Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from James Brown

Ross County manager Don Cowie rues 'harsh' Celtic defeat and questions penalty calls

Don Cowie has argued that his Ross County players didn’t deserve to lose to Celtic by three goals and branded the final 4-1 scoreline “harsh”.

The National (Scotland)

Fox’s NFL Pregame Show Pulls Off Impressive Feat

For the 31st season in a row, “Fox NFL Sunday” was the most-watched NFL pregame show.

Sports Illustrated

"He was trying to numb the past, dull the present and look for comfort in the future. He found it there and it killed him": Dan Aykroyd on the tragedy of John Belushi and the making of The Blues Brothers

Cult movie The Blues Brothers exposed a generation to the brilliance of blues and soul legends like John Lee Hooker and Aretha Franklin

Louder

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

“There is a certain sound you can only get from pushing the air, by turning the amps up, running those tubes super hot”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on what it takes to cover Hendrix, his fistful of Dumbles and the secret to a cookin’ overdrive

Shepherd's tone on Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 2 is smoking hot, reference quality blues-rock, but like any master chef, it's all about the ingredients and how you use them

MusicRadar

Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem review – how a drug-fuelled publishing bender went very wrong

From dropping LSD at award shows to coughing up blood on the office carpet – the rise and fall of James Brown’s oft-sexist lads magazine empire goes under the microscope

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Loaded magazine’s wild story of naughty 90s nostalgia

Miranda Sawyer, Gail Porter and lads’ mag editor James Brown on the highs and lows of their hedonistic years. Plus: a new Death in Paradise spin-off, set in Australia. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Bike insurance might not cover your theft: How to avoid the common mistakes that can invalidate your policy

Having your bike stolen is bad enough, don't let a failed insurance claim make it worse

Cycling Weekly

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A-listed Scottish castle 'set for £2 million restoration' after sale to new owner

AN A-listed Scottish castle which has been abandoned since 1745 has been bought by a new owner ...

The National (Scotland)

‘James Brown kept cutting our stage time’ – how the Stylistics made You Make Me Feel Brand New

‘The first time we opened for James Brown, we got 20 minutes on stage. Then when he heard the crowd response, he cut it to 15. By the end of the tour, he’d cut us back to five’

The Guardian - UK

“Jimi Hendrix was my superhero, and so I threw a bit of his style into the bassline”: How a young Bootsy Collins took the James Brown bass chair to its busiest level on this Bootsy-fied recut from 1970’s Sex Machine

The first version of the song was recorded in October 1968 with Charles ‘Sweets’ Sherrell on bass

Guitar World

Liberals pick former RSL chief to take on teal MP

The former son-in-law of a Liberal prime minister will run on a cost-of-living platform as he and the party tries to win back a former heartland.

AAP

"The living, breathing embodiment of funk": Bootsy Collins' bass guitar, Farfisa organ and Yamaha DX7 go up for sale along with a collection of memorabilia

Offering a "rare window into Bootsy's brief run with the Godfather of Soul", the Bootsy Collins Collection also features a $5 fine issued to Collins by James Brown Productions

MusicRadar

There Has Been Some Bizarre Coverage of Overly Aggressive Yankees Fans

Did we really need an interview with the New York fans who got physical with Mookie Betts?

Sports Illustrated

New York Times Writer Publicly Expresses Frustration With Edits to Nick Bosa Column

The Athletic’s Jim Trotter wasn’t pleased that a recent column was "watered down."

Sports Illustrated

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt Shows Us What a ‘Sopranos’ Intervention Would Look Like for the Jets

The New York Jets are in desperate need for a Sopranos-style intervention.

Guitar World

“If you’re new to funk guitar playing, these ideas will help you get you into the groove”: Learn 10 funk guitar riffs inspired by James Brown, Prince and Vulfpeck

Pickup Music’s LA-based session ace Jamey Arent is your host for a lesson that’s not only a great introduction to the fundamentals of funk guitar, but could be the inspiration you need to take your funk chops to the next level

Guitar World

“The greatest advice I ever heard was from James Jamerson: ‘If you don’t feel it, don’t play it.’ I have that written on my guitar case as a reminder”: Parlor Greens’ Jimmy James on his biggest musical lessons, and why, like Hendrix, he's all about rhythm

“Driving the locomotive” in new supergroup Parlor Greens might be the Seattle soul man’s finest hour yet, and it finds him happiest when holding it down on rhythm guitar

Sports Illustrated

Egregious Missed Face Mask in Vikings-Rams Game Triggers ‘Fix Is In’ Crowd

NFL fans offered betting theories, desire to keep Rams season alive and more conspiracies after the refs blew it.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

Newest Example of Price Gouging in Sports Is a Doozy

Clippers fans will have to pay $70 to park at new arena.

Sports Illustrated

SI Media Podcast with 'NFL Today' Host James Brown

Episode 519 of SI Media With Jimmy Traina features a conversation with CBS' James Brown.

Guitar World

“James Brown kept saying, ‘We’re gonna take it to the bridge.’ Finally, he whipped around and said, ‘Hit me!’ Unfortunately, I did not hit him at all”: Carlos Alomar was fined by the Godfather of Soul, scolded by Chuck Berry – and adored by David Bowie

Playing professionally since his teens, Carlos Alomar was part of the DAM Trio rhythm section that backed David Bowie from the mid-’70s – and now, he says, it’s time to commemorate that legendary collective

The Independent UK

Steven Van Zandt shares surprising Bruce Springsteen trait: ‘This was a huge step’

Rock star is the subect of a new Disney+ documentary out this week

Guitar World

Want to master funk guitar? You’d better familiarize yourself with ‘chanking’ and shell chords – two essentials of game-changing James Brown guitarist Jimmy Nolen

You can chank us later for this lesson in an approach that could revolutionise how you execute your rhythm guitar manoeuvres

The Guardian - UK

From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos

Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these photographs of musicians struck a chord around the world

Guitar World

“The Rolling Stones gig is the culmination of my childhood dreams – I figure now that I've played with Miles, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, and Madonna, I've pretty much covered it”: Darryl Jones looks back at the path that led him to the very top

The Rolling Stones bassist is a force of nature, with a stage and session career second to none

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.