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Rick James Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Rick James.

Results 1 - 20 of 79 in Rick James

  1. CHROMEORead the original story

    Yesterday | Keyboard Magazine

    ... Montreal was collecting prog at the time: King Crimson, Gentle Giant, early Genesis. Nobody cared about Chic or Rick James or Prince, so all those records were plentiful and about a dollar each! Our rule was: "If there's a Jheri-Curl dude on the ...

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    Related Topix: Electronic, Chromeo, Coachella, CA

  2. Weird Al: cultural pioneer

    Monday Oct 6 | Quotulatiousness

    ... "Mickey" as an ode to I Love Lucy . The clip introduced the world to an accordion-playing spaz with a coif like Rick James and a voice like an urgent goose. Though many people at the time considered Yankovic to be thoroughly disposable - just ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Toni Basil, Funk

  3. Honoring Buffalo's best

    Friday Oct 3 | Buffalo News

    ... not even as many as have emerged from Cleveland. Or Athens, Ga., for that matter. If you leave out Ani DiFranco, Rick James, Billy Sheehan, the Goo Goo Dolls, Stan Szelest, Spyro Gyra, Grover Washington Jr., and a few others, you're not left with ...

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    Related Topix: Buffalo, NY, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Cleveland, NY, Funk

  4. Murphy's energy makes up for dated material

    Saturday Sep 27 | Kalamazoo Gazette

    It was one of the main subjects of Charlie Murphy's stand-up at the State Theatre Friday night: his story of how he hung with punk-funk maestro Rick James in the '80s. The James story was the skit on Comedy ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Eddie Murphy, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Vampire in Brooklyn, Horror, Comedy Movies

  5. The closest thing to BuffaloRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 21 | Las Vegas Sun

    ... - The Scintas (Las Vegas entertainers) - Tim Russert (political commentator) - Goo Goo Dolls (rock group) - Rick James (funkateer) - Mark Russell (political satirist) - A. R. Gurney (playwright) - Neil Cavuto (Fox mouthpiece) - Wolf Blitzer (CNN ...

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    Related Topix: Tiffany , Retail, Jewelry, Inventions, Science / Technology, Ani Difranco, Folk, Lackawanna, NY, Funk

  6. For Shwayze, life imitates art imitating realityRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 17 | New Times

    ... more exciting to watch," Smith says. Appearing unkempt alongside Adler - a man who is to the dirtstache what Rick James is to the Jheri curl - presents its own challenges for Smith. No reality show is exempt from the roll-outta-bed cam, and Buzzin' ...

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    Related Topix: Folk-Rock, Story, Los Angeles, CA, Music, Entertainment

  7. Teena Marie celebrates her mentor, R&B legend Rick JamesRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 17 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... Soul" is being recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a Grammy-nominated solo repertoire. Teena Marie -- who performs Sunday at Heinz Hall, Downtown ...

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    Related Topix: Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, Funk, Kool & the Gang

  8. Les Claypool

    Wednesday Sep 17 | Ink19.com

    ... a mix of full-bodied strumming, finger tapping, and Larry Graham-like slap technique), his tunes anchored in Rick James-style grooves and Weird Al's wit meshed with Popeye's accent. Everybody knows Claypool's penchant for deadpan storytelling. ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Primus, Pop/Rock

  9. Is Your Station Smarter Than A "Genius"?Read the original story

    Tuesday Sep 16 | Edison Media Research

    ... "P.Y.T" and Kris Kross' "Jump." (And if it could make that connection, why not at least find me a Prince or Rick James or Run-D.M.C. song?) I also found out that, like some other recommendation engines, it clumped some totally unlike artists by ...

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    Related Topix: iPod, Science / Technology, Apple, Chicago, IL, iPod

  10. News Seven Questions for Pascal Pusher

    Friday Sep 12 | XLR8R

    ... dance floors with its rare groove reggae remixes. Big Single's "biggest" releases include Mato's Jamaicanized Rick James "Mary Jane" remake and breakthrough reggae band The Dynamics ' covers of Rolling Stones "Miss You" and White Stripes "Seven ...

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    Related Topix: Cassius, House, Funk, World News, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazil

  11. Teena Marie, Chaka Khan among R&B Pioneer Award winnersRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 10 | Indiana Gazette Online

    ... of Soul'' was recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a Grammy-nominated solo repertoire. Teena Marie is one of nine artists who received a Pioneer ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Kool & the Gang, R-N-B, Teena Marie, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

  12. Teena Marie, Chaka Khan honored with Pioneer AwardRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 10 | The SouthtownStar

    ... Soul" is being recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a Grammy-nominated solo repertoire. >> Click to enlarge image Teena Marie is one of nine ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Motown, R-N-B, Teena Marie, Kool & the Gang, Entertainment

  13. Teena Marie is among 9 'Pioneers'Read the original story

    Wednesday Sep 10 | CourierPostOnline

    ... has been recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a Grammy-nominated solo repertoire. Marie was one of nine artists to receive a Pioneer Award ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, R-N-B, Teena Marie

  14. B Foundation's Pioneer AwardsRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 9 | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    Now, the self-proclaimed "Ivory Queen of Soul" is being recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, R-N-B, Teena Marie, Motown, Kool & the Gang, Entertainment

  15. Pioneer Awards honors artistsRead the original story

    Sep 9, 2008 | Variety

    ... Soul" is being recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a Grammy-nominated solo repertoire. Teena Marie is one of nine artists receiving a Pioneer ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, Kool & the Gang

  16. Teena Marie, Chaka Khan honored with Pioneer AwardRead the original story

    Sep 8, 2008 | Kansas.com

    Now, the self-proclaimed "Ivory Queen of Soul" is being recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Black Entertainment, Soul, Smokey Robinson, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, Admire, KS

  17. B Foundation's Pioneer AwardsRead the original story

    Sep 8, 2008 | Metromix Orlando

    Now, the self-proclaimed "Ivory Queen of Soul" is being recognized for a nearly 30-year career that has included collaborations with industry giants from Rick James to Smokey Robinson, as well as a ...

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    Related Topix: Funk, Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, Kool & the Gang

  18. Re: What will help keep bass guitar out of the kick drum mic?Read the original story

    Sep 2, 2008 | ProSoundWeb

    ... bass guitar out of the kick drum mic? I work with a 3 piece funk band that has a frontman bass player (think "Rick James, bitch!") and he's the kind of hard of hearing you tend to encounter from musicians that gig 4 times a week with hard hitting ...

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    Related Topix: Funk

  19. Garaj Mahal at the Jazz KitchenRead the original story

    Aug 26, 2008 | Nuvo Newsweekly

    ... amazing room that, of course, is very famous for many historic recordings, including "Songs in the Key of Life," Rick James' "Superfreak," Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's "Dj vu," many Santana recordings. Just many many many famous recordings were ...

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    Related Topix: Northern Illinois University, Fareed Haque, Jazz, Garaj Mahal, Jazz-Funk

  20. Television's Indelible DialogueRead the original story

    Aug 22, 2008 | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... The word "bitch" has been a hit on at least three popular shows: "Let's hug it out, bitch" ("Entourage"); "I'm Rick James , bitch" ("Chappelle's Show"); and "Welcome to the O.C., bitch" ("The O.C."). Commercials have supplied some of the most ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Barry Manilow, Bob Newhart, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, The Bob Newhart Show, Comedy