WATCH THIS: Lee “Scratch” Perry Live At Dub Champions Festival 2012
The Upsetter himself rocks the mic inna fine style at Dub Champion Fest 2012 Perry takes the stage at this year’s Dub Champion Festival alongside the Brooklyn-based Subatomic Sound System. The Night Nurse caught up with Subatomic’s top selector papa Emch, the man behind the whole festival, for a dubwise Q&A. Video and photos after […]
Reasoning With Scientist
A Dub Legend Speaks on King Tubby, The Roots of Dub, & The Vampire-Killing Power of Drum & Bass History will be made tonight at B.B. King’s in New York City when the Dub Champions Festival presents Scientist and the Roots Radics band performing their legendary 1981 album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the […]
Dub Champions Festival Kicks Off Tonight In NYC
The Past, Present & Future of Bass Music: From Scientist & Lee “Scratch” Perry to Kode9 & Appleblim These days everybody seems to be raving about electronic dance music—or “EDM.” There are too many different subgenres to list here, and more are being invented as we speak. But the true heads know that it all started […]
Interview: Reasoning With Rodigan Part 2
The Rudeboy Gentleman’s Long & Winding Road From King Tubby’s Dub Studio To Buckingham Palace David Rodigan is sometimes referred to as the rudeboy gentleman, a nickname that sums up the apparent contradictions that make the veteran UK selector and radio personality such a singular character. Who else can say that they have cut dubplates […]
The Wisdom Of Lee “Scratch” Perry
Win Tickets To See The Artist Formerly Known As Pipecock Jaxson in NYC This Thursday Long before Lil Wayne started proclaiming that he was “not a human being,” Lee “Scratch” Perry had the whole self-mythologizing thing down to a science. Unfortunately Scratch the character—order your limited edition vinyl… action figure before midnight tonight!—has very nearly […]
Busy Signal Drops “Reggae Music Again” Today… But Will He Do Dancehall Again?
Reshma B Interviews Busy In Penthouse Studios, Kingston Jamaica Today Busy Signal dropped his critically acclaimed album Reggae Music Again. You already know Busy is a versatile artiste. He’s equally adept at reggae, dub, and he can even do country—but don’t worry dancehall massive, Busy is not turning his back on the raggamuffin style. In fact […]
HEAR THIS: Clive Chin’s Pure Scorcher Mix
Rinsing Randy’s Rarities At The Radio Lily Launch January 28, 2012 The very first night Radio Lily began broadcasting the people’s music from Miss Lily’s Variety at the corner of Houston and Sullivan Streets in New York City, we had to come with something special. So we sent for the inimitable Mr. Clive Chin of […]
HEAR THIS: Beastie Boys ft. Santigold “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”
Spike Jonez Sez Shot Haffi Lick—But Please Don’t Harm The Yetis Okay, that G.I. Joe shit was cute, but click here for the all killa, no filla version….
HEAR THIS: Stephen Marley & Jr. Gong “Jah Army”
Marley Brothers Moving Well Militant On The Big Bad Foundation Riddim Stephen “Ragga” Marley and his brother Gongzilla just served up another musical heatrock. Chopping up a dubbed-out slice of Black Uhuru’s extra-heavy “General Penitentiary” riddim, the brothers deal with it wicked, chasing all crazy bumpheadz out of town. Last time we heard these not-so-distant […]
WATCH THIS: “Dub Echoes”
Half the story has never been dubbed. This DVD came out a couple years ago, but most of these newjacks still act like they don’t know. (See quote @1:30) Respect the architects.