Ziggy Marley brings message of unity to the Belmont
The eldest son of Bob Marley has a long and varied discography. Beginning in the '80s, he spent nearly two decades recording with his brothers and sisters as Ziggy Marley and the Melodymakers.
View ArticleFree film festival offers programme for all tastes
You can have the time of your life, get up in the morning slaving for bread and imagine you win the Jack Rabbit Slims jive competition at an inaugural film festival. Tired of being in the shadows of...
View ArticleNeil Diamond's 32nd Album Is His Best in 40 Years
This wasn't the easiest or most logical conclusion to come to, having spent so much of my elementary and high school years cowering amid the bombastic onslaught of "Longfellow Serenade," "You Don't...
View ArticleFormer SLO Brew owners Todd and Korie Newman keep the music alive
Arguably, no one's done more for the downtown SLO music scene than Todd and Korie Newman. When they bought SLO Brew from Mike and Becky Hoffman almost a decade ago, the club was a hot mess: dirty,...
View ArticleWhy Your Coffee Tastes, and Smells, So Good
This article was originally published on The Conversation . The publication contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights .
View ArticleThe King of Humair won't return Author: Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud
Seif bin Ziyazan had wanted to kick Abyssinians out of Yemen. So, he went to the Caesar of Rome Jostinanous and asked him to help him defeat the Abyssinians.
View ArticleI Love You Too
At 4 months, our budding Rasta-to-be rated I Love You Too high. Gdansk-born/Bath-based illustrator Ag Jatkowska strokes a whimsical version of hand-painted Polish film posters through her own...
View ArticleI-Wayne, Black-Am-I and DJ Teddy Fari at Nectar
Reggae star I-Wayne will bring his unique blend of roots and culture to Seattle on Tuesday Oct. 28th. He will be joined by Black-Am-I and DJ Teddy Fari.
View ArticleShatta Wale Wishes To Work With Bounty Killer, Mavado, Beenie Man and Sizzla
At the October 4 Martin's International Reggae and World Music Awards in Miami, African singjay Shatta Wale won the Best New Entertainer category. The Ghanaian artiste, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah...
View ArticleI'm destined for greatness
Reggae singer, Hezron, is confident that his name will one day be listed among the greats in the annals of reggae music. The easy-going singer who has been described by many industry insiders as one of...
View ArticlePA Gets More Per Capita Aid than Poorer African States
If officials in any developed country would dispense aid to their citizens the way the international community dispenses aid to the Palestinian Arabs, they would be placed behind bars for blatant...
View ArticleDJ Weez celebrates the 1,000 One Love Music show with a party in Eagle-Vail...
Weez - which we'll call him here since there are plenty of people who likely don't even know his real name - was surprised when he recorded his 500th One Love Music reggae radio show for KZYR The...
View ArticleThe Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, 10/24-10/26
There's a ton of great shows to check out this weekend. If you love Lynyrd Skynyrd enough to head north to Oklahoma that's an option.
View ArticleDroitwich band wins contest to celebrate Bob Marley
A REGGAE band from Droitwich were given the chance recently to perform at an event organised by the family of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, and ice-cream manufacturer Ben and Jerry's. Nestah from...
View ArticleFive reasons to go out
Gardner Street, Brighton, Friday, October 24 TITANS of dub reggae Mad Professor - most famous for his collaboration with Massive Attack - and Brighton's own Prince Fatty do battle for four hours hosted...
View ArticleStacia hailed as princess of neo-reggae
New Blaza Music Group artiste, Stacia, announces her inclusion in the upcoming reggae compilation, 'Golden Kid the Riddim Assassin Reggae Temple Vol 1', to be released next month. The single is...
View Articledaily content director Kim Quinlan
THE Courier daily content director Kim Quinlan has taken out a national award for her work on an anti-family violence campaign. THE Courier daily content director Kim Quinlan has taken out a national...
View ArticleRIP, John Holt. Another legend exits the stage
I bet you know the group Blondie and their smashing hit, The Tide is High ; but do you know who wrote and first recorded that song? Aha. John Holt was the lead singer for the trail-blazing group, The...
View ArticleJohn Peel: tenth anniversary of his passing
Legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel died while on holiday in Peru on October 25, 2004, aged 65, ten years ago on this day. The doctor who fought to save his life in Cuzco declared that lack of oxygen at...
View ArticleEek-a-Mouse blasts the Marleys. Uses social media to express grous
Iconic reggae artiste Eek-a-Mouse has been rambling about the Marleys for quite some time. However the singer, who is known for singles like Wa Do Dem and Police in Helicopter , has finally decided to...
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