Late one night after his wife and kids were asleep, Scott Aiges started strumming Tom Petty’s “Refugee” on guitar, but with a reggae lilt. A light bulb went off: Wouldn’t it be great for a band to ...

It’s Sept. 25, 1985 at the Palace Theatre in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, and the buoyant staccato guitar rhythm, breezy sax and distinctly ’80s synth-pop has the crowd footloose. UB40, which has ...

1980sThe 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more ...

“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time. For reasons beyond all understanding, Paul McCartney made it into a reggae song. There are a few reasons why ...

Occasional cheesiness aside, they’re “quite decent songs,” Aiges said. “And good songs can translate to any style.” Jamaican Me Breakfast Club will showcase songs from the CD, plus other Rasta-fied ...