Thursday, June 23 2011

Bootsy Collins keeps the funk alive

By Greg Kot

Tuesday, May 17 2011

Snoop Dogg: Doggumentary

By David Amidon

Originally titled Doggystyle II, the Doggumentary falls short of that lofty goal but does, somewhat surprisingly, succeed as Snoop's best full-length release since his seminal debut.

Thursday, January 28 2010

Masters of the Form: Parliament, 1976 - Mothership Connection

By Gregg Lipkin

Some artists are more than merely great. There are some artists that for a period of years, a period that is finite, consistently produced music that, it can be argued, far exceeded the work of their peers. For that brief period of time they were definitely Masters of the Form.

Friday, January 22 2010

Claude VonStroke: Bird Brain

By John Bergstrom

The San Francisco DJ's second solo album is no sophomore slump. Sophomore rump, maybe, as Bootsy Collins makes an appearance.

Tuesday, July 14 2009

Claude VonStroke: Fabric 46

By John Bergstrom

VonStroke brings da' funk and then some on this mix, which caps a wildly successful four years.

Friday, November 29 2002

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Paul Justman's 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' aims to recover the Funk Brothers' legacy.