After setting stages alight across the UK festival circuit this summer, October will see the return of The Easy Star All-Stars to the U.K for an Autumn tour. They will be joined at every show by Easy Star label mates John Brown’s Body , whose latest studio album Amplify also comes out in the UK [...]
The Easy Star All-Stars will be supporting the release of their recent album ‘Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band’ with a new single, a trip round the festival circuit, the European phase of their Lonely Hearts World Tour that will take in the UK this August, and an extra-special trio of gigs at Glastonbury Festival.This [...]
The Easy Star All-Stars released their tribute to the Beatles today, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Dub Band." It's pretty good, actually, and interprets all the songs with a reggae beat. Here's a video sample from one of their concerts last month, when they premiered the songs to the crowd
Easy Star All-Stars are one of the dopest projects out right now. They are putting a fresh dub spin on some of the most classic music of the past 40 years. They have already released Dub Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd Cover), Radiodread (Radiohead Covers), and most recently Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band [...]
It’s difficult to cover a Beatles’ song well. Wet Wet Wet’s ‘Yesterday’, No Doubt’s ‘Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da’ and Aerosmith’s ‘Come Together’ are some of the worst aural experiences you are ever likely to encounter. Similarly, anyone who witnessed (endured) Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe musical can attest that it’s probably that Beatles songs are best left [...]
Everyone likes The Beatles, right? So for the Easy Star All-Stars to give the Fab Four’s most acclaimed album a reggae and dub makeover would seem the most obvious next move, following their relative successes with ‘Dub Side Of The Moon‘ and ‘Radiodread’. Could it be that simple? It’s one thing getting stuck into the [...]
Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band lacks the refreshing irreverence that has been the Easy Star All-Stars' trademark; it’s less a failure of execution than a failure of imagination.
Just incredible! I never thought I'd see the day that an African American would be elected to the presidency. President Barack Obama is far more than that however. He represents change for the better!And here's a live reggae cover of a Radiohead tune by Easy Star All-Stars called 'Electioneering' as a tribute to our new Prez(you can also hear part of the original w/the...
Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band lacks the refreshing irreverence that has been the Easy Star All-Stars' trademark; it’s less a failure of execution than a failure of imagination.
The Easy Star All-Stars will be supporting the release of their recent album ‘Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band’ with a new single, a trip round the festival circuit, the European phase of their Lonely Hearts World Tour that will take in the UK this August, and an extra-special trio of gigs at Glastonbury Festival.This [...]
After setting stages alight across the UK festival circuit this summer, October will see the return of The Easy Star All-Stars to the U.K for an Autumn tour. They will be joined at every show by Easy Star label mates John Brown’s Body , whose latest studio album Amplify also comes out in the UK [...]