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“Lionisation is too late when you’re dead… I’ve often thought of faking my own death and watching the record companies drum up all the stuff they can”: A fight, a show then a drink with John Martyn

All the evidence you need to be convinced the hard-living singer-songwriter was as progressive as they come

Louder

Adam Lambert Suggests Leann Rimes For 'American Idol' Judge

Adam Lambert suggests LeAnn Rimes as a potential replacement for Katy Perry on 'American Idol.' Katy Perry's departure sparks speculation about new judges.

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The producer's guide to the Roland RE-201 Space Echo: "It can cover everything from simple saturation to wild, out-of-control and bizarre self-oscillation"

Here's how to master one of music's most beloved effects boxes, used by dub producers and experimental electronic composers alike since the early ’70s

MusicRadar

Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett obituary

Bassist and bandleader with Bob Marley and the Wailers who played a key role in bringing reggae to an international audience

The Guardian - UK

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: King Perry review – dub legend’s playful embrace of death

This posthumous, all-star album – featuring the likes of Shaun Ryder and Tricky – is by no means groundbreaking, but it’s hard not to be moved

The Guardian - UK

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How Lee "Scratch" Perry's studio magic shaped popular music: “The studio must be like a living thing. The machine must be live and intelligent, then I put my mind into the machine and the machine perform reality”

We illuminate the genius of a visionary producer and artist that pioneered reggae, gave birth to dub, and paved the way for countless new sounds

MusicRadar

Samuel Blaser: Routes review – thrilling homage to a trombone icon

The Swiss musician’s tribute to the late Jamaican jazz and ska king Don Drummond is at once sinuous, sharp and sultry

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to be associated with music that wasn’t in demand’: Producer Dan Carey on Speedy Wunderground, Fontaines DC and his new band, Miss Tiny

Megan Graye visits the in-demand producer at his home studio where Carey opens up about his good luck blessings, facing setbacks, and his tried and true ‘formula’ when it comes to producing records for south London’s buzziest bands

The Independent UK

“Reggae carries that heavy message of roots, culture, and reality. So the bass has to be heavy and the drums have to be steady”: An interview with Aston “Family Man” Barrett

How Aston “Family Man” Barrett brought reggae bass playing to the world with Bob Marley & The Wailers

Guitar World

10 reggae records that every bass fan should know

The 10 best reggae albums from Jamaica’s main bass men. From Sly and Robbie to Bob Marley and the Wailers

Guitar World

Howard Johnson obituary

Film-maker whose hard-hitting documentaries addressed social issues from a black perspective

The Guardian - UK

How Burna Boy set the world alight with his mixed brew of influences

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his third album, Outside, accompanied by mandatory fiendish good looks and charm. Grammy and BET awards helped firm up his status within a highly competitive global music industry.

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