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Giveaway: Draw Lee “Scratch” Perry, Win A “Blackboard Jungle Dub” Box Set

Words by LargeUp Crew— Blackboard Jungle Dub, Lee "Scratch" Perry's landmark 1973 LP with King Tubby at the controls, was recently reissued as a box set by Get On Down Records, with the original full-lengt... Read More...

Ticket Giveaway: Lee “Scratch” Perry in NYC, Thurs. May 17

Words by Jesse Serwer— Even during his Beastie Boys-assisted revival in the mid '90s, who would have imagined that in 2012, at age 76, Lee "Scratch" Perry would still be regularly touring the world? Scra... Read More...

Heds and Dreds: The Beastie Boys’ Reggae Jones

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy— Being ambassadors for reggae music is not one of the things the Beastie Boys are well known for but the group's members—Ad-Rock, Mike D and the late, great MCA, Adam... Read More...

Mini Lee: Lee “Scratch” Perry Figurine

Words by Jesse Serwer— Press Pop, a Japanese toy maker, recently unveiled the design for its latest figurine: a miniature version of Lee "Scratch" Perry, decked out in a Jamaica tank, pink pants and a re... Read More...

Bob Deep: “Who Colt the Game”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Bob Marley has one of the most celebrated catalogs in modern music, yet there are still gems that aren't acknowledged as much as they should be. In celebration of what would have b... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Jamaican Country Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer Today sees the release of Reggae Gone Country, VP Records' compilation featuring Busy Signal, Beres Hammond, Freddie McGregor and other Jamaican artists covering country and western... Read More...

Super Ape x Super 8: Q+A with the Directors of “The Upsetter”

Words by Jesse Serwer Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough's The Upsetter is nothing like the run-of-the-mill artist documentaries you see on TV. The movie is all Lee "Scratch" Perry from start to finish, m... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Caribbean Culture Documentaries

Words by DJ Gravy, Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley, Jason "J-RockaZ" Orford and Jesse Serwer It seems like we're hearing about another new documentary film training its lens on Caribbean culture ever... Read More...

Return of Django: New Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Music + Movie Trailer

Words by Jesse Serwer Anything involving Lee "Scratch" Perry is usually better off left unexplained. His burning down of his own legendary creative haven Black Ark Studios in 1979, for one thing. The va... Read More...

Visual Ark: Lee Scratch Perry Exhibit at Dem Passwords Gallery

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Mad Decent The dudes over at Mad Decent just put us up on this opening at Los Angeles gallery Dem Passwords featuring the first-ever exhibit of Lee "Scratch" Perry's pa... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Spooky Reggae!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton This year Halloween fell on a weekend (sorry, it had to be said) and Subatomic Sound and J. Rockaz have inspired me to compile this top 10 list of spooky reggae jams to drop... Read More...

Dancing in The Street Courtesy of Malibu Rum

Words by j-RockaZ Q: What is life without a little strong drink? A: Boring! (at least according to many West Indians) Besides, a little libations never hurt anyone. In fact, a large part of the Caribbe... Read More...

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