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Funk in the bathroom. Salsa in the kitchen. Rock in the garden. The Sonos Digital Music System lets you play all your digital music, all over your house and control it all from the palm of your hand.

Disc Makers recently completed its 10,000th CD post-production mastering project at its in-house studio, SoundLab at Disc Makers.

Bootsy Collins was 17 when he landed a job playing bass for James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul." Now, the 53-year-old Collins is focusing on helping young musicians get started.

Bootsy Collins continues to make his mark in as a musician and role model. He will receive a humanitarian award at the Feb.

The bags sitting by the curb at the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts campus contained science equipment and chemicals, some of them dating back to 1964.

The Knoxville Bomb Squad detonated a Knoxville News Sentinel newspaper box Wednesday after someone noticed a suspicious-looking electronic device inside.

It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and Bourbon Street is brimming with revelers and tourists.

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Feb 4th 11.02 / A new supergroup called AROSE will see the light of day on Gothenburg filmfestival.

Charlie Murphy isn't trying to be anyone else. Yep, he's Eddie's big brother. And true, he has rubbed shoulders for decades with some of the most dynamic comedic and musical talent of all time: Sammy Davis Jr., ...

First Coast News got to hang out with Kool and The Gang before their Super Fest performance tonight at the Baseball Grounds of Jacskonville.

Jamiroquai will return later this year with their sixth-studio album, supported by a major world tour.

Word that the four original Meters have agreed to reunite April 23 at Jazzfest is music to the ears of funk fans.

The five-piece ensemble Groove Addiction has developed a sizable and loyal following throughout the Southeast over the past seven years.

Machetes are becoming the weapon of choice for northern Virginia gangs. In the past two years in Fairfax, the long, curving knives have been listed in 40 police reports, ranging from random suspicious persons ...

ON SALE SATURDAY: Tower of Power funk up the Grove of Anaheim Feb. 20; Black Label Society rock the House of Blues Anaheim March 11; Danzig plays the House of Blues Anaheim March 15; Fall Out Boy perform at the ...

Helicopter with Basement Jaxxa s Simon Ratcliffe may explain a lot. It could be the reason why Mutiny has so many of the Jaxxa s sensibilities.

Houston-based Border Media Partners LLC has launched its first English-language radio station in San Antonio, playing a contemporary mix of R&B; from the 1970s and '80s. KTFM Jammin' 94.1 FM includes songs by ...

This is another one of those '70s psychadelic/soul/rock throwback records that are so in vogue these days.

Ahmir-Khalib Thompson is occupying his favorite position. Seated at a Degidesign mixing desk in his Philadelphia studio (called 'The Studio'), Thompson is as excited as a kid in a candy store.

Although you may not have heard of him, John Legend has been all over the R&B; scene in the past few years.

As bloodlines go, they don t get much more authentic than Corey Parker s. His father is Maceo Parker, the legendary North Carolina saxophonist who has played with everyone from James Brown to Ani DiFranco to ...

On January 12th, 1963, Bob Dylan performed in a radio play for the B-B-C in London.

Crank up the funk by attending the George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic concert at the Music Mill, 3720 E. 82nd St.

Bands that have been around for several years love to talk about getting back to their roots, a change that can be prompted by boredom, internal politics or a feeling that the band has somehow lost sight of ...

Twice, a road crew working for the county Public Works Department suspected explosives while clearing ditches near the Lopez Ferry Terminal, and each time bringing in a Bomb Squad.

Funk legend Sly Stone is celebrating his 60th birthday with a new line of skimpy thongs.

Family New Year's Eve Celebration, 4-6 p.m., Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, 246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport; $10 per person.

With its dance rhythms, crack musicianship and sharp lyrics, the recently re-formed art-funk ensemble Was (Not Was) would sound great onstage with Primus or a reunited Sly & the Family Stone or NRBQ.

Imagine your entire music collection being wiped out. Or worse yet, having 10,000 copies of Kool and the Gang's Celebration as the only tune in the collection.

OH-FIVE JAMS. For a whole year, most people are led to believe that midnight on Dec.

ON paper, the Scissor Sisters' dance music doesn't beat rock. But after seeing this wild band of glam-jammers Sunday at the Hammerstein Ballroom, you realize they not only deserve a Grammy, they should get ...

Stroller-pushing moms Beatrice Crouch, of Seattle, left, with 13-month-old daughter Jessica, and Jill Geurts, of Kirkland, with 4-week-old son Keenan, take advantage of fitness sessions at Skate King in ...