Dub/Reggae Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Terry Hall of The Specials Gone at 63

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Fun Boy Three, Our Lips Are Sealed, RIP, Terry Hall, The Colourfield, The Go-Gos, The Specials

The legendary British Ska pioneer died following a brief illness

Art Pop Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Reggae Soul

Grace Jones at 74: Surviving and Thriving in Her Eighth Decade

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments ” Chic, 74th birthday, Bahamas, Bernard Edwards, Beyonce, Brian Eno, Compass Point, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Hurricane, Iggy Pop, Inside Story, Jerry Hall, Jessica Lange, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Nile Rodgers, Seattle, Slave to the Rhythm, Studio 54, Tom Moulton, Warm Leatherette

Looking back on the career of the legendary singer/model/actress who defies convention

Dub/Reggae Soundtracks and Film Scores

You’ll Succeed At Last: The Harder They Come at 50

July 7, 2022October 10, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Island Records, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Kingston, The Harder They Come, The Melodians, Toots and the Maytals

Jimmy Cliff’s most essential album can still be considered the best reggae has to offer even 50 years on

Dub/Reggae Reggae Remembrance

The Eternal Bloodlight of Robbie Shakespeare

December 10, 2021April 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Bass Guitar, Beenie Man, Bob Marley, Bounty Killer, Bunny "Striker" Lee, Capleton, Dub, King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Reggae, RIP, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly & Robbie, Sly and Robbie, The Revolutionaries

Legendary Bass Player, Songwriter and Record Producer has died

African Dub/Reggae Remembrance

The Upsetter Goes To Heaven

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Adrian Sherwood, Andrew WK, Beastie Boys, Black Ark, Black Ark Studio, Bob Marley, Lee Perry, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, RIPSubatomic Sound System, The Clash, The Orb

In the wake of his unexpected passing at age 85, we celebrate the life of Jamaican music legend Lee “Scratch” Perry and his bottomless well of recordings

Dub/Reggae Pub Rock Punk Rap

A Funny Thing Happened En Route To Seeing The Clash At Bond International Casino….

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Billy Sternberg 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bonds International Casino, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, New York City, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Times Square, Topper Headon

One fan’s unique remembrance of catching the British punk godfathers on Broadway 40 years ago this month

Dub/Reggae Folk Pub Rock Punk Reggae Rock

ALBUMS: Eternal Strummer

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Assembly, Dark Horse Records, Dhani Harrison, Earthquake Weather, George Harrison, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Rudie Can’t Fail, The Clash

The third or fourth Joe Strummer compilation in a decade captures the quintessence of the late Clash frontman

Blues Dub/Reggae Hip Hop Pop

Mike Doughty Vrooms Back Into The Room

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ghost of Vroom, Ghost of Vroom I, Irresistible Bliss, Mike Doughty, New York City, Soul Coughing

Originally conspired as a Soul Coughing dub project, Ghost of Vroom echoes the feel of the beloved New York City band

adblock Dance Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Post-Punk

Drive It In Between: Nightclubbing at 40

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Sadkin, Barry Reynolds, Chris Blackwell, David Bowie, Demolition Man, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nightclubbing, Pull Up To The Bumper

Grace Jones’ fifth album is “The Empire Strikes Back” of her Compass Point Trilogy

Dub/Reggae New Wave Power Pop Punk

They’ve All Gone…: Beat Crazy Turns 40

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1980, Beat Crazy, Biology, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Fit, Graham Maby, I'm The Man, Joe Jackson, Joe Jackson Band, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Look Sharp!, Mad At You, Pretty Boys

That time Joe Jackson subverted Rock ‘n’ Roll but nobody noticed

Dub/Reggae Remembrance

He Was The Gorgon: RIP Bunny “Striker” Lee

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 Greg Caz 0 Comments "Cherry Oh Baby", Bunny "Striker" Lee, Bunny Lee, Cornell Campbell, Coxsone Dodd, Delroy Wilson, Eric Donaldson, Joe Gibbs, John Holt, Johnny Clarke, Ken Parker, King Tubby, Lester Sterling, Pat Kelly, Prince Jammy, Roy Shirley, Stranger Cole, The Aggravators, the Sensations, Val Bennett

Remembering the life of a pioneer in Jamaican music, gone at 79

Dub/Reggae Remembrance Ska

Artists Remember Toots Hibbert

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Funky Kingston, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, RIP, Ronnie Wood, The Specials, The Who, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, Ziggy Marley

Read remembrances from Mick Jagger, The Who, Keith Richards, Brian Eno and more and listen to our exclusive mixtape honoring the life of the man who gave reggae its name