December 2009
The 25-Year Trip From American Rockabilly to...
rockabillythekid:
claytoncubitt:
In 1959 Eddie Cochran released ‘Somethin’ Else’. In 1979 Sid Vicious covered it. In the early 80s Casio released the MT-40 keyboard, which used the tune for a ‘Rock’ preset. In 1985 Jamaican dancehall artist Wayne Smith distorted that preset on ‘Under Me Sleng Teng’, creating the famous Jamaican ‘Sleng Teng Riddim’.
Also: at a PNP rally in 1986, Cutty Ranks...
tanakaofficial:
Rawkus Records Tribute Mix by deejaysee 1. Pharoahe Monch - The Light 2. Styles P (Ft Pharoahe Monch) - The Life 3. Common (Ft Sadat X) - 1-9-9-9 4. Talib Kweli - Ghetto Show 5. Reflection Eternal - Memories Live 6. Hi-Tek (Ft Mos Def) - Get A Steppin’ 7. Blackstar - Brown Skin Lady 8. Blackstar - Respiration 9. Blackstar - Definition 10. Big L - Holdin’ It Down 11. Reflection...