THE WAR ON REGGAE (1)

Dubroom Online - March 11 2009

"THE WAR ON REGGAE (1)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 11 2009 - Babylon like to have war talk. She comes up with the "War on Drugs", and since9/11, the "War on Terror".

Gradually, though I am starting to see that there is also a "War on Reggae".

No, the term isn't found in the warmongering rhetoric of the workers of iniquity, but when you look at everything objectively, there is a war on the music that has set so many people free throughout the last decades of it's existence.

The war is fought in many fronts, by different armies. Today, the Dubroom has a rather sad report about a vicious attack on the online (DUB) Reggae Artist community.

An attack that comes from different factions trying to get I and I into a war that is not ours.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

TARGET: REGGAEDUBWISE (DUBROOM DUB REGGAE NEW AND VIEWS)

WWW, March 2009 - They are said to have invented the term Reggae with their track "Do The Reggae" back in the 1960's. Ever since, Toots and the Maytalls have been using Reggae Music as a vehicle to spread their upfull and energetic vibes.

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TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - They are said to have invented the term Reggae with their track "Do The Reggae" back in the 1960's. Ever since, Toots and the Maytalls have been using Reggae Music as a vehicle to spread their upfull and energetic vibes.

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AN IDEA...

Dubroom Online - March 10 2009

"AN IDEA..." (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 10 2009 - About I week ago, I mentioned in this place that sometimes you're forced to improve as Webmaster/Editor.

Some improvements are not caused by a "crisis situation", though. These improvements usually start with an idea and it can take years before it is actually implemented.

The Dubroom Video Reviews, for example. for a long time, the domain video.dubroom.org only contained a picture saying something like.... "Soon".

In the meantime, there are literally hundreds of reviewed video's ready to be watched.

An improvement that is currently running through my head, is to make an artist page for each and every artist reviewed on the Dubroom.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DEEP ROOTS 6: GHETTO RIDDIM (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - In the last episode of this six-hour Reggaementary hosted by Mikey Dread, we take a look at the Ghetto's of Kingston Jamaica, where the classic Channel One Studio's is located.

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DENNIS BROWN - CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER DAY (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - The Crown Prince of Reggae rides again: nuff digital niceness in an upfull riddim with a heartical message on top of it.

A sufferers tune in a juggling style!

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DEEP, DEEP ROOTS

Dubroom Online - March 9 2009

"DEEP, DEEP ROOTS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 9 2009 - The "Deep Roots" series that we feature on Dubroom Online in this time, surely gives a good look on the history of Reggae Music and Jamaican in general.

There are several documentaries on Reggae Music, many of them reviewed in the Dubroom, but "Deep Roots" indeed goes deep.

Personally, I like the fact that the scenes are long.

Both interviews and sessions in the studio are in-depth. Unlike many of the video's made today, where things go with the speed of light, here we take some more time.

Of course, this is because in six hours, you can put much more than in the usual one or two hours in the usual video.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DEEP ROOTS 5: MONEY IN MY POCKET (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - Named after the classic Dennis Brown track, the fifth hour of the six-part Reggaementary hosted by Mikey Dread tells us more on the political situation of Jamaica in the time wherein Reggae Music was born and shaped.

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BUJU BANTON - PAID NOT PLAYED (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - The flying cymbals, invented in the 1970's, are revisited in the Drum Computer and stripped of everything else. Enter a Hip Hop beat and some synthesizer sounds, et voila...

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THE WITHDRAWAL THAT WAS NOT THERE...

Dubroom Online - March 8 2009

"THE WITHDRAWAL THAT WAS NOT THERE..." (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 8 2009 - As I'm typing this, I am listening to an investigative journalist explaining just why the withdrawal from Iraq isn't a withdrawal at all.

You don't really need to know a lot of world politics and so on to realize how right the man is. They simply keep 50,000 troops there, and not a word is said about the private contractors (hirelings) that "work" in Iraq, either.

Once again I am drawn in my memories, to the millions and millions of people who were celebrating on the streets to celebrate their hope on "change". The war in Iraq was a huge, huge part of that hope.

I also remember that well known person saying that he celebrated Obama's inauguration because, even though he knew too well that there's not going to be no change, it did change his perception of things.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DEEP ROOTS 4: BLACK ARK (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - In the first shots of this episode, we go to the beach where another Jamaican producer rises out of the sea and explains what is going on around him, in his vision: indeed, it is time to visit Lee Perry before he burned down his Black Ark Studios.

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SUGAR MINOTT - DREADER THAN DREAD/NICE IT UP (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - Two tracks from the Godfather of Rub a Dub, representing two different styles of Reggae: Rockers and Rub a Dub style. Crucial material that will definitely make you want to move more than just your dancing feet!

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EXIT WAR ON DRUGS?

Dubroom Online - March 7 2009

"EXIT WAR ON DRUGS?" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 7 2009 - There are just too many reasons why this war should be stopped, most Dubroom readers/visitors will likely agree. At least, this is my estimation.

The satanic "War on Drugs", which already made millions of victims and trillions of dollars in profit for the Police and Prison industry, holds the entire world under it's grip.

Will this ever, eeh, change?

More and more, we hear sounds from the US that seem to indicate that finally there will be some relief in the enormous pressure that herb smokers encounter.

In a recent posting on the Dubroom Message Boards, for example, we could read how certain laws will "possibly" be revised.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DEEP ROOTS 3: THE BUNNY LEE STORY (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - In the third hour of this excellent six-part series hosted by Mikey Dread, we go straight to the works of Bunny Lee, the "Hit Maker From Jamaica". Get ready for some massive sights and sounds!

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JOHNNY OSBOURNE - NIGHT FALL (EXT) (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - Cool and deadly Rub a Dub style in Discomix style just cannot be refused: Johnny Osbourne riding a fat drum and bass line as the instruments and effects accompany him to the second part of the mix, where the DUB continues even deeper.

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PUSHED TO IMPROVEMENT

Dubroom Online - March 6 2009

"PUSHED TO IMPROVEMENT" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 6 2009 - The Dubroom is under continual construction, as there are always new things to add, dead links have to be removed, et cetera.

From time to time, it is necessary to even renovate the site. Sometimes out of choice, sometimes caused by events. Take the disappearance of Xsorbit, for example. The company stopped paying their bills and boom, off-line.

It wasn't my choice to change providers, but I must admit that I was kind of not really satisfied with the possibilities of the old Dubroom Message Boards. '

So, when it turned out that Xsorbit was completely gone, even the CEO supposedly running out of the country with the police on his tail because of some fraud issue, I knew it was time...

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DEEP ROOTS 2: RANKING SOUNDS (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - The second hour of this 6-hour Reggae History with Mikey Dread as our host opens up with Tommy Mc Cook, saxophone player for the Skatalites. He knows all about the Ranking Sounds he helped to shape in the 1960's.

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MIKEY DREAD - TRICKY TRACK (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - Mikey Dread's Warrior Stylee riddim is revisited in old skool style with space echo's, spring reverbs and other ancient devices.

A 1982 mix with class!

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DEEP ROOTS

Dubroom Online - March 5 2009

"DEEP ROOTS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, March 5 2009 - In six one-hour episodes, Mikey Dread takes us on a tour through Jamaica during the early 1980's. Not just that, he shows the history of Jamaican people and culture too!

Originally, the series (entitled "Deep Roots") was aired on the UK TV Channel 4 station, and the version that is available online isn't really of the highest quality, but this one is a must for every lover of Reggae Music.

We see Singers and Players of Instruments, Engineers, Producers, you name it. Long sessions and in-depth interviews, a wide variety of scenes and much more.

In the next 6 days, the Dubroom will feature all the episodes, together with a review.

Six hours worth of Reggae History, indeed!

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DEEP ROOTS 1: REVIVAL (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - With the hand drums in close-up, the horns close by, here is the introduction to a 6 hour excursion to Jamaica in the year 1980. Your host is none other than Mikey Dread at the Controls!

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DERRICK HARRIOT (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, March 2009 - Born in Jamaica, in 1939, Derrick Harriot is a singer and producer who has been actively participating in the development of Jamaican music longs before that music became Reggae.

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