Posts Tagged Menahan Street Band

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May 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 408

Elvis Costello and The Roots, Wise Up: Thought – Remixes and Reworks [EP] (2013) Being a big fan of both Elvis Costello and The Roots I was –  instantly – a fan of the Wise Up Ghost album, even got a second crack at interviewing Elvis Costello in the accompanying press-rounds (always a treat). So […]

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October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Ikebe Shakedown: Stone By Stone

Ikebe Shakedown Stone by Stone Ubiquity Afrobeat-informed soul-jazz instrumentals, always good stuff right? And then you think about how when people try to fill an album with them – unless it’s the real stuff – you can get a bit bored. But the Brooklyn-based Ikebe Shakedown have got that sound down – it’s a bit […]

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December 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Charles Bradley: Soul of America Director: Poull Brien Daptone You know I really don’t care all that much for Charles Bradley’s music – as I said here he’s a shouter, a belter, and I don’t believe him. It’s pastiche, pantomime-funk, it’s grubby rather than gritty, it’s a bit shitty, actually. But I still wanted to […]

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November 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Menahan Street Band: The Crossing

Menahan Street Band The Crossing Shock You know the hardworking Menahan Street Band, if not from their previous album then for their work with Charles Bradley and Lee Fields and Amy Winehouse – and the horn section doubles for The Dap-Kings so you’ve heard these players in a variety of contexts and they are sharp. […]