Features

A spotlight on early UK Soul - Pt. 2

Kevin Volans

To mark the 117th Proms, M will be talking to some of the composers whose work will be premiered at the Royal Albert Hall this year. We will be asking upcoming and established composers, including Simon Holt, Judith Bingham, Vartan Melkonian and Graham Fitkin, about their careers and finding out about the burning issues that face classical composers in Britain today.

Brave New Funding World

Paul Rodgers - All Right Now

Paul Rodgers 'The Voice' talks exclusively to M

A spotlight on early UK Soul

Beverley Knight’s new album, Soul UK, is a collection of covers that pays homage to a certain period of the 1980s/1990s which was hailed as an emergence for UK soul in its own right. For those of you not old enough to remember the original songs, here’s a quick guide to the tracks that helped define an era.

Javed Akhtar on Bollywood

For over 30 years Javed Akhtar has been one of the most influential forces in Bollywood. A seventh generation Urdu poet, he has carved out a distinguished career as a scriptwriter and lyricist for many of Bollywood's most popular films.

Soul Talk part two

M recently spoke to Soul Talk, a UK band that hark back to classic R&B artists such as Earth, Wind and Fire, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder.

Review: Hiatus & Shura Live

Urban producer Hiatus took to the stage with songwriter Shura for the first time last night, and M went along to check them out.

Review - Glastonbury East Dance Tent

There's more to Glastonbury than the Pyramid stage, John Peel stage, and, er, the Other stage. PRS for Music set list collector Tony Lawrence spent a lot of the weekend hanging around the East Dance Tent and jotted down a few observations that he would like to share...