There's a certain kind of song that doesn't just live in your memory, it lives in your muscle memory. You hear the first ...

The new jack swing pioneer celebrates a birthday. Inside the Harlem breakup album that started a genre, and the Brian ...

Los Angeles. 1983. The hip-hop from the East Coast that included Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” and Grandmaster Flash & ...

If those five words just played in your head with a full brass section behind them, you already know why you are here. “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars is not just a song. It is a ...

If you’ve ever spoken up at work, even when it felt unsafe to do so, what was the deciding factor that overrode your fear? My choice always comes down to whether silence requires me to betray certain ...

The NBA world was shocked on Sunday to learn that Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls forward who won three championships and later became the team’s beloved color commentator for nearly 20 years, ...

The independent wrestling world is mourning the sudden loss of indie wrestler MB Funk. Best known for his tag team partnership with IB Fresh as Funk and Fresh, the wrestler had become a familiar and ...

A celebration of funk is happening in downtown Dayton this weekend. It features Dayton’s two leading dance companies, Dayton Ballet and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. They are teaming up with ...

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys. Here’s how it went down. By Steve Knopper Nearly 50 years ago in New Orleans, ...

The thought of dancing to a funk song isn’t a radical idea. However, not all funk is the same. There are some tunes so funky they’ll even inspire the stiffest wallflowers to move. Head to the dance ...

For many people, dance feels more like play than exercise, which helps to explain its enduring appeal as a workout. What began as “aerobic dancing” in the 1970s has evolved with exercise science (and ...

As funk music evolved in 1969, the genre continued its blend of R&B, soul, jazz, and blues. But instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic ...