Jah Punk: New Wave Digs Reggae by Vivien Goldman
As a bookend to an exciting week of Marley-related posts, I leave you with one of my favorite articles by noted journalist and Wailers superfan and biographer Vivien Goldman. “Jah Punk: New Wave Digs...
View ArticleMidnight Dread Radio Show # 3 – 33 (rpm) years ago today!
Today we have another vital contribution from the MIDNIGHT DREAD! Doug just mastered this Midnight Dread bay area program off its chromium ‘boss bass’ cassette from early this morning 33 years ago...
View ArticleTitans Clash, BMW’s Uprising on the way, Silicon Chip Africa Starship inna...
The summer of 1980. A time when Bob Marley and John Lennon were still on earth for a bit while longer, the last summer they’d both see, a time before Reagan was elected, a time when Thatcher should...
View ArticleWhether New Sheriff or Pope In Town, Un Paso Adelante, Roots Reggae Pounding...
Read it in the news. Lee Perry’s brand new foot long forty five “Bafflin’ Smoke Signal” is the latest Midnight Dread on KTIM Reggae Rocker of the week 33 years ahead this twilight when all-time radio...
View ArticleCramp & Paralyze All Weak Heart Conception in Midnight Dread #31
This week’s 33 years ahead Midnight Dread begins with the superior Matumbi version of “Brother Louie”, an unusual interracial love song that went number one in 1973 both by its UK originator Hot...
View Article“GREAT TRIBULATION”: The Life and Times of Hugh Mundell
PART ONE: “BOOK OF LIFE” “The day is coming up so soon, When there shall be the falling of all capitalists, When I and I people shall go home and vanquish Pope Paul down inna Rome, On the Day of…...
View ArticleWailing Rudy Jah Fire Weighty Eighties Midnight Dread #51 with Row Jah...
“Love We A Deal With” sing The Rastafarians featuring Haile Maskel, Vision Walker (of the original Wailers), Herb Daly et al as the Santa Cruz based roots masters fire up this radio program answering...
View ArticlePeter Tosh & Word Sound And Power, 1978 , Live Sofia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales...
Here’s a photos set , all copyrights Tim Duncan. At the end of 1978, Peter Tosh was on a mini tour of 5 dates with Matumbi in United Kingdom and Wales. note that they played in Wales the next year…...
View ArticleReggae MD Gatekeeper radiogram from Midnight Dread
Pointing out signposts and travel conditions to help pass through The Gate ‘pon life’s road: The actual words of Marcus Garvey fire up the massive along with the debut of Bob’s new live album and my...
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