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 ...

And yet somehow it still does. Elements of funk music persist in hip-hop, contemporary jazz and in school marching bands. “Uptown Funk,” the 2014 hit by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, is a ...

At a time when Black contributions to American history and culture face keep getting erased, independent art stands as a vital act of resistance and remembrance. We Want the Funk! is a vibrant ...

Alberta Bair Theater will present UPTOWN: The Music of Motown on Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 PM. From New York City, the epicenter of contemporary Pop and Soul, Uptown is a group of men who ...

“We Want the Funk!” shows how funk music fueled a pro-Black resistance in the face of racist repression — and may offer some lessons in fighting Trumpism. By Ja'han Jones With President ...

Six hours north, up Interstate 5, artists like Too Short, Spice 1, and Ant Banks minted their own brand of Bay Area funk called mobb music, which has similarities to g-funk, but often with a ...

“Air Force One” (1997) may be the ur-text of this shamelessly jingoistic subgenre, but Viola Davis’s President Danielle Sutton raises the bar on sheer brawniness. The script, in any ...

With her new presidential action flick G20, Viola Davis understands the desire to politicize her role. Noting they made the movie before Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump ...