[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you were part the minuscule audience who watched the MTV Music Video Awards last week (according to Nielsen overnights, only 865,000 people tuned in
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Good morning, it’s another glorious day in reggae paradise! My hosts at the Jamaica Tourist Board really know their stuff – Friday managed to improve on an already astounding Thursday, with an authentically
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Alan is invited to a lot of events. Like, a lot of events. So many, in fact, that he can’t attend them all. I suppose that just comes with the territory of having
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It was January 16, 1996. Bono and his family were on vacation, flying on a private plane in the Caribbean that had to make a quick fuel stop in Jamaica. No big deal,
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First, Jamaica gave us ska. Then out of ska came reggae. Well, sort of. Reggae also descended from another form of Jamaican music called rocksteady, which itself has some DNA from R&B. The word “reggae” really
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Chances are you know what ska music is. But where did it get that name? The ska sound first appeared in Jamaica in the 1950s as a blend of Dixieland, jazz, R&B, blues, big
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Wow. That’s…fast. (Via Larry) Now take some time to leisurely go through music news for October 15, 2022. This US Supreme Court ruling could change the internet as we know it. (Via Amber)
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If we stand back and look at the history of ska, we are now in its fourth wave. The first came in the 40s and 50s with the original ska pioneers in Jamaica
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If you’re a cyclist, you might find this cool. Next up: music news for April 9, 2021. By the way, if you read anything about AI song written in the style of Kurt
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Back in the day when vinyl ruled the planet, lots of people exchanged drugs by hiding them inside album jackets. But in this 1978 case, the smugglers took things up a notch. (Via
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In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On that cheery note, here’s music news for January 2, 2020. Eight things we
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