With her tumultuous career coming to its tragic end in 2011, Amy Winehouse has undoubtedly left an imprint on music. A blueprint for 21st-century jazz and neo-soul, the singer’s vocal talent arguably became overlooked in the swarm of paparazzi and destruction that followed her throughout her ‘noughties reign as England’s individualist diva. It’s unfortunate that […]

50 years ago this month, the legendary Ray Charles released ‘A Portrait of Ray’, a collection of blues, R&B, soul, and tinges of old-school gospel. To this day, it’s easily one of the most soulful albums ever produced – a prime example of why today’s musicians still call him “The Genius” or “The Father of […]

It was the weekend of July 22nd and 23rd that I found myself back in Camden, what seemed to me as a particularly poignant moment six years on from the death of a legend, an icon. Amy Winehouse to me is the image of a musical genius – as a self-confessed fangirl (I am a shameless copycat […]