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, Updated 25 May 2021, 11:58 BST In his new autobiography, There and Black Again, legendary DJ Don Letts documents the arc of his life, from his childhood as the Brixton-born son of Jamaican parents to his friendships with punk and reggae heavyweights including Joe Strummer and Bob Marley. Photograph by Don Letts When the dub-reggae scene collided with the punk in 1970s London, a new subculture was born whose influence has reverberated through the city to this day. And filmmaker and DJ Don Letts is widely credited as one of its pioneering figureheads. In his own words, bass and reggae are “Jamaica’s greatest gifts to the world”. It’s a gift that Don a punk fanatic, too famously brought to London through his regular sets, mashing together the contrasting sounds at the then-eminent Covent Garden nightclub, The Roxy. The venue, an icon of the 1970s punk scene, witnessed the coming together of a marginalised white and Black youth a celebratory � ....
Stoired Brighton genre melders announce sixth album Brightonian genre magpies The Go! Team have announced details of their forthcoming album The Get Up Sequences Part One and issued lead track World Remember Me Now. Due for release on 2nd July through Memphis Industries, the new disc is their sixth album and their first new material since 2018s World Remember Me Now finds the six piece in typically ebullient form, with vocals supplied by talismanic front woman and a guest appearance by members of The Kansas City Girls Choir. The album was recorded as Go! Team main man Ian Parton was battling Meniere’s disease, a condition that affects the inner ear, which resulted in him suffering with partial hearing loss for a time. The group’s songwriter explained, “I woke up one Thursday in October 2019 and my hearing was different in some way - it fluctuated over a few weeks and at one point everything sounded like a Dalek. I seem to remember listening to mus ....
Each show will welcome live audiences in line with the current government roadmap out of lockdown. The opening programme of socially distanced gigs kicks off with BBC Folk Awards Best Duo nominees, Belshazzer’s Feast on Thursday, May 27. Other programme highlights include Mercury Prize nominee and I Am Kloot frontman John Bramwell, who takes to the stage on Friday 28 May, performing tracks from his debut solo album and Kloot classics. Director, DJ, author and broadcaster Don Letts looks back on his exceptional life on Saturday 29 May, as part of his There and Black Again book tour. With tales of befriending Bob Marley after sneaking into his hotel room and touring with The Clash, Don discusses Black Lives Matter, his new book and treading his own path. ....
(Photo: The Met/Facebook) THE PANDEMIC brought the world to a standstill and many events, gigs and concerts had to be cancelled or rescheduled last year. However, lockdown restrictions are gradually easing and live music and theatre will return in May, but only “if strict conditions are met”. Today, (22 April) The Met on Market Street, Bury announced plans for shows with live audiences, in line with the current government roadmap out of lockdown. What shows are lined up at The Met? (Facebook/@metbury) The opening programme of socially distanced gigs kicks off with BBC Folk Awards Best Duo nominees, Belshazzer’s Feast on Thursday 27 May. ....
At last, the DJ tells Dan Carrier, there’s light at the end of a very dark tunnel. As lockdown eases even more in June, he’s planning for a life-affirming gig at Kenwood House ....