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… The Flux-adel Recording Division
Ah it’s been a bit but I am here now, warming up this northside den of funk. Time to put the final mix on Track 2 from Scherzo Elskorpion, the long awaited third elpee from 2merica.Get track 1 now. Trust
Wintra Update
The 2merican subprime scandal is in full swing. We might be below the radar, too poor to care, but feelings have been hurt and hurt again and all we are left with is our art and our shit.
The grand … Read the rest
Hot Story Action
Life is hard…
such an understatement
slash obvious statement
A function of the calendar maybe
but it still hits you hard
Daily, weekly
Seemingly every single season
someone goes down with an injury
Seasons change, things rearrange
while the collective … Read the rest
Climbing with Desperate Youth
aka we are going to see TV on the Radio with friends tonight!
YES INDEED. TVOTR, the first new band
I’ve fell in love with in several years
is playing our neighborhood for the 1st time.
It’s exciting times for … Read the rest
Out, Done Again! [aka Release with Completion]
See here see here!
The 2nd one is done!
2merica presents:
Sensors & Switches & Buttons
The 2nd el-pee.
see and hear it @ http://cdbaby.com/2merica2
Boo-hoo—you can’t buy it just yet….
should be in all the digital stores in 3-6 … Read the rest
Controversial Ruling On Sampling Involves P-Funk
A Federal Appeals Court in Cincinnati ruled that “If you cannot pirate the whole sound recording, can you ‘lift’ or ‘sample’ something less than the whole? Our answer to that question is in the negative. Get a license or do … Read the rest
Blackalicious Remixing Fela Kuti
Long admired afro-pop pioneer and political firebrand Fela Kuti is getting a remix from none other than Blackalicious’ Chief Xcel.
“Underground Spiritual Game,” a mix CD of Kuti’s music, is being released in the states (it was previously only … Read the rest
Better 3 Years Late Than Never?
The music industry, ever pro-active and cutting edge, has finally decided to try and sell music in a digital file format.
I have heard some good and many bad things about this new scheme (mainly that it won’t do much … Read the rest
Album Review: Slave (1977)
Album Review By Super J
[originally published at WFNK.com on 08/01/2000]
Slave’s debut album came in 1977. With 9 members, the album promised to give us power funk and it doesn’t disappoint.
The sound of the album reminds me … Read the rest
Record Review: Eddie Hazel: Games Dames & Guitar Thangs
By Todd Thomas [originally published on WFNK.com on 7/1/2000]
Funk to me often conjures up images of that foggy trail on a dark night leading to that dark castle; wherein lies the laboratory of the genius Dr. Funkenstein and his … Read the rest
Dope Dog Tuesday Night: P-Funk Live Review, October 1999
The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
October 19, 1999
Almost 2000 people packed into the legendary Agora Ballroom on a cold Tuesday night to witness what was falsely billed as “the reunion of Parliament-Funkadelic”.
The last time the All-Stars played the … Read the rest
Record Review: Funkadelic – Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
[originally published on WFNK.com on October 1, 1999]
Album Review by Coffee
Funkadelic, in my opinion is the GREATEST “black rock band” of all time. But let us put that in perspective. I am using the words- black, rock and … Read the rest
A Chat with Keyboard Genius Bernie Worrell
Originally published @ WFNK.com on 08/01/1999
During a heatwave sweeping the eastern united states in July of 1999, I got music legend Bernie Worrell (1944-2016) on the phone for a candid conversation about his new band The WOO Warriors, the
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