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Album review: Ashford & Simpson – Gimme Me Something Real (expanded edition)

Ashford & Simpson made their name knocking out tunes for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Aretha, Diana Ross and Chaka Khan before joining a long list of songwriters who one…

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Track: Alissia – New Single – Take Off

Geneva born bass player Alissia and her band The Funketeers (stay with me here) have had over 2 million YouTube views (yes, the Funketeers, but let me carry on) and…

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News: Fun Lovin Criminals release 20th anniversary of Come Find Yourself, plus UK tour dates

Has it really been 20 years since those New York scamps the Fun Lovin Criminals, aka Huey Morgan, Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser and Frank Benbini released ‘Come Find Yourself’? Well, judging…

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Track: Rathborne – Losing It

If his last LP, ‘Soft’ peeked interest, then ‘Losing it’, the new single from New York City based singer songwriter Luke Rathborne will knock you to the (dance)floor. It’s taken…

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Win: 2 Tickets for Akua Naru @ Rich Mix

If you missed Akua Narus debut album “…the journey aflame”, you missed out on not only someone with a sense of poetry and drama in her rhymes and story telling,…

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Not Forgotten: Aretha Franklin – Spirit in the Dark

Something of an overlooked gem among the albums Aretha Franklin recorded during her creative peak, Spirit in the Dark is an album that is overshadowed by albums that are considerably…

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Album Review : Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – It’s A Holiday Soul Party

The last few years have seen an explosion of Christmas music, the disposable nature and large numbers of traditional songs immediately available means the genre is ripe for releasing downloads…

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Track: Jodie Abacus – Halfway to Mexico

Following on from his debut single ‘Good Feeling’, London based soul singer Jodie Abacus has released a new track, Halfway to Mexico. He’s already won support from the likes of…

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Track: Kirin J Callinan – The Teacher

Its been a successful year so far for Australian singer songwriter Kirin J Callinan, after opening for both TV on the Radio and Tame Impala, dueling guitars with Mark Ronson…

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Not Forgotten: Aretha Franklin – Aretha Now

I have no wish to put the cat among the pigeons, but I have to confess that I marginally prefer Aretha Now above the more widely celebrated I Never Loved…

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