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Safer than ten padlock: Vybz Kartel 27 Jul 2013 | 02:31 am
So Vybz Kartel was acquitted on one murder charge a couple of days ago. On the afternoon of the verdict, I went and spoke to defence lawyer Christian Tavares-Finson about the case. I wrote a piece for...
RELICK: Electronic in the Dance: Alric and Boyd on Jamaica’s eclectic tastes 4 Apr 2013 | 02:03 am
Since LargeUp posted a big ol’ feature on Alric and Boyd, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit a piece I wrote for the venerable UK zine No Ice Cream Sound around this time last year. Alric a...
Party Circuit 2 Apr 2013 | 12:08 am
It isn’t an April Fool’s joke. Dancehall made the front page of the New York Times today. This was, as Annie Paul mentioned on Facebook, rather interesting considering Emma Lewis’s posting yesterday o...
Satisfaction don’t come until… 12 Mar 2013 | 03:47 am
Major Lazer‘s new album has yet to drop, but there have been bits and pieces that have been released while folks wait around for Free the Universe to show up on April 15. The latest track to whet the ...
Jamaica wins the Superbowl 6 Feb 2013 | 08:48 pm
Yup, Jamaica was at the Superbowl. From Bey to VW, foreign was clearly taking cues from yard. As a demonstration of this fact, I’ve collected some of the best tweets referencing Jamaica’s presence. So...
Going swimming… 3 Feb 2013 | 10:33 pm
I realized today (after a little nostalgia trip courtesy of that new album) that my entire taste in music can perhaps be narrowed down to a series of pool parties (some more fun than others). My own p...
Major Lazer no partial 22 Jan 2013 | 06:45 am
Major Lazer taking Jamaica (more specifically UWI) by storm this evening. As always, I’ll have more to say about this. It made me think.
2012 in Reggae and Dancehall 10 Jan 2013 | 12:00 am
In 2012 this annual roundup turned five-years old, but, more importantly, Jamaica turned 50. It perhaps wasn’t the year for brand new moves in Jamaican music, but rather time to freely rethink and rev...
Took a Break 26 Nov 2012 | 04:39 am
So I’ve been a little less attentive to the blog than perhaps I should be. In my defense, I’ve been trying to get a pile of things done and I’ve also started a new job. I have, however, made time … Co...
Escaping Roots or Extending Consciousness 22 May 2012 | 02:01 am
Last night at Liberty Hall in downtown Kingston there was a panel discussion entitled “Escaping Roots of Extending Consciousness”. The panelists were Terry Lynn, a Jamaican artist who has found inspir...
