Reissues to celebrate 50 years of Stax and Black Music Month
Craft Recordings’ campaign to honour Memphis soul music will include three Record Store Day exclusives, vinyl releases and digital reissues.…
Motown
How I wrote ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’ by Jet’s Nic Cester
March 11, 2019 in How I Wrote, Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2018
The Australian singer-songwriter and frontman reveals how the single that launched the band’s stellar career was written on the toilet…
Lamont Dozier on the ideal writing session
October 28, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2018, Tips & Techniques
One-third of Motown hitmaking trio Holland-Dozier-Holland explains how to create the perfect collaborative environment and write songs as a team…
Book review: ‘The Jacksons: Legacy’ by The Jacksons with Fred Bronson
November 6, 2017 in Features, Gear
With over 1000 pictures contained within, this coffee table book presents the Royal Family of Pop in all their glory…
Marvin Gaye documentary in the works
July 13, 2016 in News
The film, which has the approval of the soul legend’s family, will look at the making of ‘What’s Going On’…
‘Daydream’ by Empty Houses (Album)
June 21, 2016 in Music
This superb Detroit three-piece know how to extract all of the best bits of varying styles to create contemporary music…
‘Side By Side’ by Natalie Prass (EP)
November 15, 2015 in Music
The Cleveland-born singer-songwriter returns to Spacebomb Studios to rework two songs from her debut album, along with three cover versions…
Sodajerker presents… Lamont Dozier
October 5, 2015 in Features, Interviews
Our favourite podcasting duo Sodajerker meet the Motown legend in Liverpool, to talk about songwriting and the peerless trio Holland-Dozier-Holland…
Grammy Museum to open Supremes exhibition
June 6, 2015 in News
Opening on 25 June, the exhibition will be the first the museum has staged in honour of any Motown artist…
Introducing… WME (We Make Everything)
November 27, 2013 in Features, Interviews
We meet Guy Furious, one-third of hotly tipped songwriting and production team WME who’ve signed a publishing deal with BMG…
