Comprised of Eli Goldstein (a.k.a. Bamboozle and a.k.a Elyte) and Charles Levine (a.k.a. Lonely C and a.k.a. Cnyce), the Boston, MA-based production and DJ duo Soul Clap have over the course of a number of […]
Category: funk
New Audio: Rene Lopez’s Super Funky and Seductive, New Single “Heavy Baby, Heavy”
Over the past five years or so, I’ve written quite a bit on the New York-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rene Lopez, who arguably may be among a group of incredibly talented and shamefully under-appreciated artists […]
New Audio: Boulevards, Funky, New Party Jam “Sanity”
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past few weeks you may have remembered coming across a post on Boulevards, the solo recording project of Jamil Rashad. As the son of renowned, jazz radio DJ, Jamil Rashad […]
New Video: EMEFE’s “40 Watt” Reveals A Refined, Pop-Leaning Sound That Draws From the Legendary Fela Kuti and The Talking Heads
Formed in 2009 and fronted by composer, drummer and vocalist Miles Arntzen, formerly of Superhuman Happiness and a member of Anitbalas, the members of the Brooklyn-based Afrobeat-inspired funk pop collective EMEFE is comprised of some of NYC’s […]
New Audio: Dam-Funk’s 80s Synth Funk Remix of Disclosure’s “Holding On” feat. Gregory Porter
Comprised of sibling duo, Howard and Guy Lawrence, the Reigate, Surrey, UK-based production and electronic music act Disclosure have achieved an astounding level of success in a relatively quick period of time — with the […]
New Audio: Introducing the Seductive, Party Funk of Boulevards
As the son of renowned, jazz radio DJ, Jamil Rashad grew up in musical household in which a passionate interest in music was fostered and encouraged, and as a result Rashad listened to jazz, blues, […]
New Audio: Dam Funk’s Quiet Storm-Inspired, New Single “Glyde 2Night” and Two, Funky, Non-Album Tracks
If you’ve been following JOVM for some time, you’d likely know that over the past couple of years, the incredibly prolific multi-instrumentalist and producer, Dam-Funk has seen his profile grow exponentially for a sound that simultaneously channels […]
Live Concert Photography: Mad Satta with Quincy Vidal and All Natural at DROM 7/2/15
Live Concert Photography: Mad Satta with All Natural DROM July 2, 2015 This summer has been an extremely busy one in the world of JOVM — and as you can imagine, I’m still busily attempting […]
New Video: Samurai Fighting to the Death in Thundercat’s “Them Changes”
2015 has been a rather productive and prolific year for Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, as the renowned bassist has contributed to two of the most critically applauded albums to date this year, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a […]