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LargeUp Interview: Talking Dub and Vampires with Scientist

Words by Kieran K. Meadows— As part of the Dub Champions Festival taking place in New York City, dub pioneer and mixing engineer Scientist will reunite tonight with the legendary Roots Radics Band to p... Read More...

Roots of Dub: King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Augustus Pablo. Poster by Alon Braier

Visual Culture: Selections From The ‘World-A-Reggae’ Poster Art Show

Words by Jesse Serwer— In January, we told you about the so-called First International Reggae Poster Contest organized by US-based, Jamaica-born poster artist Michael Thompson and Greece's Maria Papaefst... Read More...

GIVEAWAY: Win Tix to See Scientist + Roots Radics In NY

Words by LargeUp Crew— In what is sure to be the highlight of next week's Dub Champions festival in NYC, Scientist and the Roots Radics Band are set to meet on stage Friday, Sept. 21, for what we think m... Read More...

VIDEO: Willy Wonka In Dub

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Egotripland Our friends over at Egotripland, the new-ish Internet incarnation of our all-time favorite hip-hop magazine ego trip (no caps, please), always keep us laced with hi... Read More...

R.I.P. Ranking Trevor, 1960-2012

Words by Erin MacLeod, photo by Martei Korley (shot at Sugar Minott's Black Roots/Youthman Promotions Studio)— Ranking Trevor, one of the most influential Jamaican deejays from the 70s, died in a road ac... Read More...

Steppin’ Out: Inner Circle’s Jackie Mittoo x Dubstep Project

Words by Jesse Serwer— Inner Circle have been a reggae band for over 40 years but, in the midst of touring the world repping Jamaica in its 50th year, they've taken an unexpected excursion into dubstep. ... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Easy Star All-Stars Version MJ’s “Human Nature”

Words by Jesse Serwer— A couple weeks back, we featured the Easy Star All-Stars version of "Billie Jean" with lead vocals by Luciano, the scorching first single off their upcoming Michael Jackson reggae co... Read More...

Rink and Feisty: Watch Hollie Cook’s “And the Beat Goes On” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Hollie Cook and Prince Fatty's entire Hollie Cook In Dub LP is excellent but if there's one track that really makes our mouths go agape, it's Hollie's cover of the Whispers' 1980 e... Read More...

Contest: Win “Hollie Cook In Dub” LPs + 45s

Words by Jesse Serwer— We were so enamored with the Lovers Rock revival vibes of Hollie Cook's self-titled debut we named it our top album for 2011 and bequeathed her with "Rookie of the Year" status. Hard... Read More...

Mikey Dread: Easy Star All-Stars Unveil “Thrillah” LP + Luciano’s “Billie Jean” Cover

Words by Jesse Serwer— Easy Star All-Stars, the musical crew behind the much-celebrated 2003 Pink Floyd reggae tribute Dub Side of the Moon and the Radiohead covers album Radiodread, have been building h... Read More...

Giveaway: Draw Lee “Scratch” Perry, Win A “Blackboard Jungle Dub” Box Set

Words by LargeUp Crew— Blackboard Jungle Dub, Lee "Scratch" Perry's landmark 1973 LP with King Tubby at the controls, was recently reissued as a box set by Get On Down Records, with the original full-lengt... Read More...

Natural Teng: Iris Ation x Tropical Fantasy’s “Hello Operator” Video

Words by Erin MacLeod— From jungle to dubstep, from Jamaica to Germany to Japan and all places in between, it's apparent that reggae and dancehall morph and move in some of the most interesting ways. Here'... Read More...

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