Interview: Reasoning With Clive Chin
Remembering Randy’s Records, Bob Marley, And Playing Rhythms On A Cheese Grater Tonight in Brooklyn NYC, legendary reggae producer Clive Chin will premiere some exclusive scorchers from deep inside the vaults of Randy’s Records that have scarcely been heard since they were first laid down inside the studio at 17 North Parade in Kingston, Jamaica. […]
WATCH THIS: Reasoning With Ed Sheeran
Reshma B Interviews The UK Phenom Who’s Redder Than Red Ed Sheeran played a little gig today at Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Playing 300 gigs a year is nothing unusual for the 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Suffolk, England first whose single “The A-Team” lodged in the UK Top 10 for three months in 2011. His […]
Interview: Reasoning With Rodigan Part 3
Sir RamJam’s Royal Recognition, His Radio Clash With Barry G, And His Fears For Reggae’s Future David Rodigan‘s trophy case must be getting mighty crowded. This year alone the veteran UK selector and radio personality has won the World Clash, received Member of the British Empire honors at Buckingham Palace, and earlier this month he […]
Salaam Remi on the Making Of Nas’ “The Don”
The Ace Producer Tells How A Super Cat Classic Evolved Into A Hip-Hop Banger Ever since Nas dropped “The Don,” he’s had the streets on fire. We knew it was a Salaam Remi production, based on a classic Super Cat sample, and “Heavy D gave this beat to Salaam for me to rap on.” But […]
Interview: Reasoning With Rodigan Part 2
The Rudeboy Gentleman’s Long & Winding Road From King Tubby’s Dub Studio To Buckingham Palace David Rodigan is sometimes referred to as the rudeboy gentleman, a nickname that sums up the apparent contradictions that make the veteran UK selector and radio personality such a singular character. Who else can say that they have cut dubplates […]
Interview: Reasoning With Rodigan Part 1
Sir RamJam Talks About Getting Sampled On Dubstep Tracks And Bigs Up The Late Great King Stitt 2012 has been a great year for David “RamJam” Rodigan, the veteran UK selector and radio personality. Last month he won Irish & Chin’s World Clash, defeating Bass Odyssey in the final round. The month before that he […]
Interview: Reasoning With Ziggy Marley
Executive Producer of Marley Documentary Speaks On His Vision For The Film, And Its Biggest Surprise The long-awaited, critically acclaimed documentary Marley had its L.A. premiere last night, with a Jamaican debut scheduled for Thursday April 19th in Kingston’s Emancipation Park. And then on April 20—which also happens to be both America’s unofficial ganja holiday and Stephen Marley’s […]