Ok, I don't know much background to the act, so I'll just say what I've been sent about Mr Day. Apparently Mr Day is lead singer of The Dynamics and has just released his debut album entitled Small Fry on Favorite Recordings / Groove Attack. It's described as 'an original […]
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Pete Quaife (The Kinks) RIP
Original Kinks bassist Pete Quaife has died, aged 66 of causes so far unknown, although according to the BBC, he had been undergoing kidney dialysis for over a decade. Quaife played on all the band's breakthrough hits and arguably the band's finest slab of plastic – The Kinks Are the […]
Bettye Lavette does The Who
Soul singers covering rock tunes isn't a new thing – we did a Spotify playlist of some a while back, but here's one I missed – Bettye Lavette doing The Who's Love Reign O'er Me. According to this YouTube clip, the track was recording for some kind of event honouring […]
Soulboy movie website launched
We flagged up the movie last week, but now we've been informed that a 'proper' website for the movie Soulboy has gone online. That means full movie details, updates (including preview screenings), trailers and plenty of stills from the film. Check it out now if it's of interest. Official Soulboy […]
Soulboy – northern soul film lands
I've lost track of all the northern soul films in production, so let's just pretend we've never heard of Soulboy before (even though it's probably been featured on these pages before) and take it as it comes. So, the plot: 1974. Power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the terraces. […]
Pretty Things v Norman Wisdom in What's Good For The Goose
Nice to see a decent quality clip of 60s cult classic What's Good For The Goose hitting YouTube – so here it is. Yes, that is Norman Wisdom in a dinner jacket, giving it his all as the Pretty Things play a gig in Southport (where he's actually supposed to […]
Northern Soul – the movie
I feel like I've been writing about a 'forthcoming northern soul movie' for almost as long as I've been writing this site. But have any actually made it to the big screen? Anyway, it looks like one is about to cross the great divide – the appropriately-named Northern Soul. The […]
