A new film called Northern Soul (dir. Elaine Constantine) shines a spotlight on one of the most vital musical scenes in 20th Century Britain. Set in the industrial North in 1974, it portrays all ...

Fifteen years before the first East London warehouse party, young Brits congregated in dancehalls and partied all night to rare American R&B music.

The Expert Listen to Kev Roberts, one of the original Northern Soul DJs back in the 1960s and the author of 'The Northern Soul Top 500', a book which fans call their 'Bible'.

Long before ecstasy arrived to spark a wide-eyed, jaw-gyrating musical movement in the UK, Northern soul parties were the places to be for all-nighters in the '60s. With a little help of amphetamines, ...

Northern Soul at The Proms The roof of the Royal Albert Hall nearly comes off in this special Prom dedicated to Northern Soul, curated by Wigan’s Stuart Maconie and Manchester’s Joe Duddell.

Welcome back again to the Bluffers Guide, and this time we're picking up the pace from Soul and looking at Northern Soul, a genre that has its own amazing energy ...

The Northern Soul music era of the 1970s is being celebrated with a new comedy play that is coming to the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Do I Love You?, by John Godber, draws on the ...

Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart by The Supremes It has all the ingredients of a classic Northern single - intensity, speed, a subtle darkness. Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart is one of the ...

Northern Soul all-nighters set the rave blueprint as they would often not get going until 2am and would be open until 8am. Amphetamines became the drug of choice as it increased hyperactivity and ...