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While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...
The drummer-producer and documentarian explains why that theme was central to his film on the funk band Sly and the Family ...
Roots co-founder Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is writing and directing a new narrative film that's billed to "drops ...
The music industry is mourning Sly Stone. After news broke that the groundbreaking musician had died at 82 on Monday, stars ...
Beach Boys leader and musical innovator Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving the music world that he helped shape ...
Questlove and Black Thought are working together on a new narrative and immersive film focusing on “Hip-Hop’s soul.” ...
'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967' shows what we've lost.
At just four years old, Southgate’s Ace Morris already moves with the rhythm and soul of legends. Known to his family and ...
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Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week ...