Soul News : 5th August 2013

1. Soul beard Cody ChesnuTT kicks-off a grueling US tour this month, ending at the Metro Theatre in Sydney this October. (via BWW)

2. Ghostpoet also hitting Oz to play a show the Oxford Art Factory in September. Trying to arrange reviews and interviews, so watch this space. (via Songkick)

3. New soulmate Thomas Coxhead announces the signing of Jabob Banks to Atlantic this week. Fantastic to see such talent recognised and rewarded, particularly as I was lucky enough to DJ alongside him late last year at Wired. Congrats! (via TheHouseOfCoxHead)

4. Chicster old boy behind Daft Punk's summer hit 'Get Lucky' Nile Rodgers is given the all-clear after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010; claims a number one record aided recovery. (via BBC Newsbeat)

SLL Soul News - 29th July 2013

1. Terri Walker announced her split from 'Lady' this week - the collab with Nicole Wray - after just one album released earlier this year. Following our rave review of the long-player, this news is met with some genuine sadness, as their output as a duo was pure soul gold. The only silver lining is that Terri is leaving to work on her solo album and has apparently been in the studio with Damon Albarn. :-) (via FACT)

2. Following Daley's previous excursion with Jessie J on their cover of 'Remember Me', the big-haired Mancunian soulboy dropped his new EP as a free download via his website this week, a prelude as the world waits for his full-length album 'Days & Nights'. Not satisfied with lavishing his fans with new music, a few days later Daley also dropped another unmistakable cracker in the shape of 'Broken'. It's more of what you've come to expect, so it'll be interesting to see if the album dishes up a few more surprises.

3. To mark the 600th show on Australia's 3RRR-FM radio station, Ennio Styles has just unleashed 'Stylin' 600', a beautiful selection of insane beats and pieces spanning everything from gospel to techno, available for entirely free download from 2nd August. And if you don't take my word for it, you can surely trust in the good words of the preacher himself, Mr. Gilles Peterson: "Some great shit here! Amazing work as usual." Preview it below.