Prince’s crucial piece of advice to DJs: “You have to fall in love with music”
Playlist curation can be a complicated affair, but Prince has you covered, with this one piece of advice that he would tell everyone.
Sly and The Family Stone are celebrated in a new documentary with plenty of subtext
Ostensibly it covers the career of Sly Stone, the prodigious musician who, during the late '60s and '70s, generated some of ...
The roots of Questlove
Even by his superproductive standards, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is having an extraordinarily busy start to 2025.
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Petition Launched To Get Funky Drummer Clyde Stubblefield Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
A new petition seeks recognition from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the profound cultural impact of James Brown drummer ...
Sly Stone, Led Zeppelin and two rock docs that treat ‘genius’ very differently
In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...
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His drum break was legendary. Now, effort underway to give a Chattanooga drummer his due
You may not recognize the name Clyde Stubblefield, and you may not realize he was born and raised in Chattanooga.But chances ...
In Dallas With Erykah Badu, a True Original Who’s Prepping Her First Album in 15 Years
Erykah Badu remembers her last moments of normalcy. The generational talent who changed the course of R&B and hip-hop with ...
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Questlove on ‘Sly Lives!,’ his 'SNL' music movie and 30 years of ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’
PHILADELPHIA — Even by his superproductive standards, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is having an extraordinarily busy start to 2025. The Roots drummer, DJ, documentary filmmaker, author ...
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Jazz Notes: The Roots, Sista’s Place, Birthdays At Dizzy’s, Blue Note
The NEA Jazz Master tenor saxophonist George Coleman is known for his memorable opening solo on Herbie Hancock’s title tune “ Maiden Voyage ” (Blue Note 1965). That hardy muscular sound was his entré ...
Questlove on ‘Sly Lives!,’ the Roots Picnic, his SNL music movie, and 30 years of ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’
The Roots drummer, DJ, documentary filmmaker, author, podcast host, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon bandleader has two new music documentaries in Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black ...