Meshell Ndgeocello & Friends-”Wasted Time” Live At Yoshi’s 2/17/10
The most important R&B artist of her generation.
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Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2009-06-18 – Madlib & J Rocc As Guest Hosts
Download the show here. Tracklist: Madlib – Set 1 Irio De Paula Ft Stephan Gross – Unknown Dicci Santucci – Unknown The Hamilton Face Band – ‘The Good Guys’ (Unknown) Unknown – Unknown The Russell Jenkins Outfit (Y.N.Q.) – ‘The Drinking Suite’ (Unknown) Kenny Cook Octet – ‘Tunes For Pharoah’(Unknown) Thai Soul Compilation – ‘Thai [...]
Santogold “Your Voice” Unreleased Track
Here is a link to download the new Santogold track “Your Voice” (not on the album – only available at RCRD LBL) http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Santogold/download/Your_Voice
50 Cent Speaks On File-Sharing
Before getting up on stage at a club in Oslo, 50 Cent gave an interview. In it he denied taking coke on live TV in Zagreb and then dropped a file-sharing bombshell: “What is important for the music industry to understand is that this really doesn`t hurt the artists!” Wow. No-one cares about the coke [...]
DJ Spooky to release Creation Rebel: Trojan Re-Mixed, Re-Visioned, Re-versioned
“At the same time that Hendrix was making “Electric Ladyland” and the Rolling Stones were making “Their Satanic Majesties Request” the Jamaican scene of artists and producers being led by Trojan Records was making material that was just as complex, and even more advanced. For me, early dub and instrumental music out of Jamaica showed [...]
Day Of Silence
Day of Silence BY DANIEL MCSWAIN Webcasters are speaking with a powerful voice today, as nearly all U.S.-based Internet radio streams have “gone silent” in a reaction to new royalty rates that threaten to decimate the majority of the webcast industry within weeks. Webcasters of all stripes, from public broadcasters like KCRW to major webcast-only [...]
Trojan Records Celebrates 40th Anniversary
In 1967 Trojan Records released its first record in Jamaica by Duke Reid. Some time later, the legendary Chris Blackwell, always a vocal supporter of reggae, officially took the reigns of the fledging label and set up distribution through Island Records. Sanctuary Records took control of Trojan in 2001 and continued to cultivate the rich [...]
Lee “Scratch” Perry Compiles His Favorite Trojan Tracks on The Upsetter Collection: A Lee Perry Jukebox (3/20
Lee “Scratch” Perry’s impact on the sound of Jamaican music can never be understated. During a career spanning over 40 years he has taken Reggae to new, often strange heights, with his singularly unique approach to music making. He is a producer, mixologist and songwriter who helped shape and create the sound of dub, as [...]