Paper 

There is a new issue of Riddim Magazine out, with Vybz Kartel on the cover and a free CD. It is the 3rd issue but is confusingly titled issue 1. The actual first issue has now sold out and can be downloaded as a pdf from their website. Go deh!

Vinyl

Lots of good tunes coming out as well, but I can’t be arsed reviewing them all here.

• Sizzla has done a nice tune on top of a loop from Errol Dunkley’s “Little Way Different” (which I quoted below).
• Confessions riddim.
• Niney has redone “Wolf & Leopards” with Capleton on it.
• Bun Them riddim (aka Hot Milk).
• Blood & Fire have released a batch of sevens of the original riddim of the Congos’ “Fisherman”.

Nice nice nice.

WTF?

According to the latest Dub Vendor catalogue, ex-T&GWU general secretary Bill Morris has recorded a version of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” in a dub-poet stylee.

HM Revenue & Customs are using the old Lee Perry instrumental “The Liquidator” in their radio adverts for tax credits. It would be very interesting to find out if they have licensed the tune direct from Scratch or are paying someone else…

VDU

Some good new blogs as well:

Distinctly Jamaican Sounds with tributes to Yellowman and Sister Nancy. Label scans galore.

Drtyshdws is also on a Nancy tip, along with a bit of Billy Boyo and John Holt. Audio!

The Clash Blogger from the man like Augui.

And not forgetting Roots From Yard.

And finally…

Bad man forward, bad man pull up.