J Paul Kane was an influence on the trip hop, big beat and breakbeat scenes. Read tributes from Optimo, Coldcut, Sabres of Paradise, and more.

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VP Records Reggae artist Jah9 is set to release her highly anticipated single, “Match,” on November 22 via VP Records.

In the ’80s and ’90s, South Asian musicians around the globe blended house and dub with the sounds of their heritage, ...

Years later, while brainstorming a title for the follow-up album to his first solo record, Frank Black, Thompson remembered the achievement. It was 1994, a year after he blew up the Pixies, and the ...

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As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...