Headphone Rockers
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
There must be an otherworldy vibe in the air this week or maybe it's just one of those inflection points when people feel the need for a break from the earthly grind of drug... Read More...
D.R. to Cannes: Filmmaker Albert Xavier Makes History
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Friends We Love
New York-raised Dominican auteur Albert Xavier just made film history by getting his new flick Hermafrodita accepted to screen at the world-renowned Can... Read More...
Kreyol Connection: Mr. OK Raps from Haiti to Montreal
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
One of the (tiny) upsides to the earthquake in Haiti early this year has been an increased awareness of Haitian art and culture and doubly so in the Francophone world. It ma... Read More...
Black Nicaragua: Bluefields Sound Documentary
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
What do pirates, Iran-Contra and reggae music have in common? A Caribbean coastal town in Nicaragua called Bluefields, apparently. Our intrepid Miami correspondent Walshy Fi... Read More...
Old Time DJ: Junior Cat Returns!
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Deadly Dragon
Continuing the string of veteran artists dominating the runnings, our cohorts at Deadly Dragon have streamed a few of their favorite Junior Cat 45s in hon... Read More...
Respect: More Shabba Ranks Iconography
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos by Jonathan Mannion via The FADER
As a follow up to their (and my) double cover Icon feature on Shabba Ranks, Fader just posted an exclusive photo set of the Grammy-... Read More...
Watch Me Now: Pop’Africana + Gaye McDonald
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Pop'Africana is a blog (documenting the fashion adventures of saga girl Oroma Elewa) so fabulous it just became it's own magazine, jumping fiercely into the deep end of the ... Read More...
Untwisted: Jovi Rockwell, Flo Rida and Weezy “Fresh I Stay Pt. 2”
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Photo by Martei Korley
In case you haven't caught the vapors streaming off the blogosphere, the Flo Rida and Lil Wayne collabo "Fresh I Stay Pt. 2" just leaked, featurin... Read More...
Blog Alert: New Caribbean Cinema
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Images courtesy of Storm Saulter
Our dog Storm Saulter--he's the director of Better Must Come, but dancehall fans may also recognize him as the guy who shot Vybz Kartel aga... Read More...
Mickey Dread: Disney Goes Reggae
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Yes, you read the headline correctly. In yet another validation of the universal appeal (and selling power) of Caribbean music, entertainment giant Disney recently announced... Read More...
Dark Alliance: Drake and Mavado “Find Your Love” video
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Like we told you a few weeks back, rap's most-anticipated artist Drake took a page out of the gully gospel for his latest video, casting Mavado as the sharpest point of a lo... Read More...
Radio La-La: Collie Buddz Launches Bermuda FM Station?
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Bermuda's Royal Gazette reported last week that bermy bashment star Collie Buddz and his brother Matthew Harper have applied for permission to launch a new radio station on ... Read More...