Archive for the ‘Video & Entertainment’ Category

The first independent British record label came from Jamaica

By First • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

As the music industry continues to slide, ‘Independents Day’ celebrates the contribution made by the music lovers before suits, coke fiends and then downloads took over.



Three Little Birds by ‘Connie’

By First • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

Little British girl comes to Jamaica, looks to help solve domestic violence issues and make us feel nice. Uneasy viewing this.



John’s Coltrane’s Afro Blue on the Jazz Casual show

By First • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

Ralph J Gleason is the guy resting on the piano with pipe in hand. Jazz Casual is his show. Real nice and he knew it.



Lord Kitchener - If you’re not White, you’re Black

By First • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

“You can never get away from the fact…”



Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (the documentary)

By First • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

Clint Eastwood recently threatened to spark out Spike Lee after his fellow director made allegations of racism against him. But then Lee never made this documentary, one of two jazz films made by Eastwood, something the former Dirty Harry star was keen to remind.



Tough life being a fashion photographer: Models…murder

By First • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

“Sometimes reality is the strangest fantasy of all.” Yeah, that’ll be running around photographing skinny models for a living…



Shaft in Africa: How to end human trafficking

By First • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

“Shaft is back where he’s never been before, in the mutha country like a black tornado.”



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By First • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

Here’ s a creepy one. Imagine being born old and growing young? Looks interesting to us.



Odd Job’s screen test for James Bond - Goldfinger, 1964

By First • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

Former Hawaiian pro-wrestler Toshiyuki ‘Harold’ Sakata dealt with Sean Connery so bad, 007 had to go and practice with the lady actors instead.



Buru Banton, sometime in the eighties

By First • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Video & Entertainment

“Yeah, yeah a di gun say dat…”