There have been an estimated 500 books about Bob Marley, according to author/broadcaster/historian/archivist Roger Steffens. Many are excellent: See Stephen Davis’ Bob Marley, Vivien Goldman’s career-peak profile The Book of Exodus and Steffens’ own Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography, co-authored with Leroy Jodie Pierson, which may be the most lovingly Herculean feat of record-collector archaeology ever.
So why do we need another? Steffens offers plenty of reasons in his accurately titled So Much Things to Say, due out in paperback October 30th. Here’s one: a riveting,...
So why do we need another? Steffens offers plenty of reasons in his accurately titled So Much Things to Say, due out in paperback October 30th. Here’s one: a riveting,...
- 10/29/2018
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
Who shot Bob Marley? After 42 years, the reggae superstar’s attempted assassination remains one of music’s biggest unsolved mysteries. In a new trailer for Netflix’s ReMastered, an investigative documentary team hints at possible answers.
ReMastered will dive into eight music mysteries beginning October 12th, with one episode coming to the streaming service each month through May 2019. First up is “Who Shot the Sheriff?”, a close look at the brazen December 1976 attempt on Marley’s life. The attack, which took place at Marley’s Kingston mansion just days before...
ReMastered will dive into eight music mysteries beginning October 12th, with one episode coming to the streaming service each month through May 2019. First up is “Who Shot the Sheriff?”, a close look at the brazen December 1976 attempt on Marley’s life. The attack, which took place at Marley’s Kingston mansion just days before...
- 10/1/2018
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood is still buzzing about the premiere of the gritty urban-action film Out The Gate. The star-studded event was held Thursday the 13th at Laemmle’s Royal Theatre and the scene was electric. Camera flashes pulsed like a strobe light as the film’s stars Paul Campbell, Shelli Boone, and Everton Dennis hit the red carpet. Numerous celebrities came out to support the event including Leon (Five Heartbeats, Temptations), Harold Perrineau (Lost, Oz) as well as Jamaican favorites Jeffrey Gunter (Naked Gun, Marked for Death), Stacyann Chin, and many more.
The near capacity crowd of 600 was on the edge of their seats laughing, clapping and interacting with the movie throughout the screening as Los Angeles witnessed the historical opening of the Jamaican feature. The response to the picture was tremendous. Immediately following the screening a question and answer session was held, moderated by reggae historian Roger Steffens, who offered the...
The near capacity crowd of 600 was on the edge of their seats laughing, clapping and interacting with the movie throughout the screening as Los Angeles witnessed the historical opening of the Jamaican feature. The response to the picture was tremendous. Immediately following the screening a question and answer session was held, moderated by reggae historian Roger Steffens, who offered the...
- 1/19/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
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