The alienation of success — particularly as it relates to Black artists — is one of the themes Questlove explores in his new documentary, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses ...

February 12, 2025 • Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage." ...

How’s this for a hot 45? In 1969, Sly and the Family Stone released the song “Stand!” as an A-side. On the B-side: “I Want to Take You Higher.” A and B are considered two of the greatest ...

Sly Stone and feel-good funk music seemingly go ... all of us agreeing that this will be the greatest selling album of all time, but each song: song one, paranoia. Song two, abandonment issues.

But pay attention to the movie’s title, as well as the “a.k.a.” that follows it. Sly Lives! — that exclamation point is earned — knows it doesn’t need to sell you on dancin’ to the ...

I first saw Sly and the Family Stone at the Electric Circus in the fall ... Hendricks and Ross virtuosity. He also has a song on his latest album (which as of this writing is not out yet) where ...

The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly ... Sly basically considered "Dance to the Music" his sell-out song. Sly had released this really intelligent debut album called ...