Forbes Names Bob Marley #5 Top Earning “Dead Celebrity” For 2013
The Tuff Gong Brought In An Estimated $18 Million Last Year “Not one of my seeds shall sit on the sidewalk and beg your bread,” Robert Nesta Marley proclaimed on his 1974 song “So Jah Seh.” And verily verily these words, like so many others he sang, have proven to be prophetic. Thirty-two years after passing […]
WATCH THIS: Eek-A-Mouse “Ganja Smuggling” Live
One of Reggae’s Maddest Characters Does His Thing At Reggae Sunsplash On November 5, 2013, 17 North Parade will unlock another one of its musical treasures, Eek-A-Mouse’s 2 CD+DVD Reggae Anthology: Eek-Ology. The VP Records vintage imprint reveals a rare exclusive clip from the DVD, which features Eek-A-Mouse’s iconic performance at the 1982 Reggae Sunsplash festival in Jamaica. The new anthology Eek-Ology […]
HEAR THIS: Dub Rockers Mixtape Vol. 1 Mixed By DJ Juan Love
Vans OTW And VP Records Link With DJ Juan Love On A Wicked Dub Mix VP Records and Vans “Off The Wall” team up to release Dub Rockers Mixtape Vol. 1 hosted by skateboard legend John Cardiel aka DJ Juan Love. The mixtape is an extension of “Dub Rockers Volume 1“ which released August 28th on VP Records and […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The Upsetters “Dread Lion”
Dub Music At Its Finest The Subatomic Sound System Dub Champions festival kicked off last night in both DC and NYC with the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry and Deadly Dragon Sound System rocking their respective events. The festival runs until the 23rd of September, so you still have 3 days to get involved, and if […]
Subatomic Sound Presents: Dub Champions Festival 2013
3 Cities, 9 Events, 30+ Artists North America’s premier dub festival kicks off tonight Sept 19 with Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System in DC at the Howard Theater and Deadly Dragon & Reggae Rajahs in NYC at the Delancey. Live performances, educational workshops, and a glimpse into the creation of dub music runs until Monday Sept 23rd. This […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Super Cat, Necka Demus & Junior Demus “Cabbin Stabbin”
When The Temperature Dips There’s Nothing Better Than Some Body Heat Incase you missed it, the original Don Dadda Super Cat removed himself from his lengthy sabbatical and took to the stage last Friday at Hot 97’s “On The Reggae Tip” concert along with a slew of other special guests. Arguably the highlight of the […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Lord Kitchender “Sugar Bum Bum”
He Wasn’t The Lord For Nothing As the work day winds to close most of us (myself included) are already thinking about what trouble to get in to this fine Labor Day weekend. The numerous fetes, boat rides and tonight especially Hot 97’s On The Reggae Tip concert going down at the Hammerstein Ballroom […]
HEAR THIS: Ninja Man “Badman Law” (Bad Cowboy Riddim)
Man A Real Badman Listen Badman Law Ninja Man has been keeping himself very busy this year and seized every opportunity to remind DJs who is the baddest in the business. The airwaves still haven’t cooled off from the Don Gorgan’s last lyrical outing “Ninja Mi Ninja” (peep the video below) now today we get […]
WATCH THIS: Lee Scratch Perry “Chase The Devil” Live
Pipecock Jaxson Burns Out Satan With Adrian Sherwood on the Mix It’s been more than 40 years since Lee Perry set up his Black Ark studio in Kingston, Jamaica, and the producer turned performer is still going strong. This spring the Red Bull Music Academy invited Scratch (backed by the mighty Subatomic Sound System) to rock Le Poisson Rouge in […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: “Machel Montano “Teacher’s Footsteps”
Machel Was Always A Star We really dug in the crates today to pull out this little gem. We reached back all the way to 1984 and found a then nine year old Machel Montano performing at the Dimache Gras show as a special guest, the same year he ran away with the Junior […]
WATCH THIS: Cornell Campbell “Queen of the Minstrel” & “Stars” Live
Roots Reggae Master Rocks Brixton Cornell Campbell in fine voice at the Lambeth Country Show at Brockwell Park, Brixton, London, UK on Sunday 21 July 2013 performing two of his greatest Studio One tunes ‘Queen Of The Minstrel’ & ‘Stars’ with backing by the Soothsayers Band. Photograph & Video by David Corio Video After The Jump…
Freddie McGregor & Chino Pon Radio Lily
The Big Ship Family Sails Through The Strictly Boomshots Show Last week’s show was an epic two-parter. No sooner had Mr. Easy vacated RadioLily on his way to a Brooklyn studio session than we got word that the Big Ship crew was in town. Of course Di Captain and Chino had many moves to make, […]