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Reggae

Jimmy Page - 1973 - Guitarist - Led Zeppelin

The 1973 Led Zeppelin classic Jimmy Page never expected to be so wildly misinterpreted

A strange song…

Ben Forrest
Jun 23, 2026
The Police - Sting - Stewart Copeland - Andy Summers - 1979

“What a wonderful song”: Sting’s 10 favourite tracks of all time

An eclectic spread.

Tom Taylor
Jun 19, 2026
Stranger Cole - StrangeJah Cole - Wilburn Theodore Cole - 2026 -

Stranger Cole, ska pioneer and Jamaican music legend, dead at 83

A sad loss…

Ben Forrest
Jun 12, 2026
The Police - Sting - Stewart Copeland - Andy Summers - 1980s

The 1978 song that spawned The Police’s finest album

A turning point.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 12, 2026
Lee Scratch Perry - 2003 - Musician

Burning down a music studio in 1979 was the greatest thing Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry ever did

“They would have killed me…”

Ben Forrest
May 14, 2026
Peter Tosh - Musician

“Ban Tosh, Radio Told”: How Peter Tosh caused a huge stir in 1976

“Gonna lead to bloodbath.”

Tom Phelan
May 6, 2026
How did Leeds become the epicentre of UK dub reggae? -

How did Leeds become the epicentre of UK dub reggae?

Yorkshire sound systems…

Ben Forrest
Apr 14, 2026
007 (Shanty Town) Why is reggae music so obsessed with James Bond

‘007 (Shanty Town)’: Why is reggae music so obsessed with James Bond?

An unlikely connection…

Ben Forrest
Apr 9, 2026
‘I Am the Upsetter’- How Lee “Scratch” Perry’s anthem of defiance changed reggae forever

‘I Am the Upsetter’: How Lee “Scratch” Perry’s anthem of defiance changed reggae forever

A monumental track…

Ben Forrest
Mar 20, 2026
Mick Jagger - Keith Richards - Charlie Watts - Mick Taylor - Bill Wyman - 1969 - The Rolling Stones

“We cut it as a comedy track”: How a “crap” Rolling Stones song became a classic rock anthem

Diamond in the rough.

Tom Taylor
Mar 18, 2026
John Lennon being interviewed in Los Angeles California - September 29 1974

“Trying again to explain to American musicians”: the John Lennon song his band couldn’t figure out

They didn’t get it.

Reuben Cross
Mar 12, 2026
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Catch a Fire' - 1973

Bob Marley was forced to defend reggae as a viable form of pop music: “It’s like cooking”

Critics questioned why so few reggae artists had found success in America.

Andrew Clayman
Feb 7, 2026

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