Booker T. & The M.G.s Classic Green Onions Album To Celebrate 60th Anniversary
In the early era of Rock, many innovative bands drew from a wealth of influential genres and bands to create a new arm of music. That arm would soon influence…
BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL: Rob’s Holiday Gift Guide, 2020 – Can’t Miss Recommendations!
In this very strange time of a worldwide pandemic and (subsequent) necessary isolation, going gift shopping may not be the best idea. However, if you have someone in your life…
The Staples Singers Celebrated in 7CD and 7LP Box, Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection
The Staples Singers delivered well-loved versions of songs blended through and through with Gospel, R&B, and Soul to create an enduring collection of classic songs. One of them was “I’ll…
Review: MELK – “Listen”
There’s not very much that’s astounding about “Listen,” the one-song debut from Reno soul quartet MELK, released Tuesday on streaming services. That is, there’s not very much that’s astounding about…
ALBUM REVIEW: V/A, “Soul Explosion”
What was created as a centerpiece of a “movement” was born out of necessity and urgency. Fifty years after its initial appearance, it’s a landmark of greatness, pure and simple.…
Mavis Staples’ “We Get By” out May 10
Soul survivor, living legend and national treasure Mavis Staples – she of The Staples Singers, Wattstax, and the one woman who said “no!” to Bob Dylan – continues her reign…
BOXSET PREVIEW: “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story”
It all crescendoed in 1968, a tempest-tossed year when the label redefined its own sound and, in the process, channeled a larger historical zeitgeist. Three earth-shattering events altered the state…