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The Great Wuga Wuga at The Rocksteady Lounge MONDAY!
April 26 – The Great Wuga Wuga (DE)
April concludes with The Great Wuga Wuga, all the way from Germany! Part of the Thundering Vibrations crew, Thore will be bringing some tasty bits from his collection to play at The Rocksteady Lounge. Get ready for a night of ska, reggae, and rocksteady rarities!
TerryLee presents The Rocksteady Lounge, featuring resident selectors Nina & Viktor playing vintage Jamaican music every Monday night!
Akbar in Silver Lake
4356 Sunset Blvd (at Fountain)
10 pm – 2 am
Free!
21+
Drink specials all night long!
Tagged akbar, clubs, Events, rocksteady lounge, silver lake, the great wuga wuga
April Rocksteady Lounge Schedule
Get ready for another month of top Jamaican tunes at the Rocksteady Lounge!
April 5 – Boss Harmony
Boss Harmony selects at a number of nights throughout Los Angeles, including the Bamboo Lounge, Dr. Who, Dub Club, and Punky Reggae Party. An eclectic collector, his tastes range from Latin beats to punk rock to the ultra obscure. However, his heart belongs to Jamaican music and he is an avid collector of ska, rocksteady, and reggae. Come out to hear what he selects from his box of musical gems!
April 12 – 3 Year Anniversary Dance Party
The Rocksteady Lounge, started by TerryLee and Rocksteady Chris, has been going strong for three years! Viktor and I are honored to bring vintage Jamaican music to the people of Los Angeles (and beyond!) every Monday night at Akbar. Let’s celebrate three years of great music and fantastic guests right! Guest DJs include Rocksteady Chris, Boss Harmony, Two Tone Ted, and Bigger Boss! We’ll have the dance floor area set-up in the back, along with additional speakers. Let’s hope for more years to come.
April 19 – Sound & Soul
Sound & Soul returns with her fantastic selection of heartfelt rocksteady and heavy early reggae. Be prepared to sing along and dance all night!
April 26 – The Great Wuga Wuga (DE)
April concludes with The Great Wuga Wuga, all the way from Germany! Part of the Thundering Vibrations crew, Thore will be bringing some tasty bits from his collection to play at The Rocksteady Lounge. Get ready for a night of ska, reggae, and rocksteady rarities!
Tagged akbar, anniversary, clubs, Events, rocksteady lounge, silver lake
Jackie Mittoo & Sound Dimension – Spring Time B/W Clean Up
Jackie Mittoo – Spring Time (Bamboo B 15 B, 69)
Jackie Mittoo & Sound Dimension – Clean Up (Bamboo 15 A, 69)
Posted in Early Reggae, Updates
Tagged Bamboo, Coxsone, jackie mittoo, Sound Dimension
Tommy Rock A Shacka & Ash Event Photos
The photos Viktor and I took are now uploaded on Flickr from the Dance Party with Tommy Rock A Shacka (Japan) and Ash (UK), as well as their two Monday night Rocksteady Lounge appearances. Click the links in orange to view the photo albums in Flickr.
And photos from other photographers:
Dance Party Photos by Christian Mejia
Dance Party Photos by Desiree Neill
Dance Party Photos by Old HC Dude (Posted previously)
Big Shot #6
The 6th issue of Big Shot, a fanzine dedicated to Jamaican music, soul, and skinhead subculture, was released at the close of 2009. This glossy zine is packed with articles, photos, and reviews. The majority of the features are in German, but several English language pieces appear in the latest issue.
English Features:
The striking color cover highlights the artwork of Chema Skandal, an illustrator and graphic designer from Mexico City. Plenty more illustrations are included alongside the interview with Chema, providing insight into his influences, art methods, and the Mexico scene.
Agent Jay discusses his work with Crazy Baldhead, The Slackers, The Stubborn All Stars, and other projects in a lengthy interview. LA’s own DJ Boss Harmony gets a shout out for his work mixing the tracks for the Slackers “Deep Boss Harmony” album.
A nice photo essay from John South, who put together the “Time Longer Than Rope” ska and reggae fanzine for many years, is featured in this issue’s “Style Museum.” He shares photos and memories from the start of his skinhead days in the late 70s/early 80s.
There is also a nice photo spread from a recent Heptones concert, with lovely photos of Leroy Sibbles and Barry Llewellyn performing.
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The remaining articles are in German, and I wish I could read them! The Merritone feature looks particularly fascinating (there are some English bits from interviews with Keith Scott and Lynn Taitt…and record labels, song names, etc. stand out). The fanzine also contains a Jackie Opel feature, interviews with Pat Kelly and Toots Hibbert, and plenty of band, album, film, and magazine reviews.
Fanzines are becoming a rarity in the age of the internet, and it’s fantastic to see people dedicating their time and effort to put the subjects they love into print. Big Shot is packed with information, well laid out, and visually appealing. Definitely order your copy before #6 is out of print!
Posted in Reviews
Tagged agent jay, big shot, Boss Harmony, chema skandal, fanzines, jackie opel, Merritone, pat kelly, the heptones, toots hibbert
Photos from Old HC Dude
Take a look at the photos Old HC Dude took from our dance party with Tommy Rock-A-Shacka and Ash Aquarius…fantastic night with plenty of big tunes! Local DJs Rocksteady Chris, Boss Harmony, Bigger Boss, Viktor, and also selected Jamaican gems.
Old HC Dude Photos: Rocksteady Lounge with Tommy Rock-A-Shacka and Ash
