Posts Tagged ‘jamaica’

Three questions for Jamaican DJ’s from ‘bigblackbarry’

Call us miserable but some things really need to be said about the music, it’s been bad for a while and it’s getting worse. In fact, have we already reached the point where all new artists are either generic ex-dancers or ‘i-insert-authentic-Rasta-name’?
It wouldn’t be so bad except for the fact that our music is what [...]

Not another Jamaican t-shirt, by seen.

Superficially, Jamaicans and Germany are an unlikely combination. But then the Germans could do with a bit of colour and unpredictability and we just need to buy things that work… like BMWs (that test the very limits of vehicle suspension), or free t-shirts from our good German friends at seen.

The Great White Caribbean Cruise

Tread were Columbus trod, while avoiding any unwanted non-sexual contact with the natives. Gone are the golden days of the Great Whites…

Tourist watching in Negril

Jamaica loves its tourists. Even in economically strained times, there’s no denying that the tourism industry feeds many people, and in return the industry feeds right back, much to the delight of sunseekers, Reggae enthusiasts, weedhead students and Stella’s of all shapes and sizes all looking to get their proverbial grooves back.
Not surprisingly, Jamaica’s [...]

This is Stone Love at The Tropics Nightclub in 1985…

Our friend Sherman wrote recently about the cancer affecting Jamaican music. This is him reminiscing about when Cancer meant Stone Love and the sounds still ruled the Dancehall…

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