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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

A couple of new R&B and mod soul compilations from America have been released recently and are available to buy in Europe. First up is Music To Get Smart By: Do The Dive Vol. 2 from Jury Records. The 14-track album is limited to just 500 copies. Tracklisting is as […]

The Monks seminal 1966 album Black Monk Time is officially reissued next week. The Monks were five beat playing American GIs stationed in Germany who, after their discharge, decided to stay and continue their musical mission. They ended up producing fuzz-drenched garage heaven.  Light In The Attic Records is the […]

Trojan celebrate a hat-trick of recent reissues of landmark skinhead reggae albums by doing the ‘Deluxe Edition’ thing to the much-loved Tighten Up Volume 2. The double-CD version has added an extra 36 tracks to the 12 on the original November 1969 vinyl release, and in thorough Modculture style we will list in […]