Reggae
Feelin Good with Duddy Relaunches on CPN with Four-Song Set from Katastro
Listen via: Spotify | Pandora | Google | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | RSS It’s a good day for good vibes, as the Feelin Good with Duddy podcast officially joins the Consequence Podcast Network! On this week’s episode, hosts Duddy B of Dirty Heads and his brother Jake B catch up with their old friends Katastro. The band from Tempe, Arizona hunker down in the bunker to discuss important topics like how human feces ended up on Christian’s monkey in Mexico and how Andy gets close to blacked out on Stiffy’s. Plus, the band performs a live four-song set on the show, playing “Bad News,” “Pocket Fulla,” “100 Rips,” and “Bad News.” We also have everyone’s favorite segments like Fan Watch, One Star Search, and lots more. Listen to Katastro on Feelin Good with Duddy via ...
The Rome and Duddy Show and Feelin Good with Duddy Join the Consequence Podcast Network
The Consequence Podcast Network is making “positive vibes” our New Year’s resolution by bringing on board two new series: The Rome and Duddy Show and Feelin Good with Duddy. Coming from longtime friends and collaborators Rome Ramírez of Sublime with Rome and Dirty Heads’ Dustin “Duddy” Bushnell, the two podcasts will officially join CPN in early January 2022. Both shows have a mantra of, “If it makes you feel good, we’re into it.” Whether it’s life on the road, celebrating others’ talent, the latest piece of funny news, or just the simplest of pleasures, The Rome and Duddy Show and Feelin Good with Duddy are all about getting together with friends and having a good time. Arriving Wednesday, January 5th, Feelin Good with Duddy sees Duddy and his brother, Jake Bushnell, co-hosting ...
Robbie Shakespeare Of Pioneering Reggae Duo Sly and Robbie Has Died
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Frans Schellekens / Getty Robbie Shakespeare, one-half of the pioneering reggae duo, Sly and Robbie, has died. Shakespeare was a noted bassist who worked alongside fellow reggae legends such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh while lending his talents to other musicians such as The Rolling Stones and more. Born Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare in East Kingston, Jamaica, on September 27, 1953, Shakespeare got his start early on as his family’s home was a hub for many Jamaican artists and musicians according to a 2012 interview with United Reggae. In the piece, Shakespeare revealed that he learned the art of bass playing from Aston “Family Man” Barrett, sticking close to his mentor before he went on to become a bassist for The Wailers. It was around the mid-1...
Astro, Founding Member Of Reggae & Pop Band UB40, Has Passed Away
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gie Knaeps / Getty For over four decades, the British reggae and pop band UB40 has delighted music fans all over the world and even notched a pair of number one hits in the process. One of the band’s founding members, Astro, has passed away due to a short illness. Via fellow founding band member Ali Campbell’s Twitter page, the passing of Astro, born Terence Wilson, was shared with some brief details. From Twitter: We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness. The world will never be the same without him. We ask you to please respect his family’s privacy at this incredibly difficult time. Campbell and Astro split from the original group, forming UB40 fea...
R.I.P. Astro, Toaster of UB40 Dead at 64
Astro, longtime singer and multi-instrumentalist of reggae band UB40, has died following a short illness. He was 64 years old. “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” according to statement posted to social media on Saturday (November 6th). Astro, whose real name was Terence Wilson, joined UB40 shortly after their formation in 1978. One of the most successful British bands in history, UB40 sold over 70 million records worldwide and achieved 11 top 10 singles to their name in the UK. The group’s biggest single, 1983’s “Red Red Wine,” went No. 1 in both the UK and US. Three years later, they earned their second No. 1 single in the UK with their cover of “I Got You Babe” featuring Ch...
R.I.P. Lee “Scratch” Perry, Reggae Pioneer Dead at 85
Lee “Scratch” Perry, the pioneering reggae and dub music producer and singer, has died at the age of 85. Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, announced news of Perry’s passing on Sunday. “My deep condolences to the family, friends, and fans of legendary record producer and singer, Rainford Hugh Perry OD, affectionately known as ‘Lee Scratch’ Perry,” Prime Minister Holness wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. “[Perry] has worked with and produced for various artistes, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Congos, Adrian Sherwood, the Beastie Boys, and many others. Undoubtedly, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry will always be remembered for his sterling contribution to the music fraternity. May his soul Rest In Peace.” The Jamaica Observer reports that Perry passed away Sunday (August 29t...
Rootsland: Meditations On Marley
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Rootsland Forges a Future at Reggae Sunsplash Festival
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T21:01:51+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 5:01pm ET Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Radio Public | Breaker | Pocket Casts | RSS Presented by Consequence of Sound and Voice Boxx Studios, Rootsland is a weekly docuseries podcast that explores the story of two friends who take a musical and spiritual journey from the suburbs of Long Island to the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Today, host Henry “K” Karyo concludes Season 1: “Reggae, Junkie, Jew” with a more meditative chapter. Related Video Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash Festival is essentially a less organized version of Woodstock — the same amount of love, only with more weed. On paper, five days of reggae...
Rootsland Revisits the Sordid Political History of Jamaican Ganja
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-06T20:00:53+00:00“>April 6, 2021 | 4:00pm ET Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Radio Public | Breaker | Pocket Casts | RSS Presented by Consequence of Sound and Voice Boxx Studios, Rootsland is a weekly docuseries podcast that explores the story of two friends who take a musical and spiritual journey from the suburbs of Long Island to the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Today, host Henry “K” Karyo continues Season 1: “Reggae, Junkie, Jew” with another exciting chapter. Related Video Because of the global impact of reggae and the rise of Rastafari culture, the island of Jamaica and marijuana — or “ganja”, as it is called — are forever joined as one....
Rootsland Charts the Influence of Reggae Across Kingston
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Radio Public | Breaker | Pocket Casts | RSS Presented by Consequence of Sound and Voice Boxx Studios, Rootsland is a weekly docuseries podcast that explores the story of two friends who take a musical and spiritual journey from the suburbs of Long Island to the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Today, host Henry “K” Karyo continues Season 1: “Reggae, Junkie, Jew” with another exciting chapter. For the first generation of Jamaicans to grow up listening to reggae music, these songs weren’t just jams for a Saturday night of dancing — they were a guidebook for life. The music was inspiring an entire nation with its timeless messages of love, inclusion, and acceptance. In Chapter 6: “Unchained”, Henry discovers that not everyone in...
Rootsland Goes to Court With the Marley Estate
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Radio Public | Breaker | Pocket Casts | RSS Presented by Consequence of Sound and Voice Boxx Studios, Rootsland is a weekly docuseries podcast that explores the story of two friends who take a musical and spiritual journey from the suburbs of Long Island to the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Today, host Henry “K” Karyo continues Season 1: “Reggae, Junkie, Jew” with another exciting chapter. In Chapter 5: “Money Can’t Buy Life”, Henry continues working at Tuff Gong Studios and learns that the future of the Marley Estate will be decided in the courts. Beyond the legal mumbo jumbo, he also has a chance meeting at a hotel bar with a local gangster named Rude Boy Tex, who may prove to be his most valuable connection during his t...
Grammys 2021: Toots and the Maytals Win Best Reggae Album for Got to Be Tough
Toots Hibbert posthumously won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for his final record with Toots and the Maytals, Got to Be Tough. Hibbert died in September at the age of 77 due to complications caused by COVID-19. Got to Be Tough was the band’s first LP since 2010’s Flip and Twist. In claiming Best Reggae Album, it beat out releases like One World by The Wailers, It All Comes Back to Love by Maxi Priest, Higher Place by Skip Marley, and Upside Down 2020 by Buju Banton. Accepting the award from his home in Montego Bay, the group’s bassist for over 50 years, Jackie Jackson, said, “This is a great honor for a legend and so well-deserved. No words can express how we guys are feeling right now.” Toots and the Maytals previously won Be...
