soul Archive
03 Apr 2013
EP Review: Nakia – Drown in the Crimson Tide
Deftly walking the tightrope between crafting classic soul and serving up something contemporary, Nakia‘s EP Drown in the Crimson Tide has it both ways. Remaining true to the style and […]
01 Apr 2013
Album Review: Barbara & Ernie – Prelude To…
I truly admire the people at Real Gone Music. They continue to unearth music from ages ago that is in some cases long-cherished. In other cases it’s long-forgotten but worthwhile. […]
07 Mar 2013
Album Review: Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information / Wings of Love
There are many stories in pop music history centering around artists who – for one reason or another — never quite fulfilled their potential. More often than not, those reasons […]
28 Feb 2013
Album Review: Gene Harris – The Three Sounds
The venerable Blue Note label has long been a trademark of quality; even if you’re not familiar with the artist or the recorded work, chances are that if it came […]
25 Feb 2013
Album Review: Otis Redding – Lonely & Blue
Released in 1966, Lonely & Blue was perhaps Otis Redding‘s finest collection of songs centering on the heartfelt, pained end of the soul balladeering spectrum. With its trademark packaging design […]
13 Feb 2013
Album Review: Bobbi Humphrey – Dig This!
Some jazz purists might look down their noses and sniff at the style known as soul jazz. And while I don’t share their point of view, I understand where they’re […]
24 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part 6
Here’s the final — for now — of four installments in my occasional series of capsule reviews; you’ll find rock, blue-eyed soul, fusion and breezy SoCal pop. I had a […]
12 Dec 2012
Album Review: Mitch Ryder – Live at Rockpalast 1979 + 2004
Mitch Ryder is a tricky figure to pin down. Though he enjoyed a brief string of hits in the mid 60s (first with the Detroit Wheels and then as an […]
03 Dec 2012
DVD Review: Ike & Tina on the Road 1971-72
If I told you there was a new DVD compiled of a bunch of Ike & Tina Turner‘s home movies, you might well shudder. Thanks to Tina’s biopic What’s Love […]
07 Nov 2012
Album Review: Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys – Say Yes
From a superficial standpoint, there’s not a huge amount of common stylistic ground between the music of Austin-based Akina Adderley (& the the Vintage Playboys) and Adderley’s grandfather Nat, or […]