train Awards

Beyonce ruled the 2009 Soul Train Awards on Tuesday after taking home three top prizes at the ceremony.

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Related Topix: Iam, Rap, Atlanta Metro, The Gap Band

Relix

Caravan of Thieves With Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth

Stage One in Fairfield, CT. The group, which is spearheaded by Fuzz and his wife Carrie Sangiovanni, recently described their music in a Jambands.com interview as "Gypsy Swing Meets The Beatles at Tim Burton's House." On hand to join the group for this musical amalgam were Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club.

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Related Topix: Deep Banana Blackout, Talking Heads, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Michael Jackson

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Clover Herald

Voodoo music fest kicks off Halloween weekend

Rapper Eminem performs along with KISS this weekend at Voodoo Experience, the punk and rock music festival to be held amid the live oaks and lagoons at New Orleans City Park.

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Related Topix: Rap, Eminem, Fischerspooner, Electronic, Parliament, Metal, Down

Sun Nov 01, 2009

AOL City Guide

Belly Up Tavern

Sure, Solana Beach calls the Belly Up a tavern, but that doesn't mean it's a broken-down watering hole with only Van Halen's 'Panama' playing on the jukebox.

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Related Topix: Solana Beach, CA, Parliament

Fri Oct 30, 2009

National Public Radio

Betty Davis: A 'Nasty Gal' Ahead Of Her Time

Funk and R&B singer Betty Davis was influenced by close friends like Jimi Hendrix and her ex-husband, jazz legend Miles Davis .

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Related Topix: Betty Davis, Pop/Rock, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Sly Stone, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Supernatural

Wed Oct 28, 2009

WWOZ

P-Funk Marathon with Soul Sister - Halloween Morning, 12-5am

FUNK MARATHON with Soul Sister - Halloween Morning, 12-5am! George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic perform live at Voodoo Experience, Halloween Night on the WWOZ/SoCo Stage.

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Related Topix: George Clinton, Black Entertainment, Parliament

Mon Oct 26, 2009

DesignCrave

Music Chocolate Sofa Puts the Funk in Your Trunk

Want the bass to thump so loud you can feel the vibrations? The Music Chocolate sofa will help you get there, and it might not even anger the neighbors in the process.

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Related Topix: Sofa

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Funkin.com

Paul, Rob and Derrick perform as 'dotfunk' in London in January

Added on Sunday 25 October 2009, 21:57 On Sunday 24 January 2010 a band called dotfunk will be performing at the Jazz Cafe in London.

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Related Topix: Jamiroquai

Boulder Weekly

Mountain sun keeps shining on

Boulder's award-winning Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery will celebrate 16 years of hoppy good times in a huge anniversary bash with The Pearl Street All-Stars, a lineup featuring high-caliber performers from the worlds of soul, funk, rock and fusion.

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Related Topix: Boulder, CO, Black Entertainment, George Clinton, P-Funk All Stars, Theater, Drama Movies, FM, Arts

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Zapp's funky bounce is back

Between the King Records ties to James Brown and the thumping funk foundation of Bootsy Collins, Cincinnati has a legitimate claim as one of the cities that helped form the foundation of the vaunted West Coast G-Funk hip-hop sound of the early 1990s.

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Related Topix: Zapp, Cincinnati, OH, Bootsy Collins, Hamilton, OH, Parliament

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Relix

The New Mastersounds : Ten Years On

On Thursday the New Mastersounds will open a brief three-city Italian tour. Then the U.K.-based group will set their sights on the U.S. for their final run through the country of 2009.

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Related Topix: The New Mastersounds

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Times-Picayune

Maxwell may have rediscovered his muse during a long hiatus

Maxwell returns to New Orleans on Wed., Oct. 21. From time to time, R&B stars disappear not because of normal career fluctuations, but for more mysterious, dramatic reasons.

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Related Topix: Maxwell, R-N-B, Al Green, Black Entertainment, Soul, Sly Stone, Music, Entertainment

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The WAVE 92.1

Pick Up The... - Average White B...

Their self-effacing name to the contrary, Average White Band was anything but -- one of the few white groups to cross the color line and achieve success and credibility playing funk, with their tight, fiery sound also belying their Scottish heritage, evoking American R&B hotbeds like Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia instead.

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Related Topix: Average White Band

Fri Oct 16, 2009

MyCentralJersey.com

Parliament Funkadelic lands in Trenton

George Clinton has declared War. Clinton and the 2009 version of Parliament Funkadelic are scheduled to play Nov.

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Related Topix: Parliament, Trenton, NJ

LA Weekly - The Essential Online Reso...

Unlocked Grooves: Breakestra, Mayer Hawthorne, Myron and E.

Back in 1997, hip-hop DJ and producer Miles Tackett invited fellow DJs, musicians and MCs to jam at a weekly Los Feliz party, "The Breaks." "That's all the DJs were playing ... rare groove, funk breaks, sample source stuff," Tackett says.

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Related Topix: Breakestra, Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown, The Meters, California, California Government, Music, Entertainment

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

This weekend's best bets in Bay area music (U2, Tortured Soul, Rev....

This weekend's best bets in Bay area music October 8, 2009 at 10:45 am by Leilani Polk A quick breakdown of this weekend's most worthy concerts beginning with Thursday, 'cause that's when the weekend really starts, right? For a more comprehensive schedule of concerts, check out our Upcoming Events page.

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Related Topix: Flashback, Blues, Johnny Winter, Damon Fowler Group, Muddy Waters, Tampa Metro, Afroman, Rap

Mon Oct 12, 2009

MSNBC

The a 70s arena t over for these funky bands

Three Dog Night, Journey, Styx, KISS and Tavares may seem like they belong on oldies radio, but fans are still lining up to see them and many other great groups.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Average White Band, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Tayside County, Scotland

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Asian Week

Free Community Mah Jong Nite

American Legion Cathay Post #384 and AsianWeek Foundation are partnering to bring the community a free mah jong night on Wednesday Oct.

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Related Topix: Mah-Jong, Chinese-American, Asian-American, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro

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