Terry Hawks
@danball57.bsky.social
Kent via Wolverhampton via Birmingham via Chicago via London. 20th Century (mostly) Jamaican and American (mostly) music nut. Retired. Had a stroke. English, Irish, and Polish. "nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind"
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Sly & Robbie **Answer Riddim**
YouTube video by triple P
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Attention bass guitar players of the world. Just saying. None of you will ever be as cool as Robbie Shakespeare's thumb doing The Answer Rhythm in this video. Thank you for your attention to this matter
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Video: Wesley via X (@WesleyLowery)
February 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Video: Wesley via X (@WesleyLowery)
Brian Degraw and Jah Wise 🫶🏻
February 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Brian Degraw and Jah Wise 🫶🏻
The sounds of the karzy this morning 🚬
February 18, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The sounds of the karzy this morning 🚬
Lyn Taitt Rocksteady with Phil Pratt on mic duties 1968 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Lyn Taitt Rocksteady with Phil Pratt on mic duties 1968 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sometimes only Squidley will do. Fully salt! 😂
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Squidly was gone.. 🤣💨🚴🏽♀️🗣️🙏🏽
YouTube video by Max Motivation
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February 18, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Sometimes only Squidley will do. Fully salt! 😂
www.youtube.com/shorts/1IdBu...
www.youtube.com/shorts/1IdBu...
you (almost) have to admire the hutzpah
if gaslighting were an olympic sport this would take gold
Leavitt: "I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service."
February 18, 2026 at 5:14 AM
you (almost) have to admire the hutzpah
RIP Jesse Jackson. An iconic Chicagoan 🕊️
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM
RIP Jesse Jackson. An iconic Chicagoan 🕊️
All time double headers and Errol ( pause ) 🔥🔥🔥
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
All time double headers and Errol ( pause ) 🔥🔥🔥
Prince Jazzbo - Imperial I
Studio 1 pre 1972 🛐
Studio 1 pre 1972 🛐
February 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Prince Jazzbo - Imperial I
Studio 1 pre 1972 🛐
Studio 1 pre 1972 🛐
Rodney Price, Sanchez D and John John/Steely & Clevie updating all time Studio One spirituals you say? Please sir can I have some more 🛐
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rodney Price, Sanchez D and John John/Steely & Clevie updating all time Studio One spirituals you say? Please sir can I have some more 🛐
M-16 Rhythm. 1996 John John update with Sanchez covering Kenny Latimores wet blanket and taking it somewhere much tuffer. Insane intro. So ready for the bass when it arrive. Bonus Sammy Dread at Channel 1 hortical piece 🔥❤️🔥🇯🇲🥹
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
M-16 Rhythm. 1996 John John update with Sanchez covering Kenny Latimores wet blanket and taking it somewhere much tuffer. Insane intro. So ready for the bass when it arrive. Bonus Sammy Dread at Channel 1 hortical piece 🔥❤️🔥🇯🇲🥹
Lloyd King Jammy James with Jam 2. Waterhouse 1985. Pic by Stella Whalley. I bought this print from deejay legend Dominick at his flat in Grenfell Tower a few decades ago whilst buying tunes
February 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Lloyd King Jammy James with Jam 2. Waterhouse 1985. Pic by Stella Whalley. I bought this print from deejay legend Dominick at his flat in Grenfell Tower a few decades ago whilst buying tunes
I loved it in the 90’s when the Gen X sons my gen of the older legends started re-doing the classic rhythms in an updated Dancehall/lovers kinda style. Here’s Lloyd James jnr aka John John taking on Shank I Sheck with Sanchez. This baseline very powerful when it rumbles across the lawn 🇯🇲❤️🔥
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I loved it in the 90’s when the Gen X sons my gen of the older legends started re-doing the classic rhythms in an updated Dancehall/lovers kinda style. Here’s Lloyd James jnr aka John John taking on Shank I Sheck with Sanchez. This baseline very powerful when it rumbles across the lawn 🇯🇲❤️🔥
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You can just see news anchors tying themselves in knots trying to pretzel on their narrative. They don’t know what to do when someone talks the truth.
Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
February 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
You can just see news anchors tying themselves in knots trying to pretzel on their narrative. They don’t know what to do when someone talks the truth.
Ghost dubs? Bogle/Giggy/Bun Fi Bun rhythm 👻 🥰
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Ghost dubs? Bogle/Giggy/Bun Fi Bun rhythm 👻 🥰
"Just like cream-of-the-crop digi Tubbys. From the New Dance album sessions in 1988, with the Firehouse Crew. Mixed by Leroy ‘Fatman’ Thompson — formerly apprenticed to the King, en route to Jammys — and produced by Bunny Gemini and Tristan Palma. Gregory is desolate and compelling…" 🫶
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"Just like cream-of-the-crop digi Tubbys. From the New Dance album sessions in 1988, with the Firehouse Crew. Mixed by Leroy ‘Fatman’ Thompson — formerly apprenticed to the King, en route to Jammys — and produced by Bunny Gemini and Tristan Palma. Gregory is desolate and compelling…" 🫶
I’m having a reasonably priced Robert Dixon morning. Couldn’t leave Ghost out. Dem Bow rhythm mash up the dance when it get juggle properly. Two quid 🇯🇲❤️🔥🇯🇲
February 14, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I’m having a reasonably priced Robert Dixon morning. Couldn’t leave Ghost out. Dem Bow rhythm mash up the dance when it get juggle properly. Two quid 🇯🇲❤️🔥🇯🇲
More Bob Digi heat for cheap. Trademark ultrasonic do over of Studio One rhythm ( vanity ) while Scatta smashes the Tevin Campbell. Irresistible and only 80p plus shipping 🔥
February 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM
More Bob Digi heat for cheap. Trademark ultrasonic do over of Studio One rhythm ( vanity ) while Scatta smashes the Tevin Campbell. Irresistible and only 80p plus shipping 🔥
Cheap Heat Saturdays. Bobby Dixon and Garnet can never fail. 3 quid 🔥
February 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Cheap Heat Saturdays. Bobby Dixon and Garnet can never fail. 3 quid 🔥
Massive tunes that deserve to be expensive, but are still a couple a quid. A short series
February 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Massive tunes that deserve to be expensive, but are still a couple a quid. A short series
Any other rheumatoid sufferers out there? Currently in middle of first proper flare up for a couple of years. Ffs!
February 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Any other rheumatoid sufferers out there? Currently in middle of first proper flare up for a couple of years. Ffs!
Jimmy Radway 🔥🔥🔥🛐
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Steppin’ Out: Jimmy ‘One Foot’ Radway’s FE-ME-TIME & CAPRICORN RISING Thrillers (1972-79) (LXVIII)
YouTube video by Twice's Classic Reggae Mixtape Vault
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February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Jimmy Radway 🔥🔥🔥🛐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaC...
Talking of Pablo. Fidel is doing the lords work here uploading these mixtapes of his families ( Chin family ) incredible incredibly heavy archive of the music. Subscribe and be amazed ❤️🔥🇯🇲❤️🔥 Big Up Twice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUj...
Ladies & Gentlemen… This Is “ROCKERS” - Augustus Pablo’s Stable of Vocalists (1973-82) (Reel CI)
YouTube video by Twice's Classic Reggae Mixtape Vault
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February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Talking of Pablo. Fidel is doing the lords work here uploading these mixtapes of his families ( Chin family ) incredible incredibly heavy archive of the music. Subscribe and be amazed ❤️🔥🇯🇲❤️🔥 Big Up Twice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUj...