Teen violin prodigy Sam Weiser is making a name for himself as a musician Nov 17, 2009
He s a prodigy who fuses gypsy jazz, classical, bluegrass, and western swing, backed by established players such as SONiA of disappear fear (the album s producer), guitarist Lulo Reinhardt (jazz legend Django Reinhardt s great-nephew), and Dennis Chambers, who has drummed with Santana and Parliament Funkadelic. At the center is Sam, a slim, unassuming youth who shows his age by craving jelly beans, Tootsie Pops, Madden NFL PlayStation games, and fantasy football. (Boston Globe)
NYC is Georgetown Nov 8, 2009
Make way, because the Mothership is landing in The Bronx tonight, and legendary funk artists George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic are on board ... In case you're new to George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, the band's live shows last three or four hours, lots of costumed musicians appear onstage and, yes, there's sometimes a giant UFO. ... "With Funkadelic, we can do anything we want, and nobody won't say, 'That ain't their bag.' ". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Speed of sound Oct 31, 2009
I've just poured the music-related contents of my brain into a book, and I would imagine that 30-ish year's worth of knowledge about everyone from Funkadelic to The Smiths has probably cost me a five-figure sum, a stupid amount spent on music publications, and endless embarrassed moments spent trying to have a conversation with those arrogant blokes who tend to work in record shops. Last weekend, by contrast, I had a long chat about music with the 16-year-old son of a friend, and my mind... (BBC News -- Technology)
Eminem part of Voodoo fest in New Orleans Oct 30, 2009
On Saturday, KISS, Jane's Addiction, Wolfmother, Black Lips and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are the headliners. Closing acts Sunday include Lenny Kravitz, the Flaming Lips and Meat Puppets. (MSNBC -- Music)
* THE VINYL WORD Oct 30, 2009
The hip-hop floor features Mr Blends, Godzilla and Baer plus MC CA$H. In the house area theres Nina, Yoshi and Jimmy Chen, and in the Afro-funk hall Jorge, Cola and Funkadelic. If you havent been to this place, now is the time as the decor is crazy and the food generally horrible. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Voodoo Experience returns to New Orleans Oct 6, 2009
Also on the schedule of 150 acts are Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. This will be rapper Eminem's first full performance in more four years, and it is his only scheduled concert for 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Radio station struggles to attract an audience Sep 22, 2009
The station - which switched from the AM frequency to live Internet streaming in 1999 - broadcasts seven days a week from 8 a.m. to midnight, and boasts a total of 56 programs with names like Funkadelic Freestyles, Political Pulse, and Fluff on the Needle ... "I would definitely like to try to find a new innovative way to make radio relevant again," junior Jamie Benson, director of the station's hip-hop department and host of Funkadelic Freestyles, said. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
'Classic' weekend: Farish, football Sep 17, 2009
Original P, featuring original founding members of Parliament/ Funkadelic Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins and "Shady" Grady Thomas, will give up the funk to wrap up the night. More than 5,500 people found the Farish Street Heritage Festival the place to be last year and, with increased advertising, organizers hope even more make their way to the historic street this weekend. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tickets On Sale Now: 'Bridge to Hope' All-Day Music Festival to Feature Top Artists, Gourmet Food, Art Show, Saturday, September 26th at Fort Mason's Great Meadow Aug 24, 2009
R&B icon Charlie Wilson, former lead singer of the crowd-pleasing, funkadelic Gap Band, will headline the concert along with multi Grammy-nominated R&B superstar Brian McKnight, urban jazz saxophone greats Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum (performing their "Sax for Stax" show), A Taste of Honey featuring Janice-Marie, and 70s disco-diva Maxine Nightingale. Blues singer Zakiya Hooker (daughter of the legendary John Lee Hooker), Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band and Orquesta D'Soul are also set... (PR Newswire)
PLAYLIST: Robert Cray cooks some 'Chicken' Aug 18, 2009
Bill Laswell's latest experiment finds some Funkadelic in the test tube. P-Funk stalwart Bernie Worrell assists in the lab. (USA Today -- Life)
Funk soul brother now a frontman Aug 7, 2009
Wesley says his patience ran out with Brown in 1975, leaving him to play with George Clinton s Parliament Funkadelic crew and its various side projects, including Bootsy s Rubber Band, Brides of Funkenstein and Wesley s own band, the Horny Horns. But Wesley didn t quite fit in with the P-Funk circus", who experimented heavily with music, drugs, partying and sexuality. George Clinton was a very loose kind of a person, he laughs. He believed in having fun. His theme was, Ain t nothin but a party,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Critics' Picks: Roman Polanski's homicidal madness Jul 30, 2009
Bibio's eclectic new album sounds like an unholy threeway between Fleet Foxes, Beck and Funkadelic. July 29, 2009. (Salon)
Critics' Picks: Walk down "Ambivalence Avenue" Jul 29, 2009
Bibio's eclectic new album sounds like an unholy threeway between Fleet Foxes, Beck and Funkadelic ... On "Ambivalence Avenue," Bibio's very eclectic sound drifts all over the map, from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to Stereolab, resting most often in an unholy threeway between Fleet Foxes, Beck and Funkadelic ... Bibio's eclectic new album sounds like an unholy threeway between Fleet Foxes, Beck and FunkadelicBy Heather Havrilesky. (Salon)
Clark runs show for Penn State Jul 8, 2009
A fan of 70s era music and the group Parliament Funkadelic (P-Funk), which he listens to before each game. Extra point: Clark helped guide one of the most efficient offenses in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2008. (USA Today -- Sports)
Fashion/Shopping Blog Jul 5, 2009
About this Blog Runway Ready spotlights cool (local and online) places to shop, sales, new businesses, fashion news and trends, celebrity gossip, relationship advice, diet and exercise, along with tips about jewelry, lingerie, cosmetics, salons, and more. Do you have a sale or a new product to promote. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
4th Fridays with Ford Concert Series Returns to Campus Martius Park Alto Reed to Headline the June 26 Event Jun 18, 2009
6:00 pm marks the start of a mix of music and dance performed on the main stage in a tribute to Motown's 50th Anniversary featuring a powerhouse band led by Edward Gooch (road musician for The Miracles and The Four Tops) and Robert Jones (Funk Brothers' musical director) with featured vocalists Belita Woods (Parliament Funkadelic) and Delbert Nelson (Funk Brothers). The music and entertainment continues through 7:30 pm as the Ford Halftime Show commences featuring give-a-ways and raffle prizes... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Music takes center stage Jun 18, 2009
June 23: Original "P" Parliament Funkadelic (funk). June 24: Patty Smyth and Scandal (pop). (North County Times)
The 'edgy-true' Sinbad May 28, 2009
"Man, we had Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, the Commodores, Funkadelic -- anything," Sinbad said. "Every funk band you can think of, we had on there.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
The other Clinton May 14, 2009
George Clinton ament Funkadelic will party in New Hampshire Saturday at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. May 16 at 8 p.m. $26. (Boston Globe)
Concerts in the ATL Apr 19, 2009
And in Little Five Points, weighing in at over five decades of funk, it s that genre s pioneer, George Clinton ament Funkadelic at the Variety Playhouse. Accomplished jam-rockers The Dave Matthews Band welcome their legions of fans April 28-29 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
O'Brien's beat blog Apr 8, 2009
I got three used LPs first edition pressings of Funkadelic s Uncle Jam Wants You and The Best of King Curtis, and some sort of special album that was sent out to James Brown fan club members in the 60s, with a colorful cover that includes this gaudy, raised silver-lettering graphics thing going on. I also headed over to the not-funky Borders, where they had a sale, 40-percent off on selected CDs and DVDs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Chris Cornell takes another sonic shift with 'Scream' Mar 25, 2009
Prince, Parliament Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, the Staple Singers and Otis Redding were among his soul influences. And, yes, even Michael Jackson "was pretty cool for a moment," Cornell says. (USA Today -- Life)
Music: Death's resurrection: Early punk band re-emerges as Rough Francis Mar 17, 2009
Groovesville Productions signed the band, and in 1974 it began work at United Sound Recording Studios in Detroit, where it shared space with Funkadelic, the Dramatics and Gladys Knight. At the time David was 21, Dannis was 19 and Bobby, still a student at Southeastern High School, was 17. (International Herald Tribune)
Music review: John Zorn at Yoshi's, S.F. Mar 13, 2009
The firm rhythmic foundation, programmed by Zorn and executed by the Chiefs, allowed Spruance and the other guitarist, Jason Schimmel (of Santa Cruz band Estradasphere) to spring into a repertoire of licks that drew equally from the Melvins, Nirvana and Funkadelic. The other string instruments were less prevalent, and that was a shame - especially in the case of Wu Fei, a Chinese guzheng player who shocked the sold-out crowd with her slashing, skittering mastery of the zitherlike instrument... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
