The City of New Orleans, obviously, holds a mythical status in the world of jazz. The genre (or at least the form with which ...

Jacob and Owen Mahon of jam band Saltydog reflect on their musical journey ahead of album release in the new year.

Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s ...

Funky Friday is a beatbox battle simulator developed by Lyte Interactive that is part of Roblox's Halloween Spotlight event. For this event, players must complete two challenges to earn a Rune and a ...

Alaska doesn’t have a sport fishery for bass – and it’s likely that there are no bass there at all – which is exactly why every hard-core, self-described hawging freak needs to get there. Look, you ...

In their interview with Noise11.com, Bernth (Bernth Brodträger) and Charles (Charles Berthoud), dive into their musical influences, dissect iconic basslines, reflect on legendary bands, and preview ...

Chris “Freekbass” Sherman is such a talented musician that you could drop him in the middle of the Midwest with only his bass guitar, his phone, and the clothes on his back and he’d figure out a way ...

Between 1982 and 1984 Piper staged a series of events advertised as Funk Lessons which invited participants to learn about the dance styles culture and history of funk music As documented in a video ...

It was sometime in the latter part of the 1960s that R&B gave way to soul and, by extension, funk. It wasn't a scene so much at first as it was a grouping of like-minded artists taking their music to ...

If yer old (Old like me!) this here thing called Tha Funk Capitol Of The World is a sweet and unexpected treat. Bootsy Collins, bass technician and groove specialist, worked for a stint in the ...

I’m amazed at the good fortune that put me in Bassmaster legend Greg Hackney’s boat, one-on-one for a competition day during the Bassmaster Classic. Find out what I learned from the legend about ...

How do you make a bass line funky? Bassist Nik West gives Arthur L.A. Buckner a lesson. What are the ingredients of a funky bass line? Arthur L.A. Buckner gets a lesson from bassist Nik West and talks ...