Art Archives - Page 10 of 14

Kool Relief: Kool Herc Fundraiser At Sutra Tonight

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you never did know, rap's founding father Kool Herc has been in and out of the hospital due to kidney stones. Apparently the music legend is in need of major surgery but ... Read More...

Higher Heights: Exclusive Lin-Manuel Miranda Interview

The Tony-winning Nuyorican playwright and actor speaks on the Caribbean's influence on global pop culture.

Big Playback: Exclusive Collie Buddz Track and New EP!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton FINALLY THE BUDDZ COME AROUND. Just because he is our close personal peoples and gets a lot of love and support here on LARGE UP, Colin "Collie Buddz" Harper has blessed us ... Read More...

Stocking Stuffers: Dennis Brown & La Lupe

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We got to figure that if you're even reading this on Christmas Eve, you are most likely in a mad search for last minute gift ideas. If chocolate is not enough, may we sugges... Read More...

Charge Up: New Skinny Fabulous Video with Machel Montano

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As it was foretold, so it has come to pass. The only thing about this 1000 bpm adrenaline-shot of a video for "Duracell Plus" that does not deliver exactly what was promised... Read More...

We Small Kings: New Passa Passa Book, Exclusive Anicee Gaddis Interview

Words by Erin MacLeod, photos by Allessandro Zuek Simonetti. Last year, just before New Year’s, writer Anicée Gaddis and photographer Alessandro Zuek Simonetti spent an evening at Passa Passa, Swatch Int... Read More...

Watch Me Now: Mamayashi Collection

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Something our new facebook friend Ayeola George said reminded us to check for the designs of one-woman fashion army Mamayashi this morning. You have probably seen her handiw... Read More...

Hotel Microphonia: Irie Life x New Era

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton When you were a kid did you ever imagine living in your own dream-hotel? You know kind of like The Shining, except instead of being almost empty (except for weird twins, Sca... Read More...

Across the Border: Kingston Bids a Hero Farewell

Words and photos by Martei Korley Among the many activities surrounding the memorial services for Gregory Isaacs, who recently succumbed to lung cancer, perhaps none highlighted the adoration of The Cool... Read More...

Visual Culture: Animated “Bad Influence” From Mental Chung

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Jamaicans.com West Indian animator Reinardo "Mental" Chung of Mental Chung Creative Lab has been generating lots of attention in the past month or so with the release o... Read More...

Fashion Forwards: The Style of Passa Passa

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Kingston Style It must be true that you never miss the water until your well runs dry because now that the legendary Wednesday night (Thursday morning, really) street d... Read More...

Visual Ark: Lee Scratch Perry Exhibit at Dem Passwords Gallery

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Mad Decent The dudes over at Mad Decent just put us up on this opening at Los Angeles gallery Dem Passwords featuring the first-ever exhibit of Lee "Scratch" Perry's pa... Read More...