The cosmopolitan setting of Zurich, Switzerland, is a far cry from the rustic district of Snow Hill in Portland where singer Shocking Murray was born...
The dreadlocked fellow seemed deep in concentration, reading a small book. I managed to capture his attention and he looked up from the book, smiled broadly and pointed to some fruits on a table in front of him....
It has become routine in the music business for artistes to release an album annually.Roots singer Bobby Tenna 'broke' those rules by taking three years before putting out Words and Melody, his second album.
The following are feedback letters received to last week's edition of Roving with Lalah. Dear Robert:This one had me crying! Lol! Thanks for my Tuesday laughter...
Wherever you might have been standing in the Old Hope Road area of St Andrew on Friday last, it would have been clear to you that something big was going on. Long lines of shiny SUVs were headed into the Ministry of Agriculture's complex for a farmers' market....
British police have maintained that deejay Smiley Culture died from a self-inflicted stab wound, despite calls by his family for a full investigation.Police had gone to Culture's...
Not many music fans outside of Britain were familiar with reggae bands from that country in the early 1970s. Steel Pulse changed all that in 1982 with their album, True Democracy....
A neck-breaking encounter with a camouflaged pothole landed me at a tyre-repair shop at a Hagley Park Road gas station, last week. Smitty, the ageing fellow charged with the task of repairing punctured tyres...
Dear Counsellor,My sister has schizophrenia and does not always take her tablets. She relapses sometimes and has to be admitted to hospital. What can I do to encourage compliance?
Things blew hot and cold for The Wailers in 1971.They begun the year on a high following some outstanding recordings for producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry, but were in danger of losing ground after an ill-fated tour of England.
It was a cool November afternoon and 81-year-old Gervin Henry had just returned to his home in Struan, Manchester after an early-morning trip to Kingston.He decided to walk down to his farm located just behind his house where he...
I am a college student who is having difficulty remembering my schoolwork. I want to get honours, but these memory lapses are causing problems for me. Do you have any suggestions?
Q Doc, can you please advise? I am a guy of 18, and last week I met a real nice girl at Half-Way Tree. She invited me back to her parents' house, and we went into her bedroom.
Keyboardist Ansell Collins was just 23 years old when he and Dave Barker packed their bags and left for London in 1971 to promote their hit song, Double Barrel. Next month, the duo will reunite at the April 21-24 London International Ska Festival...
Screech! The sudden stop caused me to rock forward rather violently, but I didn't mind much, since it appeared I had finally found what I was looking for.It wasn't exactly what I was expecting though. In fact, I was downright confused....
