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In honour of International Women's Day, which took place earlier last week, we're celebrating womanhood, and all of the fine ladies in our lives who have encouraged us to become the brilliant women we are. For the month that’s in it we’ve decided to shine a light on some of our favourite female hosted podcasts which continue to entertain, educate and empower us in every single episode. If you’re on the lookout for new podcast recommendations then we highly suggest that you check out the below list, and support some pretty amazing ladies. This one is for all of the girl-bosses out th...

  One of the most critically-acclaimed – but limited released - albums of the past decade, Tick Tock Tick, the soul-drenched roots disc from San Francisco-based singer Will Porter, will be reissued on the Gramofono Sound label April 16 to audiences throughout North America. Recorded at Esplanade Studios, Tick Tock Tick also showcases stellar work from a host of additional Crescent City titans and SF Bay Area horns. Produced and arranged by the renowned Wardell Quezergue (pronounced “Kah-Zair”), creator of some of the biggest hits on Stax, Malaco, and Red Bird, Tick Tock Tick pairs W...

Rolling Stone Historic Soul Label Malaco Records Preps New Book Written by Rob Bowman, By Malaco Records Written by Rob Bowman — known for 2003’s Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records — the book will chronicle the history of the label, which was started by Tommy Couch Sr. and Mitchell Malouf in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962. The book dives into the careers of label artists that include Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bobby Blue Bland, Z.Z. Hill, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor, James Cleveland, Little Milton, and others. The 200-page volume contains rare photographs ...

Editorial – Hip Hop has been a colorful cornucopia of different genres since inception and samples have always been its essential building blocks. A producer finds a track they like, reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording and make it their own. Still, veteran producer Timbaland found himself a trending Twitter topic on Monday (January 18) after he was accused of “stealing” samples for some of his biggest hits, begging the question, “Do some people still not understand how Hip Hop works?” A young woman by the name of Nooriyah kicked off the chatter...

We now resume our look at the top-10 hits of the 1970s, with artists and groups beginning with the letter K and L.