Funkapolitan

Funkapolitan: Funkapolitan (London)

Review by Paolo Hewitt, Melody Maker, May 1982

ON PAPER the chemistry looked fine. Take a young, English funk band with obvious American leanings, pair them off with the cool, experienced hand of ...

Shooting The Breeze

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, NME, May 1982

As Britfunk fly-guys Funkapolitan tool up for a chart assault, six-gun Barney Hoskyns runs them to ground in Notting Hill. ...

Bish, Bash, Posh: Class and British Pop

Essay by Barney Hoskyns, Guardian, The, October 1999

As Tony Blair calls for a classless society, he might be surprised to learn that the world of pop music is riddled with toffs. Self-confessed ...