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Reggae, ganja and the name of Bob Marley are, for many people, practically synonymous. The man who brought the rhythms of Jamaica and the preferred sacrament of the Rastafari movement to a grateful worldwide audience will probably never be forgotten, unless the human race ceases to plant cannabis seeds and listen to music. Naturally, thisRead More …

To kick off 2013, DJ Premier revisits 2012 listing his top 20 favorite albums from the last 12 months. Every time we venture into a new year, revisiting the past one reminds of us just how much great music actually hit the scene in 2012. After naming our top albums of the year along withRead More …

Can you smile without emotion?” That’s what Daito Manabe asks in the video above. It’s the sort of question many of his digital art projects begin with, leading him to experiment with myoelectric sensors to turn people’s faces into human drum machine. A similar endeavor recently saw him visualizing FaltyDL’s music using jerky, electrified movementsRead More …

Paul Simon’s English period – the year or two in the mid-60s he spent touring folk clubs here as a relative unknown – inspired some of Simon & Garfunkel’s best-loved work, including Homeward Bound and Kathy’s Song. But my favourite from this fertile time is A Most Peculiar Man, the understated story of a suicideRead More …

Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg’s on-screen collaboration Mac and Devin Go to High School. When Slow Burn, a CGI-animated “joint” voiced by rapper Mystikal, proclaims at the film’s opening that “you can’t watch this movie without no weed,” viewers should pretty much know what they’re in for. Unfortunately, no amount of marijuana (or any substance,Read More …

Marijuana culture has thousands of unique artifacts which can be found nowhere else. The flowering of cannabis creativity which exploded with the hippie movement in the late 1960s shows no signs of abating. Cannabis Cards, based in Mendocino, California, are very collectable examples of this culture. The purpose of the cards is to honor remarkableRead More …

Where’s your head at?  Are you in a mood that you want to be in – or are you in a state of mind that you’d like to get out of? With Brain Shift Radio, created by the Strong Institute, you can choose how you want to feel. The station is based on nearly 30Read More …

The uk’s largest permanent street art project. A huge outdoor gallery showcasing some of the world’s leading outdoor artists on nelson street, Bristol. The artists reinvent the street each using local buildings as their canvas. Artists so far have included graffiti pioneers Tats Cru from Brooklyn, New York and El Mac from L.A, as wellRead More …

Snoop Dogg wants you to know that he’s tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, he’s got a new name: Snoop Lion. The artist said at a news conference in New York that he was “born again” during a visitRead More …

“I never get tired of singing Many Rivers to Cross, and you know why?” asks Jimmy Cliff. “Cause I still have many rivers to cross. They’re just different rivers.” At 64, the original reggae star is back with a new album, Rebirth. It is an outstanding set of uplifting, spiritual songs on which his voiceRead More …