2013 already looks set to be a giant year for the legendary recording artist Prince! As he looks forward to receiving his Icon award at the Billboard Music Awards on May 19th with a live performance at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Prince makes a stunning cover star for their magazine this month. In the meantime, hot off the heels of his hugely acclaimed International hit 'Rock And Roll Love Affair' (which is still flying high!), Prince unleashes a spectacular new single, 'Screwdriver', m...

The 10cc of contemporary indie dance (they've got beards and are a bit clever clever), return with their fifth studio L.P. It’s their best to date and is set to soundtrack the festival season on a global scale and European holiday resorts throughout the summer. 5 out of 5...

Acclaimed Swiss house DJ/Producer and Purple Music label boss Jamie Lewis unleashes the first of two very exciting new singles on the label from the superstar phenomenon, PRINCE!!! 'Dance 4 Me' (from the album 'IMPLSoUND'), carries that original Prince-funk style that we all know and love and also comes packaged with a selection of hot dance remixes. Mixes come courtesy of Jamie Lewis and LA producers David Alexander and Brian Matrix. The result is a selection of funky, house and big room dancef...

With 25 million albums sold and 20+ hit singles in a career which has spanned an era defying 18 years, Jay Kay & Co. are finally back to reclaim their crown as one of the UK's premiere musical exports. While their upcoming ‘Rock Dust Light Star’ opus, their seventh studio album is their first in five years and also marks their Mercury debut. In a case of if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it, déjà vu rings true once more on this polished lead single fashioned with the dancefloor in mind. Alan Braxe...

Reminding me of P.Diddy's work from recent years with the likes of Keyshia Cole ('Last Night') and Christina Aguilera ('Tell Me'), this tasty house cut has a pop undercarriage and a burbling R&B foundation primed for radio. Bringing together the vocal talents of fellow Kiwis David Dallas and R&B songstress Aaradhna, this is the follow-up to the New Zealander's 2009 hit 'Everything', and stands as an excellent precursor to his upcoming album. Mixes cover all bases with DCUP (funky house) ...

In its Original and purist form this languid funker sounds like the bastard offspring of Wilson Pickett or Sly Stone with Bootsy Collins on bass the Godfather in waiting. So raw, gritty and down right irresistible is this funk, with a more then reverent nod to the past, it oozes of live musicianship, passion, and above all, respect for all that's gone before. After his last outting with Roachford on the equally seductive 'Trouble Woman', the good Doctor now turns to UK soul heir apparent, John T...

In its Original and purist form this languid funker sounds like the bastard offspring of Wilson Pickett or Sly Stone with Bootsy Collins on bass the Godfather in waiting. So raw, gritty and down right irresistible is this funk, with a more then reverent nod to the past, it oozes of live musicianship, passion, and above all, respect for all that's gone before. After his last outting with Roachford on the equally seductive 'Trouble Woman', the good Doctor now turns to UK soul heir apparent, John T...

In its Original and purist form this languid funker sounds like the bastard offspring of Wilson Pickett or Sly Stone with Bootsy Collins on bass the Godfather in waiting. So raw, gritty and down right irresistible is this funk, with a more then reverent nod to the past, it oozes of live musicianship, passion, and above all, respect for all that's gone before. After his last outting with Roachford on the equally seductive 'Trouble Woman', the good Doctor now turns to UK soul heir apparent, John T...

Craig David has come a long way since he first burst on the scene with 'Rewind' back in 1999 - several albums, and dozens of singles over the decade that followed came and went with varying results, but for a new decade he's good back-to-basics, sampling a Motown standard (The Four Tops' 'Standing In The Shadows Of Love') that will appeal as much to listeners of Radio 2 as it will Radio 1. In other words your mum and gran will probably like it as much as you! Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel deliv...

A month on from Gramophonedzie's highly addictive homage of Peggy Lee's famous take on the Kansas Joe McCoy blues standard, 'Why Don't You Do Right?', comes get another cover of perhaps Ms Lee's best known recording, 'Fever'; itself a cover of Sarah Vaughan's 50+ year old stand. As with break beat general Adam Freeland's restyling of the original a few years ago, some the purist amongst you might consider the update sacrilege, but with a house back-beat and a jazz vibe this contemporary hybrid w...

What I love about the Young Punx is you never quite know what's coming next. Will it be electro or disco, breaks or block rockin' beats laced with guitar hooks? Their latest is no different, revisiting '60s sounding musicianship with a wordy street rap from Memphis-based hip-hop don Count Bass D. In its original version this tale of boxing glory sounds not unlike the first cousin of 'Empire State Of Mind', and has already been adopted IBF Middleweight World Champion boxer Arthur Abraham as his e...

They don't come any catchier then this side project from Will.I.Am and Steve Aoki that could best be described as the H1N1 of dance! The anonymous hooded rapper [[[Zuper Blahq]]] lays down the lyrics atop Aoki's beats that will literally drive you crazy and into a frothy frenzy at the same time. Having already destroyed American dancefloors this pumping electro anthem is now set loose here, and even though radio will elect to play the softer "I'm in the mother freaking house" version in lieu of ...

I remember the first time I heard Doop's self-titled debut back in the '90s and loved it for all of five minutes before falling out of love almost as quickly. The same I fear will soon apply to this similarly-styled "novelty" house track that was a secret weapon of choice by the likes of Tony Humphries, Roger Sanchez, DJ Sneak, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Cox, and Norman Jay last season in Ibiza. For the uninitiated this is a throw back to the sleazy big band jazz sounds of the 1920s, although the sa...

It's kind of weird and certainly quite macabre to be reviewing the first "new" Michael Jackson material since 'One More Chance' almost six years ago. Released to the media at the stroke of midnight on October 12th, this newly uncovered master sounds like it was recorded around the time of 'Off The Wall' or 'Thriller', although greater speculation is the song was recorded during sessions for 1991's 'Dangerous' opus. Chances are by the time you read this you'll already have heard it - BBC Radio 1 ...

Yes I know it's Whitney Houston, and I know it's probably not that cool to like her, but true to the song's lyrics, after 20 years in the business and having all her troubles splashed over the red tops for all to see, she can still pull it out of the bag when needed. On 'I Look To You', her first studio album in seven years, Houston has once again teamed up with her longtime collaborator and mentor, Clive Davis, along with an array of A-list writers and producers including R.Kelly, Swiss Beats, ...

Another issue, another cover of Michael Jackson's epochal Hammer-House-of-Horror-goes-to-the-Disco recording. I've given up counting just how many versions have appeared since the singer's death, but they number bootlegs and re-fashions sporting the names Eric Prydz, Laidback Luke, Freemasons, All Stars, Dirty Funker, Nightcrawlers… and more. Yes, there's been a lot; too many all be told. Now add to the list a man who's never shy of a cover version, and Grey does a pretty respectful job too, and...

Another issue, another cover of Michael Jackson's epochal Hammer-House-of-Horror-goes-to-the-Disco recording. I've given up counting just how many versions have appeared since the singer's death, but they number bootlegs and re-fashions sporting the names Eric Prydz, Laidback Luke, Freemasons, All Stars, Dirty Funker, Nightcrawlers… and more. Yes, there's been a lot; too many all be told. Now add to the list a man who's never shy of a cover version, and Grey does a pretty respectful job too, and...

After 26 years at Warner records Madonna bids farewell with a greatest hits collection and new single 'Celebration' to crown her amazing career with them over the years.Paul Oakenfold works some classic Perfecto vibes into this solid dancefloor groove that will keep the mainstream floors throbbing to it's pumping bass and haunting strings in a 'Deeper and Deeper' formula that has kept Madonna so fresh through the decades. With the commercial mix locked down it was time for something special cour...

The debut on this new label from Dylan Rhymes and Paul Glancy, the men behind Lot 49 and Spirit Recordings respectively, is a re-recorded update of the cult Michael Jackson boot, 'Thrill Her', that was last seen on the racks back in '02. Created by the Allstars - the devilish cool new partnership of James Doman and Paul Emmanuel - it comes backed with a brace of equally hot refashions from the Dirty Funker (currently rocking the turntables his version of 'Flat Beat') and Red Kult (last seen on E...

With four Ibiza number ones already under our belt, and a plethora of clubbing anthem to their name, Phonetic drop their biggie of '09 in the shape of this street-smart reconstruction of Nu Shooz's one-hit-wonder from 1986. Another Chance (the nom de plume of Jon Pearn & Nick Bridges aka Bodyrox) has done a sterling job with Kat Bramely vocals uncannily like Valerie Day's original delivery. There's an equally muscular support cast of remixes from Daley Padley & Paul Cooper on the cooler ...