Well if you’re in the mood for Dub then I’ve got the links for ya:
First things first, The Drastics have released another digital 7″ This time, hairstyles are the target of our favorite dub killers- in the new cut, Vibes, Love Music + Jheri Curl feat MC Zulu. You can check it out on their MySpace page. But you should also take a gander at their new blog, which is very pleasing to the eyes- and ears.
Next up, I’ve got a video of Dubmatix remixing John Brown’s Body, which was created by numerous animators from around the world. John Brown’s Body is an Easy Star Records project that is getting the full remix treatment. You can read more here.
Finally, a site that applies Dub and Remix techniques to the art of YouTubing. Thru-You.com creates music videos by chopping and splicing existing musical pieces on YouTube. I think of it as “found dub.” You’ll think of it as “neato.”
Maybe you’ve seen them battle evil bands, like Mephiskapheles, in live rock operas. Or maybe you’ve seen them appear on Yo Gabba Gabba from time to time. But are you ready to experience The Aquabats as a fully animated cable adventure show?
Here’s another great find from Lawless over at DancinMood.com.
I’m sure many of you are familiar with the vintage Jamaican label, Randy’s. Familiar or not, this 40 minute doc is sure to school you on a few things you might not know. I especially enjoyed the segmants where they discussed Lord Creator- and why the Chin’s chose a calypso as their Jamaican Independance release.
Lord Creator is a great old Calypsonian, who was a tremendous influence on Dr. Ring-Ding and many others. And this documentary also features Ken Boothe, Johnny Moore, Clive Chin and many others.
There are a lot of Ska/Reggae documentaries coming out this next year- most of them on DVD. I imagine most of those will contain an obligitory history of the various branches of JA music. The Randy’s doc skims over many of the details of what Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae are, and focuses more on the label’s involvement in those movements. Very well done.
Remember last year’s Tim Armstrong solo record, A Poet’s Life? Remember it was backed by The Aggrolites? Remember that hot track, Into Action, featured Sky Sweetnam on background vocals?
Good, then you’re all caught up to check out her new video for Into Action, this time she steps up and takes the lead.
Check it:
Here’s the original Tim Version filmed in the Hellcat style:
Boing Boing, a collection of wonderful things, has an irregular series of videos that they call BB TV. Xeni Jardin is the usual host, but BB’s music coverage is done by Russell Porter.
Porter, got himself on Toots Hibbert’s tour bus to ask about the birth of Reggae and the current state of Jamaican Music. Toots is quick to point out that he coined the term Reggae, and I’ve heard this many times from the man, but I’ve never gotten a satisfying answer to why the word Reggae was used in the first place, or what it really means. What he does offer is the meaning behind the lyrics to Monkey Man, and that story makes this video worth your while:
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Mar 04 2009
