【80th Anniversary! The Truth Behind the "Supreme Groove Born from Zero" Left Behind by Keyboard Wizard Billy Preston】 There are nights when I find myself pondering with a glass of cheap whiskey in hand. Life gets suffocating when it's all about addition. Sometimes, isn't there a supreme groove that can only be born from "nothing"? On a night like that, the man you need to put on the turntable is none other than this guy. Born on September 2nd, the rare keyboardist and soul/blues prodigy Billy Preston is celebrating what would have been his 80th anniversary. Listening to his massive 1974 hit "Nothing from Nothing" instantly sparks the fuse of a heart that should have been worn out long ago. ### The Complicity of a Radiant Smile and Transcendental Grooves …

【Take off those earplugs! 5 explosive news stories ranging from Nails’ ultra-brutal new EP, Rev3rent storming the majors, to the return of the legendary festival 'Extreme Thing'!】 Hey hey hey, have you done your neck stretches yet?! It’s Johnny Thunderstone, the veteran rock head whose tinnitus is now synchronized with his heartbeat! This week too, an avalanche of ferociously heavy news has poured in from all over the world, as if someone cranked the amp volume past "11." My closet is already packed to the brim with black band tees (I literally just tried to substitute a formal black funeral shirt with a metal tee and got seriously chewed out by my family), but I’m bringing you these scorching hot topics at full blast to blow away that messy lifestyle! ---…

Automatic Hip-Swinging Alert! The Avalanches Join Forces with Mike Patton and Former Child Star Haley Joel Osment in an Out-of-This-World Funk Phenomenon Hey hey hey! Beat addicts across the universe, are your hips warmed up and ready to go? I'm Funky Dave Monroe, fresh off burning my morning toast and catching double-takes on the commuter train because I couldn't stop busting out mysterious dance steps over this utterly funky, groovy incident! Those sampling and groove wizards, The Avalanches, have cooked up an absolutely insane chemical reaction on their new album No Bad Memories, dropping next month! ### A Surprise Guest Lineup Bound to Blow the Clavinet in Your Brain!…

AI Is Stealing Our Souls?! Jason Isbell, Bluesman Guy Forsyth, and Others File Class-Action Lawsuit Against AI Music Generator Suno! Tipping back a glass of cheap whiskey, dropping the needle on a worn-out record. That late-night guitar string bend has always wailed the song of a man’s misery and the sheer pain of living. But what happens when that raw, gritty "cry of the soul" can be cranked out in five seconds flat just by clacking away at a keyboard and typing "melancholy blues vibe" into a prompt? Give me a break—I nearly spit out my midnight hooch. Today, we’ve got the hot scoop on musicians whose fury has finally spilled over into the courtroom. …

[BLASTING NEWS] BABYMETAL Descends Upon Marvel's Zombie Realm?! From Legendary Blind Illusion's Electrifying Live Album to The Ocean's New Track, the HR/HM World is in a Frenzied Storm! Hey, hey, hey, headbangers of the world! It's your rock-obsessed writer Johnny Thunderstone, whose tinnitus no longer rings at middle C, but in distorted Em chords! This morning, I opened my closet only to find a solid sea of black band tees, falling right into the daily metalhead trap of "taking 15 minutes just to figure out which black tee is for which band"—but there's no time for that! Searing hot news has just dropped back-to-back from the global HR/HM scene, cranking the amp volume straight past 11! After clutching my phone on the morning train, pumping my fist, and getting double-takes from the commuter next to me, I'm here to pour my soul into delivering this tidal wave of fresh news! …

A Legend Born from Humming in Class! Powerhouse Singer Sean Jones Captivates with the Sweet, Irresistible Soul & Funk of His New Track "Body" Hey party people! It’s your groove-addicted writer, Funky Dave Monroe—the guy who rolls right out of his office chair to grind his hips the second that heavy bassline drops! Are you keeping the beat funky today? Quick question for everyone: did you ever accidentally hum your favorite tune during class back in school and get completely yelled at by the teacher? Back in high school math class, I once vocalized the bassline to Parliament's "Flash Light" with a loud "Doo-doo-doo!" while slapping my desk like a snare drum, earning myself a swift trip to the teachers' lounge. But out there in the world, there's one extraordinary man who turned that very "humming in class" moment into a launchpad straight to stardom! Today, I'm bringing you some scorching-hot news about Sean Jones, the crown jewel of Canadian soul, who’s back with a gorgeously sweet and funky new track titled "Body"! …

Chicago Night Breeze and a Living Legend: A Night Where Buddy Guy Turns Cheap Whiskey into Top-Shelf Magic Late at night, pouring cheap bourbon into a glass and listening to the ice clink. This is supposed to be sacred, uninterrupted man-time... except my wife just scolded me for letting condensation soak through the coaster. Memphis Ray here. Life’s little melancholies, after all, always lurk right behind everyday domestic nagging. Anyway, some news just landed that instantly set my weary heart ablaze. In the latest "THROUGH THE LENS" photo feature published by the veteran roots music outlet No Depression, true treasures of American music like Buddy Guy, Dolly Parton, and Jason Isbell have been captured in all their glory. …

【Nordic Metal Royalty EUROPE Surprise-Drops New Single "Scandinavian Eyes"! Will Our Necks Survive New Album 'Come This Madness'!?】 Hey, hey, hey, hard rock refugees everywhere, you guys still alive out there!? I can't be the only one with permanent tinnitus from passing out in front of a Marshall stack every night. And just as I was living life with these battered ears, a massive meteorological bomb—no, a whirlwind of pure, top-shelf melodic metal—came blowing in straight from Sweden! The living legends of Swedish hard rock, **EUROPE**, have just unleashed the official music video for their ridiculously killer new track, "**Scandinavian Eyes**," off their upcoming album ***Come This Madness***!…

[My hips start moving on their own and I can't work! Celebrating the birthday of legendary funk giant Archie Bell! All humanity, tighten yourself up with “Tighten Up” now! ] Hey hey hey! Groove addicts from all over the United States and around the world, just for today, please stand up and roll your hips! Archie Bell, the frontman of Archie Bell & the Drells, the Texas-born step wizard who is the greatest invention of the funk gods, celebrates his birthday on September 1st! Congratulations! I was so happy that this morning on the commuter train, I took steps to the tune of a cutting guitar playing through my earphones, and the office worker next to me calmly scolded me, saying, ``Oh, my foot is being stepped on...''! Sorry, I can't resist the groove! ### The impact of “Tighten Up” that shook the world from Texas …

Hips Resonating with the Snare on Auto-Pilot! From Johnny Marr’s New Track to Tame Impala’s Spaceship Gig: 5 Mind-Blowing Dancefloor Explosions This Week Hey hey hey! What’s up, groove junkies across the universe?! It’s your boy Funky Dave Monroe, the man who—today as always—can only breathe on the 16th-note offbeats! Just so you know, right before writing this, I was at my local supermarket tapping green onions together like claves and dancing down the aisle when a clerk smiled warmly and hit me with a smooth, "Sir, please try not to disturb the groove of our other customers." If everything in daily life looks like percussion to you too, somebody please tell me the cure for this addiction! Anyway, we’ve got a massive haul of hip-shaking, sizzling music news from around the globe this week. Dig into this specially brewed groove platter, simmered to perfection from a certified funky point of view! …