Editorial
‘Fro Down The Funk!
Following on from the superb Press On album, Lack Of Afro has just returned with his second long player My Groove Your Move and our cover star doesn’t disappoint with a long player that blends classic funk, soul and hip hop elements with a contemporary twist.
It really is a superb album and one that will certainly have a chance of stealing the top spot in our end of year run down this year, you’ll have to wait a while for that of course but a surprising outsider also gets reviewed this issue as Dame Shirley Bassey teams up with some of the finest writers around on her new album The Performance.
Features wise Sascha gives you a good piece about The Law and their debut album that we’ve been waiting a while for, we feature the legend that is Chuck Berry as we prepare for his first gig in Leeds in 40 years and on a slightly smaller scale of gig we have news of the next two Beat Surrender nights at The Northerm Monkey on the 22nd and 29th of November, both of which are free entry.
Interviews feature prominently this issue as we chat to Talk To Angels, Levellers, French Horn Rebellion, Pama International and the terrific Alice Russell, which I think you will agree is a nice diverse range of artists!
Talking of diverse, our biggest section this time is the live reviews, as hip hop stars Ugly Duckling blaze into Leeds, Kasabian play a sweaty intimate gig in Germany, Seasick Steve and Biffy Clyro both play at the Leeds Academy, while Mew are breathtakingly good just up the road at The Met. The section is completed by actress turned rocker Juliette Lewis proving she’s the real deal in Bristol.
So that’s your lot folks, Record Box action as usual and hopefully you’ll be down to buy me a pint at one of the next two gig nights!
See you soon.
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