Archive for 2020

  • Sony Release Eddy Soundtrack
    Chris Wells12:35 pmApril 30th, 2020
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    Sony Release Eddy Soundtrack

    By Chris Wells on April 30, 2020
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    Sony Music Masterworks/Arista Records are to release The Eddy: Songs By Glen Ballard And Randy Kerber From The Netflix...

  • Lockdown Soul Sides
    Chris Wells1:24 pmMay 28th, 2020
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    Lockdown Soul Sides

    By Chris Wells on April 29, 2020
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    No gigs and a slowdown in releases may have reduced the music industry to a crawl this spring, but...

  • LOCKDOWN REVIEWS: REISSUES
    Chris Wells9:12 amApril 29th, 2020
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    LOCKDOWN REVIEWS: REISSUES

    By Chris Wells on April 29, 2020
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    Whilst our print mag is temporarily on pause due to the coronavirus crisis, here we present a selection of...

  • Meltdown Rescheduled
    Chris Wells10:25 amApril 27th, 2020
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    Meltdown Rescheduled

    By Chris Wells on April 27, 2020
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    Due to restrictions associated with the coronavirus outbreak, London’s Southbank Centre has rescheduled Grace Jones’ Meltdown to June 2021....

  • Love Supreme Fest Postponed
    Chris Wells8:38 amApril 16th, 2020
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    Love Supreme Fest Postponed

    By Chris Wells on April 16, 2020
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    Due to the current Covid-19 crisis, this year’s Love Supreme Festival, due to take place in July, has now...

  • Rebel Frequency
    Chris Wells11:09 amApril 15th, 2020
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    Rebel Frequency

    By Chris Wells on April 15, 2020
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    Available now, Rebel Frequency: Jamaica’s Reggae Revival by John Masouri   looks at the resurgence of conscious reggae...

  • José James: Blonde Ambition
    Chris Wells9:08 amApril 9th, 2020
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    José James: Blonde Ambition

    By Chris Wells on April 9, 2020
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    By Chris Wells When José James cut his fourth album No Beginning No End in 2013, he left the...

  • Eric Roberson: Hear This!
    Chris Wells10:51 amApril 7th, 2020
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    Eric Roberson: Hear This!

    By Chris Wells on April 7, 2020
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    Eric Roberson has record and released a new album when almost nobody else has. And he’s done it in...

  • Bill Withers Dies
    Chris Wells3:00 pmApril 3rd, 2020
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    Bill Withers Dies

    By Chris Wells on April 3, 2020
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    Bill Withers has died of heart complications, aged 81. News of the singer-songwriter’s death broke on Friday afternoon, April...

  • Band On The Wall Goes Live-ish
    Chris Wells8:41 amApril 3rd, 2020
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    Band On The Wall Goes Live-ish

    By Chris Wells on April 3, 2020
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    During Band On The Wall’s temporary closure due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the multiple award-winning 200-year-old Manchester venue...