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Gatekeeping
We were told that gatekeeping was bad. Many times, it is. But gatekeeping provides important protection for subcultures. It is not the gatekeeping that is bad, but the reason behind it that can be bad. Subcultures exist within a dominant culture with their own set of rules, mores, and cultural norms. This includes dress, language,…
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Records, Represses, Reissues
I select a lot. I have for many year; almost twenty of them. Almost exclusively in Jamaican music. In certain circles of reggae, ska, rocksteady, and roots DJs there is a requirement that all the records be original presses. Meaning that the records you play must be an original pressing from the year that the…