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Searching for a love supreme – in conversation with Stone Foundation’s Neil Jones
It’s landing a fair few months later than planned, but Midlands-based soul collective Stone Foundation are finally set to release their latest studio album. And for these ears it’s possibly their best yet. Is Love Enough? is now due out … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Codling, Atherstone, Bettye Lavette, Carleen Anderson, Charles Rees, Coventry, Dookie Squad, Dr. Robert, Durand Jones, Ernie McKone, Everybody Anyone, Graham Parker, Hamish Stuart, Is Love Enough?, Laville, Lynval Golding, Mavis Staples, Mick Talbot, Mr Memory, Neil Jones, Neil Sheasby, Nuneaton, paul weller, Peter Capaldi, St Ives, Steely Dan, Steve White, Stone Foundation, Street Rituals, Style Council, Sulene Fleming, Tamworth, The Specials
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Stone Foundation – Manchester Gorilla
The idea was to take the soul train to Manchester on Friday night, but Northern Rail shenanigans put paid to that, the state of the nation’s railways more ‘What’s Going On?’ than ‘People Get Ready’ right now, discussions over whether … Continue reading
Going North, South, East and West with The Members – in conversation with JC Carroll
You could say Jean-Marie Carroll’s musical education started in November 1970, when he caught T. Rex live at Guildford Civic Hall. Within a week, Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn had their first top-10 hit with ‘Ride a White Swan’, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged At the Chelsea Nightclub, Blackpool Rebellion, Bruce Springsteen, Camberley, Chris Payne, David Bowie, Going West, Graham Parker, guildford, JC Carroll, Nicky Tesco, Offshore Banking Business, Solitary Confinement, T.Rex, The Clash, The Dispensary, The Members, The Sound of the Suburbs
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Behold the Stone Foundation – the Neil Sheasby interview
US broadcaster David Brinkley is quoted as saying, ‘A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her’. And Neil Sheasby knows a fair bit about all that. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Atherstone, Bettye Lavette, Curtis Mayfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Dr. Robert, Graham Parker, Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Neil Jones, Neil Sheasby, Ocean Colour Scene, paul weller, Stax, Steve Cradock, Stone Foundation, Street Rituals, Tamworth, the Impressions, The Jam, The Proclaimers, The Specials, The Style Council, William Bell
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Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story by Richard Balls – a writewyattuk review
When it comes to music biographies, Richard Balls doesn’t go for easy options, and his latest subject matter couldn’t have been the easiest to research. He’s managed to pull it off though, as you might expect from the author of … Continue reading
