Ed Power, talks soul, segregation and sense of family to Vintage Trouble’s front man

Leon Bridges isn’t quite sure how he got here.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics pick the best on offer this autumn.

Peniel E Joseph sets last week’s massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in the context of a climate of denial in America over national issues of racial inequality

STEVIE ‘G’ Grainger is a DJ on Red FM in Cork, and releases music on his Soul Jamz label. He’s bringing his Vinyl Love night to the Odessa in Dublin on March 22 in aid of marriage equality.

Conor McKeon and his 24-piece band are to play the National Concert Hall on November 19 in aid of Turning The Tide of Suicide (3Ts), it has been announced.

BOBBY Womack is thrilled to be back. “I’m playing countries I never got to play before,” says the iconic soul singer, grinning his trademark grin. “They [promoters] used to tell me, ‘oh, your band is too big’ for our venue. Now, the doors are open for me. This late in my career, I’m loving it. Seriously, man, it’s great. ”

Can a once notorious rock band grow old with dignity?

Bobby Womack is reportedly battling colon cancer.

David Hasselhoff's single "Looking For Freedom" has been named among the 10 most "world-changing" songs of all time.

“Godfather of Soul” James Brown, who died in Atlanta early today at the age of 73, was one of the major musical influences of the past 50 years.

Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to record such classic tunes as You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, died today of cancer. He was 72.

The Bob Dylan classic, Like a Rolling Stone, has been voted the greatest song of all time.

Hank Ballard, the singer and songwriter whose hit The Twist ushered a dance craze in the 1960s, has died.