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Japanese Reggae Getting More Japanese
24 July 2010 by Karin in Music [ 3 comments ]
Photo used under Creative Commons antjeverena Here's an interesting article from The New York Times on Japanese Reggae and how it's becoming more Japanese... Recently I had a discussion with someone who was arguing that consumers don't care where reggae comes from anymore, ... -
New Jamaican Reggae Band Farin X Change Poised To Take On The World
6 May 2009 by Christopher in Music,Farin X Change [ 4 comments ]
Farin X Change At a time when many are questioning the content and quality of Jamaican popular music, emerging reggae band Farin X Change stands solidly above the debate with an eclectic blend of roots reggae and rock influences. -
The Top Dub Albums Of All Time (Part 2 Of 3)
18 March 2009 by Christopher in Music [ 2 comments ]
This is part 2 of a 3 part post. Part 1 can be found here. Treasure Dub (Treasure Isle) 197-something An austere cover from the "heavy manners" period of the 70s Dub as a musical technique did not really emerge on the Jamaican ... -
The Top Dub Albums Of All Time (Part 1 Of 2)
22 February 2009 by Christopher in Music [ 8 comments ]
YardEdge welcomes our new guest blogger Christopher Edmonds here with his first post about dub. The Seducer Dub Wise - Perhaps this covers suggests the Broadcasting Commission should ban this too? After reading this great article here about Jamaican album covers, I ... -
Could Dancehall Be The Ruination Of Reggae?
17 February 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs, Music [ 2 comments ]
An interesting event coming up in New York... Could Dancehall be the ruination of Reggae and by extension the Jamaica brand? A Community Forum. The Coalition to Preserve Reggae music (CPR) in association with ZYNC TV NEW YORK LINKS will host ... -
Rootz Underground Resumes Summer Tour
18 August 2008 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge, Music,Rootz Underground [ 1 comment ]
Aug 19 9:00 BB Kings NY, NY Aug 21 9:00 Mr. Small's Theatre, Millvale, PA Aug 23 10:00 Upstate Reggae on the River, Eco Music Festival, Croton-on-Hudson, NY Sep 3 9:00 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI Sep 4 9:00 Caribbean Village Bar & ... -
Jamaican Reggae Artist, Cezar, Featured In New Coca Cola China Olympics Promo Video
12 August 2008 by Karin in Uncategorized [ 4 comments ]
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Sean Paul, Farenheit Performing “Hit ‘Em” on Tour
12 August 2008 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge, Music [ 2 comments ]
Sean Paul performing at the Carthage Festival Sean Paul and crew recently performed at the Uppsala Reggae Festival in Sweden. Despite some troubles with the local Uppsala Police who questioned a number of artistes including Sean Paul for suspicion of marijuana use, ...
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