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Dub/Reggae

Dub/Reggae Soundtracks and Film Scores 

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

July 7, 2022July 7, 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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Pop Punk Radio Rap Reggae 

LISTEN: Debbie Harry Is 75

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 75th birthday, Blondie, Debbie Harry, Happy Birthday, KooKoo

We celebrate the birthday of a New York City icon with an exclusive solo years mixtape

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Dance Dub/Reggae New Wave 

Five Lessons from Bass Culture and Warm Leatherette

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Bass Culture, Chris Blackwell, Chrissie Hynde, Grace Jones, Island Records, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Smokey Robinson, The Pretenders, Warm Leatherette

As these two Island Records essentials turn 40, let us remind you why they both remain career pinnacles for Linton Kwesi Johnson and Grace Jones

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African Dub/Reggae Electronics 

African Head Charge And The International Language of Drum

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Adrian Sherwood, Africa, African Head Charge, Bill Laswell, Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Dub, Jah Wobble, King Tubby, The Clash, U-Sound

An excellent new box set chronicles the second half of Adrian Sherwood’s celebrated vision of a Psychedelic Africa

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Alternative Rock Dub/Reggae Psychedelics 

SUSU Deliver New Single “Let’s Get High”​

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ella Warren, Let's Get High, Liza Colby, Liza Colby Sound, Marcia Griffiths, Revel In Dimes, The Breeders, Tricky

Sparks of seductive riddims roll like waves on the NYC group’s sexy new song

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Dub/Reggae Electronic Hip Hop Soul 

I Am She Who Stinks of Men: Tricky’s Maxinquaye at 25

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, Adrian Thaws, Island Records, Martina Topley-Bird, Maxinquaye, Public Enemy, Tricky

Plenty of works can lay claim to the title of the Horniest Album of All-Time, but only rarified company like Prince or PJ Harvey can straddle both that shortlist and the one for Greatest Albums Ever Made

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