On this day in 1979, the soul anthem “ I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) ” by Instant Funk climbed to the top of ...

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P1Harmony is taking on Brazilian funk — a booming, energetic and often explicit genre — for the first time with “Unique,” the title track of its upcoming EP.

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys.

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Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

Learn how to boost your blues to pro levels of authenticity with a handful of great chords and a rock-solid rhythm technique ...

Looking at five 21st-century examples of how the Northern Soul sound has manifested itself in modern music, and continues to resonate with audiences today.