Chorus.fm — Music Forum: Classic artist of the week — Otis Redding. The post From the Forums: Classic Artist appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Guardian Music — Jeffrey Jampol has become the go-to guy for managing rock estates, preventing the kind of legal chaos that has paralysed many legends’ fortunesNo one here gets out alive, as rock legend Jim Morrison once sang. But sadly for many of the rock gr... more info

Kings of A&R — Lots of cool artists coming out of London as of late. I like the duo Alibis, a collabortation between friends Richie Skint and Harvey Lee. Having been raised on Otis Redding & The Clash, the indie duo shines on the new track Therapy which is taken fr... more info

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