Tarrus Riley sings in ‘Parables’

These days, Tarrus Riley is a busy man. With his 15-track album Parables, produced by Dean Fraser, released by VP Records for all of three weeks, he will be performing on the highly anticipated concert with Air Supply next weekend.

M-16 guitar came in hot

Reggae historian and Peter Tosh’s former manager, Copeland Forbes, has joined in efforts to prevent the auction of Tosh’s one-of-a-kind M-16 Stratocaster guitar, slated to be up for grabs by the highest bidder on eBay.

It was I who bought that guitar from a fan who custom-made it specially for Peter and […]

Chico teams up with Lord Kossity for Booty Call
Dancehall artiste Chico has again teamed up with French dancehall rap artiste Lord Kossity. They collaborate on the track Booty Call, which has been earmarked as the first official release off Kossity’s sophomore album Danger Zone for Universal Music (France).

Bob Marley goes upmarket with clothing line
At Push Emporium, a hip boutique in downtown Los Angeles, a display is devoted to denim jeans ($220), military-style jackets ($310), T-shirts ($50) and other apparel from Tuff Gong Clothing. The new, pricey fashion line was inspired by an unlikely, populist source: reggae superstar Bob Marley.

Despite the Jamaican-born icon’s […]

Impending auction of Tosh’s M-16 guitar sparks controversy

The recent announcement of the impending auction of an M-16 Stratocaster guitar that belonged to late reggae icon Peter Tosh, has sparked controversy among his children, who say they were not informed of the intended sale of the instrument.
Jawara McIntosh, 26, the youngest son of the deceased […]