The beat that got a generation dancing and brought ska back into the public eye. Produced by Elvis Costello, then still a boy wonder himself, the album built on the sound of the Specials' fi...
Smooth pacific styled reggae - get it now!. After hearing about this group through friends I had to check them out - a few expensive downloads later I had tickets to their concert and I have...
Punks' Reggae man. DJ Scratchy was a regular figure at Punk gigs in the late 70's. He was the DJ who introduced Reggae, Ska and Dub to the bondage trousered crowds at Clash gigs, tirelessly ...
UB MAD NOT 2 BUY IT. . This was a big favourite of mine, growing up in the 80's and early 90's. this album is by far the best reggae collection of ub40's. i also bought the ub40 dvd which ha...
It’s a sleepy, laid-back kind of vibe that runs through Man Like I, the debut album from North London’s Natty, but don’t mistake it for laziness. The tales we find within m...
The Specials overcome `difficult second album syndrome'. With 1980's adventurous More Specials the Coventry band overcame the 'difficult second album syndrome', a fate which has befallen man...
A curate's egg and a missed opportunity........ This is the CD compilation accompanying the release of Beth Lesser's book of photography which has the same title. The compilation comprises t...
Everything start from Scratch - Pipecock Jaxxon is back!. I'd long given up on expecting great new albums and was satisfied with combing the back catalogue, but this is well worth a look. Wi...