Under a Vybz at Weekenz When Vybz Kartel hit the stage at Weekenz, Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, at about 3:30 on Sunday morning, he looked out at the empty lawn and said, “a lie. A so much people deh yah man?” One hottie in a hot three-quarter-length white pants had been taking full advantage [...]
‘Rocking’ it ‘Well’ with Jovi ‘Rebel Love Goddess’ are the words that rising sensation, Jovi Rockwell, uses to describe herself. In a recent interview with TEENage, the 23-year-old songstress admits that she is proud to be different from every other artiste out there, in her quest for stardom.
Marley’s dad’s songs draw biggest cheers It has to be tough to be Ziggy Marley. First off, Marley’s still getting back on his feet after saying goodbye to his family back-up band the Melody Makers a few years ago. And while hitting the road with a set of mostly new musicians can be challenging enough, [...]
Honouring a ‘reel’ Jamaican legend In the summer of 1973, Lennie Little-White was a film student at the Ryerson Polytechnic University in Canada, when he went to a theatre at Danforth Street to see a movie named The Harder They Come. What he saw further fuelled his ambition to become a film-maker. “The lines were [...]
Island girl Rihanna continues her climb to the top There’s nothing like the warm spirit of the Caribbean to re-energise a dry, stale season of the same old song and dance. And there couldn’t be a better time than now for Barbados-born singer Rihanna to break into an industry that is eager to celebrate the [...]
Striking solo debut by Stephen Marley Each week, dozens of CDs turn up with uninteresting titles and even less engaging artistes. That changed with the arrival of Stephen Marley’s as yet unreleased Mind Control. Stephen Marley, the artiste, seems to have been around for eternity and has proved himself to be among the best – [...]
Flashpoint opens today There will no doubt be a reflective, if not sombre mood pervading at the Caves in Negril as the Flashpoint Film Festival opens today. News that Jamaican film pioneer and director of the classic The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell died yesterday will no doubt hit hard, and will be more poignant [...]
Trinity Criss ready to explode Trinity (three in one) Criss is ready to explode on the entertainment scene. Already there are a lot of people who have got some sunshine in their lives. The deejay has just concluded a tour with the likes of Beenie Man, Tanto Metro and Devonte backed by the Ruff Kut [...]
‘Big abroad, small a yard’ In Jamaica, there is a select group of artistes who can pack a venue whether they have a current hit song or not. There are others, who even with hits, still do not have much crowd pulling power. This is because the ‘hit’ is in the wrong place.
‘Madhouse’ buss a 9 The Asylum ninth anniversary party held at Mas Camp Village on Oxford Road in New Kingston last Saturday was not short of excitement. There was a massive crowd turnout despite the rain earlier in the day and the vibe, the music, the artistes and dancers were well represented.