The London International Ska Festival returns to London for it’s second celebration of all things Ska this April. Set over four days at London’s iconic Clapham Grand Theatre and featuring 22 bands and 10 DJ’s from around the world alongside some extra special exclusives.
The festival showcases the finest global talent from the Jamaican originators and [...]

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London International Ska Festival
Edwin Huxley - Wednesday 23.03.11, 16:02pm
Tags: Live Music · London International Ska Festival · Reggae · Ska
Boss Reggae Sounds: Reggae Popcorn Laurel Aitken Productions, 1969 – 1971
Terry Lane - Wednesday 16.02.11, 12:16pm
Lorenzo Aitken is better known as Laurel Aitken and often referred to as the ‘Godfather of Ska’.
Born in Cuba he was a successful artist in his own right. Laurel Aitken’s 1958 single “Little Sheila”/”Boogie in My Bones” was one of the first records produced by Chris Blackwell, who founded his Island Records label in the [...]
From Red Bull Studio – The Producers featuring Lee Scratch Perry & Diplo
John Williams - Tuesday 30.11.10, 15:06pm
Made at the Red Bull Studio in London, the six episode series of The Producers documents the progress of a top music producer when they collaborate with an artist of their choice in the studio.
The series includes top producers like Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Diplo, Mark Ronson,Jamie Reynolds of the Klaxons, Gareth Jones and the series [...]
The Slits Ari Up has died aged 48
Terry Lane - Thursday 21.10.10, 18:20pm
Arianna Foster aka Ari Up, lead singer with the original punk rock reggae band The Slits died yesterday aged 48. Representatives of her stepfather, the Sex Pistols singer John Lydon and mother Nora, read a statement yesterday, “John and Nora have asked us to let everyone know that Nora’s daughter Arianna died today (Wednesday, October [...]
Latitude Festival 2010
Terry Lane - Tuesday 20.07.10, 13:43pm
The Latitude Festival is much more than a music festival with a broad range of arenas, stages and tents offering theatre, poetry, film, dance, literature and music. But for this review I will concentrate on my Latitude Festival 2010 music highlights.
As with previous years, many festival goers and keen campers began to arrive on the [...]






