And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

Funk music was a bold sound that perfectly encapsulated post-civil rights Black Pride. 'We Want The Funk!' tells the story of ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...

Directors Stanley Nelson and Nicole London discuss their new documentary We Want the Funk! on Deadline's Doc Talk podcast.

In his new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove delves into the genius and torments of Sly Stone — and uses that story as window into many other artists’ lives ...

Lionel Hahn/ Questlove defends the “audacity” Maria Shriver showed — in an old interview that’s central to his film — by trying to get Sly Stone to acknowledge he “blew it” in letting drugs derail his ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the ... including George Clinton and Questlove of The Roots. It’s an homage to funk music and the unapologetic Blackness that birthed the genre ...

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...

Musician and Oscar-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on his new film for Hulu, “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” which details the rise and fall of the enigmatic Sly ...

an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of ... The Roots' Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Talking Heads' David Byrne. What exactly is the funk? "Well, it's funky," says ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar and Mick Fleetwood got together for dinner over the ...