“Once upon a time it was just the radio stations that knew about a new music release before we did. These days now that it’s all on-line, we’re the last to know.” This was what a local independent music store owner said frustratedly to me this week as she searched on-line for a long time,… Continue reading Independent Music Stores – The Last To Know
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The MP3 Tragedy
Sound quality matters. Ever so much. The movement from the sweet, tasty sounds of vinyl… …to not-anywhere-near-as-amazing, but still okay sounding CD’s… …to unbearable MP3 versions & their loss of sounds… 01 Blackbird – MP3 – Blackbird (2013) – Fat Freddys Drop …is a tragedy of epic proportions. Don’t you think so? Or am I going on about nothing? … Continue reading The MP3 Tragedy
Independent Colombian Music Stores for Independent Colombian Music
These are some of the exciting new Colombian sound pleasures I have ahead of me. All are Colombian fusion music CD’s. All are original, real CD’s with good sound quality. I can listen to all the sounds of the original recorded music (unlike in MP3 or MP4 format). Real CD’s with the album artwork, artists names &… Continue reading Independent Colombian Music Stores for Independent Colombian Music
Jamaican Music and Dance – Culture Snapshots
Three weeks in 3 of Jamaica’s major musical hubs – Kingston, Montego Bay & Negril – checking outand soaking up as much Jamaican music and dance culture as possible. Not much time to truly know anything much about any place. No time to know anything about the rest of Jamaica (including Ochos Rios – another hub).But enough… Continue reading Jamaican Music and Dance – Culture Snapshots
“Reggae Has a Fight”
“Reggae has a fight”. “We’re losing our culture.” These are the sorts of things people in Kingston have been saying to me all week – most of them venue and music store owners. Gone are the days when Jamaicans bought music from music stores. Now Jamaicans get music on-line for free or buy it from bootleggers on the streets. Economic… Continue reading “Reggae Has a Fight”
What You’ll Find @ Tuff Gong International Kingston
Tuff Gong International – Kingston, Jamaica. Founded in 1965 by Mr Bob Marley himself. Tuff Gong’s Kingston headquarters is a place Jamaican and international music artists can and do use as a complete one-stop shop for the recording and distribution of their music – CD’s and Vinyl. The Tuff Gong compound has a recording studio, mastering room,… Continue reading What You’ll Find @ Tuff Gong International Kingston