Friday, 3 January 2025
Toots and the Maytals (featuring Leba Hibbert) 2025 tour dates supported by Rhoda Dakar + The Hempolics
The Maytals formed in the 1960’s and updated their name to Toots and the Maytals for their debut album ’Sweet And Dandy’ in 1969.
One of the best known ska and rocksteady groups, they also are known for the first use of the word ‘reggae’ in a song on their 1968 single ‘Do The Reggay’.
Frederick ‘Toots' Hibbert was considered a reggae pioneer who was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
Known for classic reggae songs such as ’54-46 Was My Number’, ‘Monkey Man’, ‘Pressure Drop’, ‘Funky Kingston’, ‘Broadway Jungle’, ‘Bam Bam’, ’Time Tough’ and 'Reggae Got Soul’, Toots and the Maytals are now fronted by Toots’ daughter Leba Hibbert, who has released her own recordings and worked with Sly & Robbie, Jimmy Cliff and more.
Special guest supports on the tour will be Rhoda Dakar of the Bodysnatchers performing with her band + The Hempolics.
Block 33 to release 'The Promised Land' album on 7th February
1. Breakthrough
2. A Glimmer Of Hope (For The Small Guy)
3. The Promised Land
4. Lost In The Crowd
5. London Town
6. The Monday Club
7. Stand By Me
8. Lose Your Way
9. Drift Away
10. Cold Heart Of Stone
11. Alive & Dangerous
12. Keep On Smiling
https://www.block33band.co.uk/
Thursday, 2 January 2025
The Hornets 'Recorded "Live" at El Royale Studios' CD album out now
https://www.facebook.com/hornetsbandofficial
Stone Foundation to release 11th studio album, 'The Revival of Survival', on 28th March
11th studio album from Stone Foundation. To be released 28th March 2025.
Vinyl LP, presented on classic black vinyl
Tracklist:
A1 How Many Times
A2 The Revival Of Survival
A3 Everything & All I Want
A4 Cut Me Loose (feat. J.P. Bimeni)
A5 Close To Where You Are
B1 Fix You Up
B2 The Beat I Know (feat. Sheree DuBois & Carmy Love)
B3 2 Die 4 U
B4 When Worlds Collide
B5 Reach Out (feat. Laville)
B6 Summer Song (feat. Omar)
Heavy Soul Records to re-release Secret Affair's 'Glory Boys' LP with bonus tracks on blue vinyl
OFFICIAL REISSUE, FULLY LICENSED WITH PERMISION FROM THE BAND
EXPECTED RELEASE DATE of mid-FEBRUARY
To celebrate the up-coming tour with the added bonus of the headline slot at Mods Mayday 2025, the bona-fide Mod Revival classic LP 'Glory Boys' gets an official reissue on Heavy Soul Records.
Coming with the original artwork with nice new touches added by ex-Jetsetter Paul Bevoir with the added attraction of a stunning gatefold sleeve featuring memorabilia from the day.
The vinyl version also has two extra tracks - both the b-sides from the album's lead singles 'Time For Action' and 'Let Your Heart Dance'.
Only 500 copies pressed (100 on blue vinyl, 400 on black) and individually numbered you also get a fab A5 promo card of the band..
Chris Pope & The Chords UK to release triple 44-track CD with 16-page booklet
Chris Pope & The Chords UK
" BUT THEN AGAIN"
26 track Double Vinyl album with bonus 18 track ' Bootleg CD
A Triple 44 track CD with a 16-page booklet
RELEASED in 2025
The Style Councillors 'Shout To The Top' 40th Anniversary Tour
The Style Councillors will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of 'Shout To The Top', the 5th single by The Style Council.
The Style Councillors are the
world’s one and only tribute to
The Style Council.
Formed in 2013, The Style Councillors celebrate their first decade of performing the music of The Style Council, the group that was the home for Paul Weller for the majority of the 1980’s, and where he wrote some of his finest songs.
After the dissolution of The Jam in 1982, Paul Weller joined forces with Mick Talbot, formerly of The Merton Parkas, Dexys Midnight Runners and The Bureau, to form The Style Council.
The Style Council released a string of successful singles between 1983-1989 such as Speak Like a Child, Money-Go-Round, Long Hot Summer, My Ever Changing Moods, You’re The Best Thing, Shout To The Top, Walls Come Tumbling Down, A Solid Bond In Your Heart, Come To Milton Keynes, The Lodgers, Why I Went Missing, and more.
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