Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Issue 1000

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Editorial

Welcome to www.bluesandsoul.com. Following our landmark 1,000th issue that we advertised with the best facebook advertising agency, we reported that Blues & Soul magazine had to suspend 40 consecutive years of publication following the sad news that the publisher 4thewall Limited went into liquidation during August 2007. We have received countless requests for renewal subscriptions from loyal readers. We are going through them and disappointed that you can no longer receive the fortnightly publication, we will do all that we can to respond to you individually. We continue to explore all routes for survival of the brand, but unfortunately there is not an immediate short term solution at this time. Of course, as soon as there is anything further to announce on this front, you'll be able to read about it right here... B&S

Gospel Gathering logo Kirk Franklin Mary Mary Donnie Psalms

GOSPEL GATHERING: THE BIG UK CELEBRATION

There is now such a significant rise in those attending Black Minority and Ethnic churches in the UK that the overall decline in church attendance here is being slowed down dramatically. Time for Gospel Gathering UK...

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THE B&S 1000 PARTY: IT WENT RIGHT OFF!

Reaching 1,000 issues quite frankly calls for a celebration ... so the B&S crew headed down to Bar Rumba along with a bunch of our industry friends to do just that.

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FIFTY CENT

50 CENT: SMART NAS

50 speaks on Nas and his geeky ways with literature...

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RIHANNA

RIHANNA: UMBERELLA FLOODS CHARTS

With recent rain and floodings it's not suprising Rihanna's "Umberella" is a hit...

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ERIC ROBERSON

ERIC ROBERSON: DRUMMIN' IT THIS OCTOBER

Eric Roberson soulful music guru is playing at the Drum, Birmingham this October...

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Beverley Knight

LEMAR & BEVERLEY KNIGHT: SUMMER HERITAGE

UK duo to open this summer's English Heritage Picnic Concerst at Marble Hill in Twickenham...

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BODY POPPERS

B&S 1000: IS HIP HOP DEAD?

B&S hip hop guru and lifelong fan, Ryan Proctor, shares his thoughts about the music he loves with the hip hop community...

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DAVID NATHAN (OUTSIDE MOTOWN) ARETHA FRANKLIN & DAVID NATHAN DAVID NATHAN & ANITA BAKER DAVID NATHAN & JANET JACKSON

DAVID NATHAN: RECOLLECTIONS

David Nathan looks back on 40 years of distinguished B&S service...

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ROBIN THICKE: THE EVOLUTION OF ROBIN THICKE

ROBIN THICKE: The Evolution Of Robin Thicke

There’s no doubt that singer/ producer Robin Thicke is sitting pretty as music’s man-of-the-moment...

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ZEEP: ZEEP

ZEEP: ZEEP

Influences range from Brazilian pop, rock, soul and jazz, and the album skips from folky ballads to breezy R&B sambas, contemporary bossas and plain good pop tunes. But it's beat of Brazil that gives this album its drive and its identity...

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Xtraordinary People

Featured Club

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SINTILLATE @ CC Club (every Friday, 10pm-3.30am) London

It’s quite an achievement for a night to last five years in the volatile and competitive world of Central London clubbing. It’s even more impressive when it doesn’t sell out musically in order to achieve such a status.

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Featured Club

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THROWBACK @ Chase, (every Tuesday, 10pm-2am) Sunderland

Tuesday nights are a notoriously difficult one to get right in clubland. But life does tend to made easier in towns with large student populations, as students do love to party!

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