Skateland Soundtapes, 1980-1986
Death Is Not The End turns 10 years old in May and as part of the celebrations we are committing a selection of Dinte NTS Radio shows from over the years to cassette. Kicking off with this recent special Skateland Soundtapes, 1980-1986 - comprising a selection of clips from sessions held at Halfway Tree, Kingston's most storied roller skating rink during the dancehall era's golden period of the early to mid/late 1980s. Audio sourced with the indefatigable efforts of the Who Cork The Dance crew -…
Losing It
Adam Morris spent more than twenty years at the coal face of the music industry. In 1979, he co-founded the DIY label Malicious Damage Records, releasing post-punk classics by Killing Joke as well as the highly rated John Peel favourite, "Agent Orange" by Ski Patrol. He worked for two years as an unpaid tour manager for Killing Joke, an experience that later led him to tour manage the reggae legend Lee "Scratch" Perry, who paid him. He moved from the label into distribution, working in imports a…