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I’m having a bit of a August clear-out in my warehouse, so I thought Igive you the chance
to get some tees for a price you can’t beat, that is £15.00in Europe and $20 elsewhere.
And that is P&P included! It’s a decent price and I suggest youto get together with your
friends and get a few a the same time…
Ah, I design and print them myself, so if you want to get them, that’llhave to be through me
or a handful of selected retail shop I supply

Some of the colour combinations will be available for a time-limitedperiod only.
Of course, it’s first come, first served: please note that the missingsizes are available
with a 10 days delay (it’s summer, it’s very hot and we’re lazy!)

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There you go, my latest podcast…

http://soulbrew.podomatic.com/entry/2008-05-27T23_45_08-07_00

Well, I’m partial when I say that when it comes to Ska, Coast to Coast is the place to be, possibly in the whole UK…

I’ve learnt my basic DJ skills there, maaaany moons ago ;-). So that’s why this interview!

1) Tell us about your first reggae (as in reggae/ska/rocksteady) record you remember listening to and the first one you bought.Why did you like it?

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Yes, there is still a hard-core bunch of people willing to spend time (and a cosiderable amount of hard earned dosh!) in order to keep the Sound System culture alive… In this case we’re talking about Jeremy Collingwood, a well known name in the UK reggae scene.

His passion for vintage sounds is unrivalled. He imported some King Tubby’s bass bins from Jamaica in order to get them restored and put back to working order… Here’s a brief introduction to what he’s doing now!

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This post is about people still carrying along the banner of Sound System “the way they used to be” i.e. valve amps as opposed to transistors, proper Garrard turnatbles as opposed to cds or even worst laptops with mp3s…

Let me introduce to you, Mr. Steve Rice, a man that lets the music do the talking!

About me;

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Yep, that’s my last effort… Available both on Black print on Ash grey hooded sweat and Silver print on Black hooded sweatshirts. Sizes available are XS to XXL. Please note that these are slimfit sweats!

They will be available soon on eBay but in the meantime you can get them here for £23.99 P&P (Priority Mail to any destination). Payments are  securely handled by PayPal. Don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions you might have about this article.

I remember when first Tim P mentioned he was putting a night on, something like a better version of 100% Dynamite, right in the heart of London’s Chinatown….. Many moons have passed since then

Although I wasn’t able to attend the very first one, I made sure I check one out in May last year. I was impressed big time by the quality of the tunes played and the overall “sound”; too many a times I’ve heard djs playing their best records regardless the what was happening on the dancefloor. A dj is not a show off! I was also lucky enough to catch Jonah (hope it’s spelt correctly) playing some killer rocksteady tunes…

So I thought why not interview them? Well, the spokesman Mistah Brown came forward with the following answers!

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1. The Whip - The Etheopians
(Never get weary of this Rocksteady classic. Guaranteed to fill any dancefloor!)
2. Scare Him - The Maytals
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I remember having met Chris about 10 yrs ago while living in London. We were both playing at Cello’s Coast to Coast, while the club was in Orchard St.. What struck me about Chris was is Reggae knowledge: he’s didn’t look one of those “I-know-it-all” kind of guy and he was quiet, just busy playing records. I thought he was just another Reggae collector.

Then a couple of years ago I was reading People Funny Boy and there you are! Mr. Chris Lane is in there, so I discover the fella went to JA well before it was fashionable to do so… He’s done a lot and he has seen a lot, so I decided to get in touch with him, with the help of Mr. Steve Rice. The following is a brief introduction to the man himself. Enjoy!!! Read more »

Tighten Up trademark MC Champian is there to check that Island 7″…
- Please Chris, introduce yourself…born in the Angel, Islington, London 13^th January 1956. Always lived in London, grew up in the West End (Marylebone) now residing in South East London.
- How did you first got involved with reggae?…. like most ordinary kids at the time, I got into reggae as a young skinhead in 1968/69. Apart from the ‘pop’ hits like Desmond Dekker and Johnny Nash, the first ‘real’ reggae tune I remember hearing was ‘Mama Look Deh’ (The Reggae Boys) – my best mate’s big brother bought it from the Muzik City in Kilburn and we all sat around playing it over and over again trying to work out what it was they were singing about! Read more »