Got a huge amount of time for this at the moment, whoever does the A&R @ Honest Jon’s label is certainly doing their homework. Straight up Killa Casio inspired Riddims that sound as current today as it did back then.

Listen / Buy HERE

The Doctor’s Orders & Main Squeeze presents
SAMPLED – Sicker Than Your Average Sample Sale

Midday – 6pm Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May 2012
Bar Music Hall, 134 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AR
FREE ENTRY ALL DAY

Sampled combines a streetwear sample sale with a record fair and solo art sale. Featuring fashion brands at a fraction of their usual price, alongside many of the UK’s best record dealers selling crates of vinyl,  DJ’s sets of original Soul, Jazz, Funk, Disco & Hip Hop breaks from a great selection of DJs… and a nail bar for the ladies. Sampled is a place where people can come and chill, shop, dig, eat, drink and be social.

Brands trading include:  Stussy, Alife, Silas, Fly 53, Famous Stars & Straps, DTA, Dephect, Generic Surplus, Good Enough, Rogue Status, Expensive Taste, The Wild Ones, Any Forty, PXL, Armory, Stones Throw, & Chief Rocka..

Trading in new & classic Vinyl & CDs from Hip-Hop box sets to rare Soul & Jazz LP’s.
Dealers Mr Thing, Rapandsoulmailorder.com, Jake BBE, JP & DJ Snips make sure there is plenty to interest even the most avid collector.

Throughout the day an army of the finest DJs spin sets of original breaks as sampled by your favourite producers be they Hip-Hop, House or beyond. DJs include Mr Thing, Spin Doctor, Mo Fingaz, DJ Lok, BobaFatt, Jake BBE, JP, DJ Snips & more…

This time London based Illustrator and Artist Sri McKinnon joins us. She will have a pop up shop selling prints and special pieces over the weekend.

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Today’s tune of the Day comes courtesy of Dubkasm Feat. Solo Banton and Rudey Lee. A heavyweight steppas track that the Bristol based legends have become synonymous with. Dubkasm have been representing British Reggae for over 15 years and have worked with some of the most respected names in the world of Reggae and Dubstep including the likes of Aba Shanti-I, Iration Steppas, Levi Roots and Dub Judah, Pinch, Peverelist, Appleblim + RSD to name but a few.

You can check them out on the Sufferah’s Choice radio show on every monday evening HERE

Or even better you can see them live at Reggae Roast this coming Saturday @ Plan B Brixton alongside Solo Banton (Combination set) + Iration Steppas, Manasseh, Daddy Nature (Rompa’s Reggae Shack), Trinity Music and Unit 137. This is going to be MASSIVE.

There are still a few advance tickets left which can be purchased HERE. There will be plenty more available on the door!

Look out for the Reggae Roast mix of a Rebel MC track coming soon!

This one a big tune from our good friends onlyjoe who are making a big impact on the UK Reggae scene right now. This is their first official release and grreat start to their recording careers and is out NOW.

For more info on only joe, future releases and gigs check out their website HERE

Urban Nerds celebrate five years of crazy line-ups in London, as they pull out all the stops to hand pick a diverse set of underground UK bass, dubstep, grime and funky acts on one of their broadest cross-sections of talent yet… marking 5 years with a return to the deep underground sounds that they kicked off with back in 2007! Time to get grimey.

The London International Ska Festival starts today and will be bringing some of the most legendary Ska acts to London for a very special musical bonanza. Acts gracing the stage come from far and wide including Jamaica, Belgium, Spain and England (full line up below) There is a range of events starting at just £10 with tickets for the full festival going for £122. Get invloved!

For more info + tickets check out the London Internation Ska Festival website HERE

The Line Up:

Dandy Livingstone (Rudy A Message To You)

The Pioneers ft. George Dekker & Jackie Robinson

Dave Barker (Dave & Ansell Collins)

Rico Rodriguez

Dawn Penn

Freddie Notes

The Dualers

Neol Davies aka The Selecter

Ska Cubano

Fishbone (USA)

Laurel Aitken’s Original Pressure Tenants

Phoenix City All-stars

Chris Murray (Canada)

The Moon Invaders (Belgium)

Los Granadians (Spain)

The Skints

Rebelation

Capone & The Bullets

The Kinky Coo Coo’s (Spain)

The Delegators

DJs

Jerry Dammers (The Specials)

Don Letts

Dreadzone Sound System

Andy Smith

Gladdy Wax

Tighten Up Crew

Count Skylarkin

Steve Rice (Downbeat Melody)

Tim Wells

Mark Barrett (Pressure Drop)

Amma

Dave Walker (Thursday Night Fish Fry)

3DJ (Funkdub)

Massive tune in New York right now.

Wicked Remix from Adam Prescott who is making big waves in the scene right now. Look out for his Remix on Reggae Roast coming real soon.

Radikal Guru – Babylon Sky (Feat. Cian Finn) [Adam Prescott Remix] by Adam_Prescott