articles

Boomshackalacka 'zine archive Foundation UK roots and dub fanzine by Russ and Lol from The Disciples. Crucial!

Jah Shaka overview by Steve Mosco of Jah Warrior

Bass Cultural Vibrations: Visionaries, Outlaws, Mystics and Chanters - Greg Whitfield on dub, punk and the avant garde

Interview with Gregory Stephens - author of "On Racial Frontiers: the New Culture of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, and Bob Marley" (Cambridge University Press)

Roots and Wires - Polyrhythmic Cyberspace and the Black Electronic by Erik Davis

Troubadours Pan De Road - at the Abashanti-I soundsystem/Falasha Recordings site.

(All of the above sites are worth checking out in more detail).

shops

Dub Vendor

Reggae Music Store - UK roots and dub specialist.

zines and news

Reggae News - Brilliant UK online magazine with reviews, articles, interviews, news, etc. Regularly updated.

The Disciples/Boom-shacka-lacka - brilliant source of news, articles and so on.

Lee "Scratch" Perry - everything you ever wanted to know about the man but were afraid to ask. Includes Discog, Biogs, etc. Worth reading about even if you've never heard a note by him - mad anecdotes.

Zinc Fence - cool Brixton based online reggae zine.

other resources

Rasta/Patois Dictionary at the Jammin' Reggae Archives

The Dub Directory - a directory of the original tracks from which dubs have beeb created.

Reggae Riddims - the version excursion! Mostly on a ragga tip, this is a searchable guide to the many cuts recorded on each riddim.

Tapir's Reggae Discographies - a great resource of reggae labels. Essential for filling those gaps or identifying tunes.

Downbeat Special - a great Studio One fansite.

Roots Archive - extensive resource for scans of album covers

Infinitewheel Dub Selector - DIY Dub on the web - great to play with! "The ultimate hangover cure" - DJ Mach V

Jamaican Labelart - what is says, lots of great scans of great record labels.

nights out in London

Tighten Up - Reggae, rocksteady and ska. Essential skanking.

Heatwave - Reggae, bashment, mash up. Essential brock out business.

soundsystems

Jah Tubbys - Great site with lots of photos, mp3s, old flyers, etc. Also soundsystem equipment for sale at JTS Studio.

Iration Steppas - Offical site in a year 3000 style

Jah Shaka - fan site focussing mainly on records, etc. Comprehensive Links.

Fatman - some wicked photos from back in the day and other info.

Solution Sound - Hackney soliders playing 60s/70s/80s/90s/00s