It’s hard to believe one of the most iconic albums of all time is about to turn 40. When this influential album was initially released, very few could comprehend the impact it would have on music fans worldwide. After all, this soundtrack was the album that introduced reggae music to North America. I’m talking about The Harder They Come soundtrack. Many people erroneously credit Bob Marley for introducing the world to reggae. Although you can technically argue that point, it was actually Jimmy Cliff and the revolutionary music exhibited in the [...]
What do I name a passageway? How hard am I going to get after it this year? Did I step up when others were down? Fingerbanger 1 : Kap Bambino - Batcaves (Jackson Remix) (don lowed) -- Fingers to : 30 mph killjoy gusts Bangers : Its just life, nothing serwious.... erm, serious. Fingerbanger 2 : Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (The Hood Internet Remix Feat. Hollywood Holt) (don lowed) -- It's [...]
Producer Kelly Dean of the OC has churned out an incredible bootleg remix of Thievery Corporation - Blasting Through The City originally from the album "Radio Retaliation." Without destroying the original idea from Thievery Corp. Kelly Dean added some smooth wobbles and bass all in perfect timing and class. We really wish there were more dubstep tunes like this, bridging the newer sounds of Dubstep with the roots sound of Jamaica. We all have been influenced by the Kingston Sound, and have manipulated it many ways over the years. Why not go back to the original sound that [...]
kick off your weekend off with britney spears and the " till the world end " remix featuring nicki minaj and ke$ha . while the entire music blogsphere is going crazy and having orgasms left and right, i think i'll refrain from any of that behavior. okay so it's a great remix only because of the brilliant nicki minaj. purposely or not, her verse got me laughing from her mentioning fried chicken (with the chicken gobble sound effect) to giving a shout to ricki lake and then penultimate "it's britney, beeetch!" rhyme. nicki [...]
The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad Sheridan DuPre XVII was talking about this tune, as he'd heard the Taj Mahal version in a mix of Greg 's but scandalously didn't know the OG. So, here you go. Lovingly ripped from my dad's copy of the LP. . . . "walking down the road with a pistol in your waist, Johnny you're too bad . . ." warn the Slickers, and they should know: when the lawyer was getting copyright clearance on that tune, one of the writers was underground. The [...]
In the summer of 1972, Perry Henzell released upon the world the Jamaican gangster film, The Harder They Come - an underground classic that kick-started American audiences' devotion to reggae. With the release of the film came a knockout soundtrack that was filled to the gills with direct-from-the-island, quintessential rocksteady and future reggae icons: Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Scotty and The Maytalls. Nestled among a stockpile of classics is one of the most celebrated reggae hits, and a rock ‘n roll stethoscope approved track, by The Slickers, “Johnny Too Bad.” This Byron Lee produced cut is [...]
Leonard Howell known as “The First Rasta” , bequeathed the Rastafarians six fundamental principles: Hatred for the white race. The complete superiority of the black race. Revenge on whites for their wickedness. The negation, persecution, and humiliation of the government and legal bodies of Jamaica. Preparation to go back to Africa, and [...]
Si, comme tout le monde, vous allez faire vos emplettes au dernier moment, ou alors si vous ne savez pas encore quoi faire de l'argent de mamie, alors ce message est pour vous ! The Slickers - Give Us a Break Dans 15 ans, peut-être plus, peut-être moins, on ne trouvera plus facilement de CDs. Il y aura sûrement encore des éditions CD, mais au tirage limité, vendu pour un marché d'amateurs... Un peu comme les disques vinyls [...]
" AAArrrrrrhhh oooooooooohhhhh shhhhhiitt ffcckkkk AIIIIIIIGHHGgggg GGGGoodd PPPPlleease kKKKKiilllll mMMMMeeee aaaayyyyyyyyyyKKKKKkkkgg !!!!!!!!" That was what I sounded like the day before yesterday at 1 in the morning. For those that are wondering where I have been for the last few days, I gave birth to a kidney stone. Wikipedia , under Kidney Stone symptoms , describes it quite accurately: "Often described as 'the worst [...]
Img: Lokesh Kalekar Recipe for Vino Navegado Ingredients: 5 Liters Cheap Red Wine 10 oranges sliced 5 cinnamon sticks 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water Method of Preparation: Taste red wine. In one large kettle simmer 1/4 cup water, sliced oranges and sugar for 5 minutes. Add slightly crushed cinnamon sticks. Simmer for two additional minutes. Add 5 liters red wine, cook over medium heat until steaming. Serve in cups just before boil. Sharon Jones and [...]
I've never done a mix before on this blog, but I know that my attempts at spreading the Jamaican Soul bug have gotten some of you ill by now, and I figure it's time to finally wipe you out with the sickness. Here are 11 tracks that I consider essential, tracks I never get sick of and which epitomize all the things that draw me to this music: deep pockets, majestic singing, rainbow smears of
Trojan Records was founded in 1967 by Jamaican-English producer Lee Gopthal as something of a sister label to Chris Blackwell's Island Records. It became one of the best-known and successful reggae labels, but it also bought out several independent Jamaican labels and ended up with a pretty good ska and rock-steady back catalog. In 1972, it went through these archives and put out a fantastic (if somewhat inaccurately-named) compilation, The Trojan Story . Although the liner notes were somewhat sparse and the sound rough, you couldn't want a better overview [...]
Dear Patients: Over the next few days here at the asylum we are goin' to give some big-up stethoscope props to our top two favorite movie soundtracks. Why not top five you ask? Well, here at the asylum we are not that big on original movie soundtracks...especially the sounds of Purple Rain and Saturday Night Fever . So we figured we might as well give you at least two musical biscuits. In fact, these two are the best musical soundtrack biscuits that you have ever heard. Lately we haven't been able to get [...]
(photo by scumfrog (cc)) It's got really cold, really suddenly here. Since November struck, it went pretty much freezing overnight (literally, Tuesday was fine, Wednesday was bitter) - most of the country is basking in subzero night-times, while in London, with our fug of lovely haze, we're comparatively well-off with an average of +2C. So what better way to celebrate than with the sound of the islands? Everybody loves reggae right? Like, everybody. I do. I love to throw on a Trojan boxset it [...]
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