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MOUNT UP! The Story of The Count & Mule Train

There was an interesting piece in the Jamaica Observer about the classic Count Prince Miller cut “Mule Train”. This was a hit back in the day and still gets a spin sporadically in the clubs today.

As the story states: his involvement in the 1972 recording session was somewhat impromptu. “I came down here with, Millie [...]

LOTS GEMS: Get Hippy with Dynamic Pressure!

In the interest of highlighting modern acts that were little known outside of certain circles, that issued only a few tracks or 1 “45″ but were outstanding to see live and ahead of the curve, we kick off a new feature to help spread the word about these “Lost Gems”.

Dynamic Pressure is one of [...]

Lost Gems: The Terrorists Part 2 – “Guerrilla Priest/ Love Is Better Now” 12 w/ Lee Perry

Following up on our last post about NYC’s The Terrorists I wanted to give a little more information on the vinyl releases.

I have both the Guerrilla Priest/ Love Is Better Now 12″ with Lee “Scratch” Perry and the Max’s Kansas City 45 in my collection. Both are well worth searching out for collectors and DJ’s [...]

Lost Gems: The Terrorists – NYC Punky Reggae Posse

This has been out for more than a few years now but I think it’s a lost gem well worth revisiting again and again. It’s a critical piece of punky ska & reggae history especially here in the U.S. as it pre-dates the actual 2 Tone explosion from the UK. It also managed to bring [...]

Interview with Kevin Long of Mod/Ska band The Untouchables.

A long and in depth interview with Kevin Long of Los Angeles Mod/Ska band The Untouchables came up on my Goggle Alert today. I love how that little piece of technology works! Well I figured I’d give it a shout out here since it’s a pretty good article.

The Untouchables were on the forefront of [...]