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LIQUIDATOR TALKS REGGAE

Check out this interview with Liquidator Music's head honcho Toni Face where we talk social media, funny and Reggae. MORE ›››

100 GREATEST ROCKSTEADY TUNES

DanceCrasher.com has done an exhaustive list of the top 100 Rocksteady gems of all time with label scans and sound clips. MORE ›››

THE SKATALITES STORY

Check out the liner notes from the Heartbeat Records release "Foundation Ska" that help to tell the long history of the originators! MORE ›››

HIS STORY OF US SKA

David Hillyard (Slackers, Hepcat, Donkey Show, Rocksteady 7) gives his perspective on the history of US Ska. MORE ›››

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Video Sound Clash Straight To I (Roy that is)

By Lawless On February 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

A friend posted this video to facebook and I thought I’d give her some props for such a great classic cut. Here you go Hepkitten – This one’s for you!

Great reggae classic “Hot Bomb” by I Roy & The Jumpers
Green Door/ Trojan Records (GD-4030A) 1972

and here’s one from me [...]

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Monday Video Flashback: The Melodians “Rivers of Babylon”

By Lawless On February 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It’s time for another dose of let’s get the week started with a little reggae vinyl goodness. Truly great vinyl has to not only have that classic tune that just hits you right it also needs to have a cool label. I’ve always been a fan of label art and there are some great ones [...]

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Punky Reggae Party Tonight!

By Lawless On January 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“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 [...]

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Rhygin Rockers, Cedric Brooks & Disco Mix

By Lawless On January 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I’m sure regular reggae-philes and regular readers of this blog are well aware of the famed Jamaican outlaw Ivanhoe ‘Rhygin’ Martin. He was of course the inspiration for the now classic film “The Harder They Come” starring Jimmy Cliff as a loosely based Ivanhoe Martin. It was also turned into a musical last [...]

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Double Barrel Argentina Style

By Lawless On December 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Recently there was a discussion on the message boards about 60′s U.S. Ska that was very interesting. Check that out HERE. Well today I found this record on EBAY:

Don Somebody
RCA Victor 31Z-1901 / 1971 / Argentina
Doble Barril (Double Barrel) b/w Eva

The listing says [...]

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