Funkalicious, Friday 1st October

Back for another taste of superheavy funk, soul & groove in October, DJs Philster & Popcorn will be laying on the funk thicker than the lacquer on James Brown’s hair. So get your threads together like Sly in our flyer pic and get ready to get your groove on! Friday 1st October 9pm-3am The White [...]

Video: Speedometer – Lover & A Friend

More than just a straight cover, Speedometer have married Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham’s classic track to an arrangement of “I Got The Feelin’” by James Brown with great results. With a new album “The Shakedown” to be released on Freestyle Records on 27th September, judging by this track alone it looks like the album [...]

Review: James Brown In The Jungle Groove (Expanded Edition)

A remarkable compilation from James Brown of unstoppable heavy funk classics and unreleased gems. Originally released in 1986 to capture the ears of the sampling generation, this compliation has now been nicely expanded making it even more essential than ever. Covering a period from late ’69 to the early 70′s, it is JB at the [...]

Funkalicious, Friday 3rd September + Live Vocal Set By Randa Khamis (Randa & The Soul Kingdom)

Wow! If you made it down to the last Funkalicious, you probably witnessed Randa Khamis perform an incredible vocal set of songs from her funky album “Randa & The Soul Kingdom” on Freestyle Records to a crowd of smiling faces. Well just in case you did miss it or, better still, you want more, we [...]

Video: Orgone – live radio set

This 43 minute video was originally broadcast on Santa Monica radio show “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on KCRW, Monday November 9th 2009. Sounding great, Orgone play a mix of funk, soul, rock, jazz and afro beat. Click the yellow play button to watch.

Review: Orgone – Cali Fever 2010

It has been a three year wait to find out if L.A. based Orgone could deliver a satisfying follow up to their first release on Ubiquity, 2007′s excellent “The Killion Floor”. An epic album at 17 tracks and over 76 minutes that reflected a wide range of all things groovy, It might have seemed a [...]

Podcast: Philster’s Funkie Cookie Mix

Dear friends everywhere Please enjoy this free funkie cookie mix, a recipe of crunchy funk and solid soul sounds made from golden, tasty grooves. All you have to do is download, listen and get dancing to bake it to perfection. Om nom nom nom! See artwork for track listing. Enjoy! Philster Download here (right click [...]

Video: Breakestra – Come On Over

HOT track from L.A. based Breakestra’s equally hot album Dusk Till Dawn. Funky!!

Funkalicious, Friday 6th August + Live Vocal Set by Randa Khamis

Get ready for an extra groove-some Funkalicious party. This month, DJs Philster & Popcorn are joined by Randa Khamis, performing a live vocal set of songs from her funky, funky album “Randa & The Soul Kingdom”, available now on Freestyle Records. Hailing from Perth, Australia, Randa has supported the likes of Sharon Jones & The [...]

Lee Fields – Live At Scala, London, Friday 16th July

As big fans of Mr Lee Fields, we are so pleased to hear of his return to the London stage. Ok so it was only February that he was last here but it was some eight years prior to that that he last made an appearance over here. Well known for a slew of deep [...]

Funkalicious 2nd July

Funkalicious are next back in Brixton for a whole lotta hip-shaking on Friday 2nd July. Timeless classic funk & soul next to the freshest of today’s international funk soul scene served up by DJs Philster & Popcorn. Friday 2nd July 9pm-3am The White Horse 94, Brixton Hill Brixton SW2 1QN FREE www.whitehorsebrixton.com How to get [...]

Body Music, Sunday 13th June, Brooklyn NYC

To all our dear friends in the NYC area, On Sunday 13th June, Funkalicious’ own DJ Philster will be guesting with DJ Jesse Mann at Williamsburg favourite night spot Bembe for a full-on night of the finest funky grooves. There will also be two live sets from Brooklyn’s Out Of Pockets, playing funk, afrobeat & [...]

Corrina Greyson & Sven Hammond Soul, Jazz Cafe Live 11 June.

Hey folks, don’t miss this! On Friday 11th June the latest G-Spot Events funk & soul extravaganza will be blowing the lid off the Jazz Cafe. Here’s what’s in store: Corrina Greyson 9pm Corrina’s inimitable voice and stage presence have earned her the reputation of one of the UK’s best female soul and funk artists. [...]

Funkalicious, Friday 4th June

Step up! The Funkalicious bus will next roll into town on Friday 4th June, packed with superheavy funk and soul, it will be stopping at the White Horse in Brixton for unloading. The funky drivers, DJs Philster & Popcorn will share the heavy tunes collected from the four corners of the world and delivered express [...]

Review: Kings Go Forth – The Outsiders Are Back

Long time Milwaukee area performer Black Wolf has been trying to make waves in the music industry since the early 1970s – perhaps his biggest claim to fame until this point was recording a couple of tracks at Curtis Mayfield’s Curtom studios as part of the group The Essentials. In 2004, Black Wolf befriended Andy [...]