George Clinton
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic review – fabulous fusions on farewell tour
At 81, Clinton occasionally needs to sit down, but his band more than carry him with musicianship that straddles acid-rock, jazz and more
Alexis Petridis
24, May, 2022 @10:17 AM
Bootsy Collins: 'We're all funky, just not all of us know it'
The P-Funk bassist was a street kid in the 60s, got his break with James Brown, then spent much of the 70s taking LSD. He talks about drugs, racism, police brutality – and the healing power of music
Ammar Kalia
15, Jun, 2020 @1:39 PM
People opened up because I'm the Beavis and Butt-head guy': Mike Judge on his new funk direction
The writer-director’s comedies – from Office Space to Silicon Valley – always sum up the spirit of their times. So why has he made an LSD-soaked cartoon about George Clinton and Bootsy Collins?
Hadley Freeman
15, Apr, 2020 @1:13 PM
Flying Lotus: ‘Kendrick Lamar absolutely deserves the key to the city’
Steven Ellison, otherwise known as Flying Lotus, on unearthing new talent, LA beat, ‘difficult’ Tyler, the Creator and ten years of Brainfeeder records
Alex Rayner
08, Dec, 2018 @7:00 AM
George Clinton: ‘If people don’t like funk, it’s just the wrong time’
The musician, 76, tells Johnny Davis about life on mars, marijuana pens and looking good in a cape
Johnny Davis
16, Jun, 2018 @11:00 AM
How we made Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove
‘A woman came up on stage butt-naked and started blowing smoke rings out of her private parts’
Interviews by Dave Simpson
04, Jun, 2018 @10:52 AM
Ohio Players and P-Funk legend Walter 'Junie' Morrison dies aged 62
The multi-talented musician was the driving force behind some of the biggest hits of 70s funk – and an inspiration to scores of hip-hop artists
Michael Hann
17, Feb, 2017 @4:05 PM
George Clinton on funk, touring and staying relevant at 75
The legendary singer is seeing his star on the ascendant with a new tour, new albums and a supergroup keeping him on the straight and narrow
Martin Longley
29, Dec, 2016 @5:45 PM
Backstabbing, Moogs and the funky worm: how gangsta rap was born
In an edited excerpt from his book Original Gangsta, Ben Westhoff recalls how one of music’s most controversial genres began and who truly invented it
Ben Westhoff
13, Sep, 2016 @9:00 AM
Bernie Worrell obituary
Founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic who helped Talking Heads take new musical directions
Adam Sweeting
26, Jun, 2016 @11:10 AM
Bernie Worrell – the keyboard genius who was 'as bad as Beethoven'
Bernie Worrell was a crucial part of Parliament’s Mothership – and then he went on to help Talking Heads change gear
Stevie Chick
25, Jun, 2016 @2:53 PM
The best jazz, blues and soul festivals in Britain for 2016
From a seaside jazz weekender to Southern roots music on a country estate, here are the best places to get your kicks
John Fordham
21, May, 2016 @10:00 AM
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