The recent Christmas release by The Soul Snatchers is not the first Xmas classic coming from Dordrecht. Earlier Ton & Phil (The Soul Snatchers rhythm section and producers) recorded an Xmas traditional with British soul singer Laura Vane. Now three years after the original release date, Walt Disney Poland picked up the song and uses
On august 3rd ’12, Unique Records released a new compilation in the New Testament of Funk collection. The New Testament of Funk is a melting pot of known and unknown dancefloor pearls. Here on this compilation (only available as download) we have 4 bonus tracks!! Metrophonic´s “Latin Racer” is a classic Nu-Jazz track loaded with
There it is: a brand new 7″ 45-er. The A-Side delivers a top-notch and sparkly modern Soul song which was originally published in the early 1970s. Since the original version by Margie Joseph was released, at least half a dozen artists have covered the track. Laura Vane and the Vipertones bring an inspiring and honest take
Shortly before the Schelde Jazzfestival, we offer you the chance to get to know some of the artists a little better. Today, meet British singer Laura Vane who will perform at Scheldejazz with her Vipertones! Considering genres, you’re all over the place! From soul and funk to dance and dubstep: where does this diversity come
Last week, the festival season kicked off at Amersfoort Jazz where DelMontis and The Jig gave the crowd what they wanted now it’s time for more outdoor action. Next weekend there will be lots of live music at the annual Breda Jazzfestival. You can expect many Music & More artists to be there like Licks
Laura Vane and her Vipertones got off to a great start with their incredible victory at 3fm, NL Radio on Giel Beelen’s Top 50 Covers Show! Last year, some of you may remember, they covered Martin Solveig’s huge global hit ‘Hello’ live on Giel’s show and since then the band received a lot of very
Just as the winter starts to finally set in, you find yourself more and more indoors, at home looking wistfully out of the window at the cold naked trees, dreaming of the lighter and longer days… You don’t know what you will do with yourself until 2012 comes round… Fear not! Laura Vane and The
After the release of their single Capsize, it’s now time to release a second single from the bands latest album. The band is releasing a special new 5-track EP ‘Some More Ear Candy‘ on October 15th. This EP throws the radio smacker ‘Sugar Fix‘ all the light it deserves and Phil Martin has reworked a
So there it is, a brand new official ‘Sugar Fix‘ video. Over the past few weeks the band did some serious working on a video and they’re pretty happy with the result. Of course the video is out there to promote their just released album ‘Sugar Fix‘ but there’s more to come: Next October Laura and
Laura and her Vipertones are full steam ahead these days. After some very succesful shows over the past few months at several of the bigger (jazz)festivals, their second album ‘Sugar Fix‘ hit the streets worldwide on June 10th. Especially the press in Germany is giving some good reviews on their latest album (also available on vinyl by