Last Thursday Cedric “Im” Brooks, the legendary saxaphonist, was admitted to the hospital after suffering a “mild” heart attack. According to the Jamaican Observer he has now been removed from life support. It goes on to mention that “He is still not awake but he has yawned and is showing signs of progress,” so let’s [...]
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Trojan Records is gathering material for another in its expanded re-isssue campaign – this time for rare Desmond Dekker releases. They plan to re-issue the first 2 albums (007 Shantytown & Isrealites) from the artist with expanded and rare/ unreleased bonus material. There’s a good little bit posted at The Jamaica Gleaner. As always [...] The documentary “Skinhead Attitude”, directed by Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schweizer (Skin or Die & White Terror), is a history and investigation into the skinhead cult movement in the U.S. and U.K. since the 1960s. The subjects range from lightweight fashionable types to hardcore neo-Nazis. Special consideration is paid to the murder of two “Unity” skinheads [...] The Gleaner is running a fairly interesting 2 part article on the importance of Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer to the rise of Bob Marley & The Wailers. Here is a small excerpt from the article: |
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