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New York Times Writer Publicly Expresses Frustration With Edits to Nick Bosa Column

The Athletic’s Jim Trotter wasn’t pleased that a recent column was "watered down."

Sports Illustrated

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt Shows Us What a ‘Sopranos’ Intervention Would Look Like for the Jets

The New York Jets are in desperate need for a Sopranos-style intervention.

Sports Illustrated

“If you’re new to funk guitar playing, these ideas will help you get you into the groove”: Learn 10 funk guitar riffs inspired by James Brown, Prince and Vulfpeck

Pickup Music’s LA-based session ace Jamey Arent is your host for a lesson that’s not only a great introduction to the fundamentals of funk guitar, but could be the inspiration you need to take your funk chops to the next level

Guitar World

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“The greatest advice I ever heard was from James Jamerson: ‘If you don’t feel it, don’t play it.’ I have that written on my guitar case as a reminder”: Parlor Greens’ Jimmy James on his biggest musical lessons, and why, like Hendrix, he's all about rhythm

“Driving the locomotive” in new supergroup Parlor Greens might be the Seattle soul man’s finest hour yet, and it finds him happiest when holding it down on rhythm guitar

Guitar World

Egregious Missed Face Mask in Vikings-Rams Game Triggers ‘Fix Is In’ Crowd

NFL fans offered betting theories, desire to keep Rams season alive and more conspiracies after the refs blew it.

Sports Illustrated

Newest Example of Price Gouging in Sports Is a Doozy

Clippers fans will have to pay $70 to park at new arena.

Sports Illustrated

SI Media Podcast with 'NFL Today' Host James Brown

Episode 519 of SI Media With Jimmy Traina features a conversation with CBS' James Brown.

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“James Brown kept saying, ‘We’re gonna take it to the bridge.’ Finally, he whipped around and said, ‘Hit me!’ Unfortunately, I did not hit him at all”: Carlos Alomar was fined by the Godfather of Soul, scolded by Chuck Berry – and adored by David Bowie

Playing professionally since his teens, Carlos Alomar was part of the DAM Trio rhythm section that backed David Bowie from the mid-’70s – and now, he says, it’s time to commemorate that legendary collective

Guitar World

Steven Van Zandt shares surprising Bruce Springsteen trait: ‘This was a huge step’

Rock star is the subect of a new Disney+ documentary out this week

The Independent UK

Want to master funk guitar? You’d better familiarize yourself with ‘chanking’ and shell chords – two essentials of game-changing James Brown guitarist Jimmy Nolen

You can chank us later for this lesson in an approach that could revolutionise how you execute your rhythm guitar manoeuvres

Guitar World

From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos

Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these photographs of musicians struck a chord around the world

The Guardian - UK

“The Rolling Stones gig is the culmination of my childhood dreams – I figure now that I've played with Miles, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, and Madonna, I've pretty much covered it”: Darryl Jones looks back at the path that led him to the very top

The Rolling Stones bassist is a force of nature, with a stage and session career second to none

Guitar World

“BB King’s performance alongside James Brown and more set the tone for one of the most iconic sporting events of all time”: Gibson unveils the BB King Rumble In The Jungle 1974 ES-355, and it’s a heavyweight knockout

This limited edition semi-hollow is a Murphy Lab replica of the Walnut 355 that King used when playing at the legendary Muhammed Ali and George Foreman showdown in 1974

MusicRadar

“I had the audacity to say, ‘Are we gonna rehearse, Mr. Berry?’ He whipped around and yelled, ‘We don’t rehearse rock ‘n’ roll!’” Session great Carlos Alomar on his time as Chuck Berry’s rhythm guitarist

Alomar also recalls his tour with James Brown and the time the King of Soul yelled ‘Hit me!’ – and he didn’t hit back

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BKFC 66: Best photos from Florida

Check out these photos from the bareknuckle fights at BKFC 66 at Hard Rock in Florida.

The Guardian - UK

Zoot Money obituary

Keyboardist and bandleader who rode the wave of the British rhythm and blues movement in the 1960s

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos: BKFC 66 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs

Check out these photos from the BKFC 66 weigh-ins in Florida.

USA Today Sports Media Group

CBS’s NFL studio show had a classy message for former colleagues Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms

What a classy move by CBS's NFL studio show.

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“I wrote that bassline when I was 16. I saw this dude slapping the hell out of a bass at a music store – the tumblers clicked in my head. I took a bus home, picked up my bass, and I was doing it!” Fishbone’s Norwood Fisher names his 10 best basslines

The most iconic bass riffs in Fishbone’s catalog, according to Norwood Fisher himself

Metal Hammer

"Oh my goodness! It's so rousing! Especially the end!": The soundtrack of Gene Simmons' life

Kiss bassist, Demon and fire-breather Gene Simmons picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the "most dishonest" album Kiss ever made

What Hi-Fi?

13 of the best classic funk and soul tracks to test your system

These classic soul bangers from days gone by will sort the funk from the junk.

Guitar World

“Gary Rossington came over and played it with me, and 12-year-old me was just floating on a cloud. He and I connected in this real spiritual way”: Marcus King names 6 guitar riffs that shaped his sound – from Lynyrd Skynyrd to his dad's metal moment

The blues rock guitar hero tells us about his meaningful connection to Saturday Night Special and reveals five more of his favorite riffs

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Someone Asked What America Does Better Than Other Countries, And 40 People Answered

“I live in America, say it loud, it’ll make you proud,” James Brown sang. And these people, it seems, really took that to heart. The post Someone Asked What America Does Better Than Other Countries, And 40 People Answered first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

Dan Aykroyd revisits the Blues Brothers' remarkable legacy in new Audible Original

The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back

Salon

The RNC is no country for MAGA women

At the Republican National Convention, MAGA women learn there's no place for them in Trump's GOP

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