Throwback Thursdays Archives - Page 10 of 13

Shocks of Mighty: Mighty Sparrow “The Slave” + New Strut Retrospective

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We did not make The Mighty Sparrow our Throwback Thursday king for a day just because we love Trinidad. We do. We really, really do. But all emotional considerations aside, ... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Mighty Sparrow, “Only A Fool”

Words by Jesse Serwer Trinidad's Mighty Sparrow (look out for more on him in this space later today) is probably the most widely celebrated calypsonian across the Caribbean and the diaspora. But in some ... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Queen Majesty on Dawn Penn “No, No, No (You Don’t Love Me)”

Words by DJ Queen Majesty When we got the opportunity to sit down with reggae and dancehall legend Dawn Penn (see following post!) we knew that this week's throwback would be her against the odds ninetie... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Sly & Robbie “Superthruster”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton I am not going to lie, I completely forgot about this song until I searched for a Sly & Robbie throwback video to post today (you'll see why we're featuring them a littl... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Ayres on Cutty Ranks “The Stopper”

Words by DJ Ayres DJ Ayres is the founder of the The Rub and along with his co-selectors Cosmo Baker and DJ Eleven has made the Brooklyn monthly something of a nightlife institution in New York. Though h... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Fishbone’s “Jamaica Ska” + “Fight The Youth” (+ Documentary Trailer)

Words by Jesse Serwer The first time I heard of ska or Fishbone was in 1987, at the hulking Commack Multiplex movie theater next to the Long Island Expressway. My parents, who'd grown up on the beach par... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Mel & Kim, “Respectable”

Words by DJ Autograph Recently, I was digging through my ‘80s video collection in preparation for a new video mix and came across a clip that I had never seen before. The video was for "Respectable" by B... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays Part Few: Gloria Estefan’s Grandés Exitos

Words by Natalia Linares Along with a mess of good hiphop and soul records, this Tuesday September 27th saw the release of Latin pop legend Gloria Estefan's comeback LP Miss Little Havana, featuring Phar... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Chief Boima on Big Boy “Mis Ojos Lloran Para Ti”

Words by Chief Boima I'm not "Latino" or a native-Spanish speaker, so I may have been a little "late" the first time I heard this song. I don't really look back on it with childhood nostalgia when I hear... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Gibson Brothers, “Cuba”

Words by Simone Serwer My sole reason for loving the Gibson Brothers, a trio of Martinican siblings from Paris who had a string of disco hits in the late 1970s, is rather simple. In their video for 1978... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Prince Polo on Super Cat’s “My Girl Josephine” (+ “Witness Protection” Stream)

Words by Billy "Prince Polo" Szeflinski Next month sees the release of Brooklyn Bodega (Dubshot Records), the debut album by Prince Polo--the Polish candy bar-inspired production alter ego of Brooklyn-b... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Nick Catchdubs on Mega Banton “Soundboy Killing” (Remix)

Words by Nick Catchdubs We happened to run into Fool's Gold co-founder, former FADER editor and superstar DJ Nick Catchdubs at the healthy-ass grocery store up the block from the LargeUp offices yesterda... Read More...