As described on Mad Decent, “Diplo’s been working on a new documentary series for Current called No One is Safe, where he sort of Anthony Bourdains on the music scenes he’s deep into and explores their origins/history/current state, etc. This is the pilot, on New Orleans Bounce music, and it turned out to be really […]

Here’s a fun factoid about Slits: before the all-female British punk band made any real mark on the scene they opened up for the Clash on a regular basis—and borrowed their equipment so they could play. So, no big shocker to find out that we’re big fans of the band here at LIAS. It’s been […]

Download Manu Chao “Politik Kills” feat. LKJ/remixed by Dennis Bovell Everybody’s favorite Spanish-Basque-via-French-born Salsa-Ska-Raï-Rocker Manu Chao is releasing a remix EP next Tuesday, April 22nd, at digital outlets, and in stores on June 3rd. The EP features reggae remix collections of the “Politik Kills” track off his recent release, La Radiolina, by UK dub poet […]