Two members of the funk-rock band Tower of Power are recovering after being hit by a train, the group’s representative said. “In an unfortunate accident…drummer David Garibaldi and current bassist Marc van Wageningen, were struck by a train in California,” said their PR agent Jeremy Westby in a statement to CNN.
Category: Funk
With Trombone Shorty, Famously Hot New Year Brings the Funk at Just the Right Moment
In 2016, one of the biggest albums released by a rapper was really an honest-to-goodness, psychedelic funk record. Indeed, ” Awaken, My Love “, the latest release from Childish Gambino, aka actor Donald Glover , is a loving, fully fleshed-out tribute to some of the genre’s most famous figures – spiraling through the high-winding sensuality of Prince and tripping through the cleverly convoluted excesses of George Clinton.
Here’s what Chic’s Nile Rodgers Said About the Rock and Roll Hall of…
Chic’s Nile Rodgers , the producer behind Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” will be receiving an award for musical excellence. His prize raises a big question Westword spoke with him about it in February: Why, after eleven nominations, has the disco sensation Chic still not been inducted? …thinking about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame brings a smile to my face, because if people knew me – and a lot of people at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame know me – they’d know I don’t make music for awards.