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Eli Paperboy Reed full European tour

We gave him the thumbs up earlier this year, and now he are the details of Eli “Paperboy” Reeds‘ winter European tour. The bluesman and his band The True Loves will be working (and traveling) hard throughout November and December, and tonight (11th November) will even appear on TV show […]

Free Daptone Records album

If you’re willing to put in a bit of work, you can bag yourself a free Daptone Records digital album. For a limited time, the entire Daptone Records MP3 catalogue is available at Amazon for $6.99 per album. But to promote the range, the label is offering a free sampler […]

Paul Weller night on BBC4

BBC4 keeps its series of music going for Friday nights with an evening devoted to Paul Weller on Friday November 14th. Sadly, Paul Weller night isn’t quite as good as you might imagine, but it’s still worth watching. First up is BBC Four Sessions, which is a BBC recording around […]

Lost Little Willie John album released

David Axelrod has described it as ‘one of the best albums that I ever did’. Circumstance may have prevented it from being released back in the day, but now we can all appreciate Little Willie John’s lost Capitol recordings. The fine people at Kent Records have seen fit to release […]

The Move anthology

The Move were perhaps, after The Beatles, our most consistently great purveyors of late-60s pop. However the Black Country barnstormers are still overlooked and unfairly dismissed by many, but hopefully the release next week (27th October) of The Move Anthology 1966-1972 will help resolve the situation. The 4CD boxset contains […]

All Mod Icon Special Edition

In November All Mod Icon will publish a 48 page full colour edition printed on 130 gsm glossy paper to commemorate Paul Weller’s 50th year. The magazine will have a limited edition print run of 5000 and will be priced at £4.99. Pre-orders will be available from October 16th. Contents […]

A Southern Soul Story CD from Kent

We couldn’t let this southern soul release pass without mention, so good is the material on offer. Take Me to the River: a Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 is a 3CD set from Kent that chronicles the golden era of southern soul. With 75 tracks on offer, from the likes of […]

Skinhead Moonstomp goes deluxe

Out this week is the deluxe 2CD version of Syramip‘s seminal 1970 Skinhead Moonstomp album. The British skinhead scene at the time of release embraced this Trojan album – actually by Jamaican reggae act The Pyramids – in huge numbers. This deluxe issue offers a whole range of extras though […]