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  • Rub a Dub Style: Inside The Roots of Dancehall Culture. (Music History)

    The following is an excerpt from Beth Lesser’s Rub a Dub Style: The Roots of Dancehall Culture.   All photos courtesy Beth Lesser. The Early Days In the early 1980s, when Dancehall hit the record markets abroad, many long time reggae enthusiasts were disheartened. Fans had been comfortable with roots music – Burning Spear, Bob…

  • Black Mirror: Reflected Remix Via Retro Comic Goodness. (Television/Art Review)

    One of my recent favourite television discoveries is a thought provoking show called Black Mirror. It’s a British series created by Charlie Brooker, currently served up via Netflix. Each episode is in stand alone format with the running theme of near future, dark side of technology tales. Thanks to Brazil based artist Butcher Billy, it…

  • Back To The Zone: Indiegogo Campaign Launched for Toronto’s Dance Culture Doc. (Documentary Film)

    I’ve finally mustered up the courage, polished off my proverbial tin cup and launched an Indiegogo initiative for my film Back To The Zone. If you haven’t yet heard of it, the film is the culmination of many years of research into the history of music culture in Toronto. The result is a feature length…

  • We Got It From Here: A Tribe Called Quest Makes a Comeback. (Music Review)

    Almost a full twenty years after their last album, A Tribe Called Quest have released brand new material. The album features work from one of it’s founding members; Phife Dawg, who tragically passed away several months prior to it’s release. Listen to NPR’s review for We Got It From Here: Thank You 4 your service…

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