Local News: Waterford, CT 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

James Brown News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make James Brown News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

James Brown News

News about James Brown continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

Yesterday | Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

Areaa s rising stars honored at banquet

Pictured are the 2009 Rising Stars. They are, from left, seated, Monica Conrad, Nancy Vanderveer, Dr.

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Kentucky, Glasgow, KY, Pathology, Medicine, Barren River, KY, Barren County, KY

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Hartford Courant

Playlist : Roger Catlin | TV Eye

Back on the air after one week off . Started with blast of classic soul, moved to international sounds, then big samplings from two recent tribute/compilation/fundraiser albums: "Ciao My Little Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy" and the most recent Red + Hot project, "Dark was the Night." They led to something from the "Where the Wild Things Are" ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Kinks, Soul, The Impressions, Black Entertainment

Cool Hunting

James Brown RIP

James Brown was undeniably one of the most influential and internationally respected musicians of all time.

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Indian Hill Journal

Bootsy tells life story to TV's 'Unsung'

The lights dim in the 437-seat Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts on a recent Thursday evening, casting the murmuring members of the audience into shadow.

Comment?

Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Cincinnati, OH, Parliament, Funk, Funkadelic, Black Entertainment, Soul

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Malay Mail

Universal Music 101 Series giveaway

THE lucky number for the day is 101! Universal Music and Malay Mail are giving away 20 albums of Universal Music 101 Series collection.

Comment?

Related Topix: Michael Jackson, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Soul

Tue Nov 03, 2009

NPR

Black Joe Lewis On Mountain Stage

From the musical hotbed of Austin, Texas, comes the garage-soul revivalist Black Joe Lewis and his band The Honeybears.

Comment?

Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Black Entertainment, Soul

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Leeds Today

Music interview: Joss Stone

'That was such fun! I played a song with Roger Daltrey then one with Dave Stewart then we all played a couple of songs together.

Comment?

Related Topix: Joss Stone, Soul, Roger Daltrey, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment

Fri Oct 30, 2009

ChartAttack

Music The Heavy - The House That Dirt Built

For all of King Khan's I'm-the-new-James Brown bluster, all it takes is the 1-2 of Kelvin Swaby's scream in "Oh No! Not You Again!" and the pointed "How You Like Me Now" to take that cape right off of Khan and put it in The Heavy's camp.

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Life in a Year: Looking back and thinking ahead in the middle ages

Elissa Sorea Carroll in her San Jose home Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009. Carroll is the subject of the latest installment of the Life in a Year series which is on middle age.

Comment?

Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, Black Entertainment, Soul

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Rushville Republican

Critics Corner: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

Austin, Texas based soul man Black Joe Lewis sings like James Brown and Wilson Pickett in a shouting match, and if that weren't enough, his backup band, the Honeybears, deliver the mean retro funk better than anyone out there.

Comment?

Related Topix: Austin, TX, Austin Metro, Black Entertainment, Soul, Wilson Pickett, Entertainment

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Rod Stewart's saved his soul for now

Rod Stewart's saved his soul for now Rod Stewart on tour in Texas this summer: The veteran pop star is releasing an album of classic soul covers.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Rod Stewart, Texas, Black Entertainment, Soul, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson

Pensacola News Journal

Pensacola teen wins big at the Apollo

Austin Paul Conner Jr. is in good company. The 14-year-old Pensacola resident has joined the ranks of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and James Brown - music legends who graced the stage at the Apollo Theater's Amateur Night.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pensacola, FL, Pensacola Metro, Black Entertainment, Soul, Theater, Arts

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Toxic Web Blog

It happened this weeka

Jones" the song holds the top position for three weeks and later becomes a soul classic 1973 , John Lennon files suit against the U.S. government alleging that the FBI tapped his phone in an effort to deport the former Beatle 1975 , justifying his title The Boss, Bruce Springsteen makes both the cover of Time and Newsweek 1978 , Sid Vicious ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Ben E. King, Stevie Wonder

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Universal Hub

Channel 2

WBUR should either finally hire him so people can start donating to WGBH instead or they should announce they're not hiring him so people can stop getting heartburn .

Comment?

Related Topix: Peter, Paul & Mary, Folk, Black Entertainment, Soul

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

Band blends musical styles, roots for a special sound

The members of modern rock act Shinedown think melodic hooks and heavy rock riffs need not be mutually exclusive.

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Jacksonville Metro

Mon Oct 19, 2009

TexasMusicMatters

Saved by The Relatives

Rev. Gean West is a preacher at a small west Dallas church. In the 70's his church was homebase for his unique brand of religious evangelism: A gospel music with a fiery funk edge.

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Gospel, The Soul Stirrers

Penticton Herald

Joss Stone gets scolding from label for recording new album on a whim

British singer Joss Stone performs. TORONTO - When Joss Stone has a musical itch, she has to scratch, even if it means getting into trouble with her label.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Joss Stone, Soul, Black Entertainment, Somerset County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Shropshire County, England

Sat Oct 17, 2009

LA Weekly - The Essential Online Reso...

Unlocked Grooves: Breakestra, Mayer Hawthorne, Myron and E.

Back in 1997, hip-hop DJ and producer Miles Tackett invited fellow DJs, musicians and MCs to jam at a weekly Los Feliz party, "The Breaks." "That's all the DJs were playing ... rare groove, funk breaks, sample source stuff," Tackett says.

Comment?

Related Topix: Breakestra, Funk, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Meters, California, California Government, Music, Entertainment

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Music-News.com

Strut Records gets Into The Christmas Groove

The golden era of '60s and '70s soul music boasts a great tradition for Christmas songs and, following in the footsteps of classic Christmas albums from the Motown stable and James Brown, Strut enter the festive spirit this November with the first ever Yuletide compilation on the label, In The Christmas Groove, bringing together 12 rare soul, funk ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Chorus, Motown, Soul, Black Entertainment, Jimmy Reed, Blues

Liverpool Daily Post

Liverpool Style: Fashion victim: James Brown's Supermodel Salon was must watch television

FOR celebrity watchers it was definitely must-see TV. For dedicated die-hard Kate Moss obsessives like myself though, it was pure, unadulterated, voyeuristic bliss.

Comment?

Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

Also on Topix