Punch Brother Punch (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
Rockers is a cult 1978 Jamaican film by Ted Bafalouko. Structured around a tenuous storyline, it is more of a documentary than a feature film, showing a slice of the everyday life of West Kingston working class Rasta musicians. Artits like Dillinger, Big Youth, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs , and pretty much anyone else important in ’rockers’ (a [...]
A pint for Dionysus (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
When I first moved to Portland, the location that North now occupies was a trading card store. Sports cards, Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, the whole range. It was nearby and a welcome relief to have someplace that offered something familiar to me in a city where I didn’t know anyone. It went out of business and [...]
Nancy's Crazy Adventures. (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Regular readers will be aware I quite recently wrote a series of posts about the death of Jimi Hendrix, it was during my research for these posts that I stumbled across an extract from this book and subsequently bought it. It has proved to be an Interesting read, it discusses the death of many other Rock and Rap stars dating from the 60's right up until the 90's including Jim Morrison Brian Jones,...
Psychedelic Hippie Fashion (Free subscription) | 01/30/2010
By Marie Claire Ponsaran T-shirt printing companies often feature symbolic prints on t-shirts. These symbols include political and social images that may have significance to a minority group or may represent a counterculture movement, such as the Rastafari Movement. According to Wikipedia, most Rastas do not think of the movement as a "religion," but a "Way of Life." It is monotheistic,...
Damn Fine Day (Free subscription) | 01/27/2010
When a national television audience tuned into Saturday Night Live in December, 1978, they not only saw some great comedy, but their perceptions of who and what reggae was may have been both shattered and illuminated. Peter Tosh – an original Wailer (you know, that Marley guy’s band) – had hooked up with the Glimmer [...]
EdCone.com (Free subscription) | 01/16/2010
Peter Tosh would be proud: "We're beyond a tipping point culturally," said Roger Goodman, a Democrat representing Kirkland, Wash., and other Seattle suburbs in the Washington legislature who co-authored the legalization bill, known as HB 2401. "Now we're at a...
A Brief Encounter (Free subscription) | 01/15/2010
It's been a heavy week so I thought it was time to get mellow with a spot of reggae from the great Peter Tosh:
Dallas Observer | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 01/07/2010
Note to reggae fans: There are currently two bands touring as The Wailers . The first is The Wailers Band , which was formed by Bob Marley as his backing band after the first group of the same name (which included Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh ) disbanded in 1...
Funny Video (Free subscription) | 12/31/2009
Funny - Funny dog singing Peter Tosh - Video
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 12/22/2009
2010 Reggae Ambassadors Bob Marley, bunny wailer Peter tosh & Jimmy Cliff will join other Notable Reggae Ambassadors on the Reggae Walk of Fame at an Induction Ceremony in Lauderhill, Florida March 27, 2010
Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | 12/22/2009
Oh great, just great: Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation in Congress on Monday to protect a million acres of the Mojave Desert in California by scuttling some 13 big solar plants and wind farms planned for the region. But before the bill to create two new Mojave national monuments has even had its first hearing, the California Democrat has largely achieved her aim. Regardless of the legislation's...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Peter Tosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh) was born in 1944 in Jamaica in a rural area, and like so many of his countrymen, moved to the capital in search of better opportunities and a better life when he was in his late teens.
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domino75 | 08/21/2009
Update soundtrack and lyrics movie Bandslam Plot: A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands. Lyrics, video soundtrack - Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) listen - Femme Fatale (Velvet Underground & Nico) listen - Young Folks (Peter, Bjorn & John) listen - What Light (Wilco) listen
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