Category: Music

Today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article which explores the current upswing in popularity of Dancehall Reggae and its fusion with other genres in the US and England. Too bad they didn’t mention my man Roots Manuva, who, in my opinion, is one of the best examples of a mixing hip-hop and reggae. (And I’m real… Continue reading Stir it Up

Industry Rule number 4080 — record company people are shady! Who knew Q-Tip could have been talking about Lyor Cohen when he wrote that lyric? Here’s a revealing look at Lyor Cohen, who the judge at his recent trial called ‘morally reprehensible’. I would have liked to have seen more details on what Lyor did… Continue reading Lyor Cohen, the Real Slim Shady?

Looks like there’s another battle going on over music downloading. Both Pepsi and McDonald’s are offering free music downloads to their customers: Less than a month after Pepsi announced a blockbuster deal to give away 100 million downloads from Apple’s iTunes music service to its customers, McDonald’s is close to a announcing a much bigger… Continue reading You Want Fries with that Download?

The Economist has an article exploring whether the threat of online piracy is receding. From what I can tell the music industry still has a long way to go to win the fight: But the fact that more people are willing to buy music online than seemed likely does not mean that the industry’s problems… Continue reading Future of Digital Music Downloading

Madison is predicting that reggae (dancehall) is on the rise. I’d love to see it happen but I feel a sense of déjà vu. Didn’t we go through this about 10-15 years ago (damn I’m getting old) when Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Supercat, Cutty Ranks, KRS-ONE, etc. were doing their thing? And let’s not forget… Continue reading Reggae, the Next Big Ting?

Heads up ATL crew! There are some great concerts jumping off the next week or so. I’d love to hit them all but I’ll likely have to miss some of the ones I want to see. Unless I find a hook-up. 🙂 At the top of my list are: Barbarito Torres @ Variety Playhouse tonight… Continue reading Upcoming Atlanta Concerts/Shows

The Believer Magazine has an excellent interview with Ahmir ‘?uestlove’ Thompson of the Roots. If you’re a hip-hop fan I highly recommend it. Read it to find out: why crack is responsible for hip-hop if ?uest is ‘dried out’ on hip-hop why he keeps buying the same records multiple times details about the afro… bruh… Continue reading ?uestlove Breaks it Down

Speaking of Roy Ayers (from several days ago), BET Jazz is showing an old concert of his as I type on their Classic Concerts show. It appears that the same episode will be airing a few more times over the next couple of days, so you may still be able to catch it. Don’t hold… Continue reading Speaking of Roy Ayers…

Here’s some more for you D&B and electronica fans. These are sites with mixes posted (via the Drum & Bass Tribe at Tribe.net): Drum&Bass.at HyperDub BassDrive

Prometheus 6 (P6) was nice enough to share his discovery of the BBC’s 1Xtra music site. I’ve spent the whole day bumping their content. This, in my opinion, is what radio is supposed to be. They’ve archived a gang of different shows, across a variety of genres — R&B, Drum & Bass, Garage, Dancehall, Hip… Continue reading Check Out BBC Radio