Features
Strange Fruit Still Falling In The Southern States
The unjust execution of Troy Davis.
September 2011, Huffington Post
Soul Survivor: Martha Reeves
Motown legend Martha Reeves is still playing sold-out concerts to adoring audiences almost 50 years after her first hit - but she hasn't had an easy ride. Speaking frankly about being left behind by Motown in 1972 and her subsequent battle with painkiller addiction, she tells Charles Thomson why she's 'stronger than dirt'.
February 2011, Sawf News
Godfather's Widow Bares Her Soul
After James Brown's sudden death on Christmas Day 2006, images were beamed around the world of his crying widow slumped on the pavement outside their shared home, locked out by his trustees. In the ensuing battle over the singer's estate Tomi Rae Brown was accused of everything from indifelity to bigamy. Now, in the most in-depth interview she's ever given, Tomi Rae speaks exclusively to Charles Thomson about her life with the Godfather of Soul and the four nightmarish years she's spent trying to clear her name.
December 2010, Sawf News
How Michael Jackson's Movie Dream Turned Into A Nightmare
Michael Jackson's 'One More Chance' music video should have marked the beginning of the King of Pop's triumphant return to the limelight, but filming was abandoned and his comeback fell at the first hurdle. Charles Thomson speaks to the performer's colleagues, collaborators and co-stars about his little known final music video.
November 2010, Sawf News
The Ice Cream Man Cometh
Charles Thomson speaks to US rapper Cazwell about homophobia in hip-hop and the inspiration behind this Summer's raunchiest music video.
September 2010, Sawf News
Animals, Whores & Dialogue; The Resurrection of Dr Hunter S Thompson
Charles Thomson speaks to filmmaker Wayne Ewing about his latest documentary on gonzo legend Hunter Thompson.
July 2010, Huffington Post
One of the Most Shameful Episodes in Journalistic History
Exactly five years after a jury returned its verdict on Michael Jackson, Charles Thomson exposes the media's shambolic coverage of the star's trial.
June 2010, Huffington Post
"For me it was questionable - I'm trying to find the right way to say it - if they really were pushing him to do this..."
Exactly one year ago, Michael Jackson officially sold out 50 dates at the O2 arena. Twelve months on, Charles Thomson catches up with Kriyss Grant, the first dancer Jackson hand-picked to join him onstage in London.
March 2010, Sawf News
Play That Funky Music, White Girl
One year ago today, Michael Jackson announced his 'This Is It' concert run at London's O2 arena. To mark the anniversary, Charles Thomson sat down with the star's long-serving guitarist Jennifer Batten, who revealed what it was really like behind the scenes on a Michael Jackson tour.
March 2010 , Sawf News
EXTRACT TWO: James Brown: The Lost Album
When James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 he left behind a near complete album. Amidst the legal wrangling over he Godfather's estate the new tracks were forgotten and never released. In this Guardian Award-winning article, Charles Thomson goes in search of the Godfather of Soul's final album.
May 2009, JIVE
EXTRACT ONE: James Brown: The Lost Album
When James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 he left behind a near complete album. Amidst the legal wrangling over he Godfather's estate the new tracks were forgotten and never released. In this Guardian Award-winning article, Charles Thomson goes in search of the Godfather of Soul's final album.
May 2009, JIVE
Ringbang Man
He pioneered multiracial pop before Sly, he outwitted the industry before Prince, he reinvented Caribbean music... twice. Charles Thomson catches up with Eddy Grant
May 2009, JIVE
The Ragged School
Ghosthunting in Mile End
November 2008, DAVE Magazine
The Night James Brown Saved Boston
How the Godfather of Soul turned hero in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination
July 2008, Wax Poetics
Michael Jackson Conspiracy
Best-selling author Aphrodite Jones discusses her new book about the Michael Jackson trial
June 2008, Deadline Magazine
Still Black, Still Proud
Funk forefather Fred Wesley talks about life after the Godfather
June 2008, Wax Poetics
Stepping Out of the Shadows
Motown man Jack Ashford discusses his legendary past and his future plans
May 2008, Wax Poetics
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