rocksteady

Found out about the recent surge of readers from blogs.com. Hype Machine boss Anthony Volodkin has picked us for his Top 10 Music Blogs you haven’t heard list. Thanks Anthony! Here’s a 5 song reggae mini compilation to enjoy!

Today is the start of the holiday week in Istanbul and to celebrate the holiday spirit here’s the second part of our 5 Star Monday series with all kinds of cheerful bluegrass, ska and world music from Charlie Haden, The Clarendonians, Horst Jankowski et al.

I was obliged to make a “lovers rock” selection after big Alton Ellis has left the building.

Informed by a post on shimmy shimmy, I realized that Jamaican rocksteady legend Alton Ellis has passed away from cancer. Here are a few of his classics that span over 45 years.