• Impact’s Music Essentials: The Classic Soul Survival Guide

    As part of Impact Entertainment's Nostalgia themed week, Hannah Pegram took a dive into the past to explore one of the genres that she grew up surrounded by, ranking her top ten soul tracks for Impact's Music Essentials series....
  • “I want my music to be healing”: Rachel Chinouriri on Finding Solace in Sound

    Fusing the emotional forthrightness of indie with the sumptuous vocal tones of soul, Rachel Chinouriri is the 22-year-old sending ripples through the music industry. Following the release of a glittering new single, the talented prodigé talked humble beginnings, finding inspiration in the little things, and conquering her fear of butterflies. ...
  • Film Review: Soul @ Disney+

    Soul is Pixar’s latest animated film from director-cowriter Pete Doctor. Doctor is the mind behind some of Pixar’s most challenging and highly-regarded films (Monsters Inc, Up and Inside Out). Like Inside Out, Soul attempts to physically represent abstract ideas....
  • East of Eli: An Interview – Part 2 of 2

    Part 1 of this article can be found here. The following interview has been condensed for this article. You started out in acting, one of the things you might be recognized for is Bring It On, did you always know you wanted to focus on music or was there...
  • Interview – Stone Foundation

    Midlands-based soul band Stone Foundation recently stopped off in Nottingham as part of their UK tour. Impact were lucky enough to sit down and have a chat with the two founding members, Neil Jones (guitarist, lead singer) and Neil Sheasby (bassist). How did Stone Foundation start? Jones: “You’ve got...
  • Preview – Stone Foundation

    Gracing the stage of the Glee Club on Thursday 1st November, Stone Foundation are a Midlands-based seven-piece band with a whole lot of soul. The band will be performing in Nottingham as part of their November UK tour, off the back of their most recent album Everybody, Anyone, which...
  • Album Review: Jorja Smith – Lost & Found

    Rising British artist Jorja Smith has released her first album Lost & Found, and as Impact’s very own MC, I think it’s only right that I review this album in terms of music, voice and lyrics. Signed by rapper Drake himself, Jorja Smith carries her own RnB soul music...