Jolly Boys in NY: New York Times Review
Reprints February 25, 2011 With Island Spice, and Years of Seasoning, Old is New Again By JON PARELES The Jolly Boys returned to New York City for their first public show here in decades like a Model T with a new CD player in the dashboard. At Hiro Ballroom on Thursday night, they had material [...]
Jolly Boys: (Billboard Magazine Article)
Jolly Boys: Why GeeJam Recordings Launched with a Septuagenarian Jamaican Mento Band March 11, 2011 By Patricia Meschino, New York 70-Somethings: Jamaican Mento Group the Jolly Boys, who now cover Amy Winehouse and Iggy Pop,once played For Errol Flynn Eleven years after he sold his UK-based hip-hop label Gee Street Records to Richard Branson’s [...]
THE JOLLY BOYS JOIN SADE AS SPECIAL GUESTS
THE JOLLY BOYS JOIN SADE AS SPECIAL GUESTS Following a personal invitation from Sade, Jamaica’s legendary and iconic The Jolly Boys have announced that they will join Sade on their European tour this spring. The Jolly Boys, once the toast of Jamaica with their traditional ‘mento’ music, have after five decades been enjoying a [...]
The Jolly Boys, Birmingham (16/12/10) – World Music
The Jolly Boys – HMV Institute, Birmingham – 16/12/10 On a bitterly cold night in Birmingham, when I even had to remove ice from the inside of my windscreen before I could get out, four Senior Citizens from Jamaica brought the warmth of the Caribbean to the HMV Institute. The Jolly Boys have been around in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Ky-Mani Marley gets personal in autobiography
Howard Campbell, Gleaner Writer Although he is the son of music royalty, Ky-Mani Marley says life has not always been a bed of roses. The 33-year-old singer/actor tells his story in Dear Dad, his autobiography to be released February 6. Marley is best known for minor hit songs like Dear Dad and Warriors and roles in movies such asOne Love, [...]
Google Music Search: 3 Major Implications for the Music Business
Last week we reported on Google’s newmusic discovery features. The Google music search endeavor is partnership between Google, MySpace, Lala, and several others to make music search and discovery a primary feature of the Google experience. In fact, Google music search does more than just return a few track listings; it offers up audio streaming, one-click [...]
Lisa Hype Got Caught – I did it, so what? (outaroad.com)
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Soundscan figures for reggae albums dismal
By Steven Jackson Observer writer Sunday, November 15, 2009 Data show that the sales for reggae albums are so weak that conscious reggae group Morgan Heritage and dancehall producer turned singer Serani were able to chart on Billboard, despite first week sales of 300 and 1,120 units respectively. Based on sourced data from Nielson Soundscan, [...]