The Birdheye View: Listen to Birdheye’s Ganja Garden Groove Playlist on Apple Music
Our cannabis columnist selects a sublime set of songs to smoke to.
Visual Culture: Roger Steffens + Peter Simon’s “Reggae Scrapbook”
A look into the archives of reggae's most prolific collector, and one of its best-known photographers.
Happy, 4/20: The Toppa Top 20 Reggae Weed Anthems
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Sure, hip-hop has The Chronic, “I Got 5 On It,” and Meth and Red’s entire catalog, but when it comes to weed-smoking anthems, reggae is king. With literally tens (if not hundreds) ... Read More...
LargeUp TV: The Toppa Top 20 Weed Anthems, Pt. 2 (Hosted by Carlton Livingston)
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo and Video by Jason Zucker—
Sure, hip-hop has The Chronic, "I Got 5 On It," and Meth and Red's entire catalog, but when it comes to weed-smoking anthems, reggae is king. With ... Read More...
Visual Culture: Jamaican Dancehall Signs From the Collection of Maxine Walters
Words by Jesse Serwer—
For the last 12 plus years, Jamaican film and TV producer Maxine Walters—she's had her hand in most every major movie shot in JA over the last three decades, from The Mighty Quinn ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Reggae Tunes That Influenced Punk Rock (Selected by Earl Gateshead)
Words by Earl Gateshead—
Earl Gateshead and Dr. Alimantado
Along with people like Don Letts, Earl Gateshead was one of the figures responsible for making reggae a vital component of the burgeoning pun... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Omar, “There’s Nothing Like This”
Words by Martei Korley
Hearing Omar sing over the staccato yet laid-back bass lines of 'There's Nothing Like This" for the first time circa 1990, "This cat's got style" was the only thing that came to mi... Read More...