David Bowie’s 1972 opus The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was his first truly classic album, and it remains one of the most important rock records of all time. Fifty-one years later, Ziggy‘s centerpiece “Starman” is being reimagined as the lead single off Ziggy Stardub, a beautifully crafted reggae version of Bowie’s iconic LP from New York’s Easy Star All-Stars, who have built a career on reinterpreting rock for the dread set.
“It’s the song most pivotal to the loose storyline of the original album,...
“It’s the song most pivotal to the loose storyline of the original album,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Patricia Meschino
- Rollingstone.com
Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, whose work in classics like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song” has been described as “rapturous, spellbinding mood music,” announced today through a representative that she has Als and no longer can sing.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that famous figures such as Stephen Hawking, Lou Gehrig and Charles Mingus have battled. Als “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” her publicists said in a statement obtained by multiple outlets today. “But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon.”
The statement continued: “Miss Flack plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.” In fact, she has a children’s book do out next year.
Flack, 85, was the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years. She won...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that famous figures such as Stephen Hawking, Lou Gehrig and Charles Mingus have battled. Als “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” her publicists said in a statement obtained by multiple outlets today. “But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon.”
The statement continued: “Miss Flack plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.” In fact, she has a children’s book do out next year.
Flack, 85, was the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years. She won...
- 11/14/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
After selling over 18 million singles since 2009, and his storied departure from Cash Money last year, Jay Sean is back on his home soil with his first single for Sony Music UK, with legendary Jamaican dancehall legend Sean Paul.
On February 5th, millions of Jay Sean fans across the globe will be treated to an up-tempo slice of summery urban pop with ‘Make My Love Go’ which samples the classic Us #1 Maxi Priest single ‘Close To You’.
‘Make My Love Go’ features an infectious beat and melody that is guaranteed to be ringing around clubs and beach bars all year. With Jay’s soulful voice and Sean Paul’s world famous toasting style, the track is the perfect way to brighten up the cold winter nights and start celebrating good times. The accompanying video, shot in La, revolves around the guys performing at a Block Party with plenty of good old dancehall vibes!
On February 5th, millions of Jay Sean fans across the globe will be treated to an up-tempo slice of summery urban pop with ‘Make My Love Go’ which samples the classic Us #1 Maxi Priest single ‘Close To You’.
‘Make My Love Go’ features an infectious beat and melody that is guaranteed to be ringing around clubs and beach bars all year. With Jay’s soulful voice and Sean Paul’s world famous toasting style, the track is the perfect way to brighten up the cold winter nights and start celebrating good times. The accompanying video, shot in La, revolves around the guys performing at a Block Party with plenty of good old dancehall vibes!
- 2/4/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
“I Need Your Love” hitmaker Shaggy, 46, grooves with Us Weekly and shares his top reggae tracks! “War” by Bob Marley “The lyrics are an actual speech by an Ethiopian emperor. How genius!” “The Tide Is High” by Blondie “John Holt, a classic Jamaican singer, wrote it. Blondie took it to No. 1.” “Housecall” by Shabba Ranks & Maxi Priest “It introduced dancehall to the mainstream. Such a major moment!” “Murder She Wrote” by Chaka Demus & Pliers “The guitarist played the beat and it became an anthem for the world.” “Get Busy” by Sean [...]...
- 7/8/2015
- Us Weekly
Reggae veteran Maxi Priest returns this summer with his first new album in seven years, and it includes an unlikely cover of John Mayer’s song “Gravity.” Priest premieres the tune today with a lyric video on Speakeasy. It’s a lover’s rock-style take on the tune, with a gently bobbing backbeat framing guitars, horns and Priest’s earnest, impassioned vocals. The singer tells Speakeasy that he first heard Mayer’s “Gravity” from his producer, Collin “Bulby” York. “Instantly,...
- 6/10/2014
- by Eric R. Danton
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
First it was fun., then it was food trucks.
Now, with the announcement of Jill Scott, Robert Plant, Robin Thicke, Estelle and others joining the lineup, entertainment for the 2013 Taste of Chicago is looking downright delicious.
Wednesday, the city announced the full lineup of music for the Taste, which has shaped up to include a solid mix of R&B, rock, indie pop and hip-hop.
In March, Taste officials teased the entertainment in store by revealing Grammy winners fun. would headline the July 10-14 festival in Grant Park. Other performers on the Taste bill were some of the freshest the festival has had in years — an important move given how badly the annual event has struggled to stay in the black in recent years.
Adding to the more exciting entertainment for a festival that has seen plenty of has-been acts back in the day (cough, Wallflowers), the Taste will also...
Now, with the announcement of Jill Scott, Robert Plant, Robin Thicke, Estelle and others joining the lineup, entertainment for the 2013 Taste of Chicago is looking downright delicious.
Wednesday, the city announced the full lineup of music for the Taste, which has shaped up to include a solid mix of R&B, rock, indie pop and hip-hop.
In March, Taste officials teased the entertainment in store by revealing Grammy winners fun. would headline the July 10-14 festival in Grant Park. Other performers on the Taste bill were some of the freshest the festival has had in years — an important move given how badly the annual event has struggled to stay in the black in recent years.
Adding to the more exciting entertainment for a festival that has seen plenty of has-been acts back in the day (cough, Wallflowers), the Taste will also...
- 4/24/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
June 10: Singer Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles is 71. Actor Andrew Stevens is 57. Bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders is 51. Singer Maxi Priest is 51. Actress Gina Gershon is 50. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 49. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) is 48. Actress Kate Flannery ("The Office") is 48. Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 47. Guitarist Joey Santiago of The Pixies is 47. Guitarist Emma Anderson (Lush) is 45. Country guitarist Brian Hofeldt of The Derailers is 45. Singer Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) is 42. Singer JoJo of K-Ci and JoJo is 41. Singer Faith Evans is 39. Singer Lemisha Grinstead of 702 is 34. Actor DJ Qualls ("Hustle & Flow") is 34. Actor Shane West ("ER," "Now and Again") is 34. Singer Hoku is 31. Actress Leelee Sobieski is 30.
June 11: Actor Gene Wilder is 79. Actor Chad Everett is 75. Comedian Johnny Brown ("Laugh-In") is 75. Singer Joey Dee is 72. Actress Adrienne Barbeau ("Maude") is 67. Drummer Frank Beard of Zz Top is 63. Singer Donnie Van...
June 11: Actor Gene Wilder is 79. Actor Chad Everett is 75. Comedian Johnny Brown ("Laugh-In") is 75. Singer Joey Dee is 72. Actress Adrienne Barbeau ("Maude") is 67. Drummer Frank Beard of Zz Top is 63. Singer Donnie Van...
- 6/7/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Lover's rock influenced the Police and Sade, and gave women a voice in reggae – so why was it sidelined in its native Britain?
In 1979, Janet Kay's piercing falsetto was one of the defining sounds of the summer. Silly Games, her bittersweet ode to a faltering relationship, enjoyed heavy radio play, thanks in part to a subtle arrangement by songwriter/producer Dennis Bovell, a distinctive drum pattern from Aswad's Angus Gaye and distribution on a Warners subsidiary. The song reached No 2, the highest chart placing for a black, British woman at that point. It also signalled a coming of age for lover's rock, the softened, British reggae sub-genre that focused on romance, but, as noted in Menelik Shabazz's documentary The Story of Lover's Rock, involved so much more than setting teenaged heartbreak to a reggae beat.
Though a primarily underground phenomenon, lover's rock influenced pop acts such as the Police,...
In 1979, Janet Kay's piercing falsetto was one of the defining sounds of the summer. Silly Games, her bittersweet ode to a faltering relationship, enjoyed heavy radio play, thanks in part to a subtle arrangement by songwriter/producer Dennis Bovell, a distinctive drum pattern from Aswad's Angus Gaye and distribution on a Warners subsidiary. The song reached No 2, the highest chart placing for a black, British woman at that point. It also signalled a coming of age for lover's rock, the softened, British reggae sub-genre that focused on romance, but, as noted in Menelik Shabazz's documentary The Story of Lover's Rock, involved so much more than setting teenaged heartbreak to a reggae beat.
Though a primarily underground phenomenon, lover's rock influenced pop acts such as the Police,...
- 9/22/2011
- by David Katz
- The Guardian - Film News
Update: We had it wrong! Julian Jarrold’s Red Riding Trilogy doesn’t get its official release until the end of the month on August 31. It is however still on Netflix Watch Instantly for your viewing pleasure so, for all you red envelopers, you can check out Part 1 through Part 3 now. For everyone else, you’ll have to make like Maxi Priest and hold on for just a little bit longer, baby. Thanks be to pal Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects for the heads up on this oversight.
Read more on The Good, The Bad, The Weird and more in this week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases…...
Read more on The Good, The Bad, The Weird and more in this week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases…...
- 8/17/2010
- by James Wallace
- GordonandtheWhale
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