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Track: Germany’s queen of soul Joy Denalane drops ‘The Show’ ahead of the deluxe reissue of ‘Let Yourself Be Loved’

GARLANDED in her home country of Germany as the queen of soul, and one of the first artists from Europe to ever receive the accolade of a contract with Motown;…

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New Music: Racing, The Bass (EP)

There’s nothing like a bit of swaggering, posturing, assured rock’n’roll and no better is that epitomised than by a new band out of New Zealand called Racing. They have just…

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Reissue: Ashford & Simpson – I Wanna Be Selfish

Everyone loves stone classic Ain’t No Mountain High Enough but it was just one of the many hits penned by songwriting guns for hire Ashford & Simpson, But like many…

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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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From an old record box: Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (Original Soundtrack)

A Motown martial arts movie ? You heard. In 1985 Berry Gordy produced what ace critic Roger Ebert described at the time as a “great near-miss”. It managed to gross…

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Track: Blitz the Ambassador – Bisa ft. Nneka, Ty

So today was September. and here in Sheffield, it was like they switched off the Summer and switched on the Autumn. As i ventured out this morning, I had to…

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Past Lives: April 1st 1983, and the death of Marvin Gaye

In some ways, it was almost seems inevitable. On one hand, one of the best and most successful singers, not only in his illustrious record company, Motowns history, but also…

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