Tag: Bring the Noise & the Funk

• October 17, 2018

  Interview with . . . Red Rose Panic

  Red Rose Panic brings more to the stage than noise and funk. I mean, they bring the noise and the funk but their music has a bit of jazz and hip-hop too. They are from Akron, Ohio, which isn’t too far for me to go see their live show. Red Rose Panic was in the…
• October 5, 2018

  Queens of Funk: Betty Davis

  It’s only been in the last year that I have read about and listened to funk legend Betty Davis. She is phenomenal. According to some people, she was Madonna before Madonna. Davis may have even out-Madonnaed Madonna. Apparently, people weren’t ready for such a free-spirited, independent, sexy lady of Funk. Her concerts were boycotted and…
• October 4, 2018

  Bring the Funk Spotlight: Rage Against the Machine

  I freaking love Rage Against the Machine. I will love them until I’m an old lady causing trouble in a nursing home. By that time, I’ll have to play it loud so I can hear it and then a little extra loud on top of that. When my birthday comes around, Rage Against the Machine…
• October 1, 2018

  Old School Noise & Funk: George Clinton

  No one ever asks why I have lost a bit of hearing. Maybe they don’t notice that I’m trying to read their lips. It’s part of the reason that I don’t do phone interviews anymore. It could lead to some serious misquoting. I used to be able to hear. Then I went to see George…