Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Barry Murphy returns once more trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from...
frankwu (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
At least in musical selection. Here are, in chronological order, the pop songs I've heard so far at the Democratic National Convention, with their original year of release and artist. *1964 - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Dylan) *1967 - Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson) *1967 - Chain of Fools (Aretha Franklin) *1969 - Give Peace a Chance (Lennon) *1972 - I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) *1973 -...
caffeine-headache (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
I'm really digging British soul man James Hunter's latest album The Hardest Way! His soul music so comforting and reminiscent of greats like like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Jackie Wilson. The Hard Way is well on it's way...
All About My Movies (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Earlier this week when I was sitting in the study reading “Candyfloss” with Tom, my brother (yes, I know, but for his entrance exams in secondary school we’ve been told that he’s really bad at English and should read as many types of books as poss. Hence the Jackie Wilson), my mum came in and asked us if we’d heard of the actor Morgan Freeman. I was indignant beyond belief, he only goes and bloody...
Smuggled Sounds (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Inarticulate Speech - Baby Please don't go - Gloria - Here comes the night - Brown Eyed Girl - Jackie Wilson Said - It is all in the game - Solid Ground - Vanlose Starway - Help Me - Ballerina - Cleaning Windows - Bright Side of the road - Tore Down Ala Rimbaud - Celtic Swing - Rave on John Dunne - When The heart open - Summertime in england - Sense of wonder - Send in the Clowns SOURCE AUD SOUND QUALITY...
Funky16Corners (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
The Platters “Listen -The Platters - I Get The Sweetest Feeling - MP3″ Greetings all. I hope all is well in your corner of the universe, and that you’re ready to close out the week with something fine and mellow. Today’s selection is a cover of a longtime fave that I only became aware of after I blogged [...]
Funky16Corners (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Funky16Corners Radio v.54 - Come Together Playlist Dionne Warwick – We Can Work It Out (Scepter) Jackie Wilson – Eleanor Rigby (Brunswick) Don Randi Trio – Taxman (Reprise) Count Basie Orchestra – Come Together (Happy Tiger) Jimmy Caravan – A Day In the Life (Tower) Gabor Szabo – Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds (Impulse) Ella Fitzgerald – Hey Jude (MPS/Prestige) Bobby Bryant – [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Amy Winehouse has shown her various musical talents by launching her very own DJ night in London.
bag of songs (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Photo by Chris Ramirez A few weeks ago I caught James Hunter as he tore through an absolutely smoldering set of his horn infused soul music at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia ( listen here ). With a sound reminiscient of people like Sam Cooke , Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson , his live show is a party not to be missed as James pours 110% into every performance. His latest disc, The Hard Way is easily...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The next Round Our Gaff is on Saturday July 19th, 2008 and it's going to be packed - again! Resident DJs and RoG promoters The Ladies of the Manor will spin a delectable mix of rocking, sleazy and noisy Electro, Punk and Indie ...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
It must be a bear market because even billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has slumped almost 20 percent since December.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
James Hunter makes 'The Hard Way' easy On Tuesday night, James Hunter is bringing his unique variety of soul to the Troubadour. Unique, you may well question? Yes, unique. Critics, in their effusive praise, wrong-peg Hunter as a revivalist purist of the Sam Cooke/Jackie Wilson school, but his music takes in a wide range of influences, including '50s piano-based R&B, early Skatalites horn charts, an...
UPTOWNflavor (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
I’ve been meaning to write about MC Lyte for a while now, so it is pretty timely that she will be on WHCR tonight with Marko Nobles and DJ King James. With all the talk about female MCs, one of the hardest female MCs from the early days of hip hop was MC Lyte. [...]
Music Snobbery (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
While I've been constantly seeing shows this year and having seen some good shows (not considering my own master show in the discussion), I was worried that I haven't seen an OMG show -- something that will end up in...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Ira Tucker fronted the gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds for 70 years. His soulful singing and flamboyant performances influenced James Brown and Jackie Wilson, while the Drifters and the Temptations took the template of the Dixie Hummingbirds into the charts in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies.
Click here to see all comments
I was at this concert
I was at this fabulous concert and if there's a recording of it out there somewhere, I'd really love to have one! It was a great night and I remember...
anonymous - 08/12/2008
I was at this concert
I was at this fabulous concert and if there's a recording of it out there somewhere, I'd really love to have one! It was a great night and I remember...
anonymous - 08/12/2008