http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog Blogs on the world of Funk Soul Jazz and Hip-Hop Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:01:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 © blogs@surefunk.com () blogs@surefunk.com() 1440 Blogs on the world of Funk Soul Jazz and Hip-Hop blogs@surefunk.com No no http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog 144 144 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/fela-kuti-best-black-president-kfr/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/fela-kuti-best-black-president-kfr/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:56:35 +0000 Funkblogger http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/71/ The Best of the Black President marks the birth of Knitting Factory Records. Earlier this year, KFR licensed the 45-album Fela Kuti catalogue. Over the next 18 months, they will release remasters of all the Fela CDs in unique digi-packs with the original artwork, as well as certain releases on vinyl [...]]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/fela-kuti-best-black-president-kfr/feed/ 0 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/lonnie-jordan-war-stories/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/lonnie-jordan-war-stories/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:13:04 +0000 rico http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/lonnie-jordan-war-stories/ War Stories details the amazing journey that took Jordan and War, the band he helped create, from the ghettos of LA to stages and concert halls all around the world. “I’ve been thinking about writing a book, based on my experiences in the 60s and into the 70s, musically and personally. Thinking about that got me thinking about the music, so this is the first chapter of my musical autobiography, the soundtrack to my life story.”]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/lonnie-jordan-war-stories/feed/ 15 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/james-brown-lives-on/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/james-brown-lives-on/#comments Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:31:46 +0000 rico http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/james-brown-lives-on/ James Brown, the "Godfather of Funk" sadly passed away on to the next dimension early Monday morning around 1.45 am (6.45 GMT) in Atlanta. He was 73. James' longtime friend, Charles Bobbit was by his side.]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/james-brown-lives-on/feed/ 7 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/crossroads-of-funk/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/crossroads-of-funk/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:17:59 +0000 Runaway Slave http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/crossroads-of-funk/ I am from Dayton, Ohio and I completed a research paper on the Funk music groups from my home town during the 1960’s and 70’s. There were about 15 acts that had their origins in Dayton, Ohio. I don’t have much time to write, so I will list a majority of the acts: [...]]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/crossroads-of-funk/feed/ 14 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/prince-of-funk/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/prince-of-funk/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:14:28 +0000 Funkblogger http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/prince-of-funk/ Is Prince the prince of FUNK? Musicology Personally I would say so, and in the steps of the Kings of funk like [tag]James Brown[/tag] and George Clinton, Prince is on he’s way to becoming a King of Funk. Ahmm.. mabey I should stop with these monarchistic terms as I don’t subscribe to them. I heard Prince’s [...]]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/prince-of-funk/feed/ 5 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/penthouse-nightclub-sunz-of-rhythm/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/penthouse-nightclub-sunz-of-rhythm/#comments Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:51:45 +0000 Funkblogger http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/penthouse-nightclub-sunz-of-rhythm/ Sunz of Rhythm will be performing a set of live funky house music at the Penthouse Nightclub in Liecester Square, Soho London. The event will take place on Thursday 20th July 2006. Penthouse NightClub. ]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/penthouse-nightclub-sunz-of-rhythm/feed/ 1 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/funky-people/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/funky-people/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:35:37 +0000 David http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/archive/funky-people/ There is a lot of funky people out there, it’s just we don’t often see them. Guess that’s because they’re “getting down just for the funk of it”. I mean, I could be way off the mark but it’s just a though. ]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/funky-people/feed/ 1 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/afro-funk-music-festival/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/afro-funk-music-festival/#comments Sun, 14 May 2006 15:59:31 +0000 Funkblogger http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/archive/afro-funk-music-festival/ THE 2ND ANNUAL AFROFUNK MUSIC FESTIVAL: JULY 27-29, 2006]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/afro-funk-music-festival/feed/ 3 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/george-clinton-tour-dates/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/george-clinton-tour-dates/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:31:48 +0000 Sirfunkalot http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/archive/george-clinton-tour-dates/ George Clinton and Parliament are making an appearence via their European tour dates in July 2006. The last time I saw these funky dudes was in London, 4 years ago, and they were funkin hot. You can check the dates here: George Clinton Tour Dates . Regards Sir Funkalot ]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/george-clinton-tour-dates/feed/ 4 http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/funk-mp3-podcasts/ http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/funk-mp3-podcasts/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:49:56 +0000 Funkblogger http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/archive/funk-podcasts/ We have a collection of funk podcasts by the Surefunk Collective. Check’em out. ]]> http://www.surefunk.com/funkblog/funk/funk-mp3-podcasts/feed/ 4