Writer and designer Jennifer Sharpe collects musical oddities. This time, Sharpe shares some selections from an unusual genre she calls "kid funk," including 6-year ...

Brick Township – Comparing rock groups really isn’t my thing. They are too much a social phenomenon to judge strictly for their musical prowess and the necessary consideration of audience impact ...

I've just read the great article ‘Ten fresh and fantabulous funk songs from the 1970s" here. It’s a great read and those are ten top funky tunes for sure. The trouble with doing lists like that is ...

Knoxville's hometown hero Nikki Giovanni has a treat awaiting her fans. The American poet, writer, and activist has released three of her albums from the 1970s on vinyl for the first time, on the ...

A new ancient amphibian just dropped, and this one is named for an exceptionally bizarre 1970s funk song. Named Funcusvermis gilmorei — or “funky worm” — by paleontologists at Virginia Tech, this ...

Before crossing over into the more commercial “contemporary” sound of keyboards, synths, and the bass-and-drum pop of the 1980s with the likes of Stephanie Mills, Debarge, and Al B. Sure, 1970s R&B ...

This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on June 15, 1970. Brick Township – Comparing rock groups really isn’t my thing. They are too much a social phenomenon to judge strictly for ...