Sounds

Soul Power hits DVD and Blu-ray

After a brief tour round the arthouse cinemas, cult music documentary Soul Power will also hit the stores, on both DVD and Blu-ray. The year was 1974, with a host of black American acts mixing it up with African musicians at a 12-hour, three-night festival in Zaire, playing out alongside […]

From CBGB to the Roundhouse

Missed this when it launched last month, but From CBGB to the Roundhouse by Tim Burrows certainly looks worth your while if you have an interest in the history of clubs and live music. According to the blurb, From CBGB to the Roundhouse is 'the first ever exploration of the […]

Miss Goldie podcast at Daptone

Looking for something lively and interesting to download to your PC and/or iPod? We would like to recommend the Miss Goldie podcast at the Daptone Records website. According to the site, Melbourne-based Miss Goldie spins two weekly hours of funk, soul, northern and R&B on PBS Boss Action, all orginal […]

The Specials live CD giveaway

Yesterday we mentioned the free Specials track to download, now we hear that a full album is being given away – in this weekend's Sunday Times (12th July 2009). According to the newspaper's website, a 12-track live CD will be given away, all the tracks recorded live at the Brixton […]

London Street Soul 1988 – 2009

I've been overlooking the reviews of late (purely due to lack of time – hopefully it'll be back on track soon), which is a shame as I really need to get a review of London Street Soul 1988 – 2009 (21 Years of Acid Jazz Records) online. Released by BGP […]

BGP's Terry Callier Story (1964 – 80)

This one seems to have passed us by, but recently-released by Ace/BGP is About Time – The Terry Callier Story (1965 – 82). It looks to be pretty much the essential starting point for the folk/soul great, pulling together the best moments of Callier's career, taking from the Prestige, Cadet […]

The Enemy's 'mod' video

A few weeks back, we put out a request for people to feature in the new video by The Enemy and if you wondered how it turned out, well here it is. It's actually a pretty decent watch, even if the song itself (Sing When You're In Love) isn't all […]

Listen to the new Frank Popp album

Frank Popp is back with a new album – and you can check it out online ahead of release, via MySpace. The album is called Receiver and is officially released on 26th June 2009 through TV Eye Records. But if you want to hear it before then (or at least, […]