SAM AKPRO x TYSON SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW COLLAB SINGLE “WAYSIDE”
Peckham-born alchemist Sam Akpro shares a brand-new single/video for 'Wayside', featuring a guest turn from London soul trailblazer TYSON.
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BILLY BRAGG TOURS US EAST COAST
Spinner "Interface" Podcast Launches This Week Legendary folk/punk figure Billy Bragg is set to tour the US in the lead-up to this years election, making a dozen or so stops along the Eastern Seaboard beginning in mid-October. This week, Spinner launched a new Interface podcast, featuring an in-studio performance from …
VIDEO PREMIERE: Bettye LaVette's 'Talking Old Soldiers' Video
The great lady of soul Bettye LaVette has filmed a video for what is arguably the most poignant song on her latest record the Scene of the Crime, a cover of the Elton John classic "Talking Old Soldiers." Filmed at a bar called the Locker Room in her hometown of …
MAVIS STAPLES TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM
Recording of Staples' Acclaimed Show at Chicago's Hideout In Stores Election Day Truly great live albums are about capturing lightning in a bottle, that rare and perfect convergence of time, place and performance. When legendary soul/gospel artist Mavis Staples returned home to Chicago this last June for a performance at …
OUT TODAY: Xavier Rudd's Dark Shades of Blue
Beloved Australian musician/activist Xavier Rudd's Dark Shades of Blue is in stores today. Trevor Pour over at Jambase had a listen, and wrote "occasionally I encounter a work that so eloquently describes the human condition that my futile attempts to capture its essence in a review seem almost absurd. This …
"The Great Lady of Soul" Bettye LaVette to Release "Talking Old Soldiers" Video
a New Take on the Elton John Classic "The Old Soldiers Tour" Continues into October Bettye LaVette, the 45+ year veteran of American soul music has filmed a new video for what is arguably the most moving track from the Grammy nominated The Scene of the Crime: the poignant re-interpretation …
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 'Midnight Man' EP Out Today
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds released the "Midnight Man" EP today that includes an unreleased song "Hey Little Firing Squad," early versions of "More News From Nowhere" and "Dig, Lazarus, Dig" and a video of the band performing "Midnight Man" in-studio (see above). It is available on iTunes and …