Tag: funk

• Funky Friday: Writing Routine and the Power of the Atomic Dog

  I and my family recently joined the ranks of the dog rescuers, adopting a smart and handsome pointer mix puppy we have named Percy, for no other reason than his…

• Funky Friday: Lyle Lovett Proves Genre Only Means Something If You Let It

  Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you “Penguins,” one of out-and-out funkiest songs ever laid down by someone generally classified as a country artist. But if you took a country…

• May the 4th Be With You! Here’s some Star Wars-Themed Disco to Help You Celebrate!

  As I constantly remind my children (and pretty much anyone under 30 who will listen) I was fortunate to appreciate the arrival of Star Wars in its perfect, undistilled and…

• Funky Friday: Black Sabbath and the Beastie Boys Had a Baby, and His Name Is Jack White

  I really can’t say anymore about this other than thanks to John Dickinson High School classmate Elizabeth Knox (go Rams!) for sharing this on Facebook this morning. And to the…

• Funky Friday Goes to the Movies: A James Brown Biopic is On the Way

  James Brown’s story + James Brown’s music + excellent director and a stellar cast = a couple of blissful hours in the cinema for this funkateer sometime soon.

• Funky Friday: Featuring Special Surprise Guest Star Christopher Walken

  Musically or thematically, “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” by C+C Music Factory wouldn’t be my first (or even fifth) Funky Friday pick for today, simply because it’s a…

• Funky Friday: Andy Allo and The Mysterious Process of Character Inspiration

  Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Andy Allo – Prince protege and certified bringer of funk in the spirit of all the great multi-instrumental/multi-ethnic soul and funk bands that…

• Funky Friday Writing Advice: Take What Someone Else Did and Make It Your Own

  OK, now that you’re good and worn out from chair dancing, let’s talk about the Grammy Awards, where last Sunday, despite a truckload of radio play, Robin Thicke failed to…

• Have a Happy, ‘Happy’ Funky Friday

  The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, and along with my annual bout of angst over having seen very few of the nominated films, I was delighted to see that Pharrell…

• Pre-Christmas Funky Friday: It’s All About the Guys in the Furry Hats

  Yes, Santa wears a furry hat. So does Humpty. Coincidence? I think not. Here’s wishing everyone a little extra sumnthin’ in their stockings.