Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers calls the band’s first new album in four years, Stadium Arcadi-um, the most-anticipated album of the spring, ‘the best thing that we’ve ever done’. There’s this weird kind of sublime, subliminal undercurrent that is suggestive, in a spirited way, of our earliest records. Exuding all the passion, energy and funked-up …
Recorded live on December 30 & 31, 1981 in Oakland, this DVD captures Earth, Wind & Fire at their absolute peak. Despite being a group of skillful musicians, the true essence of Earth, Wind & Fire has always been the live show, with the choreography, the horns, and the massive stage show supplementing the outstanding combination of funk …
Funkadelic’s ultimate early classic (from 1971) remastered from the original masters for the first time in 15 years. Maggot Brain is rated by, amongst others, Mojo Magazine as an all-time classic. Their critics voted it the fourth greatest guitar album ever, beaten only by Jimi Hendrix and the Who. Guitarist Eddie Hazel’s playing on the title track is …
For a remarkable stretch of this century, the Isley Brothers have been an anchor, a life raft & the connective thread running through a dynamic soul tradition that embraces rhythm-and-blues, gospel, even jazz. They have been part of every major movement in popular music since the late Fifties. From doo-wop to funk, The Isley Brothers’ career is an …
2004 compilation for one of music’s most consistently popular R&B bands. With eight straight Gold album successes for Capitol, they had a perfect batting average starting ion the 70s. To this day, Maze consistently play to sold out concert audiences, & their incredible live performances continue to bring them widespread acclaim. This is the most complete & comprehensive …
Sly & The Family Stone-Live At The Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968 is a never before released live album set by Sly & The Family Stone which was recorded in 1968 at Bill Graham’s legendary New York City venue The Fillmore East where the band performed for 2 nights. It will at long last be released …
2008 digitally remastered and expanded edition of the Funk band’s 1969 opus featuring five bonus tracks. Stand! is the pinnacle of Sly & the Family Stone’s early work, a record that represents a culmination of the group’s musical vision and accomplishment. Music journalists have often hinted at this record’s boundless enthusiasm and blurred stylistic boundaries, yet everything simply …
Head Hunters was a pivotal point in Herbie Hancock’s career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. Hancock had pushed avant-garde boundaries on his own albums and with Miles Davis, but he had never devoted himself to the groove as he did on Head Hunters. Drawing heavily from Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, and James Brown, Head Hunters …
Light Grenades, their sixth studio album, is a very new perspective for Incubus. “We spent more time crafting, and sculpting these songs than we have historically” says Brand Boyd. The highly anticipated new album – which was produced by renowned producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Korn) – is a mix of hard rocking songs and sublime …