Core News — “Craig launches ‘The Funk & Soul Years’, which will run throughout 2015. We’ll be starting off in 1965, which was a huge year for the Funk & Soul Scene. James Brown was teaching us to do it on the 1. Wilson Pickett had been sent down to Memph... more info

Soul Sides — Melodiya Ensemble: Why Am I Treated So Bad? (Melodiya, 1973) Soviet jazz album. Melodiya was the state-run music label in the USSR and the Melodiya Ensemble was made up of musicians taken from across the Soviet empire in that era. Apparently, Co... more info

Core News — “This week’s show opens with James Brown’s ‘Sunny’…what a lovely tune…. right into a new Party Supplies tune w/ Action Bronson coming out on Fools Gold, from the Netherlands I have a new Lefties Soul Connection, a new Pusha T as well, a... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The actor stars in new biopic ‘Get On Up’ produced by Sir Mick, who also advised him on how to portray the frontman… more info

The Daily Mail — The overwhelming triumph of an amazing, electrifying performance by Chadwick Boseman as Brown, is that he captures all the dimensions of the man as well as the legend, writes BRIAN VINER. more info

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The Telegraph — Tim Robey reviews Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic Get On Up more info

The Telegraph — The Rolling Stones frontman tells David Gritten why he's made a film about James Brown's turbulent life more info

The Telegraph — Chadwick Boseman stars as the Godfather of Soul in Get On Up - where a typical 15 hour day on set involves him ageing from 17 to 60, and lip-synching to I Feel Good at least 20 times more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Chadwick Boseman hit it out of the park last year with his quietly riveting performance as Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier in "42." This year he's back as another legend, James Brown in Tate Taylor's "Get On Up." The quiet is all go... more info