Mike

Recent improvements to the Soul Maps feature means that can now 'announce' the addition of all soul source events to the soul map If a event is posted into the Event Guide and a location given then it will be added 30 days before the event to the soul map feature automatically as per below Ok the obvious feature is you can now visually check out the events in your area and so on. But thats just the basics. you can expect more with this feature in the near future Top tips Before browsing events untick 'members' to see just 'the' events Add your location to be ready for future integration Links Soul map https://www.soul-source.co.uk/membermap/

Reported in the msm and on the forums the sad news that Joni Sledge of Sister Sledge has passed on at the age of 60 Facebook message from her family 'Yesterday, numbness fell upon our family. We are saddened to inform you that our dear sister, mother, aunt and cousin, Joni passed away yesterday. Please pray for us as we weep for this loss. We do know that she is now eternally with Our Lord. We thank you in advance for allowing us the privacy to mourn quietly as a family. We miss her and hurt for her presence, her radiance, and the sincerity with which she loved & embraced life.' Sister Sledge - Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me - Music video Sister Sledge On and On - 1974 Zaire Music video http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39246958 http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/joni-sledge-died forum thread https://www.soul-source.co.uk/topic/366086-sad-news-joni-sledge/

Detroit Free Press website is running a news item of an upcoming new documentary about Detroit's summer of 1967 The film is due to make its world premiere at the Freep Film Festival on 30th March 2017 '12th and Clairmount' uses home movie footage from Detroit residents and examines the cause and aftermath of that infamous Detroit summer 50 years ago. Drawing from more than 400 reels of donated home movies from the era, the documentary is being produced by the Free Press in collaboration with Bridge Magazine and WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and a group of metro Detroit cultural institutions, led by the Detroit Institute of Arts. The new trailer and the full in depth news article can be watched/read via the link below http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2017/02/13/detroit-riot-documentary-12th-clairmount-freep-film-festival/97743702/

Spring 2017 Points Of View A new month under way, just seeing the back of winter off, there's a spring both in the air and in the step, so let's have a go at this... Spring 2017 Points Of View - a new series set up to get some discussion going on concerning some interesting/relevant 2017 soul related topics. Start things off... Northern soul and age in 2017... carry on regardless ? Well it could be argued that if you ever need an example of an 'elephant in the room" topic then this one could be it Here we are in the year 2017 and time is marching on everywhere you look. Soul wise in the uk we have live artists performing in their 80s, some djs not that far off, collectors with money to spare (funded by pensions etc) fueling the never ending chase for rare records, events being tweaked to reflect increasing ages, seaside soul shows taking over the WW2 sing along slots and so on, all under the banner of 'northern soul' Should this be a concern? Should we all carry on regardless? Should things be more defined? I can see points for and against for some of the many aspects of any discussion, such as the 'old as you feel' view or the 'dead mans shoes' take for example But more importantly what do you out there reckon on it all ? Northern soul and age in 2017... Carry on regardless?