Stranger than fiction.

I found this great song by a german band named Nägel mit Köpfen feat. Tombo. It's called "German", hope you like "German too". A wonderful Marley Cover

www.upsetter.net/scratch

Check out the second edition of RADIO SCRATCH, a monthly podcast of upsetting selections chosen by the original Lee Perry webmaster, Mick Sleeper.

Radio Scratch will feature rare music, commentary, and special guest selecters. This month's episode features a selection of Scratch's ska and rocksteady numbers. The April edition is a special birthday tribute to Scratch featuring covers of his best-known productions from The Clash, Asian Dub Foundation, Sinead O'Connor, and more.

The new Eternal Thunder will (hopefully) be online soon.

Mick Sleeper

II. That's right, the legendary Lee 'Scratch' Perry will finally
arrive here in the United States for a string of shows on the East
Coast, with Dub Is A Weapon opening up and backing the man himself.
Mark these dates on your calendar, these dub sessions will no doubt be
some of the heaviest to hit the US of A in quite a while. Here's a
sketch of what's in store…

Sunday, May 21, 2006
Crossroads
Bladensburg, MD
www.crossroadsclub.com

Monday, May 22, 2006
Sonar
Baltimore, MD
www.sonarbaltimore.com

Tuesday, May 23, 2006
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA
www.worldcafelive.com

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Toad's Place
New Haven, CT
www.toadsplace.com

Thursday, May 25, 2006
B.B. King's
New York, NY
www.bbkingblues.com

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III. No Dub Is A Weapon email blast would be complete without a
reminder that we will be playing every single Tuesday night in June at
the wonderful Knitting Factory in NYC! We are just about done booking
some special guests for these shows, expect to see an announcement
soon detailing just who will be joining us for the memorable series of
dub sessions…

Jun 6, 2006 - New York NY - The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com

Jun 13, 2006 - New York NY - The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com

Jun 20, 2006 - New York NY - The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com

Jun 27, 2006 - New York NY - The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com

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Thanks for tuning in…hope to see all you dubheads soon!

Peace,

DUB IS A WEAPON
www.dubisaweapon.com
www.myspace.com/dubisaweapon

—–
www.myspace.com/finlocha

From the Damp-Music website.

Today is a sad days for us. We have to annonce the death of Lorenzo Viennet aca Lax Delux, Guitarist of the White Belly Rats. His genious and talent will stay forever in our mind. Peace…
Source: Damp Music

The great Lee Scratch Perry, the legendary jamaican producer, the inventor of Reggae and Dub, author and composer of hundreds of productions, the one who discovered and revealed Bob Marley and the Wailers and whose career spans over almost half a century …and his new band,
« The White Belly Rats », are proud to present « Alive, more than ever », the second act of their incredible adventure together.
« Alive, more than ever » The release of this second album, born of the collaboration between Lee Perry and Dj Startek, leader of The White Belly Rats, celebrates Mr. Rainford Hugh Perry’s 70th birthday !
This album comes straight out from the desk, no remixing, no post-production, just an authentic Reggae-Dub performance, sincere and warm, LSP-WBR style. Even the tiny imperfections add to the whole, making you believe you’re really there in the public.

Lee 'Scratch' Perry for Western Consciousness
BASIL WALTERS Observer staff reporter
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Legendary record producer and recording artist Lee 'Scratch' Perry has been confirmed as the headliner for the 2006 edition of Western Consciousness, slated for for Saturday, April 29, at the Llandilo Cultural, Savannah-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
With negotiations still in progress, other acts that have so far been confirmed to appear on the 18th staging of the annual roots and culture reggae festival, dubbed as a "Celebration of Good Over Evil", are Barrington Levy and Richie Spice.
"We're really in negotiations with a number of artistes, but its a great feeling to have someone of the calibre of Lee Scratch Perry on board," said Worrell King, show promoter.
The media launch, King indicated, is likely to take place on a date as close as possible to Perry's 70th birthday, and will take the form of a party.

Today the Mighty Upsetter turns 70 years old.
We at the black ark thank you deeply for so many years of solid reggae. There will never be another producer who can top the sounds of Scratch, even if they had 400 years to attempt it.

We wish you well my friend, long live the Upsetter.

PS Check out http://www.upsetter.net/scratch for a special birthday announcement from Mick Sleeper the keeper

Here is the list of New Releases coming out of the Trojan stable in the next few months.
There wasn't a whole lot that caught my eye except maybe the Lee Perry picks Perry Lee Perry Jukebox.
I will dig a little deeper and see what this thing is all about.
Cheers.
Arkmaster

2006/2007 - NEW AND UPCOMING RELEASES:

MARCH 2007
TJCCD346 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - REBEL MUSIC VOL. 2
TJDDV346 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - REBEL MUSIC VOL. 2 (DOUBLE VINYL)
TJCCD347 - JAH WOBBLE - HEART & SOUL
TJETD348 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - TROJAN SLACK REGGAE BOX SET
TJCCD349 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - TROJAN SELECTA VOL. 5

FEBRUARY 2007
TJDDD343 - THE TENNORS - REGGAE GIRL (TROJAN FAN CLUB - STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION)
TJACD344 - SLY & ROBBIE - THE ROOTS OF SLY & ROBBIE
TJCCD345 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - JOHNNY GREENWOOD IS THE CONTROLLER

JANUARY 2007
TJBDD301 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - UNDER MI SLENG TENG: THE ROOTS OF DIGITAL REGGAE
TJDDD341 - LEE PERRY - PERRY PICKS PERRY: THE LEE PERRY JUKEBOX
TJACD342 - JOHNNY OSBOURNE - BEST OF: 1970 - 1979

NOVEMBER
TJZCD214 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - REVOLUTION ROCK: A CLASH JUKEBOX
TJDDD339 - JOE MANSANO - JOE THE BOSS
TJETD338 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - TROJAN ROCKERS BOX SET
TJACD335 - MARCIA GRIFFITHS - PLAY ME SWEET & NICE

OCTOBER
TJLBX330 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - HAUNTED HOUSE: SKINHEAD 7" BOX SET (8X7" VINYL SET)
TJCCD333 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - TROJAN SELECTA 4 (SAMPLER)
TJDDD324 - DJ SPOOKY - RIDDIM COME FORWARD
TJDCD336 - TAPPER ZUKIE - ESCAPE FROM HELL (TROJAN FAN CLUB - STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION)