Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Charles Bradley’s solo career was strong out the gate with his 2011 debut full-length album “No Time For Dreaming.” From some angles, it’s no wonder. His influences were among the all-time greats of rock and soul, including legendary artists ... more info

Mercury News, California — Holiday shopping? Here are some gift ideas for the music fans on your list. more info

Stereogum — St. Vincent is featured in a new commercial for the wireless home speaker system Sonos. While Otis Redding’s version of “Send Me Some Lovin” plays in the background, Annie Clark muses on the ease of music consumption in the digital age, conclud... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff grew up listening to the joyous sounds of Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and other artists on Memphis' Stax Records. Now the label, renown for popularizing Southern soul, is home to Rateliff and his new ... more info

Soul Sides — Falling Stones: Come Back To Your Lover (Suriname, 196?, S/T) Of all the records I brought back from Paris, the Falling Stones LP ranks high simply because I marvel at how well this famed group from Surinam nailed the Stax sound. In particular, ... more info

The Telegraph — A new biography of Otis Redding, whose life was cut short by a plane crash, sends Mick Brown back to his thrilling music more info

Soul Sides — King Floyd: Hard to Handle (ATCO, 1973, Think About It King Floyd’s “Groove Me” was such a hit that it’s overshadowed all his other output so you might be forgiven if you missed him here, doing a raucous cover of Otis Redding’s classi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Ural Thomas is a soul singer from Portland who, despite having allegedly rubbed elbows with the likes of Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones and James Brown, never quite made it to the show. No one can argue with the man’s talent. Look no further than... more info

KEXP Seattle — Paul Janeway’s vocal range is some kind of miracle. For the young Alabama-based soul stirrer and his band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, the sounds of Memphis and Muscle Shoals go marrow deep. On Half The City, their unbelievable mature debut, Janew... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Soul singer Irma Thomas recorded “Ruler of My Heart” with Allen Toussaint in 1963 for the New Orleans based Minit label. Otis Redding struck a hit with it two years later, renaming it “Pain in My Heart,” and it’s his version that gets most ... more info