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and the winners are…….. Roots Archives Awards

Here are the winners of this years Roots Archives Awards as voted by the readers of the wondderful site. Check out how all the nominees faired below.

* Best Vocal Reissue: Johnny Osbourne – Truths And Rights
* Best Vocal Compilation: Culture & Friends – Culture And The Deejays At Joe Gibbs
* Best Dub Album: The Roots [...]

Monday Video Flashback: U Roy “Version Galore”

Seeing as how we mentioned the recent release of a vintage U Roy cut on his own Mego Ann label released by Pressure Sounds late last year, it’s only fitting to take you back to the mighty Treasure Isle stable for this week’s flashback.

Here we go to get you started this week with a little [...]

The debut of the Ram Jam Club LA!

Me and some friends are getting together for some dance floor vinyl meltdown.

Next Saturday Jan 31st
The debut of THE RAM JAM CLUB!
Taking you back to the classic days of a Kingston sound system and the Skatalites we present a night of vintage Ska & Rocksteady sounds and live music.

Performing Live: Kingston A Gogo
www.myspace.com/kingstonagogo [...]

U Roy Linger On! Pressure Sounds Brings It.

Pressure Sounds is a very consistent reissue label in not just quality music (or why else would we mention them here) but also the packaging and execution of what they do. The market is slim for quality re-issues (sure there are reissues a plenty but do we really need the same songs over and over [...]

Punky Reggae Party Tonight!

“Punky Reggae Party” was a B-side to Bob Marley & The Wailers’ “Jammin” single recorded and released in heyday of Punk rock – 1977 (coincidentally the year of my birth as well). It also had the distinction of not appearing on any proper studio album.

The song was written by Bob Marley after being exposed to [...]