I'm listening to her song now

Nirvana

if you haven't read it, a really brilliant book that speaks directly to the Kingston experience is The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto by Adidja Palmer (Kartel) and Michael Dawson

Dawson wrote the forward and the last chapter, the rest is straight Kartel

amazing book, whether you live here or not. lent it out a million times and it always came back with wicked notes in the margins. to many peeps Kartel was their idol coming up cuz he was actually talking about their lives in his tracks, and while the libraries here all have copies they are only open during work hours. when people are, uh, working. hence my informal nickname Library

I gave for keeps my copy with those all those notes to security dude on his last day here (I STILL cannot believe he was fired for being my friend but this is how this city works)

he was one of those kids that grew up what's called 'red dirt' (country) learning the world they live in through his music

incidentally that is one huge difference between Kingston and anywhere else I have ever lived. any other place I've lived you lend out a book you have to expect to never see it again. here, I have even lent out my own JA library-borrowed books and they are always returned

wicked read if you can find a copy. as apparently the only other person here aside from Natalie from Mojo who actually understands dancehall (and the culture and politics from which it was created, very much akin to the birth of hip hop in New York) I think you'd love it

but yeah, Kingston kinda sucks these days. another friend of mine cleans the pool here (I knew him way before I moved in to this place, he likes to dance too and hits the same little hole in the wall clubs I do) and I'm seriously afraid to talk to him to much when he's over now

just ridiculous and it's wearing on me. if not the beach I par in Portmore almost every time I go out. sick of this uptown shit



@optics I love your sig

Drinks are not on me (tonight) . . .

you really are one of those insufferable people who are impossible to not adore

happy weekend :pimp

Its not night yet but currently listening to this...



:stoned

Been listening to some 80's rock as change of pace. I'm always discovering new bands I love, but this is the stuff that got me into music when I was a kid.

When is someone going to finally use this in a movie?




I remember this guy has the nuclear pipes.


very late 80's, but still qualifies.




This song is a journey. Take the journey. If you've never heard this song, hear it now for the first time.




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Been checking out some covers lately. Love this one of Melissa Auf Der Maur doing a sexy cover of Devil's plaything by Danzig.

I was listening to some old George Thorogood & The Destroyers earlier tonight.

Yes! I was thinking about making a thread about formative years music and you just did it. gracias.

growing up for me was a mix of adult music (Floyd, Costello, Pointer Sisters, Eurythmics, Tull) and my own (PE, NWA, LL, Flash, Kane, KRS, Eric, Rakim)

these are not exclusive lists, I don't think I have a single memory of life as a kid without music playing. I got the bug from my dad and my mom. got super into Ziggy though the rich white kids at my grade school made fun of me for it. I should have gotten into Tiffany

but yeah, music is so central to who we are, thank you for articulating that perfectly

even as a kid I loved reggae and dancehall, before I even knew what those genres meant

one of my fav tracks of all time (it's on my solid top 100 list) is this:



and this too



what was your fav track coming up? that goes for anyone who reads

if it's technotronic we will strive to not mock you

i know right :thumbsup