The Supremes

For a group with such a lengthy and fruitful history, The Isley Brothers' tenure at Motown has always been seen as rather problematic. Read More

Recently London Lee over at the Chip Shop set me off on my own personal Kiki Dee retrospective on Youtube. Read More

New York's West 57th Street was bubbling with energy two Thursday nights ago. Read More

Motown giants The Supremes and The Temptations are playing Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella on Saturday. Read More

As I made my way from Ann Arbor to Detroit, I was expecting to get up close and personal with Motown history. Read More

Abba Mania has been delighting audiences of all ages since it's formation in 1999, selling out UK theatres nationally. Read More

The Four Tops and The Supremes were the epitome of the glamour end of Motown – huge hit makers, enormously popular yet never quite basking in the critical acclaim of Stevie Wonder, The Temptations or Marvin Gaye. When Diana Ross left the Supremes in January 1970, many were ready to write the group off. Read More

Terrible though it is to turn to cliché, in this instance it's entirely appropriate: many of the songs here are certifiable, stone-cold classics, of a kind so rare that they necessitate ownership whatever the listener's typical aural fixations. Read More

So I figured I'd take a break from anything contentious. Read More

Fifty years ago, Berry Gordy, a songwriter for local Detroit acts like The Matadors and Jackie Wilson, borrowed $800 from his family and founded two record labels that became incorporated a year later as Motown Record Corporation. Read More