2024

Natty Dread by Bob Marley and the Wailers (#4) and In the Dark by Toots and the Maytals (#52) are the only albums by Jamaicans which made Rolling Stone magazine’s 74 Best Albums of 1974 list.......Read more

Musical titan Quincy Jones, the composer and producer who added his tasteful polish to recordings by everyone from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, has died,.....Read more

Dr Michael Barnett, organiser of the annual Peter Tosh Symposium, says it is important to keep that forum fresh by presenting different sides of the reggae legend, who died in September 1987 at age 42......Read more

It’s a debate that’s raged for decades. Which music format is best - CD or vinyl?....Read more

Karlheinz Brandenburg, often called the “father of MP3,” has weighed in on the ongoing vinyl versus digital debate.

Back in the 20th century, vinyl record collecting was the standard for audiophiles and casual music listeners alike. It was the only massively-available format for music in the United States, after all.....Read more

While many celebrate the vinyl revival, Tom Port of Better Records sees a looming problem.

Music fans both here in Philadelphia and around the world have reason to mourn on Wednesday as legendary R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly has died.....Read more

Danny Clarke, an original member of The Meditations, died in Clarendon on July 27......Read more

Kingston City, once the beating pulse of vinyl culture in Jamaica, attracting musicians islandwide to get their precious records pressed and distributed, has faced a steady decline in the art in the digital age......Read more