Legendary funk trailblazers return as Hott Wax

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:38:00 +0000

Hi Tension were a key band in the 70s/80s explosion of Brit soul and their music’s never quite gone away. It’s destined to be with us a lot longer as two of the original members – Paul Phillips and Jeff Guishard – come together in a fierce, feisty and funky new band HOTT WAX (yes two “T”s) imploring us to ‘Love The Way You Feel The Funk’.

Now we’ve just said that Hott Wax are a new band… well not quite. Fans of Hi Tension will know that when the band was formed back in 1977 they were called Hot Waxx (yes two “X”s); a swift name change and the rest is history, until now!

The re-formed Hott Wax are, as we said above, just as fierce, feisty and funky as the original Hi Tension… as witnessed on this new ‘Love The Way You Feel The Funk’. It’s brassy and bold, catchy and clever, raw and real.

The Temptations & The Four Tops Are Heading On A UK Tour Next Year

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:36:00 +0000

Legends of soul music hardly come bigger than The Temptations & the Four Tops, and the pair of classic Motown acts will be hitting the road together once again as they announce new co-headline dates in the UK next year.

And iconic acts need iconic settings, so they’ll be taking to London’s finest, the Royal Albert Hall, on Friday, July 3, 2026 for a celebratory performance, which comes nearly 60 years after they first played in the UK. Prior to this, the pair will also play gigs in Liverpool and Bournemouth

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Legendary funk trailblazers return as Hott Wax

The Temptations & The Four Tops Are Heading On A UK Tour Next Year