Soul

New Wave Pop Soul 

How Spandau Ballet Embraced Their Inner Soul Boys 40 Years Ago on True

March 16, 2023 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Al Green, Altered Images, Bananarama, Duran Duran, Gary Kemp, Grover Washington Jr., Marvin Gaye, Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, Trevor Horn, True

The third time was the charm for the New Romantics-turned-R&B merchants

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Soul 

Spaced Cowboy: Sly Stone at 80

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Cynthia Robinson, D'Angelo, Everyday People, Fresh, George Clinton, Joe Perry, Larry Graham, OutKast, Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone, Stand!, Woodstock

Honoring the unorthodox genius of a soul icon

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Indie Rock Pop Prince Soul 

WATCH: Kerry Charles Shares Video For “I Live Alone”

March 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Beck Hansen, Grind Select, I Live Alone, I Think Of You, Kerry Charles, Sean Na Na

Debut album, I Think Of You, due out April 14th

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Blues Soul 

Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign Remastered

February 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert King, Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Born Under A Bad Sign, Centennial, Stax Records

Blues giant’s classic debut reissued as part of a year-long centennial celebration 

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Bruce Music Journalism Rock Soul 

Bruce Springsteen: The Last Civil War Widow and the Happy Death of Minstrelsy

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Bo Diddley, Bruce Springsteen, Captain Beefheart, Chuck Berry, Columbia Records, Fleetwood Mac, Kraftwerk, Little Richard, Neurosis, Only The Strong Survive, Sleep, The Alarm, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones

Is the latest Boss album the final straw for a certain kind of cultural appropriation in rock?

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Funk Remembrance Rock Soul 

Remembering Stax Records Co-Founder Jim Stewart

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Al Bell, Albert King, Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Estelle Axton, Isaac Hayes, Jim Stewart, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, Stax Records, The Bar-Kays

The legendary record producer passed away at 92

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Soul 

Hot Just Like An Oven: Marvin Gaye’s Midnight Love at 40

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Bob Marley, David Ritz, Gordon Banks, Joy, Marvin Gaye, Midnight Lady, Midnight Love, Odell Brown, Sexual Healing, Third World Girl

Why the singer’s final studio album is so much more than “Sexual Healing”

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Funk Pop Rock Soul 

Too High To Get Over: Thriller Turns 40

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Beat It, Billie Jean, Eddie Van Halen, Epic Records, Human Nature, Michael Jackson, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Quincy Jones, The Girl Is Mine, Thriller, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Why Michael Jackson’s smash 1982 LP remains the biggest selling album of all time

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Pop Rock Soul 

The Eternal Rascal: Felix Cavaliere at 80

November 29, 2022December 8, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Atlantic Records, Felix Cavaliere, Felix Pappalardi, Gene Cornish, The Rascals, The Young Rascals

A career-spanning chat with the New York rock legend

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Pop Remembrance Soul 

Irene Cara Made It To Heaven

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1980, 2022, City Heat, D.C. Cab, Fame, Flashdance, Flashdance...What A Feeling, Irene Cara, RIP

The Oscar and Grammy winning voice of the Eighties gone at 63

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Country and/or Western Funk Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Rap Rock Soul 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022: Artist by Artist

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Elizabeth Cotten, Eminem, Eurythmics, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp, Judas Priest, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareillis, The Edge

Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and others received this year’s honors

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Bruce Soul 

ALBUMS: Bruce Springsteen Lets His Soul Shine

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Craig Peters 1 Comment 2022, Ben E. King, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Columbia Records, Howard Stern, Jackie Wilson, Only The Strong Survive

The Boss showcases his R&B influences on impressive new album

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Art Pop Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Reggae Soul 

Grace Jones at 74: Surviving and Thriving in Her Eighth Decade

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments ” Chic, 74th birthday, Bahamas, Bernard Edwards, Beyonce, Brian Eno, Compass Point, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Hurricane, Iggy Pop, Inside Story, Jerry Hall, Jessica Lange, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Nile Rodgers, Seattle, Slave to the Rhythm, Studio 54, Tom Moulton, Warm Leatherette

Looking back on the career of the legendary singer/model/actress who defies convention

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Funk Soul 

Blame It On The Sun: Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book at 50

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Berry Gordy, Brian Wilson, Carmine Appice, Jeff Beck, Marvin Gaye, Moog, Moog Synthesizer, Motown, Stevie Wonder, Superstition, Talking Book, Tamla, Tim Bogert, Tonto's Expanding Head Band

Looking back on the album that thrusted soul music into the future

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Funk New Wave Pop Prince Rock Soul 

A Pocket Full of Horses: Prince’s 1999 at 40

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1982, 1999, 40th Anniversary, Adam Ant, Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, Joe Jackson, Little Red Corvette, Men At Work, Phil Collins, Prince, Stray Cats, The Go-Gos, Warner Bros.

Looking back at the Purple One’s breakthrough double LP

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