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Live: Lee “Scratch” Perry, The Congos, Peaking Lights and Even More Dub in NYC

Prior to last night’s Red Bull Music Academy dub extravaganza, the last show that I saw at Le Poisson Rouge was a hardcore show, part of the sprawling New York’s Alright festival. Naturally, no one … read more »

POSTED May 31, 2013 12:36PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (1) TAGS: , , , , ,
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Download Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras & The Congos’ Icon Give Life EP

Last Christmas, The FADER sent Jace Clayton down to St. Katherine, Jamaica to watch Sun Araw and his friend M. Geddes Gengras lay down some tunes with legendary reggae band The Congos. Icon Give Thank, … read more »

POSTED December 12, 2012 11:30AM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , ,
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Staff Selects Playlist: Witchdoctor Gospel Flow

Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, … read more »

POSTED October 11, 2012 12:45PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , , , , , , ,
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Sun Araw and The Congos Perform Live in London

Icon Give Thank, the collaborative album between Sun Araw, The Congos and M Geddes Gengras that’s out right now on RVNG, is still a complete mindfuck. It’s not that it’s especially hard to listen to, … read more »

POSTED June 14, 2012 1:15PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , , , , ,
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World Premiere! The FADER #78 Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown

Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown are very different rappers. Lamar is quiet, mostly modest, nobly contemplative. Brown is brash and gross, mesmerized equally by his own penis and the destruction of a mind through drug … read more »

POSTED February 20, 2012 10:00AM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (25) TAGS: , , , , , , , , , ,
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When Danny Brown arrived for our video interview during CMJ last fall, he had a woman with him wearing a cropped leather jacket and a sheer white dress. You could see her butt very clearly. … read more »

POSTED February 20, 2012 8:00AM IN BACK ISSUES, ISSUES TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,