Tag: R&B

Spotify playlist: Youth Club Soul

Another Zammo production, this time titled Youth Club Soul. Yes, you've guessed it, soul all the way and pretty much all household names – Chubby Checker, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Terry Callier, Darrell Banks…you can guess the rest. Check it out right now, it should keep you entertained for quite […]

Groovesville USA by Keith Rylatt

This has slipped past us somehow, but if you were a fan of CENtral 1179 (the Twisted Wheel Story), you might want to check out Groovesville USA, the new book by Keith Rylatt. As you might have guessed, Groovesville USA looks at Detroit’s soul and R&B scene. Yes, Motown is […]

Booker T's Green Onions in colour

Spotted this on the Modculture forums, but in case you missed it there, here's a superb clip of Booker T and the MGs doing Green Onions live in 1968. Not only that, the clip is in colour, unusual for the era. Check it out…

R&B Hipshakers Volume 1 – CD / vinyl

Can't say I'd heard of this release, but R&B Hipshakers Volume 1 (aka teach me To Monkey) on the Vampisoul label seems will worth investigating. It's compiled by Mr Fine Wine (of Downtown Soulville radio show and podcast fame), pulling tracks from the Federal and King vaults, ranging from '56 […]

The Five Aces – farewell gig

Glasgow's legendary R&B combo, The Five Aces, are sadly calling it a day. But don't despair, there's a final farewell gig on Saturday 28th August 2010. In conjunction with Friday Street (who will be providing DJ support), the band play at The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 7DA. Doors […]

Laurel Aitken – Voodoo Woman CD

Big thanks to Doug for pointing us in the direction of this interesting forthcoming release – Voodoo Woman by Laurel Aitken. Subtitled Music for Mods, Soul & Ska Sounds from the Sixties, that pretty much sums up what you get, tunes that proved popular across the mod scene during the […]

Manchester Modweekender 2010

Make a note of the 23rd and 24th July 2010 – those are the dates over which the Manchester Modweekender 2010 will take place. The 11th weekender takes place at The Deansgate, 321 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ, with two night time events and one daytime scheduled. Check out the full […]

The Birds reform; play gig

Cult British R&B band The Birds, the band that kickstarted Ronnie Wood's career, are back on the scene after a break of more than 40 years. Ron isn't in the line-up of the band once described as ‘London’s greatest R&B group’, he's probably busy doing the Faces reunion. Vocalist Ali […]