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Southern rock's passion and romance is marred by racism and bigotry

4906 days ago
Guardian MusicIt embraced black soul music – but couldn't divorce itself from the prejudices of the southIt was only a matter of time before BBC4 green-lit a Friday night documentary about southern rock. It is irresistible to connoisseurs of once-unfashionable s... more info

Music Review: Sugar & the Hi-Lows - Sugar & the Hi-Lows

4937 days ago
TopixIf you listen to R&B from the 1960s, there's a smoothness, optimism, and energy to it that modern artists aspire to but rarely achieve. Classic groups like The Temptations and The Isley Brothers and artists like Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye all had t... more info

Music mogul's widow donates £26m to Oxford University for scholarships

4942 days ago
Guardian MusicLed Zeppelin reunion concert in 2007 led to whole lotta largesse from Mica Ertegun, whose husband co-founded Atlantic RecordsIt was the reunion of all reunions, one which the mighty Led Zeppelin rehearsed for two months to get right. And on Wednesday... more info

Alabama Shakes, live in London

4945 days ago
Guardian MusicBoston Arms, LondonThe woman shaking her corkscrew curls and bawling into the microphone doesn't much look like the music industry's usual idea of a star. Brittany Howard is, nonetheless, riding a thermal of acclaim so fast and so high it could be gr... more info

OTIS

4959 days ago
Soul Sides Exile feat. Blu: When Nothing’s Left From 4TRK Mind (Soulspazm, 2011) This Exile/Blu collabo has been in steady rotation for a minute and it got me thinking about how signature and powerful Otis Redding’s voice is. Obviously, Ye and Jay’s â... more info

Flu Strikes Down American Idol Hopefuls In Hollywood

4961 days ago
ContactMusicIts certainly been a rollercoaster week in the world of American Idol which began with 16-year-old Symone Black falling off the stage after wooing the judges with an assured rendition of the Otis Redding hit Sitting on The Dock of the Bay Doctors ev.... more info

Johnny Dowd: "Nancy" video, new album "No Regrets" 04/02

4975 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Watch the new Johnny Dowd video for Nancy from his upcoming album No Regrets (out on April 2). The video was created by Truus de Groot, who made videos for two more songs on the album: Linda and Juanita / Rita . The new album was recorded in Th... more info

Old music: Derek and the Dominos – Layla

4978 days ago
Guardian MusicThe secret of Layla's greatness isn't just in the guitar line or the piano coda – it's in Tom Dowd's innovative productionLaunched into the stratosphere with arguably (or, in my opinion, indisputably) the greatest opening riff in the history of roc... more info

How Gil Scott-Heron and Stevie Wonder set up Martin Luther King Day

4994 days ago
Guardian MusicIn an extract from his memoir written before he died last year, Gil Scott-Heron talks about when he toured with Stevie Wonder to establish Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday in the USMemphis, Tennessee was only 90 miles west of Jackson, my ... more info

(Debut) Liam The Younger, "An Easy Place Pt.3"

5017 days ago
Impose MagazineI cannot whistle. It has been a problem for me strictly in moments that involve others whistling merrily, causing me to frown upon their merriness. I can never shame a person by whistling them over to me, which is bothersome because I love to shame p... more info

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