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Words by DJ Theory —
Welcome back to another stacked edition of Mixtape Mondays. Big vibes from the UK, Germany, NYC, Jamaica, and even a quick ting from yours truly add the pepper this week. Serve yourself below.
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Words by DJ Theory —
Another week of Mixtape Mondays at hand, with more heavyweight selections from across the globe. Bruising dubplates from the Bay meet wavy soca from Trini, while a 100% reggae en español mix and a selection of favorites from one of our favorite eateries round out the delivery this week. Catch the vibes below.
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Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Aymann Ismail—
Like every other city, New York has seen most of its record stores close up shop in recent years. But, even as dancehall and reggae have seen some of the sharpest declines in sales, an overwhelming number of NYC’s remaining record shops are those specializing in Jamaican music. These include decades-old standbys Moodies Records in the Bronx and Keeling Reggae in Brooklyn, and more recent arrivals like Deadly Dragon and Miss Lily’s Variety. Something about the music’s deep roots and the sense of community between the shoppers and shopkeepers has helped them survive in an era where shops specializing in rock, jazz and rap largely have not.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Back in June, we told you about the Art in the Dancehall show put together by our friends at Shimmy Shimmy and DJ Al Fingers over in England as part of the Jamaica 50 celebrations there this summer. Now the show, which features the work of classic album illustrators Limonious, Jamaal Peete and Tony McDermott and Jamaican poster designer Sassafras along with recent work inspired by vintage dancehall aesthetics from contemporary artists such as Robin Clare and Ellen G, has made it to U.S. shores, via Miss Lily’s Variety.
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Words by Emily Shapiro, Photo by Tono—
If you’ve taken a taxi in New York City in the last few years, you’re familiar with NBC’s short clips spotlighting new and cool places to buy things around town. In a recent Shopping Guide clip, dashing host George Oliphant makes a visit to one of our main stops in Manhattan, Miss Lily’s Variety. He tells cab riders that the reggae/dancehall-focused retail/gallery annex of the popular Jamaican eatery (and home of RadioLily.com) is “collector’s paradise for rare Jamaican vinyl,” and even holds up Miss Lily’s newly published first book, of Jamaican Dancehall Signs, which includes a foreword and interview with collector Maxine Walters by Large Up’s own Jesse Serwer.
