Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Issue 1024

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THE OFFICIAL 1ST STOP FOR MUSIC WRITING, COMMENT, INTEGRITY, OPINION AND LISTINGS.

Editorial STUFF

Like a refreshing bolt of musical lightening, B&S steals the thunder once again of it's competitors with another not to be missed edition. We are in interview Heaven with current chart topper and previous B&S 'tip for the top' TAIO CRUZ. We Stay in an ecclesiastical mood as we are granted an audience with REVEREND AL GREEN, who's in exceptional interview form. JADE EWEN tells us about her year in the making - including Eurovision, solo project (and little did we know at the time) SUGABABE! We go soul searching for not one, not two but THREE independent soul icons ERIC ROBERSON, NATE JAMES and JOE (you lucky, lucky lot!)... MASTER SHORTIE looks forward to the huge BURRRAP TOUR and last but by no means least, three stringed Blues phenomenon SEASICK STEVE talks to B&S newbee GEMMA BROSNAN (welcome young lady). We have competitions to win LIL' WAYNE TICKETS, IRONIC - CHIPMUNK - MASTER SHORTIE 'BRRRAP PACK' TOUR TICKETS to a venue of your choice... Also look out later this month for a chance to win MAXWELL TICKETS (NIIIIICE). We have our resident columnists bringing you all the news and views from their respected genres, so please feel free to contact them with news that you feel will benefit others. The Guv'nor SNOWBOY looks at all things jazz in his monthly column, SHARON DAVIS gives you all the MOTOWN news as it happens, in MOTOWN TRACKING And BEN LOVETT continues to bring you the best dance column on the internet with GROOVE YARD. Why go anywhere else - indeed! Catch you next month.B&S

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Joe @bluesandsoul.com Joe @bluesandsoul.com Joe @bluesandsoul.com Joe @bluesandsoul.com

Joe: Mr Independent

Lawrence Gichigi punches back in to B&S headquaters bringing Rn'B star Joe along for a quick chat ahead of his October 12th Indig02 date. Find out how Joe is finding his new found independance?

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Jade Ewen @bluesandsoul.com Jade Ewen @bluesandsoul.com Jade Ewen @bluesandsoul.com Jade Ewen @bluesandsoul.com

Jade Ewen: Lucky Star

You may remember Jade Ewen from this years Eurovision song contest? No! Well if you don't, she doesn't mind honest!? She re-launches herself this month as a red hot R&B star and tells B&S Editor Lee Tyler all about it.

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Taio Cruz @bluesandsoul.com Taio Cruz @bluesandsoul.com Taio Cruz @bluesandsoul.com Taio Cruz @bluesandsoul.com

Taio Cruz: Rokstarr in The Making

Pete Lewis enjoys lunchtime drinks in Kensington with Brit-winning London singer/ songwriter/producer Taio Cruz to celebrate his chart-topping single ‘Break Your Heart’ and accompanying new LP ‘Rokstarr’

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Livvi Franc @bluesandsoul.com Livvi Franc @bluesandsoul.com Livvi Franc @bluesandsoul.com Livvi Franc @bluesandsoul.com

Livvi Franc: Franc exchange

Pete Lewis happily chats to a Babe In Total Control of Herself, as Barbados-raised singer/songwriter Livvi Franc discusses her provocative US chart-topping single ‘Now I’m That Bitch’

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Keith Sweat @Indig02 25/09/09 (copyright@bluesandsoul.com) Keith Sweat @Indig02 25/09/09 (copyright@bluesandsoul.com) Keith Sweat @Indig02 25/09/09 (copyright@bluesandsoul.com) Keith Sweat @Indig02 25/09/09 (copyright@bluesandsoul.com)

Keith Sweat: Indig02 25/09/09

Friday night was the night. The Indig02 was the place to be for prospective great night of Rn'B, topped with a little New Jack Swing. As I took my place, it didn't take Keith Sweat long to prove to the crowd he's still got it... And Some!

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GINUWINE: MAN̢۪S THOUGHTS

Ginuwine: Man̢۪s Thoughts

Possibly the best Rn'B release this year, It̢۪s truly refreshing to see he̢۪s a man who hasn̢۪t been influenced by current fashioned orientated, nauseating post machine produced Rn'B.

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Cheryl Cole: 3 Words @bluesandsoul.com

Cheryl Cole: 3 Words

I̢۪ll take an educated guess that the average Cheryl Cole fan doesn̢۪t read Blues & Soul. If I was feeling particularly harsh I̢۪d go one step further and say that the average Cheryl Cole fan doesn̢۪t actually read anyt

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