Boss Harmony's Pod Clot

Tribute to the Late, Great Alton Ellis at Dub Club from 8/31/16 (The night before his birthday), by DJ's Boss Harmony and Tom Chasteen.   The Preacher Something You've Got Blessings Of Love Remember That Sunday Sunday Coming A Fool Mini Really Fit Them Ooh Wee Baby Breaking Up Tumbling Tears Diana Too Late To Turn Back Dance Crasher I'm Just A Guy I'm Just A Man Live & Learn Why Did You Leave Me To Cry Mad Mad If I Could Rule The World You Made Me So Very Happy Can I Change My Mind I've Got A Date I Can't Stand It Son Of Man Again Weeping Willow Ain't That Loving You Cry Tough

Here is boss harmony throwing down some OG rare early reggae 45's to warm up the night at the 9 year-running weekly club, Punky Reggae Party! Session recorded from 9:45 - 10:18. This is livicated to the late, GREAT King Stitt. R.I.P. Enjoy! 1. Deliverance Will Come - Laurel Aitken  2. Reggae Hit The Town - The Ethiopians  3. Hold On - The Maytals  4. Candy Lady - Black And George  5. Elizibethian Reggae - Boris Gardner  6. Got What You Want - Trevor And Kieth  7. Rhatid - Sound Dimensions  8. The Scorcher - Prince Buster  9. Don't You Know - The Pioneers  10. Dig Away The Money - The Maytones  11. Django Shoot First - The Upsetters  12. Sucky Get A Blow - The Splenders  13. Mother Matty - The Slickers  14. Fire Corner - King Stitt

Punky Reggae Party. Friday nights at la Cita in downtown L.A. Here we have Michael Stock and boss harmony selecting some rare punk singles on the early side of the evening. We start around 9:30. Come see us sometime! 1. De Anhoriga - Hei On Gamle Projrave  2. Kriminella Guitarrea - 36 Patrones  3. Brigad - Nizismen  4. Lost Kids - Skidt Pa Det Samne Lokum  5. The Ray Zors - Drugs Kill  6. Kliche - Forvel  7. Steve Treatment - Tempest Fashion Baby  8. Flesheaters - Disintegration Nation  9. The Dishrags - Love Is Shit  10. Crisis - PC One  11. The Young & The Useless - Young & Useless  12. Flipper - Ha Ha ha  13. The Pigs - Psychopath  14. The Rondos - I Don't Like The Rastaman

SADLY, WE'VE LOST ANOTHER GREAT, LEGENDARY JAMAICAN ARTIST, LEONARD "SPARROW" DILLON OF THE ETHIOPIANS. ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE VOICES & LYRICISTS OF REGGAE MUSIC. I WAS INDEED LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE HIM PERFORM, AND EVEN MEET THE MAN, WHO'S MUSIC I'VE BEEN LOVING SINCE I WAS VERY YOUNG. HERE ARE A FEW SWEET & (UNFORTUNATELY) RARE SIDES FROM MY COLLECTON. THANK YOU LEONARD DILLON, FOR THE AMAZING LEGACY OF MUSIC YOU'VE LEFT BEHIND. 1. FREE MAN  2. I NEED YOU  3. DO IT SWEET  4. TRAIN TO GLORY 5. HE'S NOT A REBEL  6. CONDITION BAD A YARD  7. BUSS YOU MOUTH 8. FIRE A MUSS MUSS TAIL  9. SATAN GIRL  10. PROPHECY 11. I'M A BELIEVER  12. WORD IS LOVE  *13. OPEN THE GATE *FROM AMAZING STUDIO ONE LP, "EVERYTHING CRASH".

Well now! For this, my 9th podcast, I invited my pal, Jim (That's Bigger Boss, to you!) to go one for one with me, selecting some favorite Studio One rock steady! Jim kicks it off with the mighty "Soul Power" by The Heptones, and we take turns from there. All OG presses, as usual! ENJOY! 1. Soul Power - The Heptones  2. I Give It To You - The Tonettes  3. Moving Away - Ken Booth  4. Get Smart - Roy Richards  5. True Believer - Delroy Wilson  6. See Them A Come - Zoot Simms  7. I Make A Woman - The Kingstonians  8. Reggae A Go Go - Lloyd Greene  9. I Stand For I - Roy Tomlinson  10. Timo-oh  -  Zoot Simms  11. Queen Of The Minstrels - The Eternals 12. Soulful Music - The Invaders BOSS, INDEED! BOSS HARMONY & BIGGER BOSS AT DUB CLUB

Pretty straight forward mix of killer skinhead reggae tunes, "Dr. Jekell", "Each Time" & the great "Heart Don't Leap", are among my favorite reggae sides, period. Oh, and notice the Rico autograph on "Tribute". Boss!! ENJOY!! 1. Dr. Jekell - Lloyd Charmers (also Dave Barker)  2. The Hippy Boys - Tell Me Tell Me  3. Heart Don't Leap - Dennis Walks  4. Rico Rodriguez - Tribute To Don Drummond  5. Each Time - Ebony Sisters  6. Festival Knocks - The Tennors  7. Motherless Children - Willie Francis  8. Come Home - The Chuckles  9. Shady Tree - Dennis Walks  10. Hog In A Me Minty - The Hippy Boys  11. I Am Just A Minstrel - The Kingstonians  12. Last Date - Hortense Ellis

THIS HERE'S THE FIRST PUNKY REGGAE PARTY SAMPLER. THERE HAVE BEEN 18 VOLUMES OF CD MIXES, BUT HERE'S THE FIRST PODCAST. BACK & FORTH BETWEEN THE REGGAE & PUNK, FROM THE HEAVY BASS AND CRAZED STUDIO BANTER OF "HOT TIP" BY LEE PERRY & CO., TO THE ANGULAR STOP/START FRENETICS OF "HE'D SEND IN THE ARMY" BY GANG OF FOUR, THESE ARE 45'S THAT DEFINE THE 4 YEAR RUNNING NIGHT, PUNKY REGGAE PARTY. ENJOY! 1. PRINCE DJANGO - HOT TIP  2. BLANK STUDENTS - WE ARE NATIVES  3. JOE'S ALL-STARS - FUNKY REGGAE  4. DISTRIBUTORS - LEAN ON ME  5. CORNELL CAMPBELL - JAH JAH ME NO HORN YAH  6. CRISIS - P.C. ONE NINE EIGHT FOUR  7. KOJAK - PENITENTIARY  8. BASEMENT 5 - SILICONE CHIP  9. PRINCE BUSTER - THE PREACHER  10. RED ZEBRA - INNOCENT PEOPLE  11. JAH LION - SOLDIER AND POLICE WAR  12. GANG OF FOUR - HE'D SEND IN THE ARMY   IF YOU DON'T KNOW, PUNKY REGGAE PARTY IS A CLUB NIGHT HELD AT LA CITA EVERY FRIDAY WITH ME (BOSS HARMZ), JASON MASON (DUB CLUB) AND MICHAEL STOCK (PART TIME PUNKS), SPINNING ALL PUNK, POST-PUNK, DIY, SKA, REGGAE & SOME DANCEHALL. GO INNA IT, STAR!

HERE WE HAVE A FEW GEMS BY THE LEGENDARY ALTON ELLIS, OD, ( Sept. 1, 1938 – Oct. 10, 2008), ONE OF MY FAVORITE SINGERS OUT OF JAMAICA. I HAD THE HONOR & PLEASURE OF MEETING (SEE AUTOGRAPH ON THE DUKE LABEL) & SEEING HIM PERFORM HERE IN L.A.(AN AMAZING SHOW), JUST TWO YEARS BEFORE HE PASSED. THE MAN WAS HUMBLE, GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME & SO COOL, THAT YOU JUST FELT GOOD IN HIS PRESENCE. ASK JOEY ALTRUDA, JUNIOR FRANCIS OR ANY OF THE EXPANDERS, ALL OF WHOM WERE THERE THAT DAY, HOW COOL ALTON WAS. THIS MIX IS LIVICATED TO MEMORY OF THIS GREAT, SOULFUL ARTIST.   1. THE PREACHER  2. SOMETHING YOU'VE GOT  3. BLESSINGS OF LOVE  4. REMEMBER THAT SUNDAY  5. I CAN'T STOP NOW  6. BREAKING UP  7. A FOOL  8. ENGLISH TALK  9. TUMBLING TEARDROPS  10. SOUL TRAIN  11. SUNDAY COMING  12. SON OF MAN (+ VERSION)     (at Joey Altruda's old studio on Melrose, '08)  

Rare Rock Steady pre releases! These babies are hard to get (in any kind of shape!), so you gotta share 'em, right? Sweet tunes, too, as rock steady goes. This one's going out to friends & regulars at Rock Steady Lounge (at Akbar every Monday). GO DEH!!!   1. Cool Sticky - Train To Soulsville  2. Monty Morris - Play It Cool  3. Bob Andy - Too Experienced  4. The Techniques - World Without Love  5. Rupie Edwards - I Can't Forget  6. Lee Perry - People Funny Boy  7. George Dekker - Treating Me Bad  8. Roy Tomlinson - I Stand For I  9. *Zoot Simms - We Can Talk It Over  10. Roy And Enid - He'll Have To Go  11. The Cables - Be A Man  12. Prince Buster - Bye Bye Baby *The Zoot Simms tune is reggae, but I just had to include it. So Sweet!

A selection of singles by bands I really loved in the early 90's. Seminal in the development of a young man's neurosis! This mix goes out to Tomas Palermo, Damion Romero & Steve Ratter of SLUG, Jonathan Harkham, David Scott Stone, Kevin Rutmanis, David Yow, and Gary (of Jabberjaw), who booked so many of the bands I was into in those crazy days. 1. UNWOUND - EVERYTHING IS WEIRD  2. SLUG - PAINBABY  3. COWS - SLAP BACK  4. SHELLAC - THE ADMIRAL  5. THE JESUS LIZARD - MOUTH BREATHER  6. GODHEADSILO - PRECIPICE OF ICE  7. HONEYMOON KILLERS - KANSAS CITY MILKMAN  8. THE DWARVES - DETENTION GIRL  9. CHERUBS - CARJACK FAIRY  10. UNSANE - VANDAL-X  11. BLUES EXPLOSION - LATCH ON (1ST SINGLE, NO SLEEVE)  12. DOO RAG - HUSSY BOWLER  13. MERZBOW - THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

more punk...special holiday mix!   the clash - I'm so bored with the u.s.a. the partisans - i don't give a fuck toxic shock - sensationalism zero boys - down the drain tupelo chain sex - ginzu II minutemen - the only minority big boys - killing time scratch acid - damned for all time the effigies - we're the machine operation ivy - room without a window gun club - the lie the dicks - no fuckin' war androids of mu - atomic x dead kennedy's - the great wall crass - they've got a bomb/punk is dead the shaggs - philosophy of the world   enjoy!

Pulled some more random punk 45's for part two. This one's goin' out to michael stock, zander schloss & sean wheeler! johnny thunders & the heartbreakers - all by myself the carpettes - help i'm trapped the mekons - i'll have to dance then (on my own) the petticoats - allergy swell maps - black velvet x - delta 88 dickies - she loves me not wire - 12XU the middle class - situations pere ubu - street waves prag-vec - bits cult figures - zip nolan   Enjoy!   btw, i'm djing w/ michael for frontier night at part time punks this sunday, nov. 7th. deadbeats?! middle class?!?  should be amazing. don't miss!

Pulled some random punk 45's for a 30 minute set. The last three songs are from the Minor Threat DEMO tape! My first Podcast. dils - i hate the rich atv - life homosexuals - soft south africans gizmo's - tie me up eat - communist radio chain gang - son of sam chron gen - lies art attacks - i am a dalek black randy & the metro squad - loner with a boner minutmen - facist rocks - damn you deadbeats - deadbeat offs - zero degrees mentally ill - tumor boy minor threat (from first demo tape) - small man, big mouth - straight edge - guilty of being white Enjoy! Oh, I'm here every Friday, BTW.