http://www.metafilter.com/tags/artfunk Posts tagged with 'artfunk' at MetaFilter. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:42:58 -0800 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:42:58 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/68561/Transformation <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nona_Hendryx">Nona Hendryx</a> (wiki) founding member of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9uLbTkqaxc">Labelle</a> went on to a solo career that included working with The Talking Heads, Material, and Laurie Anderson. Her album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000XI44A6/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">Nona</a> (produced by Laswell) featured the club hit <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=80720281">Transformation</a> which still sounds 20 years ahead of its time even though it was recorded in 1983. Here she is rocking the house live at the Apollo with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57I1cppkZu4">Why Should I Cry</a> and making your spirit soar with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4CsND15GTI">Winds of Change</a> [warning: one or more of these videos may contain a keytar] tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68561 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:42:58 -0800 1983 artfunk labelle material nonahendryx transformation vronsky http://www.metafilter.com/64633/ESG%2DThe%2Dfamous%2Dband%2Dyouve%2Dnever%2Dheard%2Dabout For almost thirty years, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESG_(band)">the female post-punk/neo-hip-hop all-sister</a> band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/esgdance">ESG </a>from the South Bronx has been <a href="http://www.jahsonic.com/ESG.html">influencing </a>your favorite <a href="http://www.thepinglepad.com.nyud.net:8080/music/2007/September/UFO.mp3">music</a> [mp3 direct link]. You've probably heard them sampled recently, and <a href="http://blogging.la/archives/2006/02/esg_at_the_echo_friday.phtml">sampling credits don't pay the bills</a>. After <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/ESG">three decades</a> of quietly making a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIwz11EBR_s">big noise</a>, <a href="http://www.pinglewood.com/2007/September/images/2095.jpg">they </a>are <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45502-esg-say-goodbye">hanging it up</a> to enjoy their golden years. <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=A6fS5rr9eFM">Long live ESG.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64633 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:57:00 -0800 artfunk esg femalebands hiphop southbronx moonbird