‘I had to fax the lyrics to the gospel choir’s pastor’: how the Soup Dragons made I’m Free | Music

‘Club culture felt like the new psychedelia’ … the early Soup Dragons.

Sean Dickson, vocals, guitar, arrangement The early Soup Dragons were a psychedelic punk rock band, but by 1988 there was more energy in the underground acid house scene than the indie scene. We used to […]

‘Praise This’ gospel movie turns Cardi B hit into worship song

When “Praise This” plays the opening chords of “Money,” Koryn Hawthorne lifts her microphone and debuts a special version of the hit song: When things so bad, my God’s so realI praise His name like […]

Gospel trailblazers the Staples Jr Singers: ‘We were singing about all the hardship and hurt’ | Music

‘Gospel was something we sang because we love to praise the Lord. Not some kind of show business’ … Edward Brown with an original copy of When Do We Get Paid.

In 1975, a group of teenage siblings in Aberdeen, Mississippi, recorded an album of gospel songs focused on toil, conflict, succour and redemption. They named themselves the Staples Jr Singers in tribute to Mavis and […]

How to fit a top-tier HBCU marching band and the gospel tradition onto one album : NPR

How to fit a top-tier HBCU marching band and the gospel tradition onto one album : NPR

Two members of Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands — Marro Briggs, left, and Curtis Olawumi. Sir The Baptist hide caption toggle caption Sir The Baptist Two members of Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands […]