Amy Winehouse Archives

Now Things: An Interview with Liam Bailey

Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Photos by Kevin Ornelas— One of our top artists to watch for 2014, Liam Bailey became a LargeUp favorite last year with his feature on drum-and-bass kingpin Shy FX’s lovers ... Read More...

ALBUM STREAM: Salaam Remi’s “One: In The Chamber”

Words by Jesse Serwer— When it comes to contemporary music makers, there's few people we rate higher than Salaam Remi. Last summer we spent time at the low-key superproducer's Miami compound, where he spok... Read More...

Instant Vintage: Shy FX + Liam Bailey Conjure Dennis Brown on “Soon Come”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We beseech thee for a late pass. We slept on the news a few months back that U.K. drum and bass/jungle don (and "Original Nuttah") Shy FX would be returning with a straight-up r... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Salaam Remi Breaks Down Ten of His Classic Records

Words by Salaam Remi, as told to Jesse Serwer:::Photo by Daison Osbourne— During a recent afternoon with Salaam Remi at his Miami studio Instrument Zoo, we spoke with the unsung production genius about... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: At the Instrument Zoo with Salaam Remi

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Daison Osbourne— “Most people didn’t even know I exist, and I don’t want them to,” Salaam Remi says. “‘Know my name if you gotta write it on a check’ has been my motto ... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Salaam Remi On Making Reggae With Amy Winehouse

Words by Jesse Serwer— Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of one of the modern era's greatest recording artists, Amy Winehouse. As we pointed out in the story we published two days later, ... Read More...

European Union: Alborosie Remixes Amy Winehouse

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Salaam Remi— "Halftime" was a favorite on Lioness, the posthumous, Amy Winehouse odds-and-ends album that turned up late last year. (Not to take anything away from her great re... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Jolly Boys Cover Amy Winehouse in NY

Words by Jesse Serwer, Video and Photo by Georgia Blake We've been on one of our regular Amy Winehouse kicks ever since we first heard her reggae version of "Our Day Will Come" (Go here for our story, "A... Read More...

RIP: Farewell to Barry Llewellyn of the Heptones

Words by Martei Korley Jamaican music suffered another great loss with the passing last week of Barry Llewellyn, a founding member of the long-running rocksteady and reggae vocal group, the Heptones. ... Read More...

Chasing Amy: Amy Winehouse, “Our Day Will Come” Official Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via 2DopeBoyz It was a big day today for videos if you like reggae music. The official video for Amy Winehouse's rocksteady torch song "Our Day Will Come" was just released... Read More...

Audio: Stream Amy Winehouse’s “Our Day Will Come”

Words by Emily Shapiro Before Amy Winehouse’s passing, she spent a bunch of time kicking it in St. Lucia, relaxing and recording with her long-time producer and friend Salaam Remi. Remi, a native of Barb... Read More...

Zion Lioness: Unreleased Amy Winehouse Songs to Emerge

Words by Jesse Serwer Back when Amy Winehouse passed in July, we revisited her forays into Caribbean music in our article, "Amy In The Sun," and told you about the unreleased album's worth of reggae-orie... Read More...

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