One of the premiere funk bands of the 70s and 80s, ConFunkShun developed a huge following with a string of memorable funky cuts and slow jams that are still receiving airplay twenty-plus years after they were originally released. Watch Full Episode Below: ...
While never achieving supergroup status, Atlantic Starr was one of the most consistently successful - and underrated - soul bands of the 80s, with a basketful of memorable songs that still sound good today. Watch Full Episode Below: ...
Kool Moe Dee on TV One's Unsung Watch Full Episode Below: ...
Chuck Brown Tribute Day July 7, 2012, all day, starting at 11:00 am Presented in cooperation with the Chuck Brown Foundation, Inc., the Citified Festival program pays tribute to the “Godfather of Go-Go” through ongoing events and activities that honor Brown’s contributions to creativity...
As I (along with many others) set back and took in every single moment, every single song, every single word that was spoken at Chuck Brown's Homegoing on Thursday, I would have to say that one of the moments that continues to stick with me...
The “Godfather of Go-Go,” is the subject of a new resolution that would designate his birthday, Aug. 22, as “Chuck Brown Day.” Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who introduced the resolution, spoke on it at Browns’ public memorial service yesterday. “Chuck Brown’s funky go-go beat gave hometown D.C....
During the Homegoing services where many people spoke to bid their final farewell to Chuck Brown at the Washington Convention Center (to include Donnie Simpson, Donnie Simpson, DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Marion Barry, Big G, Chucky Thompson, Darryl Brooks, Chris Paul...
-From the office of Mayor Vincent Gray WHAT/WHO: The Brown Family, Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Events DC and The Howard Theatre have invited fans of the late Go-Go artist Chuck Brown to a series of events memorializing his life and contributions to the District’s...
Washington DC's own @ONEWAYBOOBE brings you DONT TEXT ME, which aired on 106 & Park New joint of the Day 4/20/2012 starring @courtneyayana Directed by @alezzyworld 917-609-9708 & @broadwayallday CLICK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO: ...
Journalist Sarah Godfrey, of the Washington City Paper, recaptures and reminds us of a story regarding a Band and a song that is to this the date, the biggest national release in the history of Go-Go music. The band is EU (Experience Unlimited). The song...
In the Episode of The Tangi Chronicles, Tangi reports her review of the Urban Inspirational Kickball League Celebration Kickoff, which was held on Sunday, April 15, and featured the live performance of Backyard, Junkyard and DaMixx bands. CLICK VIDEO CLIP BELOW TO CHECK OUT TANGI'S REVIEW: ...
By Gil Kaufman/MTV Tupac's hologram appearance at the Coachella music festival on Sunday night still has minds reeling. The West Coast hip-hop legend was just about the only thing that could've topped an already hefty set from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg with special...
DMV Songstress Ms. Devin Messina embraces you into her world with her new single entitled, "Emotional" in this video productions directed by Weaze. CLICK BELOW TO VIEW VIDEO CLIP: ...
As many across the DMV are gathering themselves in preparation for today's Bounce Beat Teen Awards, Chris Richards of the Washington Post has released an article that focuses on an even further the generation gap that currently exists within the Go-Go culture. The genre’s distinctive conga-laden...