Eddie STATS Houghton Archives - Page 14 of 28

Free Britannia: Reggae Britannia Documentary Goes Online

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton You may remember we mentioned this excellent new BBC documentary exploring the impact of Jamaican music on UK pop culture from the 1960s til now. Unless you were actually al... Read More...

Nice & Lovely: New Rayvon f. Red Foxx Video ‘When I Get You Home’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Legendary dancehall hookman Rayvon just this second dropped a video for the infectious "When I Get You Home," proving that his way with a melody is timeless. A duet with his... 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...

Pass The Dutch: Federation Sound in Amsterdam

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The culture snobs over at High Snobiety just posted this lovely black and white Afflicted Yard footage of our doopses from Federation Sound on their recent trip to Amsterdam... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Valentine’s Day Edition

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Anybody who's seen High Fidelity knows that a mixtape is the purest expression of romantic love...and reggae music always gets a bump in royalties when Valentine's Day rolls... Read More...

Trials & Jubilations: Buju Banton Takes Grammy for ‘Before the Dawn’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Reggae icon Buju Banton took the Grammy in the Best Reggae Album catty-gerry last night for his latest LP Before The Dawn--a powerful validation of his place in music histor... Read More...

Red, Gold & Green: Exclusive Kevin Lyons Interview

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Kevin Lyons is an artist, designer and typographer who's been among the top rankings in New York's visual culture for decades now, blessing Giant Step, 555Soul, Spike Jon... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Bob Marley, Bogle and Machel Montano

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton There's basically two types of people in this world; those for whom February 6th was Superbowl Sunday and those for whom it was Bob Marley's birthday. But whichever camp you... Read More...

London Bawling: Reggae Britannia on BBC4

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Government support for cultural programming has taken a hit in the UK recently, yet another victim of the worldwide belt-tightening called recession. But even a deficit of b... Read More...

Man in The Hills: Hemingway’s Cuban Home Restored

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via CNN Speaking of Cubans, CNN must have island fever this month because in addition to interviewing dancehall posterbwoy Skerrit, they just ran this piece on the current ... Read More...

Bend Ova (Laughing): RDX x Omar The Comedian

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton (via Federation) Our cohorts over at Federation just posted this hilarious clip of Omar Thompson AKA Omar the Comedian incorporating the inna inna inna inna segment of RDX's... Read More...

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...