Parliament’s 1970 Debut, ‘Osmium’
I’m not sure if it was seeing old school funk n’ R&B masters Cameo on Friday night that launched me into the frame of mind (probably is), but I’m knee deep into that sound, and in the middle of a…
The Friday Five: February 10, 2012
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
P-Funk: Um, Yeah, I’ll Have Some of What They’re Having
I have one of these sweet little Apple Airport Express gizmos that allows me to play my iTunes on any stereo inside or outside my house. So when it was time to string up the Christmas lights this past weekend,…
Ickmusic Live: Parliament Funkadelic, 1978
A trip back to 1978, when I was all of 8 years old, buried in the snow of a northern Minnesota winter. Across the pond, George Clinton and his traveling troupe of funkateers were most likely highly enjoying themselves in…
