Much ink has been spilled over the length of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s incredible, 50 plus-year music career, and that shouldn’t be terribly surprising as Perry has held a towering influence on both modern and contemporary Jamaican music […]
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One of the great things about the proliferation of independent labels is their ability to reintroduce sadly forgotten yet influential artists to new audiences, often through the reissuing of albums that had seemingly disappeared. Fantasy […]
This year makes the 30th anniversary of the release of Purple Rain, one of Prince’s most beloved, best-selling and perhaps most influential albums he’s ever released. And to celebrate such an important milestone, reggae collective, Radio […]
Junior Reid, Razhel and Chronixx and the Zincfence Redemption at Summerstage, Central Park 7/27/14
Junior Reid, Razhel and Chronixx Summerstage, Central Park July 27, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a number of times on this site, The Joy of Violent Movement has been a mostly one-man operation run out of […]
Since 2000, Dub Club has carved out an indelible presence in the worldwide reggae scene – drawing huge crowds each week to check out the best artists from Jamaica perform alongside the Dub Club DJs. […]