One can sum up ’80s pop music with four artists: Bruce, Madonna, Michael, and Prince. In a way they were the last of the real superstars. The ’90s belonged to the anti-stars […]
Deep Cuts: The Best of Not Prince
From The Stacks: Johnny Guitar Watson — A Real Mother For Ya
Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson was one of the true masters of the funk. He had both the style and the chops. You may never have heard of him (but I hope that you […]
From the Stacks: The Brides of Funkenstein – Funk or Walk
My love for all things P-Funk knows no boundaries. The Brides of Funkenstein were former backup singers promoted to the front line for a couple of late seventies albums. Funk or Walk […]
From the Stacks: Curtis Mayfield – Sweet Exorcist
Talk about sweet — voices don’t come much sweeter than the great Curtis Mayfield.
From the Stacks: Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
Ah, yeah. William “Bootsy” Collins is a favorite of my son’s and mine. All either one of us has to say is “on the one” and the other will bust into some […]
Why It Matters to Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey has long been one of my favorite guitarists. He’s one of yours, too – you probably just don’t know it.
Why It Matters to Bernie Worrell
My love for all things Funkadelic knows no bounds. Call it what you want — Parliament, P-Funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Dr. Woo, it doesn’t matter. If it’s on the […]
Deep Cuts: My Playlist Wants To Kill Your Mama
Putting together a playlist of songs about moms isn’t very difficult. In fact, you could make a playlist of songs named “Mama” without ever resorting to “She’s A Bad Mama Jama.” But […]
59. Pretty Young Things, Repeat After Me
I have a lengthy track record of disliking Michael Jackson. When I was seven my oldest sister received a 45 of “Dancing Machine” as a birthday gift. I thought that was pretty hot, then […]
Deep Cuts: Songs for Ten Resolutions
So you’ve decided that 2012 is the year you drop that dead weight, whatever his or her name is, or take a trip to Greece while it’s still there. Here are some […]
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