P BS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We ...

But on Thursday, Feb. 20, the after hours event doubled as a kick-off for the 32nd annual Noise Pop Festival, complete with a headlining set by Southern California funk star Dam-Funk. Funk music ...

Get into the world of City Pop artists, where retro melodies meet modern vibes. From Mariya Takeuchi to Toshiki Kadomatsu, ...

So the Midwest becomes this incubator for funk music. We don't have funk as we understand it now without what's popping in the Midwest in the late sixties and early seventies. ♪ Ow! ♪ [Playing ...

Today’s charts are dominated by plastic dance pop that feels like it’s been assembled by an AI bot. I can’t help but wonder: Why did funk music lose its popularity? And did we lose something ...

Funk music started to emerge in black American communities ... and a slap style of playing – slapping the thumb on the low strings, and popping the high notes with the fingers.

We wanted it to be funky. We wanted it to reflect the funk." With co-director and co-producer Nicole London, Nelson crafted a story that reaches back to the 1950s and '60s, when pop music was more ...

Front Range Community College’s sociology program is hosting a public screening of the new documentary film “ We Want the Funk!” from Emmy Award-winning Independent Lens. Watch the movie, then join ...

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...