Posthumous Lee “Scratch” Perry box set announced; hear 7″ mix of “Jungle Lion”
’King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive)’ features rare and never-before-released recordings, illustrations, and writing.
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Indie Basement (4/8): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new album by Wet Leg, Orville Peck, Pavement, Mick Trouble, The Pop Group's Mark Stewart, Kae Tempest, bdrmm, and more.
Stream Mark Stewart (The Pop Group)’s new LP ‘VS’ ft Mike Watt, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & more
Mark Stewart (The Pop Group)'s new project ‘VS‘ also features collabs with Front 242's Patrick Codenys, Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio, Consolidated, Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder, and more.
18 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Frontperson (New Pornographers, Woodpigeon), Yumi Zouma, Madi Diaz/Courtney Marie Andrews, Colin Hay, Saudade (ft. A.A. Williams & Lee ”Scratch” Perry), J Balvin, Wounded Touch, and more...
Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) collabs w/ Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mike Watt & more on ‘VS’ (stream 2 tracks)
‘VS‘ also features Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder, Eric Random, Front 242's Patrick Codenys, Mike Watt, Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio, Consolidated, and more.
Dot Allison shares Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry remix of “Love Died in Our Arms”
According to Perry's widow, this remix was the last project he completed before he died. The EP also features remixes by Saint Etienne, Anton Newcombe and more.
‘The Harder They Come,’ Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry doc & more streaming on Criterion Channel reggae film series
The "Roots & Revolution: Reggae on Film" series is part of the Criterion Channel's February lineup and also includes ‘Rockers‘ ‘Babylon‘ and more.
Listen to Kendall Roy’s “All Bangers, All The Time” Birthday Mix from ‘Succession’
As heard in the most recent episode of HBO‘s ‘Succession,‘ Kendall's Birthday Mix features tracks by LCD Soundsystem, Grandmaster Flash, Schoolboy Q, Soulwax, Meat Beat Manifesto, Dizzee Rascal, The Chemical Brothers, Lee Scratch Perry & Brian Eno and more.
Efterklang discuss the inspirations behind new album ‘Windflowers’ (stream it)
Danish trio Efterklang‘s new album ‘Windflowers‘ is out now on City Slang.
Patti Smith played Central Park (pics, videos, setlist)
Patti included covers of The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Stevie Wonder, and dedicated songs to Charlie Watts, Lee ”Scratch” Perry, and Fred ”Sonic” Smith at this big homecoming show...