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“You can play a million notes and have no sense of feel, rhythm or intensity. B.B. King could take one string, one note, one finger and knock over a mountain”: Lenny Kravitz on the pitfalls facing modern players, and why simple is the hardest thing to do

On his 12th record, Blue Electric Light, Lenny Kravitz builds on a career of guitar-into-amp heroics. He looks back on his jams with Prince, why Dumble amps remain his go-to, and what makes his number one Les Paul such a magical guitar

Guitar World

“I don’t think you can overestimate the influence of his sound”: The unsung guitarist who transformed James Brown’s music, and laid a funky path for Nile Rodgers, John Frusciante, Cory Wong and countless others

Overshadowed by the flamboyant frontman for whom he worked, Jimmy Nolen created a singular rhythm style that can still be heard all over pop and rock radio today

Guitar World

‘Rapper’s Delight planted a seed for the rest of my life’: Questlove on hoarding, capturing hip-hop history and the Kendrick-Drake beef

The drummer, DJ and Oscar-winning director is a key custodian of Black culture, with 200,000 records to prove it. So why does he think he’s getting too old for rap music?

The Guardian - UK

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Ross County ease past Raith Rovers to ensure Premiership survival

Ross County ease past Raith Rovers to ensure Premiership survival.

The National (Scotland)

Fox's Greg Olsen wins top analyst at Sports Emmy Awards and CBS' Super Bowl coverage wins top event

Tom Brady is coming into the booth of Fox Sports top NFL team with seven Super Bowl rings

The Independent UK

“Until I found the Mu-Tron, I never heard anything that made the bass sound totally wacko”: How Bootsy Collins’ mastery of the envelope filter became the flamboyant funkateer’s signature sound

Bootsy Collins piled on the effects on Parliament’s P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)

Guitar World

"This track is an undeniable banger, but it’s also extremely weird": The borrowed hooks and unstable grooves behind Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

We put one of MJ's best-loved tunes under the musical microscope and explore the unlikely origins of its iconic hook

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Various artists: Congo Funk! review – get ready to rumba

This sparkling time capsule of Congolese rumba from 1969 to 1982 features homegrown melody and soul with James Brown’s electrifying funk influence

The Guardian - UK

“I was scared to death. Miles didn’t say a word to me. Afterwards, I asked what he thought of my playing. He said, simply, ‘It was cool’”: T.M. Stevens on playing with Miles Davis and James Brown – and what went wrong on Vai’s Sex & Religion project

Vai hired the “flashy bassist with the long hair” after spotting him in a Joe Cocker video

Guitar World

“An important piece of the low end theory”: T.M. Stevens, bass legend and session pro who performed and recorded with the likes of Steve Vai, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, and the Pretenders, dies at 72

Stevens manned the low-end on Vai's Sex & Religion album, and played on James Brown's latter-day hit, Living in America

Guitar World

“Don’t sell your first bass. Even if you never play it again, in later life you’ll wish you still had it”: With a stage name coined by Bootsy Collins, Freekbass names the one bass that “like an idiot” he ended up selling

Chris ‘Freekbass’ Sherman on how a Rickenbacker and a BC Rich (via Tiran Porter from the Doobie Brothers) set him on a lifelong low-end path

Guitar World

Sex, drink, football: the legacy of lads’ mags – by the women who (mostly) loved working for them

It’s 30 years since the first issue of Loaded and there is talk of a relaunch. While women who worked there loved its edgy chaos they then saw its copycats flounder in misogyny

The Guardian - UK

Usher's Super Bowl Halftime Show Pays Tribute To R&B Icons

Usher's Super Bowl Halftime Show paid homage to R&B legends with iconic performances and musical tributes.

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James Brown's Daughters Open Up About Forgiving Their Father

Deanna and Yamma Brown discuss forgiving their father, James Brown, after witnessing domestic abuse. Their story sheds light on the challenges of growing u...

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This Raspberry Pi volumetric display is a new spin on LED 3D animations

James Brown is using a Raspberry Pi to operate his spinning, volumetric display that creates 3D animations using LEDs.

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Daughters Reflect on Life with Iconic Musician James Brown Legacy

Discover the intimate stories and lasting impact of James Brown's daughters in the forthcoming docuseries, James Brown: Say It Loud.

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BKFC Fight Night Prospect Series Manassas: Best photos from Virginia

Check out these photos from the BKFC Prospect Series event in Virginia.

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Deborah Riley Draper: ‘James Brown’s Music Is a Blueprint of How to Live in America … and Be Free’ (Content Spotlight)

‘James Brown: Say It Loud’ director discusses A&E documentary series about The Godfather of Soul's legacy

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‘The New Look,’ ‘James Brown: Say It Loud,’ ‘The Dynasty: New England Patriots’: What’s Premiering This Week (Feb. 12-19)

A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services

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Jeremy Renner partners with Silk for Super Bowl commercial comeback

Jeremy Renner opens up about his recovery journey after a devastating accident, his partnership with Silk, and his love for the San Francisco 49ers in his ...

Guitar World

“All there was left for me in Minneapolis was to work for Prince, and I had no desire to – I’d heard too many stories. I got bored… I quit playing guitar for two years”: How Binky Griptite reinvented himself – and ended up playing with Amy Winehouse

Partly inspired by a copy of Guitar World he tried to steal, the Dap-Kings’ former rhythm powerhouse started out as a shredder, before he studied the rhythm guitar greats – landing gigs with Janet Jackson and Amy Winehouse along the way

The Guardian - UK

Mary Weiss obituary

Lead singer of the 1960s group the Shangri-Las who had several hits including the US chart-topping Leader of the Pack

Multichannel News

A&E Sets 'James Brown: Say It Loud!' Documentary Series

Two-night event premieres February 19

Broadcasting & Cable

Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson To Call Super Bowl for CBS

James Brown handles pregame, halftime and postgame, and Justin Hartley drama ‘Tracker’ on after

MusicRadar

David Garibaldi's 12 funk drumming tips: "When I started playing more fills and being more concerned about that than the groove, I think my playing suffered. The root R&B concept is no fills. Zero. None."

The former Tower Of Power legends leads a masterclass in making it funky

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