Tommy McCook , born in 1922, was one of the great heroes of Jamaican music.  In 1963 he formed the Skatellites, one of the great names...

This 1975 Studio One compilation collects a number of sides the legendary vocal group, The Wailing Souls , recorded with Sir Coxone Do...

Scientist is a true innovator in the world of dub reggae.  He was and electric wizard, a protégé of King Tubby , and a fearless v...

The Ruts were a very popular UK punk band famous for catchy tunes such as Staring at the Rude Boys: or Babylon's Burning: The...

FIYAH! This is another heavy Mad Professor production from the late '80s.  Fans of his tripped out digi-dub sound should find pl...

I'm enjoying making these mixes so here's another one: More crap than you can imagine.... by Mr Tear on Mixcloud If ...

  Tapper Zukie was one of the most popular roots artists of the mid to late '70s, both here in the UK ...

Here's this week's exciting flea market find, a lovely album by The Doves. This crackly old (1979) record is full of some bubbling...

This is a fabulous compilation of roots reggae tracks from Oscar Hibbert aka Junior Delgado. Most of the songs were produced by the man him...

We're full of the Christmas spirit here at the Snap, Crackle and Pop HQ. The sloe gin is flowing and I've just thrown another log ...

I picked up this lovely slab of roots reggae a few days ago in a local charity shop and thought that this warm April evening would be as goo...

Lovely bit of ragga and dancehall from 1986. You know you want it. Pom Pom! (insert sound of airhorn here). The man got style, and her...

Sweet reggae and rocksteady sounds from the very early '70s. This'll help ease you through the winter nights. Tracklist: 01 ...

I've been immensely enjoying the beautiful, clear blue skies and sunshine over the past couple of weeks and this here album has been a ...

I'm afraid I've been having trouble uploading to Mediafire at the minute, so this great album's been uploaded to Rapidshare. ...

This is a weird, mixed up mess of loads of different sounds and styles, all of which must have filtered through the ears of Mataya Clifford...

Picked this one up last week in the bargain bin of a second hand record shop in Brighton. The record is in pretty awful condition and the r...

The power of Bad Brains' classic 1983 hardcore album has not diminished over the years. Lightning fast and taut like razor-wire this r...

"This is dub revolution: music to rock the nation" Originally released in 1975, Revolution Dub is Lee Perry's landmark dub...

Lovely compilation of stuff from Chris Stein of Blondie's Animal Records label. Great tracks from The Gun Club, Tav Falco's Panther...