Gina is spending a few days at her cottage in the Netherlands. We toured the city of Lemmer earlier today and she was not amused when I told her to pose for a photo. José James will play Amsterdam tomorrow and Rotterdam on Wednesday and so we’re really looking forward to his show playing music…
We can’t wait for the Bright & Findlay LP later this year. Thomas Findlay, one half of Groove Armada, and James Alexander Bright, gave us the incredibly sexy “Slow Dance” in 2021. They’ve just released their new single “Fireflies”, another soulful piece with 80s keyboards woven in behind and between and over Bright’s warm vocals….
Record Store Day is getting closer. April 22nd will see some 400 exclusive releases with around 3.000 independent record stores worldwide taking part. Ever since the first one back in 2007, Record Store Day is now hosting special listening parties, club events, in-store gigs, meets and greets, and concerts. All releases dropping on April 22nd…
We’re happy to be a part of the Bandcamp campaign to produce José James‘ new album “On & On: José James Sings Erykah Badu” on vinyl. 4.590$ were needed and in the end, 248% of that total were funded. Vinyl is now being produced and will be sent out in July. In the meantime, José…
Legendary singer, songwriter, and producer William Bell, who released his first record as an 18-year old in 1957 with the Del-Rios and recorded his first album under his own name for the equally legendary Stax label in 1967, returns with a new album in April called “One Day Closer To Home”. The 83-year old Bell’s…
Candid is originally a jazz label from New York, with the first releases issued in early 1961. Among the artists recording for the label were Charles Mingus, Abbey Lincoln, or Phil Woods. It folded the same year and three decades later, was revived by Black Lion owner Alan Bates who renamed the label to Candid…
We get tons of new music each and every day so Gina decided to issue a weekly playlist with 10-15 tracks which are currently on her radar and worth checking out in her opinion. Even though she sleeps a lot lately, she listens constantly, with her ears always in alert mode. Playlists will be ready…
If you’re a vinyl buff too and love your crate digging among hundreds more aficionados, then head to Rotterdam on March 4th for the next Record & CD Fair. The people at recordplanet always guarantee lots of stalls and lots of fun around them too. The last one I attended back in November in Den…
After the death of Burt Bacharach, Gina created her all-time favorite Bacharach playlist on Spotify. The number of outstanding and absolutely gorgeous melodies seems endless. Sail on Burt!
Elbjazz Festival 2023 is upon us. I can’t believe that my last visit to this great festival was as far back as 2015. The beautiful city of Hamburg is once again hosting an exciting programme on June 9th and 10th. Locations include Elbphilharmonie, two open air spots on the docks of Hamburg harbor plus the…