Nice Up (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
IT WAS mid-1969 and Jamaica's burgeoning music scene was enjoying growing popularity internationally. Desmond Dekker and the Aces had broken new ground by taking their biblically inspired Israelites to the top of the United Kingdom singles chart and had infiltrated the United States Billboard top 10.
Upper Left (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
…selected randomly for your amusement. Taj Mahal - My Creole Bell Dan Bern - One Thing Real Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Handful Of Lovin' - Stand Strugglin' Linda Ronstadt - Love Is A Rose Shelby Lynne - Iced Tea Sam Cooke - Shake Michael Franks - Popsicle Toes Merle Haggard - I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am
USA World Cup Team Blog (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
We’ve got a little over a week before the first kickoff which, oddly enough, happens two days before the actual ceremonies begin. Details… meh. Anyways, I think what we all need is a little Olympic theme music to take us through the next month. A little somethin’ somethin’ to play on “the [...]
nialler9 (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
I've been holding off on posting this as every music blogger I read has been posting about it. BUT I got a lovely surprise in the form of the full mixtape in my inbox this morning so I could now listen and judge in full. The mixtape from these two which has been billed as [...]
Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
This Georgetown talk is now on-line; the entire talk is structured around commentary on the economics behind particular musical tracks, including Desmond Dekker, Tarika, some doo-wop, and other favorites of mine.
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Santogold has taken a lot of bumps over the fact that she seems like a more radio-friendly version of M.I.A.; ...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
in post gimme danger from snuhthing/anything .
Big Stereo (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Gotta say I haven’t been so psyched to buy a (physical) cd since I don’t know when… hoping that Top Ranking is everything that Santogold’s enjoyable but ephemeral self-titled wasn’t. Gotta say Santi White is interesting in that she is she tows the line between commercial and underground… like a Madonna for the new millennium [...]
music like dirt (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Podcast 04: June 08 (1 hour 09mins) - (download MP3) Subscribe itunes Tracklist: Desmond Dekker - “Intensify ‘68″ ??? - “The Kids Back” Plastic Little - “I’m Not A Thug” Sporto Kantes - “Whistle” Wade Nichols - “Wanda Rode Again” These United States - “Sun Is Below and Above” The Matinee Orchestra - “Slow Boats” Andy Mullen - “Breakfast of Champions” Tape - “Fingers” The [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Amy Winehouse launched her club night, Snakehips At The Monarch, in Camden, London, last night (July 10).
Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The full scale ridiculousness of a pasty bloke from Jesus Christ Superstar issuing a clarion call for old style reggae is that this was released in 1976, slap bang in the middle of what is now commonly known as 'the golden age of reggae'. What actually spurred us on to this, thogugh, was seeing a TV advert for something called Massive Reggae , posited as all the irie you need for your summer....
Gus Van Horn (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
I'm not quite getting an early start on the holiday -- I'll work tomorrow and then fly to Mississippi for a very brief visit. But I did leave work early today. I'm relaxing, taking care of some things around the house, and enjoying some music. Here's some Desmond Dekker . Dekker was famous outside Jamaica before Bob Marley, and also sang both ska and reggae. If you enjoyed that, there's more here ....
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
2. Which two months are named after Roman Emperors?
undomondo (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Don’t ask me where 55-56 is, forgot to upload them! Starts off with moogy balearic soundscapes, think the transition to Yeasayer works good, not sure about the next oriental jazz piece. I’m loving this Jackie Paris track, anyone has links to more songs? Next up is an electro bit, not this new shit though, proper [...]
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
“Israelites” Desmond Dekker & the Aces UNI Records. (1969) One of the great ones. From “007″ to “Rudie Got Soul” to “Israelites”, Desmond was the first international Reggae star before Bob Marley and continued to perform until his death in 2007.
