Tag: "Bob Marley"

Marley
0 Comments. 603 Views. Posted 19 Jun 2012 @ 11:38am.
On a wall next to the spot where street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi committed suicide in December 2010 – helping spark the Tunisian revolution and in turn the Arab Spring – are written lyrics from Bob Marley’s Get Up, Stand Up. In fact, you can find the image and words of Marley anywhere around the world where class struggles and revolution still exists – as Kevin Macdonald found when he was... Read More
Q&A: Will And The People
0 Comments. 949 Views. Posted 29 Feb 2012 @ 5:28pm.
  Name/Band: Will And The People   Define your genre in five words or less: heavy chilled pop grunge reggae.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? "I just heard a great band on a street corner, bought their CD... Let's change these beers for a bottle of wine and go dance at yours."... Read More
More Bluesfest Sideshows Announced
0 Comments. 1,587 Views. Posted 23 Jan 2012 @ 7:00pm.
Those of you who can't get enough of the Bluesfest sideshow action are in for a treat, with new shows, extra shows and ace supports being announced today. Embodying the reggae legacy, Ziggy Marley will be bringing his stunning bracnd of rock, reggae and R&B to The Corner on Monday April 9.   Disco diva Candi Staton will bring her high pedigree of classic tracks to The Corner on Friday... Read More
Bluesfest Fourth Announcement
3 Comments. 2,221 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2012 @ 10:46pm.
The fourth round of artists has been announced for the much-loved Bluesfest, tipping the scale into overdrive. Among the surprise headline acts are John Fogerty performing the albums and music of the legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival and five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, actor, artist, activist, humanitarian and son of Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley. Also added to the already epic lineup... Read More
60 Seconds With... OKA
0 Comments. 904 Views. Posted 11 Nov 2011 @ 11:10am.
So then, what's the band name and what do you 'do' in the band? OKA - I'm Lanos and I'm on woodwinds and guitar   What do you reckon people will say you sound like?   Here's what someone actually said: "Imagine Bob Marley Meets Stevie Wonder via the Chemical Brothers in a steaming rainforest - then you start to get the idea".   What do you love about making music?   You... Read More
60 Seconds With... OKA
0 Comments. 729 Views. Posted 11 Nov 2011 @ 11:10am.
So then, what's the band name and what do you 'do' in the band? OKA - I'm Lanos and I'm on woodwinds and guitar   What do you reckon people will say you sound like?   Here's what someone actually said: "Imagine Bob Marley Meets Stevie Wonder via the Chemical Brothers in a steaming rainforest - then you start to get the idea".   What do you love about making music?   You... Read More
60 Seconds With Impossible Odds
0 Comments. 1,036 Views. Posted 4 Nov 2011 @ 9:03am.
So then, what's the band name and what do you 'do' in the band? We're called Impossible Odds and I write and perform as an MC…. Rival MC   What do you reckon people will say you sound like?   In terms of my voice, I've been compared to "Henry Rollin's cepthiphopier" and also as "having the subtlety of Kev Carmody".     What do you love about making music?   The... Read More
TJR
0 Comments. 3,527 Views. Posted 27 Oct 2011 @ 10:32am.
"I sold my TB-303 and bought a Virus TI Yeah basically I stopped making acid house and using outboard gear then went into software. At the same time I was heavily influenced by Switch and the dubsided sound so it made sense. Acid House was so niche and the dare I say "fidget" sound was emerging but that was oh so 2008! Lots has changed." LA-based DJ/producer T J Rozdilsky (who is better known... Read More
Raggamuffin 2012 Revealed
0 Comments. 2,349 Views. Posted 30 Aug 2011 @ 2:54pm.
Hell yeah! Beat is delighted to let y'all know that joining Raggamuffin 2012 alongside UB40 is Billy Ocean (get out of my dreams!).  But that's not all! Also added is Marvin Priest, son of reggae legend Maxi, who has had one of the biggest radio hits of 2011. Big Mountain, famous for their cover of Peter Frampton’s Baby I Love Your Way join The Wailers’ Junior Marvin who worked... Read More
Josh Rawiri : War On Religion
0 Comments. 2,579 Views. Posted 31 May 2011 @ 12:11pm.
“This is no redemption song,” Rawiri begins, “This is no song from a hippy that smokes bongs, this is just me and my guitar, singing to yourself about my world.” Never in my life would I have sought to defend the bong-smoking hippy, but at least the dread-locked troubadours of the roots folk scene aren’t so… I don’t know… literal. Read More
Reviver
0 Comments. 1,481 Views. Posted 21 Apr 2011 @ 11:25am.
Name/Band: “Reviver.” Define your genre in five words or less: “Soul-reggae sexual chocolate heaven.” So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “Oh dearie me, I think I've just found the meaning of life! I saw it in that lead singer's eyes! Drink up!” How long have you been gigging and writing? “I've... Read More
Little Blak Dress
0 Comments. 1,050 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2011 @ 12:00am.
Ten bands everyone should know about: “XTC, The Strokes (new album Angles is bomb diggity), The Hives, ABC, The Rolling Stones, The Cure, Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers, The Commodores, Billy Preston, Van Morrison.” Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: “Brown sugar, hot potatoes,juicebox, goats head soup, fat bottomed girls, champagne and a reefer, milk, chuck... Read More
Damian ‘Jnr. Gong’ Marley
0 Comments. 791 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2011 @ 10:15am.
Damian ‘Jnr. Gong’ Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley, comes across as the archetypal Rastafarian chiller – his relaxed voice floats like a feather down the phone line as chats to 100% prior to his appearance with US rapper Nas at next month’s Good Vibrations Festival. “We [he and Nas] have been touring Distant Relatives since May so the music doesn... Read More
Raggamuffin This Weekend
0 Comments. 1,182 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2011 @ 2:30pm.
Chill out and/or hang out at the Myer Music Bowl this Saturday January 29 and enjoy the very best the world of r’n’b, reggae, dub, roots and hip hop has to offer with Raggamuffin. There’s nary a better way to spend a lazy summer arvo and evening than kicking back on the hill enjoy the rasta vibes floating around. Featured is Queen of RnB Mary J Blige, alongside the legendary... Read More
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