Guardian Music — Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, LondonSober reflection demands acknow-ledgment of this show's flaws. It starts late, there are long gaps and the mood is broken when a faulty projector screen reveals a message asking the audience if they're sure they'd like to ... more info

MTV.com News — The 25-year-old newcomer produced and sings the chorus on the Recovery track.By Shaheem Reid Script Shepard Photo: MTV News Script Shepherd struck gold on his first try. The first time the 25-year-old producer/performer got one of his trac... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonPaolo Nutini channels more voices than the late Doris Stokes, and all of them were present at this one-off concert for Meltdown. The singer, still only 23, began inflected with Ray Charles, took in along the way in no parti... more info

Guardian Music — This soul-pop singer might sound old before his time, but unlike Amy or Terence Trent D'Arby he lacks the wow factorHometown: Nottingham.The lineup: Liam Bailey (vocals, guitar).The background: Two questions: when are we going to hear new music from ... more info

Mercury News, California — The R&B star, who died in a plane crash a year later at age 26, represented a different school of soul music than the Motown sound that had already been experienced on the Sunset Strip. Ry Cooder, a member of the band opening for Redding, recalls the... more info

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All About Jazz — Soul great Otis Redding's 1966 performances at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood were a revelation in many respects for Southland music fans who caught those shows, which are the focal point of "Otis Redding Live on the Sunset Strip" double CD released... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Redding and his Memphis-based band brought a different style of R&B and soul music to Hollywood. His 1966 shows are captured on 'Otis Redding — Live on the Sunset Strip.' ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said... The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (1983) The Chameleons - What Does Anything Mean? Basically (1985) The Chameleons - Strange Times (1986) http://musistenz.blogspot.com Bluesmen said... Barleyjuice: Six Yanks http://blue... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pop quiz: How many No. 1 hits did Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Otis Redding score before his death in 1967 in a plane crash? Answer: None. The R&B and soul great’s only chart-topping hit was “(Sittin’ On)... more info