THE JOLLY BOYS:Half a Century of Mento Madness
Taken from www.jollyboysmusic.com Written and researched by Dr. Daniel Neely, Pls. check out www.jollyboysmusic.com and become a fan on facebook @ facebook.com/jollyboys In winter of 1946, Errol Flynn purchased Navy Island for the princely sum of US$80,000. For the next decade that small swath of land, not even 100 yards from the beaches of Port [...]
Video director defends gangster plot (Drake “Find your love”)
Krista Henry, Gleaner Staff Reporter Anthony Mandler, the director of American rapper Drake’s Find Your Love video, which was shot in Jamaica in April and features singjay Mavado as the ‘villain’ of the plot, has come out in response to Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett’s comments last week, warning local acts to be careful in [...]
Pioneering studio engineer Sid Bucknor dies in England
The Jamaican music industry has lost another pioneer with the passing of veteran studio engineer Sid Bucknor, who died of cancer at the St Charles Hospital, Ladbroke Grove in London on Sunday. Bucknor, who migrated to the UK in 1970, was one of the early innovators responsible for the evolution of Jamaican music from ska [...]
Mad Cobra shot 5 time
Dudes, i implore u all to put down the guns and stop killing people carelessly. I seriously feel we need to teach anger management in schools. Suh, Oneil got shot, now is Cobra. Is what a gwaan… Peeps, keep praying for mad cobra and oneil as they recover. We give thanks for life and we [...]
Oneil from Voicemail Shot
Oneil, singer in the group voicemail shot 5 times, in his side and head. Darn, why these dudes don’t chill with them guns. Too much killing in we nation, we dont haffi try tek a man life. Mi just a pray seh him come true alright, i heard that he in the hospital in stable [...]
Earthquake in Jamaica
The Seismic Unit at the University of the West Indies has confirmed that an earthquake was felt in sections of Jamaica about 3:56 Wednesday afternoon. Persons in St. Mary, Portland, St. Thomas and Kingston and St. Andrew reported feeling the tremor. The magnitude of the earthquake or its location is not clear as the Earthquake [...]
The new Avid: buys Euphonix
ProToolerBlog 4/12/10 1:16 PM It has been announced that Avid has bought Euphonix. As you probably know, Euphonix is a manufacturer of control surfaces on both the high- and the low-end of the spectrum. Not only that, they are – ahem! were! – part of Apple’s trinity together with Apogee and Apple themselves. I don’t [...]
I am T-Pain Autotune App for Iphone
With this app u can be portable with ur autotune…. sick…. Just install it on your iphone and hook up your iphone to a stereo system. Chek it out here http://iamtpain.smule.com/ Cheers Dizz
Damian Marley & Nas’ Distant Relatives Album Cover Revealed
After much delay, the highly anticipated Nas and Damian “Junior Gong” Marley’s ‘Distant Relatives’ album is finally set and confirmed to be released on Tuesday, May 18th. The album cover was revealed recently, and we’ve featured it below. According to the artistes, the album album traces Hip-Hop’s roots in Africa, and how it was transported [...]
San, Kirk awesome at Fun in the Son
Gospel artiste Kirk Franklin (right) makes faces with Christopher Levy, president and chief executive officer of Jamaica Broilers Group, at the Fun in the Son festival and fun day at Jamaica College last Saturday. The event, a mixture of entertainment and Christian ministry, was sponsored by Broilers’ flagship brand, Best Dressed Chicken. – Winston Sill/Freelance [...]
Lil Wayne Gets Into A Scuffle With Prison Inmate
It’s only been a few weeks, and rapper he’s already making waves in jail. MediaTakeOut.com just received EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION that rapper Lil Wayne and another inmate got into, what our insider calls a “scuffle.” According to our ROCK SOLID source, rapper Lil Wayne and another inmate got into a disagreement a few days ago. The [...]
Earthquake in Cayman Islands
There are reports surfacing that there was an earthquake in the Cayman Islands a short while ago. The quake was reportedly felt in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Cuba and Miami. A Jamaican living in Grand Cayman said it lasted a few seconds but nothing appeared to have been damaged. He said residents are quite shaken. Reports [...]
Haiti Earthquake Report by Molly
Molly reports on the recent earthquake in Haiti. Maps of earthquake: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake… About Haiti: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/h… Geo search for tweets: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=+n… Videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search…,10,19,22 Twitpic Images: http://picfog.com/search/haiti How you can help: UNICEF http://www.unicefusa.org/news/release… Red Cross http://american.redcross.org/site/Don… For more info, including story links and assets, visit: http://rocketboom.com/haiti-earthquake For up to the minute updates, follow: http://twitter.com/rocketboom http://twitter.com/mememolly Join [...]
Haiti Earthquake Caught on Tape
Wow check this out, this is the earthquake in Haiti… caught on tape. Please just spend some time and pray for the victims and families.
Caribbean faces tsunami threat
Jamaica Gleaner  The Caribbean has a reputation for being ravaged by hurricanes. However, what many do not realise is that a natural-disaster time bomb is slowly ticking in the region.  This month marks the 102nd anniversary of an earthquake that measured a relatively mild 6.5 on the Richter scale, but killed over 800 [...]
BREAKING NEWS – BLACKBERRIES AND PLANE CRASHES….
THIS IS THE BREAKING NEWS JUST IN. SORRY FOLKS, INTERNET IS OUT AT HOME. THERE IS SO MUCH RAIN HERE. WOW. ITS RAINING CATS AND DOGS. HEY I CANT EVEN USE MY BLACKBERRY, NO EMAIL, NO INTERNET… ANYS CHEERS… READ THE NEWS… I HOPE NO MORE PERSONS ARE INJURED.
Some old press articles that i had something to do with … pt.1
His ‘Second Chance’ came in a club, published by the Jamaica Gleaner This dude, I met in florida, good vibes he has. I did 2 albums with him, his name is Ewart Blake also known as Second Chance. We started a studio together in florida and then i came back to Jamaica. The albums is [...]
Huh!!! Rihanna Worships the Devil???
Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” The promotional material that came along with Rihanna’s new album, “Rated R”, has raised many eyebrows due to its racy nature. Behind the daring imagery of her videos, songs and pictures exists, however, a dark underlying theme: mind control and Illuminati symbolism. We’ll look at Rihanna’s new material and its symbolic meaning. [...]
DJ Nicholas ‘Divine Mathematics’ ft Jason Mighty sin + sin = more sin, sin + the blood a Jesus that = to no sin
Check out the song at this link here song was produced by Dr. Dizzle, on the Daily Bread riddim, release date is January 1, 2010 DJ Nicholas ‘Divine Mathematics’ ft Jason Mighty sin + sin = more sin, sin + the blood a Jesus that = to no sin Request the song at your local [...]
I disagree – “‘Bad idea’ – MAJ head says Golding should not have met artistes over Gully-Gaza issue”
I disagree… The gully Gaza issue had caused further separation in our society. The country is already separated by politics, (PNP/JLP), and we don’t need additional separation. I don’t mind person having a preferences or drawing to a crew that they rate, but it had reached a level where persons were getting killed because of this. [...]
Mi cyaaan believe mi eyes… a real ting!!!
Yow a publicity stunt from morning, di man dem plan it. Me deh a studio and see seh di man dem never did all dat serious, but seriously last year when Kartel did do the song about Movado mother, that was serious. But mi seh this to say, music is very powerfull and di man [...]
GAZA & GULLY PEACE!! Mavado and Vybz Kartel at West Kingston Jamboree 2009?
By Secret Agent OutAroad.com Writer Even though Mavado and Vybz Kartel had plans in place to have a peace gathering this Wednesday in the middle of Half Way Tree the date was cut short as they were united by Prezzy at West Kingston Jamboree. The audience went wild when Mavado and Vybz Kartel took the [...]
NO GO FOR RENETO, Policing requires more than university education, says Adams
RETIRED senior superintendent of police, Reneto Adams’ dream of becoming Jamaica’s next commissioner of police will not become a reality, the Sunday Observer can report. ADAMS. If someone does not get a position because he does not have a degree, I would view that as victimisation and discrimination Adams, 61, arguably Jamaica’s most recognisable and [...]