Toppa Top 10 Archives - Page 18 of 20

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Garnet Silk Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer This past Saturday, April 2, would have been the 45th birthday of one of reggae/dancehall's golden voices: Garnet Silk. A supremely righteous, one-man antidote to the slackful '90s,... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Reggae-Inspired Kicks

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Spring is here! Which means Summer will be hotstepping around the corner any minute. While we here at LargeUp have kept our Clarks on for what seems like all winter, we d... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: South x Southwest Edition

Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton This time every year the US music industry shuts itself down and heads to Austin, Texas for the annual orgy of live music, informal politicking and drink-... 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...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Beaches!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, DJ Gravy, Anicee Gaddis, Nicolette Gibson and Martei Korley. Yes, Spring Break is almost here, when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of fruity drinks with umbrellas in... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Soca Monarch Contenders for Carnival 2011!

Words by Rishi Bonneville and Eddie STATS Houghton Carnival time again! As multitudes of ex-pat Trinis and foreign calypso, pan and soca lovers board flights for Port of Spain, the fetes and song competiti... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Walla-be’s, Clark-offs and Other Clarks-inspired Footwear

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford and Eddie STATS Houghton Red King Tubbys aka Wally Dons from Mr Hare You may have noticed that we can't seem to stop talking about Clarks--real badman shoes reserved for ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Clarks Classics and Collabos

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Trendwatchers know that Clarks have stood the test of time while effortlessly (it seems) crossing into the streetwear fashion culture that was vibrant prior to the recess... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Anthems of the 2000s

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, as determined by the LARGE UP crew Our reg'lar Friday Toppa Top 10 this week also happens to be our tenth and final Top 10 looking back over 2010 and the whole 2000s decade... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Poirier’s Francophone Top 10 of 2010

Words by Erin MacLeod, as determined by Erin MacLeod and Ghislain Poirier. Mr. OK in Montreal The Toppa Top 10s on LARGE UP thus far have been wide ranging—pan-Caribbean, even—but there’s been one thing ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Dances of the Decade

Words by Jesse Serwer, as determined by Kendell "H1st0ry" Hinds The 2000s was the decade when the dancers took over dancehall, and dance steps became, arguably, just as important as the music. Hit after hi... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Pan-Caribbean Anthems of 2010

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER This started out as a list of the biggest Caribbean jams of the year--like the top dancehall, soca, merengue, et cetera songs all thrown in a bag together.... Read More...