Here’s an interesting Konshens remix from the Major Lazer/Mad Decent camp. It’s a Moombahton style remix of the Konshens track “Gal A Bubble”, by Major Lazer, Bro Safari, and ETC!ETC!
Reggae Legend, Freddie McGregor
The good people at Passion of the Weiss have posted an excellent article about respected veteran reggae artist Freddie McGregor. It talks about his one-time label as “the next Bob Marley” and also about his latest album, Di Captain. Check it.
Top Ranking Again
New Yorkers, check out my friends at Deadly Dragon Sound who are hosting their weekly Reggae Revive Session at Happy Ending in Chinatown again tomorrow night. Roots, rocksteady, and rub-a-dub in a strictly vinyl fashion. 10pm-4am, every Thursday. Join Selectors Scratch Famous, Mr.K, JD and Queen Majesty as they say farewell to selector UNI T, who is set to return home to Japan. Foundation Sounds all night long inna strictly Vinyl Style!
Live from WLION
Head over to the Wax Poetics site to stream and/or download Part 2 of the “The Lions present” podcast, to hear what LA’s finest reggae outfit are digging. “The Lion Sound will make you lose control, here’s the music that’ll soothe your soul.”
Beware Dub
Just spotted this over on the Stones Throw site…and I’m glad I did. Stones Throw and Dub Club (a super well-respected LA area weekly reggae event series) have teamed up to release Signs and Wonders in Dub, a 10 track release of new songs from JA sound system legends like Tippa Lee.
Night Nurse Remix
Trying to remix an absolute classic like “Night Nurse” by Gregory Isaacs can be a pretty risky business. Competing with the original can be a tall order. Check out this interesting stripped down mix of said classic by Necessary Mayhem. It’s really interesting and worth a listen. Via Boomshots.
Top Ranking
Tomorrow’s installment of Deadly Dragon Sound’s weekly Downtown Top Ranking party in NYC features Mistah Brown of Tighten Up Crew. They also run the DanceCrasher website. More info at the Deadly Dragon Sound Blog.
Hutch x Skulls
Ludwig Sale
One of our favorite brands, LA’s own Ludwig Clothing is having a massive 40% off sale this week. Use the promo code SPRING.
DDS Podcast: Lover or Stalker?
Here’s the latest podcast from NYC’s mighty mighty Deadly Dragon Sound. It’s called Lover or Stalker? and it features a great selection of love songs and songs about heartbreak.
