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Mixtape Mondays: Forever Summer + Weekend Mixtape Roundup

Words by Jesse Serwer Fall has officially set in here in NYC. Trees are going brown, snorkels are being worn and summer is sinking deeper into the rearview mirror of a vehicle headed for an inevitable co... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Better Mus Come Director Storm Saulter

Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley I first met Storm while on assignment in Kingston for Trace Magazine's Jamaica issue, by the pool of the Hilton Hotel. Surrounded by cool creative people, the su... Read More...

Rockers Q&A: Sean Reveron Interview

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Off The Hook Yard couture is in the air this week, I guess, because no sooner did I stumble across the RepJA interview linked below than Montreal boutique Off The Hook ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Wax Poetics Reggae Issue

Words by Jesse Serwer Our friends at Wax Poetics have focused their attention on reggae before but for the first time they've devoted an entire issue to Jamaican music from the front page to the back. I... Read More...

Belle Kingston: New JA Women’s Line!

Words by Erin Hansen ::: photos courtesy of BaseKingston Despite the sometimes overtly male-dominated styles of the dancehall, until recently, Jamaica was lacking a proper men’s boutique, causing most st... Read More...

Junkanoo Jump-up: Exclusive Jay Mitchell Interview

Words by Jonathan Cunningham, cover images from Soundological Investimigations Searching for Caribbean funk legend Jay Mitchell in his native land of the Bahamas isn't as easy as one would assume. The en... Read More...

Visual Culture: Drawing Dudus with Hubert Neal, Jr.

Words by Erin MacLeod Photos by Martei Korley Original Art by Hubert Neal, Jr. "The Hunt for Dudus" -Hubert Neal, Jr. When Belizean artist Hubert Neal, Jr. arrived in Kingston, Jamaica on May ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Exclusive Nicola Vassell Interview, Part 2

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton ::: Photo by Martei Korley As promised, Part few in our exclusive and wide-ranging conversation with Pace gallery director Nicola Vassell, exploring the various threads that... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Collie Buddz in NYC

Words: DJ Gravy ::: Photos: Martei Korley Badman Collie Buddz inna Chinatown: Jacket by Man vs. Machine Jeans by H&M Sneakers by Nike Sportswear Sunglasses by Carrera httpv://www.youtube.com/wat... Read More...

Caribana Queens Part 2: Exclusive Tasha Rozez Interview

Words by Erin MacLeod As promised, we bring you part few in our Caribana Queens series, looking at the leading lights of Canada’s most famous Caribbean culture festival--which descended on Toronto this p... Read More...

Selector Just-Ice (and Pete Rock)

Words by Jesse Serwer Manhattan soundsystem/record shop Deadly Dragon Sound routinely bring names like Johnny Osbourne, Downbeat the Ruler, Wayne Smith and Ranking Joe out of the woodwork for their dance... Read More...

Caribana Queens, Part 1: Exclusive Nurse Karen Interview

Words by Erin MacLeod When Caribana time came around, we sent out the call northward for a Canada-based correspondent who could get us the inside junglejuice. The universe came back to us with Ethiopia-s... Read More...