If you were an eagle-eyed reader of the weekly music papers back in the late 80’s/early 90’s such as NME the name James Brown was synonymous with some of the most captivating articles that featured artists such as The Happy…
Cover photo © Steve Gullick About 15 years after punk had shaken up the music world, in the space before Nirvana and Britpop, the British music scene was infatuated with shy lullaby shoegazers, fake Europeans and ecstasy rave-trash. Five young…
Rating: As an artist in his own right and as a sideman for James Brown, George Clinton and Parliament, not to mention Bootsy Collins and Prince, Maceo Parker‘s pedigree is unrivalled, and for that reason a capacity crowd turned out…
This funk juggernaut is coming to London, so take note. It’s novel and much needed in these times of tumult and was nectar for the ears, and its inaugural gig at the NYU campus in Abu Dhabi hinted at great things…
From the time James Brown appeared as Bart’s inner child, encouraging the young character to just ‘be himself’, to the time Johnny Cash voiced a red coyote in the sky whilst Homer was experiencing a magnificent psychedelic trip after eating a…
Rating: Keeping to his traditional formula, Mark Ronson’s new album, Uptown Special ,provides delightful renditions of classic genres and re-imagines them for the modern music industry. Whilst the hit ‘Uptown Funk’ has grabbed all the headlines, it would be a shame not…