A new documentary explores the history and influence of funk music and its connection to Detroit. The Independent Lens documentary “WE WANT THE FUNK!” traces the history and influence of funk music ...

Back in New Orleans, where ‘The Mothership’ first descended, Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic will mark a milestone for ...

Lettuce has been bridging musical worlds since the group’s original members met in 1992, when they attended a summer program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. “Let us play!” was their early ...

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys. Here’s how it went down.

Independent Lens presents “We Want the Funk!,” which will air 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app. It didn’t take long for ...

The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd. “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Satori Shakoor, who was a member of the Brides of ...

Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s hammering, rhythmic pulse and the emerging hip-hop movement in New York and ...

Corey Schwartz documents the band’s journey — from humble beginnings in Charleston to sharing their funky music all over the country Credit: Provided The spirited sounds and stories of Charleston’s ...

Stanley Nelson and Nicole London explain the soundtrack of freedom. We Want The Funk!, a documentary exploring the Funk genre that defined the 1970s, is now airing on PBS. Set against the backdrop of ...

Last January, Filipino funk-pop-rock band Lola Amour fulfilled a long-held dream as they performed in Japan for the first ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

The genre-crossing country singer’s new LP, released under the name of his alter ego, is full of songs of love and lust, with ...