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Take two seemingly opposite guys - ' Patrick Gemayel and David Macklovitch - ' give them a talkbox, a guitar and a synthesizer, and you've got the best friends that make up the electrofunk band Chromeo.

Take two seemingly opposite guys - ' Patrick Gemayel and David Macklovitch - ' give them a talkbox, a guitar and a synthesizer, and you've got the best friends that make up the electrofunk band Chromeo.

Rhino Recommends - Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different Buy Now: $16.98 Track list & details Among '70s Funk aficionados, Betty Davis is something of a Fakahatchee Orchid: truly rare, exquisite, and without ...

Even today, PL loves "Sesame Street," and we remember "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others" and because of the whole odd couples thing we've got going on this issue, that song keeps running through our ...

R&B singer Teena Marie, aka Lady T, gathered a loyal fan base during the first leg of her career that boosted her 2004 comeback album, La Dona, to No.

Rick James made some appearances in this year's Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, albeit posthumously.

It's up, for your perusal: The Waterfront Film Festival has officially announced its full slate of films, seminars and related events.

“Just in time for Summer comes a sweaty midtempo groover from Danny Massure. Indeed unresistable and an Indian Summer surely lies ahead this year!”

The Ticklejunk All Stars Ticklejunk Recordings "Rarely are funk outfits as outlandishly eclectic as The Ticklejunk Allstars, but these dudes produce jams that make the rounds through just about every dance ... via Properly Chilled

Veterans of the funk and soul scene will hit the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday as the Old School Takeover Jam rolls into the Colorado State Fair Events Center. via Pueblo Chieftain

“Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Part 1”

My Morning Jacket throws fans another sonic curveball on its new studio album, " Evil Urges ," due June 10 via ATO. via Billboard

“American Idol": "On the strength of this year's talent, Sony/ATV has released the Beatles catalogue”

Consider VH1's "Rock of Love" with Bret Michaels, the saga of a guy who once upon a time founded the hair band Poison. via Kansas.com

“California Love".) Snoop even even explicitly credits Troutman in an MTV interview, along with the much-more-obvious nods in the video to Prince and Rick James. The thing is, "Sensual Seduction”

One of the things that makes Snoop's "Sensual Seduction" video so compelling is his outstanding use of vocal effects. via Anil Dash

Thriller is the sound of Michael Jackson in 1982, when he was the coolest, slinkiest, prettiest pop star alive. via RollingStone

The search service finds titles that use MP3, an easy-download technology. Such files alarm the recording industry, since many of the songs are illegal copies made by those who sell or give them away online. via Freerepublic.com

Times Square is a New Year's tradition. Cat Deeley, host of FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance," will host the festivities. via MyFOX Atlanta

The estate of late funk singer Rick James has settled a lawsuit that claimed a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. The estate's attorney, Jennifer J. McGrath, announced the settlement in court Thursday. Trial had been set to begin Jan. 7.

Dozens of James' compositions, though not his biggest hit 'Super Freak,' were involved in the suit filed in March in Superior Court.

It accused California-based Brooklyn Music Publishing Group Inc. of collecting money from European music publishers and making new foreign deals without authority. Read more

“R&B stands for rhythm and business.”

Here's a fairly catty article from the NYT discussing the new High School rankings published by US News and World Report. via San Francisco Schools

“What do you mean I am the one”

Nov. 30 marks the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller . Chris Connelly, who first reviewed the album in Rolling Stone , recalls his first thoughts about the songs and the trajectory of Jackson's ... via NPR

“Money Maker") and features "vixens channeling the Mary Jane Girls and Vanity 6 while Snoop plays the leading man.”

Snoop Dogg will begin preparing for his ninth solo album with a whirlwind promotional campaign. via HipHopDx