British dance/dub producer Oliver Jones, aka Skream, has unveiled his ‘Heart-Wrenching Ballads’ remix of The Smiths 80’s classic This Charming Man.
Speaking about the track on his Soundcloud account, Skream, who has appeared numerous times on Stagedoor FM’s Top 100 Tracks of 2013, said “Did this yesterday…..This isn’t a dance track nor really a electronic track….Just a piece of music I’m really happy with.”
Take a listen below:
After a far-too-long break from the world of music, 90s rap icon Ma$e, responsible for some of the finest R&B and rap grooves of that era, has returned with new single Why Can’t We?
The track is expected to appear on Ma$e’s forthcoming new album, Now We Even, set to drop next year.
Take a listen to Why Can’t We? below:
Michael Eavis, founder and curator of the legendary [almost-annual] Glastonbury Festival has dumfounded rumours by confirming iconic rock band Fleetwood Mac will not be making a much-hoped appearance at next year’s event.
Speaking to The Guardian, Eavis, who has a habit of slipping early details of performers, confirmed “We’re hoping to get them [Fleetwood Mac] for 2015, but not next year”.
The 3-day festival, which opens its gates on 25th June 2014, has already confirmed the Friday headliner, Arcade Fire, whilst Lily Allen and Stanton Warriors are amongst the first confirmed acts. Rumours have been rife that both Kings Of Leon and Dolly Parton are to play the coveted Saturday and Sunday slots, however its likely that we won’t be hearing of any more appearances until early next year.
US singer/songwriter Rico Love has joined forces with Plies to remake Beyonce and Jay Z’s now infamous Drunk In Love.
Taken from Beyonce’s latest self-titled LP, Rico Love ‘plays’ Beyonce against Plies’ Jay Z; a solid reverb from the original.
Take a listen and download for free below:
As we say a fond farewell to what’s truly been a great year for music, we take a look back down memory lane to relive our 100 Greatest Songs of 2013.
The below aren’t in any order at all, they’re just 100 of the best tracks, we believe, have been released this year, either as a single, unveiled online as a stream, or as an album track.
Take a lookie below; we can’t wait to hear what 2014 has in store for us!
Beyoncé – ***Flawless — ALBUM: BEYONCÉ
Katy B – 5AM — ALBUM: Little Red
Angel Haze – A Tribe Called Red — ALBUM: Dirty Gold
Krystal Klear feat. Jenna G – Addiction — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Arcade Fire – Afterlife — ALBUM: Reflektor
AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies — ALBUM: Body Music
Tyler Walker – Back In Time — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Jay Z – BBC — ALBUM: Magna Carta Holy Grail
Eliza Doolittle – Big When I Was Little — ALBUM: In Your Hands
Chase and Status (ft Ed Thomas) – Blk & Blu — ALBUM: Brand New Machine
SOHN – Bloodflows — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Robin Thicke ft T.I. & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines — ALBUM: Blurred Lines
Ellie Goulding – Burn — ALBUM: Halcyon Days
Blood Orange – Chamakay — ALBUM: Cupid Deluxe
India Arie – Cocoa Butter — ALBUM: SongVersation
M.I.A. – Come Walk With Me — ALBUM: Matangi
OneRepublic – Counting Stars — ALBUM: Native
Janelle Monae – Dance Apocalyptic — ALBUM: The Electric Lady
Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know? — ALBUM: AM
Mapei – Don’t Wait — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Breach ft Andreya Triana – Everything You Never Had — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Jakwob ft Maiday – Fade — ALBUM: n/a (single)
HAIM – Falling (Duke Dumont remix) — ALBUM: Days Are Gone
Craig David – Fill Me In (Ryan Hemsworth remix) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Chris Brown – Fine China — ALBUM: X
The Colourist – Fix This (The Chainsmokers Remix) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Kano ft Benga – Forefather — ALBUM: n/a (single)
HAIM – Forever (Giorgio Moroder Remix) — ALBUM: Days Are Gone
Frank Ocean – Forrest Gump — ALBUM: Channel Orange
Rudimental – Free Ft.Emeli Sandé (Maya Jane Coles Remix) — ALBUM: Home
Moko – Freeze — ALBUM: Black (EP)
Daft Punk (ft Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) – Get Lucky — ALBUM: Random Access Memories
Justin Timberlake – Gimme What I Don’t Know (I Want) — ALBUM: The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2
Janelle Monae – Givin’ Em What They Love (ft Prince) — ALBUM: The Electric Lady
Bondax – Giving It All — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Lily Allen – Hard Out Here — ALBUM: TBD
Rudimental – Hell Could Freeze (Skream remix) — ALBUM: Home
London Grammar – Hey Now — ALBUM: If You Wait
Drake – Hold On We’re Going Home — ALBUM: Nothing Was The Same
Flume – Holdin’ On — ALBUM: Flume
Hot Since 82 – Hurt You (Lee Curtiss Remix) — ALBUM: Little Black Book
Rebecca Ferguson – I Hope — ALBUM: Freedom
Flume – Insane (ft Moon Holiday) — ALBUM: Flume
Marina & The Diamonds ft Charli XCX – Just Desserts — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith – La La La — ALBUM: Hotel Cabana
Mutya Keisha Siobhan – Lay Down In Swimming Pools (Drank) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Sam Smith – Lay Me Down — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Avicii – Lay Me Down (ft Adam Lambert & Nile Rodgers) — ALBUM: TRUE
Eminem ft Kendrick Lamar – Love Game — ALBUM: The Marshall Mathers LP 2
David Bowie – Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy) — ALBUM: The Next Day
Moon Boots – Love Strong — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby (Giorgio Moroder remix) — ALBUM: Love To Love You Donna
John Legend – Made To Love — ALBUM: All Of Me
Laura Marling – Master Hunter — ALBUM: Once I Was An Eagle
Basement Jaxx – Mermaid of Salinas — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Duke Dumont (ft AME) – Need U 100% (Skream mix) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Paul McCartney – New — ALBUM: New
Kanye West – New Slaves — ALBUM: Yeezus
London Grammar – Nightcall — ALBUM: If You Wait
Lorde – No Better — ALBUM: Pure Heroine
Snakehips – On & On (ft George Maple) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Arctic Monkeys – One For The Road — ALBUM: AM
U2 – Ordinary Love (Paul Epworth Remix) — ALBUM: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom OST
Ben Pearce – Patticakes — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Julio Bashmore – Peppermint — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Justin Timberlake – Pusher Love Girl — ALBUM: The 20/20 Experience 1 of 2
Janelle Monae – Q.U.E.E.N. (ft Erykah Badu) — ALBUM: The Electric Lady
James Blake – Retrograde — ALBUM: Overgrown
Skream – Rollercoaster — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Lorde – Royals — ALBUM: Pure Heroine
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege — ALBUM: Mosquito
Little Mix – Salute — ALBUM: Salute
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Same Love (ft Mary Lambert) — ALBUM: The Heist
Aiden ft Thaddaeus Tribbett – Satisfy Me — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Chrome Sparks – Send The Pain On — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Perseus – Shadow Of The Beast — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Laura Mvula – She — ALBUM: Sing To The Moon
Chris Malinchak – So Good To Me — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Stylo G – Soundbwoy — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Rihanna – Stay (Branchez Remix) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Justin Timberlake – T.K.O. — ALBUM: The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2
VV Brown – The Apple — ALBUM: Samson & Delilah
Eminem ft Rihanna – The Monster — ALBUM: The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Chvrches – The Mother We Share — ALBUM: The Bones Of What You Believe
HAIM – The Wire — ALBUM: Days Are Gone
BANKS – This Is What It Feels Like — ALBUM: London (EP)
Maribou State – Tongue — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Phoneix – Trying To Be Cool — ALBUM: Bankrupt!
Russ Chimes – Turn Me Out — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Röyksopp – Twenty Thirteen — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Laura Welsh – Undiscovered — ALBUM: n/a (single)
MIGOS feat. Drake – Versace (remix) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Avicii – Wake Me Up — ALBUM: TRUE
BANKS – Warm Water (Snakehips Remix) — ALBUM: n/a (single)
MØ – Waste Of Time — ALBUM: n/a (single)
FKA Twigs – Water Me — ALBUM: n/a (single)
Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn — ALBUM: Settle
Disclosure – White Noise (ft AlunaGeorge) — ALBUM: Settle
Naughty Boy ft Emeli Sande – Wonder — ALBUM: Hotel Cabana
Jacob Banks – Worthy — ALBUM: The Monologue
Rumours are circulating heavily online today regarding the potential housemates / contestants for January’s edition of Celebrity Big Brother.
According to various sources, controversial The Apprentice contestant will join various members of the pop community, including N-Dubz star Dappy, Blue’s Lee Ryan, and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding.
Other rumoured guests include boxer Ricky Hatton and US actress/comic Kathy Griffin and Only Way Is Essex star Sam Faiers.
The 2014 series of Celebrity Big Brother launches next Friday (3rd January) on Channel 5. The TV station have already unveiled the next wave of the infamous ‘Big Brother Eye’, along with confirmation of the palatial-themed revamped house. Take a look at the gallery below:
Whilst still drumming up anticipation for his forthcoming new album X (which is still yet to receive a revised release date), Chris Brown has unveiled a nice Christmas present for fans, by way of new track Wildcat.
Take a listen below and hit the download button to cop it for free, now!
iTunes have unveiled the first ‘day’ of their free seasonal giveaway from their annual 12 Days Of Gifts iOS app, and it’s none other than some cuts from Justin Timberlake’s phenomenal set at September’s iTunes Festival.
The free downloads, recorded in London on 29th September, include two live visuals from the day (TKO & True Blood), along with audio recordings of Take Back The Night and SexyBack.
Hit the iTunes link now to download for free, but be quick, once the day is up you’re no longer eligible.
West London R&B/rapper Angel has premiered his stunning cover of Pharrell Williams’ smash No.2 hit Happy.
Filmed exclusively for Soul Culture, take a watch of Angel’s full performance below:
Lupe Fiasco has unveiled new track Piru Blues, an unreleased joint that failed to be included in 2012 LP Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album.
Take a listen below: