The Burson Audio Funk Headphone Amplifier isn’t just a power source for your desktop. It’s a bag of tricks and flavors for any occasion. Some time back, I reviewed the Burson Audio Fun and Bang for my ...

While some people are content to spend Sunday nights at home, a group of San Francisco DJs have made Sunday the night to hit the dance floor. The tight but amorphous crew behind Sweater Funk digs deep ...

Each passing decade is accompanied by changes in popular music. Whether it’s new instruments or tools, altered voices or new ways to listen, the sound of songs changes to reflect modern culture. In ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in the summer of 2005, Drexel University’s Music Industry program got a very curious phone call. On the line was the owner of a storage facility in Philadelphia, wondering if ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. National Get Funky Day will be observed for the very first time on Thursday, Oct. 5 ...

Since their first album, “Outta Here,” released in 2002, Lettuce has continued to make a name for itself within the funk scene. (Steven Pisano / Wikimedia Commons) “Cook,” the upcoming album of funk ...

When you’re talking about funk, you’re talking about Bernie Worrell. His keyboard playing in Parliament-Funkadelic was a foundation of the P-Funk sound. He later found himself a member of the Talking ...

Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4765058/4765059" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Funk ...

Funk Wav Bounces Vol 1 marks the 10th anniversary of Calvin Harris’s first album, I Created Disco. Back then he was living with his parents in Dumfries, fending off his father’s suggestions he become ...

Students from the University of Dayton’s media production program recently received an award for their documentary, “Funk: The Sound of Dayton,” from the National Academy of Television Arts and ...