Eddie STATS Houghton Archives - Page 5 of 28

Fashion Fridays: Wave & Wine Tees From Mixpak

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Mixpak records just unveiled two new Caribbean-inspired tees, providing an everyday form of wearable soca for the hipsters of the world--and anybody else who can't pull flag... Read More...

Depp Charge: Johnny Depp x Hunter S. Thompson x Puerto Rico = Rum Diary

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Johnny Depp apparently didn't pirate enough of the Caribbean on the last three (or four) go-rounds--or of the acid he and homey Benicio Del Toro were clearly mainlining in t... Read More...

City of Jah: Sizzla x Bambas Dois “Only Jah Love (Raggatu)”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Sometime last year, Sizzla Kalonji linked up with Brazilians Eduardo "Bid" Bidlovski and Gustah Sola while they were in Jamaica voicing riddims from Northeast Brazil for the... Read More...

Pre History: Soul of The Lion x Cyril “Count C” Braithwaite

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Wax Poetics We all know the saying that in cultures of oral tradition, an old man's death is like a library burning down. If that is true then the passing of Count C--e... Read More...

Fashion Friday Part Few: The Styles of Brooklyn Carnival, Cont’d

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos by Yofray Ray The LargeUp crew was out on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn in full force on Monday, with several photographers documenting the explosion of color that is ... Read More...

Boom Draw: Stephen Marley x Melanie Fiona “No Cigarette Smoking”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Speaking of making Jamaica & the Caribbean look good, this song by two of LargeUp's favorite artists--Melanie Fiona and Stephen Marley--has finally got the video it dese... Read More...

Below the Brain: Exclusive Q&A w/ Directors Tony Lowe & Wills Glasspiegel

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton On Labor Day 2010, four filmmakers--Sam Flesichner (Wah Do Dem), Tony Lowe (Cool Places Soundsystem), Wills Glasspiegel (Afropop Worldwide) and Olivia Wyatt (Swinging Addis)... Read More...

Exclusive Q+A: Lenny Kravitz Speaks on ‘America’ & The Bahamas

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As I mentioned/tweeted/trumpeted the other day I got the opportunity to chop it up with rockstar Lenny Kravitz recently about a range of topics on the occasion of his new al... Read More...

Black Gold: Blackwell Rum Touches Down in New York

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton This past Sunday, the LargeUp crew had the opportunity to wet a toe at an informal bashy at Navy Beach in Montauk, Long Island. Attendees comprised an eclectic mix of young ... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Los Rakas “Borracho” + New EP

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Y'all know we have been repping Los Rakas something gargantuan for a minute--and any lingering doubts about them being the leaders of rap's multilingual new school were disp... Read More...

Dominican Princess: Maluca x PartySquad “Lola (Ging Danga)” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton On Friday, Dominican princess Maluca Mala dropped this video for "Lola (Ging Danga)"--our favorite track from her yet. The visual is a mosh-up of Girl 6, sex hotline ads, lo... Read More...

Funky Nassau: Lenny Kravitz x Jay-Z x DJ Military “Boongie Drop”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Speaking of super-heavy rock dudes who happen to be secret reggae stans. Lenny Kravitz just leaked this song off his new LP Black & White America which features Jay-Z (!... Read More...