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How we made Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue

2056 days ago
Guardian Music‘I’d watched the Brixton riots. People felt they were being left behind and there was a potential for violence. The song was intended as a wake-up call’British society in the 1960s wasn’t quite ready for my first group, the... more info

Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2016-10-15 Eddy Grant Words & Music

2743 days ago
Core News“Gilles has Eddy Grant in conversation, and pulls out some dub and 70s gems for 6 Music’s MyGeneration week.” Check out other Gilles Peterson shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2016-1... more info

Umphrey’s McGee Shares ‘Electric Avenue To Hell’ Mashup Featuring Jennifer Hartswick

2745 days ago
JamBaseListen to Umphrey's McGee mashup one of their own songs with hits from AC/DC and Eddy Grant on a track from the upcoming album 'ZONKEY.' more info

Laal/Asian Dub Foundation review – an exuberant attack on intolerance

2883 days ago
Guardian MusicAlchemy festival, Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe Pakistani band Laal mixed upbeat melodies with political courage as they sang out against the Taliban, joined by an energised Asian Dub Foundation lineupIn 1988, Eddy Grant brought the anti-apartheid c... more info

Reviewing the 1981 charts on stolen chip wrap

4176 days ago
Guardian MusicMy homemade pop magazine was meant to compete with Smash Hits. But what did an 11-year-old proto-critic know? Reading on mobile? Watch here"STATISTICS!" parps the cover of the first ever issue of Pop Scene, "published" in 1981. Because, of course, wh... more info

The Mobos' real problem is not being too white: it's being too commercial

4186 days ago
Guardian MusicThere's never been a better time for successful black music. But the shortlist for last night's awards celebrated safety over new talent. It's time the Mobos changedThe UK music press was looking northward to Liverpool on Saturday night for the annua... more info

Various Artists: London's Calling – review

4293 days ago
Guardian Music(Culture Clash)It's certainly an intriguing idea: take a well-known batch of songs about London and ask London-based musicians from different communities to provide a re-interpretation. And it works, at least in part. The songs are suitably varied, r... more info

DARREN HAYMAN - NEW VIDEO "I Taught You How To Dance"‏

4527 days ago
Altsounds"I Taught You How To Dance" is a new four track ten inch EP featuring the standout track from Darren's latest album The Ship's Piano and covers of three other songs with 'Dance' in the title; 'Dance Away' by Roxy Music, 'I Don't Want to Dance' by Edd... more info

Old music: The Equals – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys

4540 days ago
Guardian MusicA hymn to diversity from a band who would later be covered by the ClashA year after Blue Mink had released their paean to the positive power of interracial relationships with Melting Pot, the Equals offered their own searing take on the subject. The ... more info

Young Turks' London soundtrack

4734 days ago
Guardian MusicAs part of our new online city guides, we asked music experts to compile a playlist to their city. Here, Young Turks record label owner Caius Pawson lays down his tracks to LondonWhile compiling our new online guides to the major cities of the world,... more info

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