Funkatropolis
A blog about music.
Saturday, May 11, 2024
"Sunset Driver" by Michael Jackson
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“Sunset Driver” was another hidden gem among Michael Jackson's huge backlog of unreleased songs. It was solely written by the pop/soul s...
Friday, May 3, 2024
"Crab Apple"by Idris Muhammad
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Legendary jazz drummer Idris Muhammad serves up some delicious funk on his smooth instrumental “Crab Apple.” The song boasts a killer arrang...
Friday, April 26, 2024
"The Wanderer" by Donna Summer
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In 1980, disco’s popularity was plummeting rapidly, and it was also the target of a vicious hate campaign–much of which was fueled by anti-b...
Sunday, April 21, 2024
"Stone To The Bone" by James Brown
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James Brown dropped this badass track in November of 1973. This was during the early years of his storied “Godfather of Soul” era. The groov...
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...
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