Toppa Top 10: Ten Cartoons Based On Musicians
On the eve of the new Major Lazer cartoon on FXX we share our list of the most unforgettable cartoons based on musicians.
Video: Lauryn Hill + DJ Rampage on ‘Letterman’
Words by Jesse Serwer—
LargeUp regulars may know DJ Rampage as a purveyor of fine reggae mixtapes and selector on our radio program The LargeUp Sessions, but our bredrin has been holding down Lauryn Hill... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: The Police, Rolling Stones + More at AIR Studios Montserrat
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis—
For reasons that are too obvious to state, the Caribbean has long been a favorite destination among overseas musicians looking to "get away from i... Read More...
ALBUM STREAM: Salaam Remi’s “One: In The Chamber”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
When it comes to contemporary music makers, there's few people we rate higher than Salaam Remi. Last summer we spent time at the low-key superproducer's Miami compound, where he spok... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Cover Songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Words by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley—
Bob Marley has influenced a lot of people, but he had many influences, too. In their early years, Bob and The Wailers did versions of songs by the Beatles, Tom ... Read More...
Boricua Beatles: The Ghetto Brothers’ Vintage Puerto Rican Rock
Words by Jesse Serwer—
In the South Bronx of the early 1970s, just around the time when Afrika Bambaataa and his Black Spades gang were refocusing their energies into community activism and music, the lead... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Stream Tunes From Mr. Vegas’ ‘Sweet Jamaica’ LP
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Mr. Vegas' Sweet Jamaica isn't out until Feb. 21 but it's already shaping up to be one of the year's most significant reggae albums. Trust us: the LP, which sees the dancehall hitm... Read More...