Dennis Taylor releases new set
'Unconditional'
After
exploding unto the R&B/House scene with his excellent debut album
'Enough is Enough', Dennis Taylor returns to the fold with his sophomore set
'Unconditional' (Dome)
The
usual suspects are present here including producers Fred McFarlane and
Darryl James and India T who serves as backing vocals on a couple of tracks.
The album will be in shops (or stores) October 15th. No word on what the
lead off single will be but Dennis will tour the UK for a series of live
shows which will kick off at the Southport Weekender on Nov. 3rd and then on
to London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on Nov 4th. Tickets for the latter show
go on sale from September 7th, priced £15 plus booking fee. Call 0207 771
2000 to purchase. More dates may follow soon afterwards.
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Randy
Jackson to face fraud charges
One
of the most famous family groups ever the Jacksons has one of their own in
trouble with the law and it's not Latoya or Michael this time around but the
second youngest Randy.
Randy
(whose given name is Steven) is facing fraud charges for failing to list all assets when he filed for
bankruptcy recently in a circuit court. If convicted Randy could be looking
at a jail sentence of up to 5 years. The family members could not be reached
for comment on the incident and has not released a statement on the issue .
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Mariah
Carey's 'Glitter' drops Sept 10th
Well
after her stint in the hospital and recovering at an undisclosed location
with her mum by her side, Mariah Carey's soundtrack and movie will be
released after all come Sept 10th and 17th respectively. The movie (which
stars Mariah) is based on a page out of Mariah's rise to stardom where she
tells the tale of her early beginnings
Mariah who
recently parted ways with former beau Luis Miquel was reportedly so shook up
about the break up that insiders say it played a major role in her recent
'breakdown'. Now on the mend, Mariah is poised to return to work.
The
soundtrack features 80's hits covered by Mariah and a slew of guest performers.
Tracks include current single 'Loverboy' (with Da brat) ,Last Night A DJ Saved
My Life. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On and 'Never too far'
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Soulbrother
Records releases 'Organic Soul'
One
of my favourite record shops at the moment is Soulbrother Records located in
Putney, London where if you're a DJ (like me) you'e in 7th heaven. When it comes
to rare grooves, classic 70's soul, 60's northern soul no one and I do mean no
one has quite the selection these guys has.
Which brings
me to their current compilation disc called 'Organic Soul' reports
soulbrother.com - a showcase for five of today's finest independent soul
artists. Celebrating the sound of 'Real Soul From The Roots', Organic Soul
features selected tracks from N'dambi, Laurnea, Ledisi, Karen Bernod and
Ian. Each artist is represented by three tracks and includes an exclusive
cut by Ledisi. If you didn't pick up the individual albums by each of these
highly gifted artists, this will be the perfect introduction to these real
soul flavours. This will also be the first time these tracks have been
available on vinyl (double LP) which I know will please a lot of jocks out
there