Music Archives - Page 205 of 231

Brand New: Collie Buddz ‘Playback’ Music Video

Words by DJ Gravy Bermuda's top export since tales of disappearing planes is back with a brand new video for the title track off his new album, Playback. After we got blessed with the exclusive for this ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 UK Dub & Reggae Anthems

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford, Gabriel Heatwave and DJ Gravy. All this talk about Gappy Ranks, Reggae Britannia and Rastamouse has got us thinking about how much sterling-quality... Read More...

Addi The Teacher: Vybz Kartel Slated to Lecture at University of the West Indies

Words by Carolyn Cooper, via Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican public intellectual Carolyn Cooper has invited dancehall artist Vybz Kartel to lecture to her UWI class this coming Thursday. Ms. Cooper explains how... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Carnivaaaaaal!!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton It's that time again. Time to start planning the side-projects with which you can waste time for the rest of the week. Might we suggest, imagining that you are at Carnival ... Read More...

Media Watch: Machel Montano + Trinidad Carnival on NPR

Words by Jesse Serwer Sundays in the Serwer household rarely start before 1 PM. It's immaterial whether Saturday night involved late-night partying or re-runs on the couch: This is when I catch up on all... Read More...

Ova-Mars: Bruno Mars x Damian Marley’s “Liquor Store Blues” Video

Words by DJ Gravy One of pop's biggest new stars, Bruno Mars, has a serious reggae jones. First there was "Billionaire," the 2010 ubiqu-hit he co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred on with former Gym Clas... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Ma’ting x Popcaan

Words by Erin Hansen European and Jamaican creative unions seem to be a recurring theme these days. In the latest example, Swiss culture brand Ma’ting has drawn the affections of dancehall’s Portmore Emp... Read More...

Super Soca: Tiny Winey + “Black & Yellow” Poirier refix

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We don't usually cover local events on here but as long we are covering local events (see previous post) we have to give a bligh to the Tiny Winey soca party kicking off tom... Read More...

Tropical Discotheque: The Mighty Shadow “Dat Soca Boat”–Free Download and Event Tickets!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The masters of records over at Strut have been on our favorite-label list for a minute. Though they are most notorious for their compilations of essential Afrofunk and Brazi... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Machel Montano & Xtatik, “Big Truck”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Tomorrow is Carnival, people, or at least the Soca Monarch competition at Queen's Oval Park that kicks it off is. And since perpetual top dog Machel Montano (now in HD) seem... Read More...

Northern Soul: Melanie Fiona x Rocawear x Reggae

Words by Jesse Serwer We've been following our girl Melanie Fiona since back when she was voicing Supa Dups-produced one-drop riddims under the name Syren Hall. It's been two years since the lovely, soul... Read More...

Visual Culture: Classic Limonious and Jamaal Pete Cover Art

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Our doops Scratch Famous (or is it Selector JD?) over at Deadly Dragon Sound recently went deep with an art historical reasoning on the significance of artists Jamaal Pete a... Read More...