Stereogum — 50-year roots reggae veteran Max Romeo is still going unbelievably strong. This year he’ll drop his 26th(!) studio album, Horror Zone. The new album is somewhat a return to his seminal 1976 record War Ina Babylon, as Romeo has gathered members of J... more info

Nialler9 — Body&Soul today added some names to their lineup for Ballinlough Castle in Co.Westmeath for 21 to 22 June. The new names are: Max Romeo – Jamaican singer. James Holden – UK experimental techno producer Tom Vek – His time has gone – new album... more info

Nialler9 — Today’s new additions to Electric Picnic. Kimbra Cold Specks Of Monsters & Men Lianne La Havas Perfume Genius Richie Hawtin Mark Lanegan Lee “Scratch Perry” & Max Romeo God Is An Astronaut Jeffrey Lewis David Kitt Plays ‘The Big Romance’ �... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The acclaimed BBC4 Britannia series moves into the world of British reggae. Showing how it came from Jamaica in the 1960s to influence, over the next 20 years, both British music and society, the programme includes major artists and performances fro... more info

XLR8R — Dubstep may have some roots in the West Indies, but the music, particularly in recent years, has often strayed into far different sonic territory. Enter the unlikely figure of veteran Japanese producer Takeaki Maruyama (a.k.a. Goth-Trad), who has jus... more info

XLR8R — This animated piece of visual psychedelia comes to us courtesy of director/creator Igor Bastidas and Caracas, Venezuela-based producer Pacheko (a proponent of his city's so-called "raptor house" scene), who remixed veteran reggae artist Max Rom... more info

Guardian Music — A thoughtful study of protest songs impresses Dave HaslamThe way Dorian Lynskey tells it, you might wonder why the writers and performers of protest songs bother. Especially if they're in a hip-hop crew who just want to party but the record label bos... more info

Guardian Music — Organist who recorded with Bob Marley and helped define reggaeThe talented Jamaican musician and record producer Glen Adams, who has died aged 65 after suffering a stroke and kidney failure, was best known for his pioneering work as an organist. He r... more info

Undercover, Australia — Hip hop duo N.A.S.A. have done a quirky cover of Max Romeo’s legendary ska track ‘I Chase The Devil’ for Dr. Martens. more info

The Culture Of Me — Remember way back in April, when we told you guys about the Dr Martens 50th anniversary celebration and these rad new looks at some very iconic songs (of course, in correlation to the history of the Docs)? Well, today brings a stunning re-edit of the... more info