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News: Soul and Funk Royalty Earth, Wind & Fire Lock In 2026 Australian Dates

  • December 2, 2025
  • Deb Pelser
Earth, Wind and Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire will return to Australia for the first time in 14 years, headlining Byron Bay Bluesfest and playing two intimate sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. The soul and funk pioneers bring with them more than five decades of groundbreaking music, from “September” and “Let’s Groove” to “Reasons” and “Shining Star.”
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Live Review & Gallery: 85 and Funking with George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic at Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land, Sydney 21.09.25

  • September 25, 2025
  • Jess Hutton
At 85, George Clinton has earned the right to take things easy, but clearly no one told him that. Clad in gold, he launched the Enmore Theatre straight into the…
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Album Review: Welcome to the blindingly luminescent cinematic world of Selve as ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ thunders into the universe.

  • September 15, 2025
  • Arun Kendall
Let’s face it, the current world is in rather a fetid state. We can choose to let it overwhelm us and watch the dank waters rise over our heads, or…
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Album Review: Fantuzzi – ‘An Open Heart’ : Re-issue of the Woodstock visionary’s absorbing seventies debut.

  • August 20, 2025
  • John Parry
Following on from the exquisite folk-rock curio ‘Stargazer’ by Shelagh McDonald, DJ and selector Oz Adams’ Different Strokes For Different Folks label brings more crate diggers’ grail with ‘An Open…
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Album Review: Reginald Omas Mamode IV – ‘Rivière’ Noire’: Forward-thinking lo-fi funk and hip hop with a bold, direct message.

  • July 18, 2025
  • John Parry
Dalliance or daring, ‘Rivière’ Noire’ the fourth album from singer, producer and beats aficionado Reginald Omas Mamode IV is, whichever way you look at it, a bit of a leap.…
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Live Review: Nile Rodgers + Chic – York Museum Gardens. 04.07.25

  • July 8, 2025
  • Huw Williams
A night of unforgettable funk and soul in the glorious gardens of York Museum
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News: George Clinton Returns to Australia for a Tour of Galactic Funk

  • April 15, 2025
  • Deb Pelser
Parliament/Funkadelic’s Mastermind Set to Light Up the East Coast
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News: Chaka Khan Announces Headline Shows in Australia & New Zealand

  • February 21, 2025
  • Deb Pelser
50 Years of Hits, One Unmissable Tour – Chaka Khan’s Back in Australia & NZ
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Premiere: Chicago’s nicholas Blends Funk and Cinematic Flair in Latest Music Video For ‘Capitali$er’

  • February 18, 2025
  • Jess Hutton
Today, Chicago’s soulful songwriter nicholas premieres his striking new music video for the intoxicating single ‘Capitali$er’ on Backseat Mafia. If you missed the track’s drop back in December, now’s the…
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Album Review: James Last – Funky Music

  • November 25, 2024
  • Adrian Barr
There are people who think that the terms JAMES LAST and FUNKY MUSIC cannot be used in the same sentence. These people may know James Last, but they certainly don’t…
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