John Holt
Don Letts (Big Audio Dynamite) releasing 'Late Night Tales' comp, has a new memoir
DJ, filmmaker, Big Audio Dynamite member Don Letts brings his impeccable taste to ‘Version Excursion‘ featuring 20 dub covers; his new memoir ‘There and Black Again‘ is fantastic.
Jeff Rosenstock & Polyvinyl have made a 9-hour playlist of ska songs
The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska’s long, rich history — from its origins in Jamaica to some of today’s best DIY ska bands — and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more…
Quarantine playlists: what the BrooklynVegan staff is listening to in isolation
If you’re looking for something new to listen to, or old to revisit, maybe one or more of these playlists will do the trick.
reggae singer John Holt ("The Tide is High"), RIP
Sad news from the reggae world: singer John Holt died yesterday (10/19) at age 69. Best known for writing “The Tide is High” while in the band The Paragons which was later made a woldwide hit by Blondie, he’s the voice behind a number of reggae classics including “Ali Babba,” “See Your Face,” “Tonight,” “Wear You to the Ball,” “Police in Helicopter” and “Stick by Me…
