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21/08/2026

"All the World Loves Lovers"...

10/07/2026

"....she sang it as if her life depended on it."

After hopping between country, disco and soft rock, Tyler found her groove with Jim Steinman-penned epics, shining through even the most overblown backing tracks

02/07/2026

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The co-writer of enduring hits such as YMCA and Macho Man, who struggled with drug use and legal issues for years, passed away after ‘short but aggressive illness’

29/06/2026

So, cross fingers mr. Cook.

Speaking on Desert Island Discs, the Grammy-nominated musician referred to his alcoholism as a parasite

27/05/2026

"....when the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts invited him to play on the Stones’ Waiting on a Friend in 1981. Rollins recalled that he later heard the track in a supermarket, and wondered who the horn-player was – until he remembered it was him."
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I love this track - honestly. Oftenly in my sets. Its something.

One of the great American jazz saxophonists regarded as an improvising genius by fans all over the world

21/05/2026

...Patife toured Brazil with the Speedtest crew at the end of 2025. Hailed by the youngsters as a drum’n’bass oracle, he brought his trademark mix of joy and deep repertoire. “I was completely amazed by what I saw with these kids,” he says. “I thought bass music would be where we left it, in the 2000s underground, but now I see a continuity to it – and there’s a long road ahead. In 20, 30 years from now, these kids will be the gurus of newer generations.”

When drum’n’bass grew stale in the 90s, it got a samba-splicing Brazilian twist. As that style returns, the scene’s legends and newcomers celebrate a cross-cultural triumph

21/05/2026

Do You know "Jazz Is Dead" ? Recommended :

Adrian Younge is one of the last true analog purists in music. The co-founder of Jazz Is Dead has made recording to tape and pressing to vinyl with all analo...

04/05/2026

...Zero says we are at a “generational crossroads. I would have no idea how to launch a label on TikTok – and I think that would be what you’d have to do now. It’s a battle for attention, and it always has been, but the rules for the game were a bit more understood by millennials.”

As stalwarts Sub Pop and Rough Trade celebrate big anniversaries, insiders speak candidly about the challenges they face. Can streaming ever ensure their survival?

27/04/2026

.... “bring northern soul into the 21st century”. He goes on: “We want to make a safe space where people can feel free to lose themselves in a group, because that’s really hard right now in individualism. ...)

Young people are high-kicking to vintage US soul tunes again, but this time London and Bristol are leading the charge. Is the scene losing its working-class heritage?