WWW,
December 2009 - Michael "Dread at
the Controls" Campbell left us in March
2008, but his website is still online and
can, no, should be visited by everyone
interested in Reggae History.
Mikey Dread
is much more than "just" a
Jamaican Reggae artist with a history, even
though that in itself is a reason alone to
check out what his official website has to
say about him.
Michael
"Dread At The Controls" Campbell
started in the 1970's as the first Reggae
Radio DJ for Jamaican Radio. You can listen
to it, when you visit the site:
MIKEYDREAD.com contains an MP3 File with a
sample from one of his early Radio shows (RIGHT-CLICK
TO DOWNLOAD), introduced by Mikey
himself. More history can be found at the
site, as Mikey Dread talks about his works
with Punk-Rock band The Clash (RIGHT-CLICK
TO DOWNLOAD), among many more
things.
In
a very nice application on the site, you can
make your own Mikey Dread tune as you add
jingles and effects over Mikey Dread
riddims. Filled with niceness for the ear
and eye, the app will give you some fun fe
true. CLICK
MIKEYDREAD.com
also contains quite a number of free MP3's,
of which tunes like "Dread at the
Mantrols" and "12 Tribe Stylee"
are just two examples. CLICK
In
the press/promotion area, there's many PDF's
and JPG's. Mikey Dread's official Biography,
a lot of reviews and interviews, even a
stage plan can be seen. CLICK
Mikey Dread
re-gained control over his releases, after
which he made them all available via his
website and some other means. The website
remains to be the predominant place to go to
purchase Mikey Dread's music. All tunes can
be previewed straight from the site. CLICK
MIKEYDREAD.com,
therefore, should not remain unvisited by
anyone who (claims to) love (DUB) Reggae
Music. History, Niceness, Music, everything
is there and presented in a way that is
worthy of the one and only REAL MIKEY DREAD.
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