Steven Rubio's Online Life (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
1. Bow Wow Wow, " I Want Candy ." Start with the Sex Pistols' ex-manager. Add the Ants without Adam. Toss in a fourteen-year-old girl, born Myint Myint Aye in Myanmar, and have her change her name to Annabella. Record a 60s hit by a band of New York songwriters who pretended to be Australian sheep farmers. Instant hit! 2. George Clinton, " Man's Best Friend/Loopzilla ." Clinton's first solo,...
The Flip Medley (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
After the Duran Duran post, I figured I should share the best kept secret in the D.C. area — Chuck Brown. A lot of folks commented on the Parliament/Funkadelic/Captain America posting I made a while ago, so let me just say that if you like George Clinton's grooves, you just might like go-go… If you use last.fm, [...]
Pandagon (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Ten songs at random from your MP3 collection. Leave ‘em in comments. “Your Eyes Are Liars”—Sound Team “Run For Cover”—The Dells “Let's Get Small”—Trouble Funk “Tennessee emmpp”—Silver Jews “No Comply”—The Studio “We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling”—Of Montreal “There’s A Ghost In My House”—R. Dean Taylor “She’s Gone”—NOFX “Murder Me Rachel”—The National (I haven't decided if I hate this band...
Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
808 State QuadrastateAlvin Slaughter OvercomerAnthony B. True RastamanBobby Hutcherson Head OnCassius Clay I Am the Greatest!Cherish The TruthChip Shelton Imbued With MemoriesDevin the Dude Greatest HitsDJ Yoda Fabriclive 39Duffy RockferryEmmanuel Jal Warchild Foxy Brown Brooklyn's Don DivaIke and Tina Turner...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Leader of Trouble Funk and pioneer of 'go-go' era
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Leader of Trouble Funk and pioneer of 'go-go' era
bookofjoe (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Robert Reed, known onstage as Syke Dyke, died on April 13, 2008 at the age of 50. Here's his obituary by Ben Sisario from Wednesday's New York Times. Robert Reed, Band Keyboard Player, Dies at 50 Robert Reed, who played...
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
· Slick Rick, Vampire Weekend, Mates of State, and Kurt Cobain's favorite songwriter Daniel Johnston are among the acts playing Philly's second-ever Popped! fest. · Clay Aiken is debuting his new album on QVC next Monday. Clayniacs are sooo thankful! · How did we miss this? Pour one out for Robert Reed of Trouble Funk, [...]
Can't Stop Won't Stop (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
I'm sorry I missed this news when it broke, but it's important to let the rest of the world know: one of the giants of go-go and breakbeat music has passed. Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed--the founder, keyboardist, and one of the primary songwriters of the mighty mighty Trouble Funk band--passed on April 13 due to pancreatic cancer. I was turned onto T-Funk during the early 80s via cassettes, and the sound...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Mr. Reed, whose stage name was Syke Dyke, played keyboards in Trouble Funk, one of the definitive groups of go-go music.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Mr. Reed played keyboards in Trouble Funk, one of the definitive groups of go-go music.
Posse on Broadway (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Trouble Funk Member Remembered
No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Robert Michael Reed has died. Under his stage name, Syke Dyke , Reed was a founding member of Trouble Funk. Between 1977 and 1994, Trouble Funk carved a whole subgenre of funk - go-go - for themselves. Although hits like Pump Me Up and Drop The Bomb defined their niche, the band's reputation was really forged through unlikely collaborations - remixing Julian Cope's World Shut Your Mouth, or sharing...
Running The Voodoo Down (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
RIP Robert Reed (keyboardist/vocalist/founder of Trouble Funk). Gonna crank up their Live album (four tracks, "Part A" through "Part D") in his honor.
