Stax soul legend William Bell – one of the last surviving soul pioneers – has an exclusive UK show with the 12-piece Stax Academy Revue...
The straight-talking monthly column on all things country, Americana, roots and acoustic… When I first became seriously interested in music as a...
The straight-talking monthly column on all things country, Americana, roots and acoustic… I have to admit that I rarely listen to the...
The great Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals, once sang: “Reggae got soul”. London singer songwriter Frankie Oliver is the reggae man who...
Some weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get my hands on the debut EP from young Manchester-based four piece band Carnival Club. I gave the EP...
The Country Music Association (CMA) recently announced details of the 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The late...
The biggest music star in Israel with 25 x # 1s to his name, and collaborations with the likes of Jackson Browne, Wyclef Jean, Steve Earle and Shawn...
(l-r) Kristian Bush, Drake White, Maren Morris, Bennett Lewis (Morris’ guitarist), Liz Rose and Mac McAnally perform during the sold-out CMA...
We were the very first in the UK to review Tanika Charles’ sizzling debut album, ‘Soul Run’ released here in April. We jumped at the chance for a...
Legendary guitarist Wilko Johnson talks candidly to Music Republic Magazine editor Simon Redley, about cheating death and trying to grasp the fact he...