Not new online, but I've just discovered the Love Has Passed Me By podcast by The Custodian of Soul. 25 vintage soul tunes, courtesy of Mikey 'Custodian of Soul' Post and offered via the Daptone Records site, it also acts as a plug for his C’mon Everybody night, which takes […]
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Beatles to Bowie photo exhibition
The Beatles by Robert Whitaker, 1964 Robert Whitaker Archive © Robert Whitaker From Thursday until 24th January, the National Portait Gallery will host “Beatles to Bowie – The 60s Exposed” a photography exhibition focusing on Sixties pop culture in London. Taking each year in turn, the exhibition will chart the […]
Dionne Bromfield album reviewed
As there has been some talk of her on the forums, I thought I would hunt down a copy of the Introducing Dionne Bromfield album for review – and that review is now online. For the uninitiated, Dionne Bromfield is just 13 years old and is also god daughter to […]
Black Action Films 1969 – 1975 album
Soul Jazz is always worth keeping an eye on for some interesting tunes and if you like your vintage movie tunes, not to mention your soul and funk, you might appreciate Can You Dig It? Black Action Films 1969-1975, which is out today. Available as a two CD set or […]
Rare Mod Volume 2 album
By all accounts, Rare Mod 1 (pictured above) did brisk business and certainly was well received, so we have high hopes for the follow-up, Rare Mod Volume 2. Again a result of trawling the vintage archives, it packs in everything from obscure Brit soul (Donnie Elbert Band and Mac Kissoon), […]
Jukebox Jam 45 releases
We mentioned this a few weeks back, but now you can order the limited edition 45s from the Jukebox Jam label, available via Jazzman. The two singles are limited to 500 copies and are Joe Tex's Pneumonia (a take on Little Willie John's Fever) and two versions of Baby Please […]
Rhino's Where the Action Is! boxset
If you've got the Nuggets box and are on the look out for something cut from the same cloth (albeit slightly more commercial), you might want to check out Rhino's newly-released Where the Action Is! boxset. It digs up 101 'nuggets' from Los Angeles' music scene from 1965 – 68, […]
Ember Jazz: The Flamingo Connection
We don't feature much jazz on these pages, but Ember Jazz: The Flamingo Connection is worth a mention. Essentially it's an overview of the late 50s, early 60s club jazz sound of the Flamingo, with tracks pulled from the archives of Jeffrey Kruger's Ember label. An impressive 36 tracks over […]
