This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Big Audio Dynamite was in the midst of completing a brief U.S. tour in ...

Don Letts has led a very cool life. He was the DJ at ’70s London club The Roxy where he turned punk crowds (and the bands) onto reggae when there were no punk records to play yet. He parlayed that ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 hit in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

“If there was any disappointment it was they have been playing the same set at all these shows… I would’ve liked a couple more songs from 1989’s Megatop Phoenix (that album’s single, “Contact,” was ...

This is one of a series of essays in the Dallas Observer‘s calendar section demonstrating that some among our staff are, not to put too fine a point on it, one-browed knuckle-draggers. Our subject ...

Streaming platforms for Big Audio Dynamite: The Tube 1986 haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Listening to the sound system in Alan Peraishi's '68 Mustang notch-back is something like taking a full pass in Reher-Morrison's Camaro. Peraishi's Mustang boasts more wattage than some big-city FM ...