A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

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

Extreme's third album, the three-part III Sides To Every Story, was the sound of a band over-reaching themselves ...

Featuring a sharp, all-women horn section, The Gold Souls are ready to celebrate the arrival of their new full-length album, ...

Bowling Green State University’s Department of Popular Culture and WBGU-PBS will be presenting the coolest of cool ...

Get to know War, the iconic band that combines funk, rock, jazz, and Latin music with hits like Low Rider and Why Can’t We Be ...

We wanted it to be funky. We wanted it to reflect the funk." With co-director and co-producer Nicole London, Nelson crafted a ...

The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

It was a time when funk music became “the chocolate-colored soundtrack to a golden age of music,” the cultural critic Michael A. Gonzales once wrote. “There’s no sad funk songs,” says ...