Soul and Funk

Watch Paul McCartney, Lizzo, Billie Joe Armstrong, Eddie Vedder and More Perform for "One World: Together at Home"

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2020

Last night marked the premiere of the worldwide COVID-19 relief broadcast "One World: Together at Home," a massive multidisciplinary entert...

British Columbia-Based Singer Sibel Thrasher Dead at 67

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2020

British Columbia-based singer Sibel Thrasher has died at 67. The singer, who lived in Richmond at the time of her death, passed away on Apr...

Lido Pimienta's 'Miss Colombia' Is as Diverse as the Future It Imagines

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2020

The follow-up to Lido Pimienta's Polaris Prize win for 2016's La Papessa, Miss Colombia displays an artist who has a clear vision combined...

Aquakultre Detail New Album 'Legacy,' Share "Wife Tonight"

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2020

Having already shared a pair of singles from forthcoming album Legacy, Aquakultre have dropped off another new track ahead of the effort's...

Lido Pimienta Mines Colombia's Dark Past for Her Vision of a Vibrant Future

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2020

Moving in from afar, a camera slowly focuses on Lido Pimienta in flowing blue and white robe in front of a church, in the centre of a plaza...

The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Gets a Major Lazer Remix

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2020

The Weeknd recently shared his new album After Hours, and now that it's after the after party, Major Lazer have swung by for a new remix....

Japanese Guitarist Ryo Kawasaki Dead at 73

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2020

Ryo Kawasaki — a Japanese guitarist, composer and inventor recognized as a pioneer of the fusion genre — has died. Kawasaki's passing was c...

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The Fun Ones

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2020

With the dawn of CDs came the birth of the record-digging compilation, bringing obscure '70s funk and R&B to the surface while inspiring ar...