Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 23, 2017
It’s rare that someone’s record career begins at age 62. It’s even rarer when their third album makes them famous at age 66. That’s the case for soul singer Charles Bradley, who died today at the age of 68 due to stomach cancer. While we don’t generally cover soul singers at Metal Insider, we’ve written about […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 13, 2016
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Okay, well technically, the biggest selling rock/metal act of the week is Black Stone Cherry, whose butt-rock debut for Mascot landed them the #15 current album in the country, but just behind them by […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 9, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/xi49yirJiEA[/youtube] We previously wrote about Charles Bradley’s cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” when the song was initially covered by the soul singer for Record Store Day last year. Bradley, in his late ’60s, didn’t get his start in music until he was in his late ’40s as a James Brown impersonator, and his horn-driven take […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 18, 2013
This year, a soulful 65 year old reinvigorated Black Sabbath. Of course you probably think we’re talking about Ozzy Osbourne, and while 13 was one hell of a comeback, that’s not who we’re referring to. Charles Bradley didn’t get his official start in music until he was in his late ’40s, performing as a James Brown […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 28, 2013
While nothing’s official yet, it looks like the lineup of this year’s Lollapalooza has leaked. According to blog Slicing Up Eyeballs (ed note: ouch) multiple sources have confirmed that a leaked photo of the lineup, which is due to be announced next week, is legit. Headlined by The Cure, Mumford & Sons, the Killers and […]
