HEAR THIS: Horace Andy “Straight to Hell” PREMIERE
Studio One Legend Sings The Clash Classic Joe Strummer’s flat, affect-less vocals on “Straight to Hell” from The Clash’s 1982 album “Combat Rock” lend a chilling air to the song’s ice cold message, which is now timelier than ever in the Trump administration prepares executive orders, travel bans, mass deportations. and wall building. “Straight to […]
HEAR THIS: Willi Williams ft. U-Roy “Miss Cutie Cutie”
Foundation Artists In Action Singer-songwriter Willi Williams’ 1979 hit “Armagideon Time” is forever enshrined in the reggae canon. Perhaps the most famous song on Studio One’s immortal Real Rock rhythm, Williams’ original was covered by seminal UK punk band The Clash that same year. Now the foundation singer has teamed up with the godfather of […]
SPECIAL REQUEST: Willi Williams “Armagideon Time”
Don’t Mix Up The Studio One Star With The First Black LAPD Chief, Who Passed Away Today What’s in a name? Willie L. Williams became Los Angeles’ first African American police chief in the aftermath of the 1992 riots, died today of pancreatic cancer at the age of 72, reports the L.A. Times. Williams stepped […]
Reasoning with Adrian Sherwood:
“What doesn’t Evolve Stays in the Realm of Nostalgia.”
The UK Dub Master Breaks It All Down in this In-Depth Interview Dub was born in Jamaica where the bold audio experimentation of pioneers like King Tubby’s, Augustus Pablo, and Lee “Scratch” Perry shook the foundations of recorded music. These ideas spread around the globe and took root in fertile ground, places like the UK […]
Diplo and The Clash Talk “Paper Planes,” Reggae Music
The Seminal UK Punk Band and the Producer Reason with The Reggae Girl About Town Combat Rock was the last studio album by seminal UK punk band The Clash. Released in 1982, the disc contained two of the band’s biggest hit, “Rock the Casbah” and “Should I Stay Or Should I Go.” But 25 years later another cut from the […]
HEAR THIS: Jimmy Cliff “The Guns of Brixton”
With Your Hands On Your Head—Or On The Trigger Of Your Gun? If there were a proper Reggae Hall of Fame, Jimmy Cliff would be amongst the first inductees. As it is, he’s a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who’s inspired everybody from Bob Dylan to the Neville Brothers. Now in his 60s, the […]
WATCH THIS: Rizzle Kicks “When I Was A Youngster”
Two Brit Youths Take It All The Way Back To School Days These kids weren’t even born when London Calling came out, but you can’t blame them for sampling The Clash inna rub-a-dub style. I mean, it sure worked for M.I.A. So the UK rap duo Rizzle Kicks went ahead and flipped that “Revolution Rock.” And guess […]