Iz been a minnit since I was able to publish anything on HearingTest. It’s been a crAzy week and all - my book just been published, the Vex’d show on Friday night was insane, over the weekend we had non-stop back2back performances from Aaron Spectre (aka Drumcorps) and Duran Duran Duran, not to mention just visiting with them and sittin round the fire… From Friday until Monday morning I was dancing in front of a different stack of speakers every night, so I might be half deaf now (but I DO wear earplugs and so should you!) It’s been a full week of the kind of moments I live for, totally blissful, I wish it never had to end. But here it is Wednesday and I’m just starting to wake up and get back to work. Sorry about the interruption, I’ll try to make it up with a flurry of new stuff and hopefully some pix from the parties. If all goes well, here’s wot’s comin up soon -

And who knows what else, we’ll see.

If all dun go right, I’ll be curled up in front of the tellie watching Dubplate Drama marathons. I’m positively addicted to that show!
Anyway, anyway, anyway, be back inna minnit with some fresh content. If nothing else, I’ll embed the DD episodes here so you can watch along with me…

Meanwhile, what were you for Halloween? Got any pix? I went as Ali G, but I forgot to snap a pic. Me being a gal and all, I totally fooled all my friends. It was hilarious and so much fun not being recognized!

A one of a kind Johnny Cash dubplate has been revealed and the audio is available to the public for the first time today. Near the end of his time abroad with the US Air Force in Germany in 1954, a 22 year old Johnny Cash recorded a 78 rpm record for his first wife, Vivian. One side was etched with the grooves of “Darlin’ Am I The One?” while the other side was etched with a “tender spoken-word declaration of his love” for his faraway lover. In a strange coincidence, the song was originall performed by Carl Smith who was married, at the time, to June Carter. Apparently, Smith was not the One for June. ([More →])

Greensleeves is 30! A record store and label that has done so much for reggae music, from roots to jungle, is celebrating 3 decades in business with a double disc compilation release. The album contains 30 songs, each representing a different year in the history of the legendary label and it’s available on CD as well as digital download. Both versions include artwork, sleevenotes and an interview with the founders of Greensleeves.

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