Origins of Hip-Hop, Doo Wop & Be-Bop
By By C Beerlahairoi Myers There's a reason why Hip-Hop, Be Bop, and Doo-Wop all rhyme: These were grassroots pushback...
FP – Commentary/Analysis
Dee Dee Sharp (Happy Birthday & a Message)
BLACK MEN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START GETTING YOUR SH*T TOGETHER BY STARTING TO LISTEN, I MEAN REALLY LISTEN...
Little Richard: I Am Everything Review (Lisa Cortés, Director)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Just a few side notes I jotted down while watching via CNN... Rich in first person history. Rich...
A NEW IDEA: A SECOND CHANCE? (for music that has been slept on))
By Bob Davis (maybe) Review: Music Evolution - Buckshot LeFonque (1997 FUNK Album Of the Year) http://soul-patrol.com/music-evolution-buckshot-lefonque-1997-funk-album-of-the-year/ A few of...
Clarence Avant, a giant of a man and a true friend (by Dr. Logan H. Westbrooks)
The global imprint of American music would be much different, were it not for the greatness of Clarence Avant. He...
Guest Editorial – Steve Lukather – Is Spotify Kryptonite for Indie Artists?
Editor's Note: As you are all aware, Soul-Patrol has always been and will always be a major supporter of "indie...
Reparations Explained (why am I reading this on a music site?)
Editor's Note: What you are about to read is taken from the NY Times.... It's here in response to the...
Review – John Mellencamp @ Miller Theatre/ Kimmel Cultural Campus (Philly)
I had a blast at this show. I spent most of it singing and dancing along with the rest of...
BLACK MUSIC MONTH KICKOFF – (New Date) 6/1 @ 8p est DAWN SILVA BOOK READING + INTERVIEW, LIVE on Soul-Patrol
Dawn will read selections from her new book: THE FUNK QUEENÂ (600 pages including 300 pictures.) And of course, we will...
P-FUNK Discussion 1: Systemic Mistreatment of Female Members, Systemic Limitation of Post Group Income, Who from P-Funk are in the RRHOF?
INTRO: The following discussion, took place recently, (between P-Funk Experts/Historians; Corey Washington, Mike Thesis, Judie Worrell (widow of Bernie) and...
