Puerto Giesing was packed and despite the fact that »How to Make it in America« – the HBO series Blacc provides the theme song for (read the full story) – has not been officially aired in Germany yet, of course, the rendition of »I Need a Dollar« was the highlight of the show.
Especially, as Blacc didn’t stick to the original version but switched between the original beat and Reggae and Latin riddims (see video above – the one drop comes in at about 4:10). For my taste, he could have left out the Bob hook but as the crowd’s reaction shows that was only my humble opinion.
Swatch challenged fashion magazines & blogs to style the Swatch New Gent Collection. Faces‘ entry (by Combo Entertainment) features an edit of Terry Lynn’s »Rivers Of Babylon«, with production from WILDLIFE!. Support Combo with a VOTE! (via Wildlife!)
Check the entry above and watch out for the new Terry Lynn album coming out soon!
I finally unloaded the video footage I took at Notting Hill Carnival 2010 from my Flip cam. See my favourite clip above: Two white girls getting their pickney break dance swag on at the corner of Nasty Love soundsystem.
Following the ingenius video »Control-Alt-Delete«, Lotek and video producer Dropbear have teamed up yet again to bring you another video with a twist. Above is the video of »The Rudest Dude« where Lotek pays homage to the legendary reggae producers, Bunny Lee and Prince Jammy. (via www.lotek.cc)
Bilal recently hit the studio to perform this inspired take on Bob Marley‘s classic »Is This Love«. This is the first of more covers to come, including Portishead‘s »Strangers«. (via Culture King)
