I was wondering what would be the perfect song to play on the hottest day we’ve ever had when I remembered this… a song that immediately conjures up a sweltering summer’s day in New York. (more…)

There was so much more to Bunny Wailer than being a founding member of the band that bears his name. (more…)

Quincy Jones came up with the song named after the Japanese arthouse porn film that gave me one of my most memorably horrible experiences in a cinema. (more…)

Punk rock meets primitive electro in The Nails’ finest moment, a tribute to the women they met on their journey from the backstreets of Boulder to Downtown New York. (more…)

Back to 1981 for a topical take on the perils of dangerous diseases by Anthony Fairclough and Erroll Bennett, aka Papa Michigan and General Smiley. (more…)

As much a high priest as a musician, Michael Henry (aka Ras Michael, aka Dadawah) occupies a unique place in reggae and Jamaican culture, where he has a government medal for his contribution to music. (more…)