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B&S 1000: IS HIP HOP DEAD?
B&S hip hop guru and lifelong fan, Ryan Proctor, shares his thoughts about the music he loves with the hip hop community...
B&S 1000: MARK WEBSTER: THE ACID TEST REVISITED
B&S old boy, Mark Webster, having travelled down numerous roads, recalls his early days at the mag and his dogged pursuit in bringing the sounds of left field to the attention of B&S readers. The search for music's Holy Grail?
BOB KILLBOURN: PICKING UP THE REINS
Editor Bob Killbourn looks at the origins of B&S and the responsibilities of becoming editor of the World's most renowned black music magazine...
THE CHANGING FACE OF R&B
Longtime B&S writer Jeff Lorez looks at the musical and economic realities of R&B from the halcyon days of yesteryear to the harsher commercial climate of the new millennium...
BLUES & SOUL: AN INSTITUTION IS BORN
Yes, the magazine was shoddy in comparison with today's sleek production and its pages limited, but the passion and integrity was there for all to see... a Godsend for all those soul music fans across the country and in Europe too...
RAMSEY LEWIS: GENTLEMAN OF SWING
Amiable pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has brought jazz to a popular audience, both through songs like 1965’s ‘The In Crowd’ and his composition work, and more recently as a radio and television presenter. B&S are humble
XANTONE BLACQ: SET THE 'TONE
Too many people have been sleeping on Xantoné Blacq’s ‘To The Heaven And Beyond’. A rare British album of funky sophistication, which ranks alongside McKoy’s ‘Full Circle’, and Young Disciples&a
COMPETITION: THE B&S 1000 QUIZ: HOW SMART ARE YA?!
B&S magazine publishes its landmark 1,000th issue this month after an incredible 41 years in the game, making it the longest-running black music publication anywhere in the world! What better way to celebrate than to have a quiz! Eyes down...
