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  • On The Level
    Chris Wells1:15 pmMay 26th, 2016

    On The Level

    By Chris Wells on May 26, 2016
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    UK funk and pop stalwarts Level 42 have lined up a 20-date tour for the Autumn and plan to...

  • Rebels With A Cause
    Chris Wells11:22 amMay 20th, 2016

    Rebels With A Cause

    By Chris Wells on May 20, 2016
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    Former Echoes staffer Stuart Cosgrove’s excellent new book, Young Soul Rebels: A Personal History Of Northern Soul, has just...

  • Bunny & Max
    Chris Wells11:18 amMay 20th, 2016

    Bunny & Max

    By Chris Wells on May 20, 2016
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    Reggae legends Bunny Wailer and Max Romeo are teaming up for a trio of UK dates during mid-summer. Opening...

  • Kiwanuka Shows & Album
    Chris Wells3:05 pmMay 18th, 2016

    Kiwanuka Shows & Album

    By Chris Wells on May 18, 2016
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    With a brand new, long-awaited and altogether pretty bloody marvelous second album about to drop – Love & Hate...

  • Henshaw: EP 2 & Summer Tour
    Chris Wells11:30 amMay 18th, 2016

    Henshaw: EP 2 & Summer Tour

    By Chris Wells on May 18, 2016
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    London’s own Samm Henshaw will release his second EP of material – The Sound Experiment 2 – on July...

  • Going Public
    Chris Wells11:43 amMay 5th, 2016

    Going Public

    By Chris Wells on May 5, 2016
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    Hip-hop legends Public Enemy are going to be spending some time in the UK this spring and early summer,...

  • Spin Doctor
    Chris Wells3:21 pmMay 4th, 2016

    Spin Doctor

    By Chris Wells on May 4, 2016
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    Book Review SPINNING AROUND: A HISTORY OF THE SOUL LP – VOLUME 1: A-K BY JOHN LIAS One-time...

  • Billy Paul Dies
    Chris Wells10:20 amApril 25th, 2016

    Billy Paul Dies

    By Chris Wells on April 25, 2016
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    One of Philly soul’s best-known and most distinctive voices was stilled on April 24 when Billy Paul, the Me...

  • Prince Dies
    Chris Wells5:23 pmApril 21st, 2016

    Prince Dies

    By Chris Wells on April 21, 2016
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    News has reached us that Prince has died aged 57 at his estate in Minnesota, just days after he...

  • Toussaint’s Final Album
    Chris Wells3:44 pmApril 14th, 2016

    Toussaint’s Final Album

    By Chris Wells on April 14, 2016
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    American Tunes, the final studio album by legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint, will be released by Nonesuch Records on...