Design Legacy: A Social History Of Jamaican Album Covers via @smashingmag
h/t Skablahblah.com
This shit is cool.
Brooklyn Rocksteady: Documentary Aims To Capture The Brooklyn Roots & Sounds of New York Ska
Over the last several years, a new cadre of band’s who are all inspired and nurtured by The Slackers including The Forthrights, The Hard Times and The Frighteners now call the largest borough in New York their musical home. There is also a thriving DJ scene led by Agent Jay of The Slackers that includes 100 Db’s, Grace Of Spades and others who regularly spin at shows, bars and pubs around Brooklyn. There are also regular ska shows like Version City parties hosted by King Django at The Knitting Factory and Dirty Reggae parties hosted by Agent Jay at The Lake in Bushwick. All together they have created a ska music renaissance in the city that helped give birth to the American ska scene.
A young film student and ska fan named Samuel Gursky is working to document the roots and culture of the Brooklyn Rocksteady scene. Gursky has grown up in the ska scene and like many young fans started out as a fan of ska punk. Over time he, like many other young fans has embraced the slower more soulful sounds of traditional ska and rocksteady which seem to be the sound of choice for many Brooklyn-based bands. I recently caught up with Gursky to learn more about his project which he is hoping to fund through Kickstarter.
Marco On the Bass does Q&A with Sam Gursky about his documentary! I’m gonna get interviewed! And this post has a great live clip of The Hard Times.
The Slackers Holiday Shows. The Hard Times (my vintage reggae band) are playing night 1!
NIGHT ONE
THE SLACKERS are joined by The Hard Times, R-Tronika and DJ 100 db’s.
Friday, December 18, 2009, $15, 8pm, 18+ w/ I.D.
Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. (@ Havemeyer), W’burg, Brooklyn, NY
L to LORIMER or G to METROPOLITAN
Facebook Event
NIGHT TWO
THE SLACKERS are joined by The Alrighters, Red Baraat and DJ 100 db’s.
Saturday, December 19, 2009, $15, 8pm, 18+ w/ I.D.
Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. (@ Havemeyer), W’burg, Brooklyn, NY
The Brooklyn Knitting Factory - Info and Tix
Pressure Drop Soundcast Episode # 173- Rocksteady Revolution
Greetings music lovers! Andrew Barker here to play you the best in the rocksteady revoultion that is about to happen. I’ve got some new tracks that will get you nodding your head and shaking your ass. I also have an interview with the Reed from the Expos. He talks in depth about the band’s new album Blackwater. So sit back and enjoy the heavy tunes I’m about to drop on you!
Track List:
1. If You See My Baby- The Slackers
2. I Let My Guard Down- Channel One
3. Mentirosa- Los Granadians
4. Big Plastic Spliff- Flight 404
5. Race For Inner Space- Pama International
6. Company of Wolves- The Expos
7. Rough Stone- The Expos
8. Far Too Long- The Expos
9. Blackwater- The Expos
10. Big Kahuna Burger- The Ratazanas
11. Money- Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans
12. Ease Up- Go Jimmy Go
13. Girl Take It Easy- The Pietasters
