Funk Flex took over Hot 97's Monday mornings in place of the fired Ebro Darden -- and told the entire planet, via MediaCo ...

After Ebro Darden’s exit from his HOT 97’s morning show, Funk Flex clears up rumors about taking over his hosting duties. Get ...

Carl Carlton, the voice behind 'Everlasting Love' and 'She's a Bad Mama Jama,' dies at 72. A soul and funk legend remembered.

The video is a 36-second clip of Lespron playing a drumkit along to a techno music track, while the students dance and drum ...

Digital artist Veronika Pell adds some whimsy and wonder to My Baby’s “Smiley Virus.” Like an old-school Gumby cartoon, ...

For those of a certain age, the words “funk music” bring to mind some of the great acts of the 20th century’s second half. James Brown. Sly and the Family Stone. Ohio Players. The Isley Brothers.

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

Gabriel Jacoby is on a mission to bring joy back to the dance floor. The rising R&B artist’s new single “the one” (PULSE Records) is a funk-inspired homage to the South’s roller disco era. With sharp ...

Hector Garcia grew up in Los Angeles, raised on the sounds of funk music. He memorized the hip slang and lyrics of funk legend George Clinton, founder of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective along ...

After 28 years of working for the same public relations agency, as well as dealing with three separate name changes, Donovan Roche decided it was time for a change for himself. When he joined The ...

It’s been more than three months since Mark Farner’s American Band played a concert, so he’s amped for the next show on his calendar, a June 26 stop at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale. “When we ...