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George Clinton and Sly Stone collaborate on new single

Thu, April 25 2013 11:20pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

George Clinton and Sly Stone have collaborated on a new single, "The Naz".

Sly & The Family Stone Are the Artist of the Month at Legacy Recordings

Fri, March 08 2013 12:52am - Source: ArtistDirect

Wanna celebrate a soulful legend's birthday?

Sly and the Family Stone unreleased material coming

Mon, March 04 2013 1:02am - Source: Music-News.com

Sly Stone will turn 70 on March 15 and, in celebration, Sony Legacy has announced that Sly and the Family Stone are the artists of the month for March.

Con Funk Shun’s Eric “EQ” Young – Just 4 You (2012)

Thu, December 13 2012 12:27pm - Source: Something Else!

Though presented in a sleek, modern-day style, at its heart Just 4 You is a throwback to the era where a good-time groove carried the musical message — be that of love, of peace, or of something more carnal.

Album: Betty Wright & The Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie (S-Curve)

Fri, July 06 2012 11:39pm - Source: The Independent - Music

This is a different case from the others, however: rather than try and find some new sonic backdrop to showcase Wright's still powerful vocals, her co-producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has opted to replicate the slinky light-funk style that characterised her earlier hits, a Miami sound originally marked by Hamilton Bohannon's keyboards and Little Beaver's rhythm guitar.

Wiz Khalifa, Source Magazine Cover: Rapper & Taylor Gang Crew Rep Hippy Culture -- Photo

Tue, April 24 2012 8:27pm - Source: The BoomBox

Had there been rappers at Woodstock, they'd have looked like Wiz Khalifa on the front of the next Source magazine , due on newsstands May 8.

Number 1 With A Bullet: Sly And The Family Stone And “Family Affair”

Sat, December 24 2011 3:26pm - Source: WNEW

Beset with financial problems, management problems and consistent absences from performances, Sly Stone 's career in 1971 was on the rocks.

Nile Rodgers Talks Memoir, Sly Stone's Drug Addiction And Love Of Lady Gaga

Tue, November 01 2011 7:34pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

In the midst of music's most decadent eras during the '70s and '80s, Nile Rodgers was at the forefront of pop music.

Sly Stone enters rehab to seek treatment for drug addiction

Mon, October 24 2011 12:29pm - Source: NME

Sly Stone , founder of Sly And The Family Stone , has entered rehab to seek treatment for drug addiction.

Sly Stone Enters Rehab

Fri, October 21 2011 9:58pm - Source: Spinner

Legendary '70s funk maven Sly Stone has checked into rehab, according to Perez Hilton.

The Stepkids - The Stepkids

Fri, September 30 2011 8:25am - Source: The Four Oh Five

The Stepkids are not what you would call a conventional band/group; instead they are the culmination of many styles, genres and three individuals, all of which are pulling in the same direction.

Feedback loop: What we're doing, and what you think about it

Thu, September 29 2011 2:30pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

It's been a week since we rolled out the new design for guardian.co.uk/music – have you got used to it yet?

Watch: New Sly Stone Interview

Thu, September 29 2011 1:10pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Sly Stone has given a new interview which includes some heartbreaking insights into his life.

Quick quips: Sly Stone, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Mick Fleetwood, Joey Ramone, Sun Records

Thu, September 29 2011 10:50am - Source: Music-News.com

It appears that Sly Stone is NOT homeless, at least according to Roger Friedman at Showbiz 411.

Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay (Funk Ferret Edit)

Mon, September 26 2011 4:32pm - Source: CHROMEMUSIC

First thing I read this morning was that Sly Stone got forced out of his home and now is living out of a white van in Los Angeles.

Headliners: Live from New York, it’s Radiohead

Mon, September 26 2011 12:32pm - Source: All Things Go

Today's headliners are brought to you by a pug in overalls.

Soul Legend Sly Stone Is Homeless, Living Out Of A Van

Sun, September 25 2011 5:00pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Today, Sly Stone -- one of the greatest figures in soul-music history -- is homeless, his fortune stolen by a lethal combination of excess, substance abuse and financial mismanagement.

One Track Mind: Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra, “Stand” (2011)

Sat, September 24 2011 3:20pm - Source: Something Else!

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra has worked well as a creative outlet for its slide trumpet-playing leader, who seems to come up with some off-the-wall ideas for a jazz orchestra.

Weekly US music releases: actor Jeff Bridges, Natalia Kills and Sly Stone

Mon, August 15 2011 3:16am - Source: The Independent - Music

Following up the Oscar- and Grammy-winning Crazy Heart , Jeff Bridges shows his singer-songwriter skills.

you caught me smiling

Sun, August 14 2011 12:07am - Source: in ALL caps

Few people have changed the face of music as much as Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone.

Sly Stone – I’m Back!: Family and Friends (2011)

Tue, August 02 2011 1:36pm - Source: Something Else!

Sly Stone appeared in the late 1960s just as he was needed – in a time when the music itself seemed to be a reflection of the emotional divide between blacks and whites.

KUESTIONNAIRE: Wallpaper.

Tue, July 12 2011 9:51pm - Source: KATA ROKKAR

You best bet we saw our homeboys in Wallpaper. eventually get mega popular.

Sly Stone Marks Return With Star-Studded 'I'm Back! Family & Friends' Album

Mon, July 04 2011 9:11pm - Source: Spinner

Fans have been waiting nearly 30 years for soul sensation Sly Stone to make such a proclamation and it finally happened today (July 4), with news of a comeback album of sorts: 'I'm Back!

Sly Stone announces first album in 30 years: I’m Back! Family & Friends

Thu, June 30 2011 3:31pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Throughout his almost 50-year career, funk pioneer Sly Stone has overcome plenty: rock stardom, drug addiction, legal battles, racial tensions, band turmoil, and the 1970′s, just to name a few.

Jim Ford :: Harlan County (Reissue)

Thu, June 30 2011 3:14pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

And so it is: Every so often I "discover" an artist who I thought was fairly obscure, until I begin to dig into their work and realize I must've been living under a rock or deaf–or both–to not have heard them previously.

Sly Stone Returns With New Album

Tue, June 28 2011 9:06am - Source: ClashMusic.com

Family & Friends' his first new album in 30 years.

Sly Stone announces comeback album 'I'm Back! Family & Friends'

Mon, June 27 2011 1:45pm - Source: NME

Sly Stone has announced plans to release his first album in almost 30 years.

What Goes On: Sly Stone To Release New Record

Sat, June 25 2011 7:03pm - Source: WNEW

Sly Stone is set to release his first album in nearly 20 years.

Sly Stone Pleads Not Guilty to Cocaine Charge

Thu, June 16 2011 2:14pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Reclusive funk legend Sly Stone has pleaded not guilty to possession of cocaine in a Los Angeles court yesterday.

Raphael Saadiq: Stone Rollin (Reviews)

Mon, May 09 2011 7:26am - Source: MOG

He connects tropes and strophes from classic soul and Motown to make original music that would cause its most celebrated inspirations (such as Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder) to beam with pride.

Two-Sider Tuesday: The Stewart Brothers

Tue, March 15 2011 7:20pm - Source: Boogie Woogie Flu

I sincerely hope he's having a good one.

One Track Mind: The Jazz Crusaders, "Thank You Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Again" (1970)

Thu, November 25 2010 7:44am - Source: Something Else!

Today is a day for giving thanks for something or another, and everyone knows what Sly Stone is grateful for.

5 GREAT ALBUM TRACKS FOR FRIDAY (Part 5)

Fri, November 12 2010 6:02am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

I'm now beginning to ask myself why I went ahead with this idea of selecting my five favourite LP tracks by some of my favourite acts.

Stream: Dam-Funk - "Gangsta Touch (I Can't Hide It)"

Tue, November 02 2010 2:16am - Source: The Culture of Me

The 2000's answer to the likes of Curtis, Isaac, Bobby Womack, Sly Stone or Sam Cooke (though Womack and Stone are still sort of active), funk/hip hop future-legend from California, Dam-Funk , is back with a stream of his instrumental track "Gangsta Touch (I Can't Hide It)", a song culled from the Stones Throw/SanDisk collaboration for wakeupyourphone.com . Enjoy the looping funk/soul record right now and make sure you sign up on that Web site to get the rest of the Stones Throw compilation, mixed by J Rocc.

Sly and the Family Stone: Sly Stone Sued For Coachella Comments

Fri, August 06 2010 4:09pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

You can totes be sued for that. At this year's Coachella, Sly Stone spouted off about his dispute with former manager Jerry Goldstein:

Stone Soul Picnic

Mon, August 02 2010 10:40pm - Source: Plain or Pan?

There was a brilliant piece in Mojo a few months back where a Dutch writer tracked down Sly Stone and managed to get him to ruminate on his life and music.

Randomonium

Sun, June 20 2010 1:21pm - Source: Cover Freak

I was having trouble coming up with a theme this week and then the power went out in my house for 24 hours, making it harder to lovingly craft a theme.

Dusting ‘Em Off: Sly & the Family Stone – Stand!

Sat, June 05 2010 12:05pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Sly Stone created a terrible spectacle at this year's Coachella.

Darondo // Big Pimpin’

Tue, May 25 2010 8:21pm - Source: Rollo & Grady

William Pulliam, who performed in the 1970s under the name Darondo , was a funk and soul singer that often drew comparisons to Al Green and Sly Stone.

Nick Cave unearths second Grinderman album

Tue, May 25 2010 4:27pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

When he's not penning father-son suicide novels or recording post-apocalypse soundtracks , Nick Cave has been known to make some of the best garage-punk out there.

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