Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Jamaica, the early '70s. It was a time when the American soul from U.S. airwaves collided with rock steady ...
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
When British producer Mike Pelanconi put together a seventies dub-style song called "Nina's Dance" as a limited-edition single to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Stussy clothing company, he had apparently underestimated demand for that retro dub style. The song...
Audiversity (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Audiversity's reign on 88.7 WLUW-FM Chicago is coming to a close -- with June 25th being the last possible show date, though it could very well come sooner with the way the situation is developing. On July 1st, WLUW will no longer be listener-supported community radio, instead it is reverting back to Loyola's student-run station, and with it, all of the downfalls and short-sightedness of college radio....
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
When Guil Bronstein decided to throw a reggae party during Hol Hamoed Pessah, he knew exactly who he wanted to bring to perform.
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Here's an old school back in the day classic. Play That Beat Mr. DJ - G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid And check out The Somevelvet Muxtape The Bees - Chicken Payback Johnny Jenkins - I Walk On Gilded Splinters King Tubby & Roots Radics - King Tubby's Explosion Dub Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - The Bottle The Clash - Revolution Rock T.Rex - Hot Love Phoenix - Everything Is Everything Prefab Sprout - When...
Distinctly Jamaican Sounds (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
We're taking a little trip to the B-side of some of my favorite tunes today! I was listening to some of my Volcano and Jah Guidance 45's the other night and as usual I was inspired by what I heard... classic stuff! What has always impressed me about Junjo's productions, aside from the veritable who's who of quality DJs and singers, is of course the superb Roots Radics Versions on the flip side! A lot...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 01/25/2008
in post Jah Thomas Meets the Roots Radics: Dubbing from Burning Dervish .
Digital Eargasm (Free subscription) | 12/24/2007
Well, I'm off to the North Pole to visit Santa for a few days. As a gift, he wants to show me a new mixing technique that he developed. Something about the Jingle Balls maneuver.....or was it Bells? I can't recall. But, anyway, I'd liked to wish everyone a Happy Holiday....and I hope you all get what you asked for! Till then, Here are a few tunes to get you by. ‡‡ | Csinti - "Christmas Bells (2007...
The Mark Out (Free subscription) | 12/23/2007
Another setlist, this was played out live on Rllmuk.fm on the 18th December: Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (Soulwax Dub) Bloc Party – Where Is Home? (Burial remix) Lord Finesse – Underworld Operations (MP3) : Alt Link A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour Max Romeo – I Chase the Devil Roots Radics – Mission Impossible Dizzy Gillespie - Free Ride (MP3) : Alt Link The Roots - The Seed (2.0) Deltron - Turbulence...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
in post holidays and mashups from lullabyes .
Parkdale Pictures (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007
Gregory Isaacs performing "Cool Down the Pace" on The Tube, 1983. Backed by the great Roots Radics band this clip shows the 'Ruler' at his very best.
RegnYouth Archives (Free subscription) | 10/28/2007
It's a curious world when the best reggae release of 2007 comes via the lead guitarist of Radiohead. And while it does not feature a note of music from Jonny Greenwood, this compilation of classic reggae tracks from the Trojan records vaults is top notch. Greenwood professes to be a novice, but has done [...]
