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Behind the scenes with the biggest soul stars of the 70s
“Nobody will ever understand what fun we had,” says Bruce W Talamon about the decade he spent photographing the heyday of funk, R&B and soul music in America.<p>Between 1972 and 1982, this young and relatively inexperienced photographer from Los Angeles had almost unrestricted access to the biggest, …
ArtSeven essential Damian Marley songs for your reggae playlist
As the youngest son of reggae icon Bob Marley, Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley continues his father’s musical legacy.<p>Born on this day in 1978 to Marley …
Cannabis IndustryAugust 2018 New Music Releases
The month's key new music releases include a pair of Alices, some former Black Crowes and a slew of cool reissues.Continue reading…
Paul Simon3 Things We Just Learned About Fine A** Rotimi That Makes Him Even More Attractive
<b>Rotimi</b> is already fine, but now he has us straight lusting. Find out why inside...Rotimi is killing it as Dre on "Power" as he continues to try and …
50 CentLiam Gallagher’s five BeZarist takes on the English language
The man’s an experimental poet in a parka<p>Look, it’s news to absolutely no one that Liam Gallagher is the tweeter of the century. The gobby little …
Celebrity (UK)I Went to One of Europe's Biggest Festivals and Only Saw Cover Bands
Is spending an entire weekend watching cover bands just as fun as seeing the real Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, or Metallica on the main stage? I decided to find out.<p><i>A version of this article originally appeared on Noisey Netherlands.</i><p>According to Wikipedia, a cover band is "a band that plays …
Indie Music7 activities for everyone in Chicago parks
Play a piano, take a boxing class or simply stargaze on The 606<p>The park district does a lot in Chicago. It runs more than 600 parks but also the beaches, pools, harbors, botanic conservatories, a zoo and a handful of museums. The organization is one of the largest, and oldest park districts in the …
Michael BennettThe influence of black American music on Australian Indigenous musicians
When Indigenous jazz and blues singer Georgia Lee approached the microphone to sing Strange Fruit at the Sydney Town Hall in 1948, she was …
Entertainment (Australia)Rare Bob Dylan handwritten letter sold for nearly $30,000 at auction
A rare handwritten letter by Bob Dylan to an old Greenwich Village friend sold for $29,645 according to Boston-based RR Auction. The one-page letter …
Greenwich Village37 Musicians Who Have Two First Names
<b>Luke Bryan</b> is 42 as of today, July 17. So in honor of the country star’s birthday, we decided to compile a list of artists who have the following in …
MusicBob Marley: Suyyash Rai Star Boy LOC's New Song Teaser Out; Watch It Here
'Bob Marley' also features Divya Agarwal and Benafsha Soonawalla showcasing their scintillating dance moves.<p>After the success of hit songs <i>Dilli se …
India NewsThe 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years
From the Stones to the Smiths to Biggie Smalls.<p>Musicians may get famous for their, well, music, but their senses of style are another iconic part of their personas and performances. Here, a look back at some of the most stylish music men of the past 50 years. They do not disappoint.<p>Bob Dylan<p>Jack …
MusicThe biggest American cannabis business is in Canada
Tilray, a marijuana conglomerate, went public yesterday on New York’s NASDAQ, with its stock price rising more than 30% today as investors bet on Canada’s decision to legalize adult use of cannabis. It’s the first cannabis producer to make its initial public offering on a US stock exchange.<p>The use …
CannabisThe 10 Most Pioneering Reggae Producers Of All Time
The best reggae producers didn’t only pioneer new sounds and recording techniques, they ensured that Jamaica was recognised as a country capable of …
MusicFrom Banana Ice Cream Bars To Spicy ‘Cheese’ Spread: 15 Vegan Recipes That Went Viral Last Week
Summer is officially here! With warm weather comes tons of creative recipes and ways to recreate some iconic dishes to suit your plant-based …
Ice CreamGarry Lowe, 64, was the bassist who gave Big Sugar its reggae groove
He was the gentle, dreadlocked musician who gave the popular Canadian blues-reggae rock group Big Sugar its distinctive bass sound. But Garry Lowe, who died of cancer on July 7 at the age of 64, played a far greater role, bridging the reggae and Rastafarian culture of his native Jamaica with …
Lowe'sMark Duplass Apologizes for Praising Right-Wing Pundit Ben Shapiro
“I’m really sorry. I now understand that I need to be more diligent and careful,” says actor-filmmaker<p>Actor and filmmaker Mark Duplass has walked …
Donald TrumpOpinion: Drugs and litter - St George's Park is not good enough for our kids
Bristol City Council faces a massive £108million deficit by 2023 if it fails to make any savings - it has an almost impossible job to do.<p>But the …
Bristol City"Hey! That's Not What I Didn't Mean": On What Trump Said in Helsinki
Like many of you, I was surprised to learn that President Trump's disastrous press conference in Helsinki earlier this week was all a …
Liberal ViewAlice In Chains reflect on grunge tragedies as band enjoy new success
THE book of grunge, littered as it is with self-loathing, drug abuse and suicide, was never tipped to have a happy ending.<p>But the enduring Alice In …
Celebrity (UK)Sanaa Lathan: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me (My Audition for ‘Love and Basketball’ Was Almost Five Months Long)
<b>Sanaa Lathan</b>, starring as a principal on <i>The Affair</i>, gives <i>Us</i> a lesson on herself. Read on to learn 25 things about the actress.<p>1. I take my incense …
Sanaa LathanListen to Chris Lane's #TBT Mixtape, Featuring the Tracks That Inspired His Sophomore LP 'Laps Around The Sun'
This week's spin comes from Chris Lane. The country darling just dropped his sophomore LP <i>Laps Around The Sun</i> last week (July 13), released via Big …
FloridaCanada's Tilray Pops In Milestone U.S. IPO Debut
Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Tilray and co-founder of Seattle-based Privateer Holdings, the private equity firm that owns the Canadian cannabis producer, has plenty of reason to rejoice these days.<p>Tilray set a milestone yesterday, becoming the first cannabis firm to IPO on a major U.S. exchange—the …
Financial RegulationIsraeli Cannabis-Based Skincare Products are Here
What if we told you there was a skincare line containing cannabis?<p>What if it couldn’t actually get you high but can still aid in certain skin …
Skin CarePolitics In Zimbabwe Has A New Soundtrack
Music and politics have always been intertwined, from "Yankee Doodle" to "A Change is Gonna Come." And that's true in Zimbabwe, too — a country that is now facing a historic political transition.<p>In the 1960s and '70s, when the country was still known as Rhodesia, black nationalists fought a bloody …
MusicHow Live Nation is becoming part of Wilmington's DNA
When <b>World Cafe Live</b> severed ties with <b>The Queen</b> last year, it seemed like an ominous sign that things just weren’t working for downtown.<p>World Cafe …
WilmingtonWorkers of the World Cup: On Qatar 2022 and the Future of FIFA
<i>Welcome to</i> LARB Ball<i>, our new sports and culture column! From race and gender to fandom and sociability, athletics and education, fashion and</i> …
BooksPreview: Paula Cole's wait is over
Paula Cole prefers not standing in fame’s intense light.<p>The 1997 Grammy winner for best new artist may be less sought-after than she was in the 1990s …
MusicGrandmaster Flash - his message
Grandmaster Flash<p><b>Grandmaster Flash is coming to Warrington, Getintohis’ Jono Podmore caught up with him but found there were a few stipulations first.</b><p>…
MusicA White Woman Called The Police On Bob Marley's Granddaughter For Not Smiling At Her
View this photo on Instagram<p>Three black artists, including Donisha Prendergast — the eldest granddaughter of reggae legend Bob Marley — detained by …
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