【The voice behind that classic "How 'Bout Us" is back! Pauli Carman's new track and a funk addict's night shaken by soaring oil prices】 Hey, groove-shakin' brothers and sisters all across the land! It's your groove-addicted writer, Funky Dave Monroe! I've already plowed through three bowls of white rice today driven purely by the bassline! I've got this chronic condition where my fingers tapping on the PC keyboard automatically slip into 16-beat ghost notes, but then some top-tier news dropped that blasted every single pore on my body wide open in a split second! Get this: Pauli Carman, the man who drenched the world in mellow vibes as the lead vocalist of Champaign—that legendary group shining brilliantly in 80s soul and pop history—has just dropped a super-high-grade, sweet new track called "Falling In Love"! But wait a minute. At the exact same time, a shocking blow landed that's freezing record diggers right in their tracks: a "vinyl crisis caused by surging oil prices." My emotional BPM is way too frantic tonight! Let's step right into this wildly intense news together with me! …

【No need for decorations, let a single guitar carry away your soul—the aesthetic of "subtraction" taught by Jake Xerses Fussell’s new album The Old Beloved Path】 Pouring a glass of cheap bourbon late at night and listening to the ice clink, I sometimes think to myself. Isn't the world just a little bit too noisy? Step out into the city, and exciting beats and flashy electronic sounds poke at your eardrums; open social media, and someone is shouting at the top of their lungs, competing in self-assertion. Exhausted by all that clamor, there is an artist whose music soaks into your ears and heart like a night breeze blowing through the porch of an old wooden cabin. He is Jake Xerses Fussell, one of the premier storytellers in contemporary American roots music. According to a review by the American music media outlet No Depression, his sixth album, The Old Beloved Path, has arrived. And the path he chose for this work is a "return to minimalism," cleanly stripping away the synth and string embellishments he had experimented with in recent years. Oh yeah, this is it. This is the kind of music stripped of unnecessary fat that an old guy wants to listen to late at night. …

【Celebration of Return! Living Legend of 80s Funk & R&B Cherrelle Drops Her First New Song in Over a Decade, "This Time"! This Writer's Lower Back is Practically Shattered】 Hey, hey, hey! Funk addicts of all humanity, drop work and studying entirely for today and gather in front of your speakers!! Incident reported on the dance floor. That treasure of 80s R&B and Minneapolis funk, Cherrelle, is back! A megaton-level news flash has dropped that she has unleashed her first completely new song in over a decade, "This Time," and my right foot has been instinctively stomping out the off-beat on the floor ever since! ### The Queen of 80s Funk Descends! Remember the Golden Era with Jam & Lewis! …

【Why Can’t Men Escape the 12-Bar Quagmire? The Magic of 1960s Blues Rock Where Blasting Volume and Melancholy Intersect】 Late at night, pouring cheap Scotch into a glass, I drop the needle on a record. Leaking from the speakers is the roar of fully distorted fuzz and string bends that carve right into the soul. Let me make a confession. In this Reiwa era where society is neatly organized with sleek high-res audio and AI-crafted comfort playlists, I am once again tonight drowning in the amp-noise-soaked, gritty 12 bars, seriously daydreaming on my commute train about "maybe just quitting the company and grabbing a guitar in Texas" before reaching for my stomach medicine. It is the sad nature of a middle-aged man who refuses to fully grow up. Now, music media "Blues Rock Review" has put together a genuinely charming special feature. Titled "10 Unforgettable Blues Rock Songs of the 1960s," the article vividly looks back at why that tradition known as the blues evolved into a giant monster that shook the world during that era. …

[Hips Automatically Swinging Alert Issued! Funk Addicts Go Wild Over Jad Tariq's New Vintage R&B Track and Terri Green & Castella's Exquisite Al Jarreau Cover] Hey hey hey, all 30 million groove addicts across the country, how are you doing?! Still nodding your heads back and forth unconsciously to the bassline like cheerful folks today? It's your writer, Funky Dave Monroe! Let me confess honestly. This morning, right in the middle of a packed train, my hips started involuntarily laying down a 16-beat groove to the bass flowing from my earphones, earning me a look from the salaryman next to me that said, "Is this guy in the middle of some kind of ritual?" But I couldn't stop, and there was no way I was going to! Because right now, some top-notch soul and funky new tunes are violently shaking our souls! ### Memphis-Born Jad Tariq Strikes Back with Exploding Swing and Sex Appeal! First up, ready to get hyped, is news about the Memphis-based guitarist and vocalist Jad Tariq! His new song "Half Measures" has just premiered, and let me tell you, it is irresistible! It’s thrillingly like jump blues, swing-soaked R&B, and the flashy swagger unique to big bands are all having a massive brawl in a single room! …

【Are Top-Tier Cake and the Blues Baked at the Same Temperature? A Night My Soul Got Scorched by Jovin Webb's New Release 'Son Of A Sinner'】 Late at night, as the cheap whiskey in my glass melts its ice and waters down completely, there are sounds that make you desperately want to drop the needle. Yes, I'm talking about gritty, heated, authentic blues that blows away all pretentious overthinking. Tonight, what's rising around my beat-up turntable is the scent of the humid Louisiana breeze. Good news has just arrived, and a sigh slips past my loosened lips. Jovin Webb, the soul man born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has dropped his album 'Son Of A Sinner'. Isn't that just the best title? Putting up a sign like 'Son of a Sinner' so boldly that it makes you feel awkward about going to church on Sunday morning. ### "Supreme Sound" Baked with an Exquisite Recipe …

[Even Parkinson’s Can Make You Funk and Dance!? Why Incognito Leader Bluey’s Unconquerable Supreme Groove is Making Every Human’s Lower Back Tingle] Hey hey hey, party people across the galaxy, are you living to the beat!? It is I, Funky Dave Monroe—the man who suffers from respiratory arrest if there isn't enough groove! To be honest, reading today's news made your humble writer collapse face-down onto the floor in tears, only to immediately start dancing wildly in 16-beat time. My Funk heart is laying down a heavy backbeat thanks to some super-dreadnought news sent straight from living acid jazz legend and boss of Incognito, our very own brother Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick! …

[A Man Grinding Away His Soul in the Age of TikTok: Jovin Webb’s "Son of a Sinner" and the Gritty Blues Counterattack] Pouring cheap bourbon into a rocks glass and nursing a cigarette late at night. The social media algorithms of today are utterly cold to that kind of Showa-era, hard-boiled wannabe middle-aged guy. "Recommended dance videos"? You've got to be kidding me. My knee cartilage is so worn down I can't even break into a light jog. Into this superficial world comes news that hits the pit of your stomach like a lead weight. Jovin Webb, the rising singer of the moment, has appeared on "The Blues Rock Show," the flagship program of Blues Rock Review. He discussed the background of his new album, "Son of a Sinner," his journey from the audition show "American Idol" back to the mud-soaked swamps of the blues, and the struggles of being a musician in the social media era. …

【From Smashing Hardcore Walls to Exquisite Pop's Bittersweet Steps! This Week's Fire New Releases Reviewed by a Groove Addict】 Hey party people! You breathing? Moving those hips with some funk!? It’s Funky Dave Monroe, JOCOLLA Music News’ resident baseline junkie, coming at you! Let’s be honest. This morning, right in the middle of a packed rush-hour train, the breakdown coming through my earphones made me unconsciously bust out some air slap-bass, earning me a pitying look from the salaryman next to me that said, "What on earth is this guy fighting at 8 AM?" But hey, don't sweat it! If your hips start moving, that's nothing less than a blessing from the sacred beat! Looking over the latest news this week, a crazy wave of sound is crashing down, effortlessly leaping across genre lines—from hardcore, punk, shoegaze, and UK pop to the intense attitude of an overseas rapper—to send our pulses racing. My antenna, finely tuned to sniff out the groove living in every beat, is going wild, so I'm gonna drop these sizzling topics right onto the floor, non-stop! …

【The Guitar Goddess Returns to the Nightmare in Las Vegas! Alice Cooper and Nita Strauss Serve Up a Slice of Hard-Rock Old-Man Resilience That's Thicker Than the Blues】 There are nights when I pour myself a cheap glass of bourbon, listen to the ice clink against the glass, and think to myself: "Hey, when on earth is the rock nightmare we used to love finally going to wake us up?" Rest easy, though. Apparently, in this world, there are unflagging monsters who refuse to dry up and age gracefully, dragging themselves out of the graveyard time and time again. That’s right—shock-rock legend Alice Cooper, still going strong at over 70 years old, has announced that he will be welcoming virtuoso guitarist Nita Strauss back into the band for his upcoming autumn Las Vegas show, "Welcome to Our Nightmare." …