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‘A Trip to Bolgatanga’: Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah on African Head Charge’s first new album in 12 years
Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah (courtesy of On-U Sound) Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah and Adrian Sherwood inaugurated the daring studio project African Head Charge in 1981 with My…
Dennis Bovell MBE on the Pop Group’s ‘Y in Dub,’ with exclusive live audio!
Dennis Bovell, Mark Stewart, and Gareth Sager (photo by Chiara Meattelli) On Y in Dub, released digitally last year, producer Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell MBE and…
New video for Mark Stewart’s first solo release in seven years, a DM premiere
‘Pay It All Back Vol. 7’ on On-U Sound In a secret world of forbidden knowledge, power comes at a terrible price. A tour of…
A short film on the making of Mark Stewart’s ‘Learning to Cope with Cowardice’ (a DM premiere!)
Mark Stewart and the Maffia live in Kentish Town, 1986 (Photo by Beezer) Last month, when Mute brought out a double-LP reissue of Mark Stewart’s…
Mark Stewart talks with Dangerous Minds about ‘Learning to Cope with Cowardice’
Illustration from the cover of the ‘Jerusalem’ 12-inch and the ‘Mark Stewart + Maffia’ compilation Head above the heavens, feet below the hells, the singer…
John, Yoko and Jerry Lewis play reggae on the MDA Telethon
John, Yoko, and the Nutty Beatle This was once the time of year Harry Shearer called Telethon Season. Back-to-school sales coincided with the annual broadcast…
‘Sacred Love’: The Bad Brains song that was recorded over the phone from prison
Bad Brains t-shirt from The Rudy Washington, D.C. hardcore punk-reggae legends Bad Brains have had a tumultuous career since forming in 1977. The band started…
The King meets the rockers uptown: Elvis Presley ina rub a dub style
The King remixed in a reggae style. 01. Return To Sender 02. In The Ghetto 03. Blue Moon 04. Fever 05. It’s Now Or Never…