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Cockney & Yardie: The Heatwave’s Toppa Top 10 UK Dancehall Tunes Of 2012
Words by The Heatwave—
It's been a minute since we've gotten a report from our UK correspondents The Heatwave. Gabriel, Benjamin D. and company been busy having their biggest year ever, making monster ... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, January 2012
Words by Gabriel Heatwave—
When we kicked off this column last January, we predicted that the next 12 months would bring "ever-increasing interest in dancehall music and culture" and I'm pleased... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, Fall 2011
Words by Gabriel Heatwave
Heatwave-affiliated artist Serocee
Hello again. Sorry, we had to take a break from Cockney & Yardie last month as it's been a bit of a busy summer. In between a bunch of fe... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, July 2011
Words by Gabriel Heatwave
Gappy Ranks is continuing to lead the way for UK dancehall reggae acts around the world. His world tour has been blazing up everywhere from San Francisco to Sydney and Miami to ... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave on How Dancehall Birthed UK Raving
Words by Gabriel Heatwave
Over the last few months, Cockney & Yardie has kept you up to date with what's going on in today's UK dancehall scene, charting the recent resurgence in the interest and pop... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, April 2011
Words by Gabriel Heatwave
It's been a bumper few weeks for UK dancehall. In last month's update, I mentioned that there are many reasons to be optimistic about the current state of the music over here. H... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, March 2011
Words by Gabriel Heatwave
First up this month is the tragic news that Smiley Culture, UK dancehall icon and a key inspiration for this column, has died, aged 48. In fact, we're dedicating the whole of th... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top 10 UK Dub & Reggae Anthems
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford, Gabriel Heatwave and DJ Gravy.
All this talk about Gappy Ranks, Reggae Britannia and Rastamouse has got us thinking about how much sterling-quality... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, February 2011
Words by Gabriel Heatwave
In the UK as elsewhere, the hottest topic in dancehall this month has been Vybz Kartel's complexion, even among people who don't normally follow the culture. It's a shame that i... Read More...
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave 2010 UK Bashment Update
Words by Gabriel Heatwave with additional reporting by Dan Bean
After Notting Hill Carnival post-game breakdown and a successful NYC jaunt, our UK lime experts from the Heatwave crew have graciously agreed... Read More...