Funkatropolis
A blog about music.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
"Groove (Ain’t No Doubt About It)" by Bobby Lyle
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Acclaimed pianist and organist Bobby Lyle cooked up some wicked jazz-funk on his 1978 song “Groove (Ain’t No Doubt About it).” The funk leve...
Monday, March 11, 2024
"LA Type" by Kimbra
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New Zealand-born singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Kimbra gets down and dirty on her funky track “LA Type.” The two-time...
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Album Review of The Isley Brothers’ Go For Your Guns
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The Isley Brothers had already been in the music game for more than 20 years when they dropped their fifteenth studio album Go For Your Guns...
Sunday, February 18, 2024
“Doing It to Death” (aka "Gonna Have a Funky Good Time") Pts. 1 & 2 by Fred Wesley & the J.B.’s
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This rousing funk classic could be heard blasting out of car stereos everywhere back in 1973, and it had folks setting dance floors ablaze a...
Saturday, February 3, 2024
“I Was Made To Love Her” by Stevie Wonder
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This sweet slice of Motown soul was an early Stevie Wonder classic that was released when he was still in his teens in 1967. The 17-year-old...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
"Everybody Is a Star" by Sly & the Family Stone
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“Everybody Is a Star” is a gorgeous psychedelic-soul ballad that Sly & the Family Stone released in December of 1969. The powerful anthe...
Monday, January 29, 2024
"Never Noticed" by Cool Cool Cool
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Cool Cool Cool is a talented group of musicians who have been creating quite a buzz recently with their exciting live shows and unique mix o...
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