Author archive for Chris Wells

  • Dreemtime: Living The Dreem

    By Chris Wells on January 12, 2014
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    The widely anticipated third Dreemtime album, Manhattan, has just been released on digital platforms. This time the group’s mainman,...

  • Roberson’s New Heartaches

    By Chris Wells on January 8, 2014
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    New Jersey soul star Eric Roberson begins 2014 – his 20th year in the music business – with the release...

  • Weekend On The Baltic

    By Chris Wells on January 7, 2014
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    The eighth annual Baltic Soul Weekender will take place in Germany, at Center Parcs Bispinger Heide, on May 23-25...

  • Valentines R&B For Wembley

    By Chris Wells on January 7, 2014
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    Valentines weekend 2014 marks the return to Wembley Arena of The Show: R&B Superstars with another top line-up including...

  • Road Road Winds

    By Chris Wells on January 6, 2014
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    Those UB40 guys are back on the tour trail this spring, with a 15-date schedule already up for public...

  • Icons In The Spring

    By Chris Wells on January 6, 2014
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    Resurgent seventies and eighties stars Michael Henderson and Norman Connors, together with The Starship Orchestra, are heading our way...

  • Junior Murvin Dies

    By Chris Wells on December 3, 2013
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    Reggae legend Junior Murvin, whose most famous hit, Police and Thieves, crashed the British national chart in 1980, died...

  • Oliver Cheatham Dies

    By Chris Wells on December 2, 2013
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    Oliver Cheatham, best known for the 1983 dance hit Get Down Saturday Night, died on Friday, November 29 after...

  • Nostalgia: The Future

    By Chris Wells on November 19, 2013
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    Nostalgia 77’s new album A Journey Too Far will be released on February 10, 2014 on CD, Deluxe LP...

  • Motown In A Box

    By Chris Wells on November 19, 2013
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    Coming from UMC on December 2 is THE MOTOWN 7s BOX – a collection of 14 rare and previously...