R.I.P: Percussionist Uziah “Sticky” Thompson, 78
Remembering the legacy of the deejay pioneer and percussionist for Lee "Scratch" Perry, Black Uhuru, Grace Jones and Stephen and Ziggy Marley.
Top Honors: Ini Kamoze
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Many know Ini Kamoze from "Here Comes the Hotstepper," the massive reggae/hip-hop crossover single from 1994. Others may recognize his as the voice sampled by Damian Marley ("Out i... Read More...
Chris Blackwell: “There’s A Guy Called Chronixx Who I Think Is Really Great”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It looks like it might be reggae week over at Rolling Stone. Besides for running some controversial comments from Snoop Lion about Bunny Wailer, the magazine's website interviewed ... Read More...
Visual Culture: A Q+A with Atlantic Records Creative Director Greg Burke
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton:::Photos by Martei Korley:::Artwork by Greg Burke—
Jamaica-born, Long Island-raised Greg Burke has designed covers for some of the most notable albums of the last two decade... Read More...
Genius of Dub: Exclusive Q+A with Engineer Steven Stanley
Words and Interview by Sherman Escoffery
Considered one of the best audio engineers in the Caribbean by many artists and producers, Steven Stanley has recorded, mixed and sometimes produced for acts incl... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Chris Blackwell Talks Rum
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
A'right. You remember when we told you about that bashy we went to for the New York launch of Blackwell rum? Perhaps not. Things can get a little haze after a few Black &... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Grace Jones and Patra’s “Pull Up To The Bumper” + Video Mix
Words by DJ Autograph
After Brooklyn's DJ Autograph broke down Snow's "Anything For You" video so eloquently a few weeks back, we brought him on as a regular, monthly contributor to Throwback Thursdays. ... Read More...
Fire Starter: Trailer for Bob Marley Doc “Making of A Legend”
Words by Jesse Serwer
In March we told you about Bob Marley: Making of a Legend, the documentary that Jamaican actress/model/photographer Esther Anderson has made using footage she shot of a young Bob Ma... Read More...
Island in the Sun: Chris Blackwell x New York Public Library
Words by Jesse Serwer
Back in August, we told you about Keep on Running, Rizzoli Books' coffee-table tome on Island Records. Timed to coincide with the massively influential and still very much active re... 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...
Keep On Moving: The Island Records Story
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via CoolHunting
The masters of the coffee table universe over at Rizzoli books just gave new meaning to the term hard-cover with the publication of a thing called Keep on R... Read More...