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“The guitar player got caught in a snowstorm and couldn’t get down for the gig. They were looking for somebody and I said, ‘I know all that stuff’”: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter went to a James Brown gig – and had to step in as his sideman at the last minute

Brown may be known as the the “Hardest-Working Man in Show Business”, but it seems like Skunk is also worthy of that moniker...

Guitar World

Highest 2 Lowest review – Spike Lee and Denzel Washington remake Kurosawa in fine style

Akira Kurosawa’s downbeat noir High and Low is retooled with Washington on magnificent form as a record producer whose godson is kidnapped by mistake

The Guardian - UK

Play your James Brown on Charlie Brown with Pro-Ject's Peanuts turntable

Pro-Ject's limited edition vinyl deck celebrates 75 years of the iconic Peanuts comic strip.

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Pink Floyd at Pompeii: What are the greatest live albums of all time?

This week saw the first official release on vinyl of Pink Floyd's legendary 1971 set played in Pompeii - showing to what extent the British band were once one of the greatest live acts in the world. With so many great live albums out there, we give you our Top…

Euronews

Prezzo rebrands with new name and menu after 25 years

The Italian food chain has made significant behind-the-scenes operational changes as well as coming up with new dishes

Evening Standard

Don't listen to 'hate media' on election result: Dutton

Peter Dutton has urged party backers to ignore certain media outlets - which he branded "hate media" - in the final push to election day.

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“I was playing stuff I don’t think James Brown understood. He told me, ‘You have to play the one – you’re playing too much’”: Six years after he quit touring, Bootsy Collins reflects on James Brown and George Clinton, and what he gets out of playing today

One of the world’s greatest bassists talks switching from guitar, how LSD helped him become a songwriter and why he’s finally embracing five-string bass

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Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics

From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication

Guitar World

“I asked him to get me four bass strings because I only had a $29 guitar from Sears”: Bootsy Collins is one of the all-time bass greats, but he started out on guitar. Here’s the sole reason why he switched

Before he became ‘the’ Bootsy Collins, William Collins was a young guitarist who desperately wanted to join his brother's band

Guitar World

“He fined me 50 bucks and fired me, even though I didn’t mess up”: The bassists of James Brown reveal what life was really like playing alongside the Godfather of Soul

Fred Thomas, Ray Brundidge and Bootsy Collins dig into what it meant to play with Soul Band No. 1

Guitar World

“The bass is the instrument you need to play the longest to become truly funky”: 20 funk bass legends who took low-end groove to new heights

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster groovers around today

Guitar World

Number One on the Call Sheet review – a spectacular tribute to black excellence in Hollywood

Jaw-droppingly star-studded and stuffed with incredible stories, this series is a joy to watch. Just wait till you hear the one about James Brown burying bags of cash in the woods …

The Guardian - UK

“James felt the fines would make you work harder. He was using that reverse psychology on us, and we didn’t understand at the time”: Bootsy Collins on why James Brown’s fines worked for his musicians

Plus how he found someone to make his ‘space’ bass

MusicRadar

‘We said yes to everything!’ John Reis on his blistering punk career, from Hot Snakes to Rocket from the Crypt

He went from San Diego’s DIY scene to mega-budget albums and Top of the Pops. Now, grieving late bandmate Rick Froberg, he explains why he’s still punk’s hardest worker

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“He noticed that the studio had a marimba sitting in the corner, and the rest is history”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind ABBA's Mamma Mia

On Mamma Mia's 50th birthday, our resident music prof puts ABBA's infectiously catchy karaoke staple under the musical microscope

Evening Standard

You Make Me Feel Brand New hit-makers The Stylistics recall touring with notoriously 'tough' James Brown

EXCLUSIVE The legendary Philadelphia soul group are back with their first album in two decades

MusicRadar

Is pop music really being dumbed down? A music professor explains what the science really says

Scientific studies claim that modern music is growing simpler than ever before - both lyrically and musically. But are they measuring what really matters?

Louder

“Anybody down there on acid seeing this figure flying down with flames coming out of his head must have thought God was coming”: The crazy life of Arthur Brown, the wildman who set rock’n’roll on fire

Arthur Brown is the flame-headed singer behind Fire – but that’s only one part of his insane life

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Rangers 4 Ross County 0: Ianis Hagi bags double at Ibrox

Ianis Hagi grabbed a double as Rangers rounded off a successful week with a 4-0 rout of Ross County at Ibrox.

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Soul, sermonising and wrestling Satan: James Brown’s 20 best albums – ranked!

As Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag turns 60, we rate the prolific funk/soul powerhouse’s finest studio, live and soundtrack albums

Sports Illustrated

All-Traina Thoughts Mailbag: Tony Romo, Tom Brady, Super Bowl Sunday and More

Looking at Jim Nantz and Romo’s future; Brady’s conflict of interest, Netflix’s NFL future, betting and more.

Louder

The 10 worst Led Zeppelin songs of all time, because not every Led Zeppelin song can be as good as Kashmir

Led Zeppelin may be the greatest rock band of all time, but they weren't perfect – and here's the proof

The National (Scotland)

Ross County manager Don Cowie rues 'harsh' Celtic defeat and questions penalty calls

Don Cowie has argued that his Ross County players didn’t deserve to lose to Celtic by three goals and branded the final 4-1 scoreline “harsh”.

Sports Illustrated

Fox’s NFL Pregame Show Pulls Off Impressive Feat

For the 31st season in a row, “Fox NFL Sunday” was the most-watched NFL pregame show.

Louder

"He was trying to numb the past, dull the present and look for comfort in the future. He found it there and it killed him": Dan Aykroyd on the tragedy of John Belushi and the making of The Blues Brothers

Cult movie The Blues Brothers exposed a generation to the brilliance of blues and soul legends like John Lee Hooker and Aretha Franklin

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