The phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” has never been truer for Step’s Junk Funk, a recycled percussion band in Tempe that uses common trash to create endless sound. The master behind ...

Three years after their “Brown Sabbath” albums made them the most popular Latin Sabbath band in the world, the artists behind local funk squad Brownout are redefining their collective voice. “(We’re) ...

In the second volume of this compilation of this supposedly ephemeral sound you can hear snatches of a potential sonic future emerging from the sedimented pop culture muck of the past. Save this story ...

FUNk first became popular in the late 1960s. It can be recognised by the heavy bass line, syncopated rhythms, strong percussion, powerful horn section and upbeat attitude. The genre is heavily ...